How can I get help to obtain a Thai driver's license if my US license is expired?

Oct 9, 2022
2 years ago
Jonathan ********
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Hello all,

Can anyone recommend an agent that could help with getting a Thai drivers license? Ideally, I’d pay someone to help me through the whole process and get it done in a day or two! I’m located in Bangkok- Samut Prakan

Edited to add: sorry let me clarify, my license from the US is expired

Thanks
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The post seeks recommendations for an agent to assist in obtaining a Thai driver's license, particularly since the user's US license is expired. Comments suggest various options, including advice against needing an agent and detailing the necessary steps and documents required for the process, which can take longer than expected due to the expiration of the original license.
Wayne *******
Farang Thai visa
Alessandro **********
Fatboy's Thai Drivers License Service
Brook ********
Go home or renew your home drivers license by mail.

Come back with a valid license and an International Drivers Permit.
Patrick ********
No need for agent but I did mine thai love paper work it's hassle.
Bri ****
Wayne *********
Fatboys
Kyar ************
Easy if you already have a driving liscense I've seen people do it theirselves and get it in a day or two.
Jonathan ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Kyar ***********
I edited this post as I forgot to mention. My current US license is expired
Kool *******
@Jonathan *******
if that is the case then you won't get it in a day, or two, even with an agent. Your first delay is getting your residence letter if you don't have a work permit with your address in it, most new ones don't. If you've done a 90 day report then you can get one at immigration, and they will mail it to you to the address you gave them, or you get a notarized residency letter from the US embassy, which takes at least a week to get an appointment through the US Embassy's citizen services, and you must have an appointment, you can't just walk in to do it. When you have this residency letter, then you also need a medical certificate, that you can easily get. Any of the motorcycle taxi drivers at DLT will know where to take you for it. After you have this, and copies of your passport, and work permit if it has your address in it, and you're set for the written test. Pass this and then it is the reaction test, color blindness test, and depth perception test, then the safety video. After all this you can schedule your driving test, and be aware there are two different licenses, one for car, and one for motorcycle. Currently it takes about 2-3 months to get scheduled to take these driving tests because of the backup from covid, and the DLT being closed for over a year for driving tests. An agent might help you with this last scheduling delay, but even with them it will take a bit longer than a day, or two.
Pete *******
Do it yourself, very easy, no need for agent.
Steve **********
In Pattaya use
@Mots ********
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Simon **********
Whereabouts are you?
Jonathan ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Simon *********
Samut Prakan / Bangkok
Simon **********
Simon **********
@Jona****
is Pattaya too far for you?
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