Hello everybody!

I would like to get a Thai drivers license.

I have a valid American drivers license and IDP as well. I have a retirement visa in Thailand. I have made an appointment with LDT already which is coming up in March.

From what I understand, I need to do these before my appointment:

1. Watch a video and answer test questions online.

2. Get a health certificate from a physician.

3. Get the residence certificate from immigration.

My questions:

1. what is the name of the test? I can’t Google it without knowing the name or if you have the site URL that would be fine as well.

2 can you recommend a clinic in Rawai for the health certificate?

3. Exactly what documents do I need to bring to immigration to get the residence certificate?

Thai driving license updated process.

- First thing is to book appointment from DLS Smart Queue app. In tourist cities, you get it for months after. Your documents are valid just for 30 days so make sure you book appointment first. It's free.

- Having an IDP is good but apparently, your home license is enough if it's clear. Mine had "M Cycle" instead of motorcycle. The in-charge told, we don't entertain your home country abbreviations. Make a letter from your embassy to confirm it's motorcycle.

- Get residence certificate from immigration where you live. It's valid for 30 days and is very simple. It should be free but is charged 300-600 Baht.

- Visit any government, private hospital or a decent clinic to get your health certificate. They charge 100-300 Baht and just do a basic checkup. Make sure, it has physician sign, stamp, name, license number. It should have 5 diseases boxes checked.

- Watch 1 hour video on DLS eLearning app. At the end, they ask very basic 5 questions and gives you a QR code. It's must to pass this test within 180 days of applying. If not, they will sit you in license branch and make you watch those videos. There's no 2x 😄

- You can visit any transport office in Thailand irrespective of your residence since license is from "Kingdom of Thailand" and not specific to a province. I made mine 150 km away from my home because appointments are difficult. Less touristy provinces still entertain walk-in.

- On the day of application, you will bring the following documents. Separate copies for car and bike: Passport BioData page, latest visa stamp page, evisa, residence certificate, health certificate, TM30 (not written but they took mine), your license copy (front back printed on same page, IDP copy, online 1 hour lesson from DLS eLearning app confirmation page.

- Original: passport, license, IDP

- You take token and wait for your turn. Then you head to counter and staff checks + arrange your documents. They handover to data entry staff and you sit. Data entry person completes and calls a few applicants to collect their documents.

- Having home license exempts you from written test. In physical exam:

1. You place chin on a machine. The display gives you a color and you see it either on right or left side (close to your ears so you shift your head). Whichever side that color comes, you press button on that side (mostly it's white color).

2. Two vertical bars are in a box at a distance. One is fixed, another can be moved front/ back with a joystick 🕹️ in your hand. You arrange them side by side and click confirm.

3. Reaction time test: You sit on a chair and press race. Green light appears in the display ahead. It suddenly changes to red light. You switch the paddles and hit brakes right away. A machine notes your reaction time.

4. The officer points at several colors (arranged closely in a circle), you name the color. Mostly it's red, green, orange, yellow.

- The officer signs your exam sheet and you proceed to make payment. 205 Baht for car and 105 for bike. Once payment is made, she gives a receipt and you proceed for picture.

- The officer takes complete bundle of your documents here. Enters your data for printing. Takes nice picture (there were male and female formal coats as well, free). The machine prints a card every 2-3 mins. Depending on backlog, you get your license in 5-10 mins after picture capture.

That's it.

😻 I HAVE 2 get my cat’s vaccinations 2day we r already pushing the time limit b4 flight

Only want info from ppl who have taken their pet to Thailand. Iv been on embassy,customs,livestock,etc websites Thai and Spain consulates, PetTraveller also. All websites say different things. Which vax are compulsory which are recommended.

Also I need the official documents / certificates the vet needs to fill out before/during her vax… but the links I’ve been given to docs/site pages have errors.

I’ve emailed all these places and called many times Spain Thai embassy and all those listed above in Thailand.

Apparently it’s the livestock import who has 100% answers but from my experience with gov sites they sometimes don’t update the current requirements.

Also their email to send documents to is bouncing back saying non existent, and the document link on their site doesn’t open.

The vet needs the official docs otherwise he can’t vax her

PLEASE IF U KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE HELL

🙏

As for renewing driving licenses, you get 2year with DTV not 5year, I guess this was expected as its a tourist visa, but I had some hopes because its 5year visa 😝

And for requirements, on DLT website it says certificate of residence but no, you need the same paper from IO that you needed when you got your first license (for motorbike, and car, different papers).

The officer at transportation office said, and wrote on my appointment letter that I need 1 cert and 1 copy of it. A bit confusing since i renew motorbike and car. Car they check both boxes in 1 paper?

I have never renewed a license here before, so of course obvious things for some people, but just FYI for people like me...

You also need to print out the certificate of your 1hour training, showing from phone is not enough.

So I went to the Phuket DLT office to extend my driver license as walk in customer as my licence expires December. The online que is booked out till February 2025.

I did the residency certificate and the health check up today beforehand. They checked all my documents at the DLT (all good) and I went to Teller 1 do give passport and 2 photos. Because everything is busy I got another appointment at the 23rd of December to do the test and collect.

But the health certificate is only valid for 30 days which is expired on the 23rd of Dec, not sure about the residency certificate. Do I have to bring new health check certificate for the visit on the 23rd?

Question for people who have brought pets to Thailand from USA. I was wondering what the process was like with airlines + Bangkok airport regarding pet docs. We’ve been planning to bring our two cats (indoor, never go outside) and had read through all the requirements (shots, import permit, health certificate, etc.) but just recently had our process brought to a halt by the vet that we had gone to originally.

We leave in less than two weeks but now the vet is saying they won’t do the health certificate unless we go get another round of shots and then wait 21 days, which is past our departure date and all of our flights + accomodations are non-refundable and already booked.

We have certificates and receipts of their vaccinations for rabies + feline panleukemia from last month but it seems like there’s a chance that even with a new vet we might not be able to get the health certificate in time.

From what I read about most things in thailand, it sounds like certain laws are followed very strictly while others are more loosely followed / can be solved with paying a fee and talking and I was curious what it’s like for pet import. Thanks in advance.

I have a passport and car driving license from The Netherlands, and a motorcycle driving license from Colombia.

I would like to get a thai license so I can drive a motor here.

What to do? Where do i go?

I’m in a small town, most lilely will need to take a bus/train/plane for a larger city like chiang mai/bangkok.

Hi, alll! I hope this message finds you well.

I’m planning to get a Thai drivers license! 🎉

I don’t know what the items highlighted in blue are.

Has anyone here gone through this process? Your advice is greatly appreciated.

I am in Chiang Mai.

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