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Home » Reader question » Can I have my Dutch driving license translated into Thai?
Can I have my Dutch driving license translated into Thai?
Posted in Reader question
Tags: Rent a car, International driver's license, Drivers license
Dear readers,
I am no longer resident in the Netherlands and now registered in Spain. Do have Dutch BSN, NL passport and NL driving license and go to Thailand in 2 weeks. I want to rent a car there. Don't get an international driver's license in time (Spanish authorities say they won't have time until January 2019!).
Thai embassy/consulate etc cannot help. ANWB does not issue anything because we are no longer registered in the Netherlands.
Question: if we have the Netherlands translate our driving license into Thai and have it certified by a notary, will that be approved by the Thai authorities or law (imagine an accident?).
Regards,
Asha
Right, that accident. Then as a white nose you will have to have everything in perfect order and since you do not have an international rbw, you will go flat if people want to harm you. When it comes to money, chances are high.
If you still want to try it, follow the instructions of the Dutch embassy about validating Dutch documents in Thailand. A stamp from a Dutch notary means nothing in Thailand.
So watch out; the chances are that you can rent a car, but if there is damage then you should be able to 'hang out'...... They put you in a cage and only let you out when payment has been made.
The Thai authorities require the model of the IDP – International Driving Permit established by international treaty. Incidentally, the ANWB in the Netherlands would simply issue that, they do not check where you are located, but they only check whether you have a Dutch driving license.
That is also my experience, at least, when you go to an ANWB store in person, you will immediately receive your international driving license after completing a registration form and payment. (also bring a passport photo)
Doesn't work over the internet.
However, I am not sure whether they check your driver's license in the meantime whether it has not been reported as missing and whether your country of residence is the Netherlands.
Thank you for your response.
I wonder if there is some kind of ANWB in Thailand / Bangkok where I can buy an IRB on presentation of a driver's license and passport? Do you or anyone else reading this maybe know this?
Msgr
The IDP – this is the abbreviation for the correct name 'International Driving Permit' – is issued in Thailand by the government agency that also issues Thai driving licenses, namely the Department of Land Transport, with many regional offices. That authority will not issue you an IDP based on your European driving license. Even the Thai 'first' driver's license - which is only valid for 2 years, after which you get the second and subsequent ones for 5 years each - no IDP is issued.
Yes, if you have a Thai rbw you can buy a Thai int rbw in Thailand. But you don't have a Thai rbw so forget a Thai int. rb only. Can't you fly via NL and get a NL inter rbw? No one checks your place of residence, so provide an old NL address.
Asha, maybe read here?
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g293915-c133830/Thailand:Driving.License.Requirements.html
Personally, I foresee no problem getting an Int. to get a driver's license. In fact, it is Int. driver's license only a translation into English, French, etc. and it seems to me strongly that any ANWB employee, often a part-timer, would be entitled to access data from which it appears that you are no longer a Dutch resident. Incidentally, I wonder if you cannot/must exchange your Dutch driving license for a Spanish one in Spain. After that you would I suppose simply an Int. get a driver's license in Spain. I wish you many safe and pleasant kilometers in Thailand.
Thank you for your response.
It is true that our sws driving license must be exchanged for a Spanish one, were it not for the fact that the relevant authority will not have time to make an appointment for this until January 2019. If that is done, there must be a 2nd appointment where you will receive your IRB. This is not possible in 1 appointment. Since we are traveling in 2 weeks, January is a bit too late :-).
And it is also true that the IRB is a translation, even though everything has already been translated on the back of the Dutch driving licence.
Surely it must be possible to somehow get the IRB, perhaps in Thailand itself with a similar body like the ANWB? I can't find anything about this on the internet yet, so that's why my reader's question, who knows that someone who lives in Thailand knows a way.
Anyway, thanks for your good wishes.
Well,
NO, NO and again NO,
It is totally impossible to get an International Driving Permit in Thailand as a foreigner.
What is possible, if you are in a hotel or apartment, (then you have an address) to get a resident form at the immigration, then a doctor's examination, then to the land office to get a Thai driver's license. All you have to do is answer 45 of the 50 questions correctly in the computer, take a test with a car you brought with you and hub you have a Thai driver's license.
Dear Ash
Perhaps it is even easier to apply for a Thai driving license:
If you still have a valid Dutch driver's license, go to
the country transport office e.g. in bangkok they give you a document what the
Dutch embassy must complete and sign this document
back to land transport office do reaction test and color test 300 thb
pay and you have a driving license which is valid for 2 years the whole procedure is possible
at the land and transport office can be arranged in one day.
success
Dear Asha, I have never looked in Thailand for an agency that can provide you with an IRB. However, it does not seem likely to me that there is such an authority, so you will have to arrange that IRB before the start of your trip to Thailand, especially since most car rental companies ask for it. From your question I gather that you are in the Netherlands before you travel to Thailand. What do you pay attention to, as has already been suggested, to visit an ANWB branch and purchase an IRB? Of course you will not tell them that you live in Spain. Good luck!
As a foreigner, you can simply apply for an IRB on the basis of a Thai 5-year driving license at the สำนักงานขนส่ง, the Land Transportation Office in your place of residence.
The ANWB issues an international driving license on the basis of a valid Dutch driving license. Does not ask for address. On that international driving license, no distinction is made between a motorcycle or moped driving license. If you have marked a moped on your driver's license, the motorcycle will also be stamped on the list and you will be allowed to ride a motorbike in Thailand that has much higher power than what is permitted in the Netherlands.
Incidentally, it is a messy international driving license with 2 staples through your photo and a small stamp that quickly disappears. They have to do something about that. Why don't they make the Dutch driving license valid for the treaty countries as standard.
Dear Wiebren
Last year I got my Int. driving license from the ANWB, and both A and B were stamped.
However, the note - only for mopeds - was written on the left back cover.
So almost just like in Thailand, one employee is not the other here.
I have not checked and have not yet tried to convert my Int. driving license to a Thai driving license, so I don't know if that comment - only for mopeds - has consequences for obtaining a Thai motorcycle driving license through the simple conversion .
regards George
I just used 3 stamps. Next to my BE Without restrictions. For three years now.
Indeed, as others write, the international driving license is valid for 3 years. In accordance with the treaty with Thailand you can then drive a car and possibly a motor bike. Provided it has a stamp on it.
For driving license in Thailand Permanent address, medical certificate from a Thai doctor (few hundred baht.) and an exam with response test.
I am no longer registered in the Netherlands and have nevertheless obtained an IRB via an ANWB shop. Because I was already in Thailand at the time of application and I could not be present in person at an ANWB shop, my brother requested and received an IRB on my behalf with my original Dutch driver's license.
So if you are still in the Netherlands, you can go to any store. Even if you are no longer registered in the Netherlands.
If you, as a tourist, want to drive a car or motorcycle in Thailand, you must have a valid International Driving Permit. The law is very clear on this. A translation, even with a lot of stamps, of a Dutch driving license is not valid. Despite the fact that, as claimed here, an International Driving Permit would simply be an English translation, you have another problem: the expiration date. An International driving license may not be older than 1 year and a Dutch driving license has a longer term. So your translated Dutch driver's license will probably be too old.
Just getting a driver's license in Thailand can also be forgotten as a tourist as you must have a permanent residence where the driver's license is registered.
Renting a car will not be a problem, but if you get involved in an accident, which can happen to anyone, you are guaranteed to be the cigar. No insurance will cover the damage due to the fact that you do not have a valid driver's license. Thinking about it a little late?
Dear readers, thank you very much for all the comments!