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Foreigners can apply for temporary driving license

(chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-12-30 13:43



Foreigners who have driving license issued by their home countries can
apply for a temporary driving license and drive in China without having
to take related tests, according to a clause in a regulation issued by
the Ministry of Public Security. The regulation will start to take effect
from January 1, 2007, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

The regulation, which deals with the management of automobiles and
foreigners that come to China for a short stay, stipulates that the valid
period for the temporary driving license should not exceed the period
marked in the entry and exit certificates, and the temporary license can
be valid for three months at most. The valid period can not be extended.
In addition, the temporary driving license should be used together with
foreigners�� driving license issued at his or her home country and
foreigners should always take these two licenses with them, in case
traffic police ask them to show these licenses at any time.

Although foreigners who have obtained their driving license at home can
get their temporary driving license in China without having to take
related tests, they need to attend lessons to study Chinese road safety
regulations, before they can drive in China. And they can only drive
small cars or automatic-gear cars.

If foreigners will stay for a relatively long time in China, they can
consider obtaining an official driving license in China. To do so, they
should take their foreign driving licenses and valid ID cards to the
automobile management bureau, fill up the automobile driving license
application form, take related physical examination, and attend a traffic
regulation test. Once they have fulfilled all these procedures and passed
related tests and exams, they can get the official driving license issued
by the Chinese government.










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