FloridaDriverSLicenseEyeChartGetting a Korean Drivers License South Korea. Daily Life Driving in Korea. To drive in Korea you can use an International Drivers License or, if you are a long term resident, you can obtain a Korean drivers license this can be done in one of the two ways described below. Short term visitors can use an International Drivers License. An. International Drivers License is as valid as a. Korean drivers license during the term of its validity. You must also cary your regular drivers license with you if you are using an international drivers license in Korea. However, if you are a long term resident, you must obtain a Korean drivers license. Long term residents can either exchange their drivers license for a Korean one or apply for a local license. If you are given a Korean license by the Korean Drivers License Authority DLA, your home country license may be held by the DLA and returned to you before you depart Korea, either on vacation or permanently. Just bring your fixed flight departure itinerary to a DLA office or to the Seoul Global Center. Note that the DLA staff at SGC cannot give tests so if you have to take a test you will have to go to a regular DLA office. Whether you have to take a test depends on your nationality and visa status see more details below. Provisional driver license restrictions during the first year Provisional Driving RestrictionsYou must be accompanied and supervised by a licensed parent, guardian. EXCHANGING your license for a Korean one The process varies depending on whether the applicants license is from what the DLA refers to as an AC acknowledged countries or UC unacknolwedged country. Click here for more details  Revised list as of June 2. Exchange Rquirements 1. Apply in person at a Drivers License Agency proxy applications are not accepted. If you dont need to take a test, you can go to the Seoul Global Center. Note that there is also a foreigners desk at the Gangnam Center. Florida Driver S License Eye Chart' title='Florida Driver S License Eye Chart' />To drive in Korea you can use an International Drivers License or, if you are a longterm resident, you can obtain a Korean drivers license this can be done in. If you are required to take a written test in order to exchange your license, then you must go down to the DLA office to do so. Whether or not you have to take this test depends on your visa status and which citizenship you hold. To find out if you do have to take the test contact 0. DLA website. 3. Bring your Alien Registration Card ARC. Those people who are legal residents but who are not issued an ARC must bring a record of their entriesexits. Bring 3 photos 3cm x 4cm5. Bring your passport. If your license is not from your home country, you must produce an official letter to prove that you resided in the issuing country for more than 9. For example, an UK citizens with a Canadian passport, will have to prove that she was a resident of Canada for more than 9. Bring your foreign drivers licensea. If your drivers license is not in English, you must bring a translated and notarised copy of the license. The translation must inlcude the issed date and validity period of the license. If your drivers license doesnt indicate the date on which it was issued, you will have to obtain a certification letter providing that information. The license must be a full and valid license. It cannot be a permit, a temporary, motorcylce, etc. A certificate from your embassy or an apostille may be required depending on your country of origin. You will want to check with the DLA online or in person to confirm what is required in your particular situation. The requirements can vary on a case by case basis. There are also exceptions for areas within a given country. For example, licenses issued in some United States states are treated differently than those from other states for example, even though the US is an AC countries, a written exam may be required for drivers whose licenses were issued in Oregon and Idaho. United States, see the Hague conference on Private International Law website. For more information on what is an apostille and how to get one, see the K4. E Apostille Requirements page. You may have to undergo an eyesight and hearing aka physical test cost W1. You may have to take a written test depending on your countrystate of origin and on whether or not your statecountry has a reciprocal agreement on drivers licenses with Korea. Americans from the following states do not have to take the written exam Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas, Virginia, Washington, DC., and West Virginia. Processing fee for Acknowledge Countries W1. Unacknowledged Countries W2. Getting Back your Drivers License To get back your dirvers license you must present yourself at the DLA office with your passport and airline airline ticket with you e tickets are accepted. This can be done when you are leaving the country on a trip and not just when you are leaving permanently. Whether or not you can use your Korea license in your home country will depend on that nations rules many people can use their Korean license on short trips home. Note that you must return to the DLA office where you left your drivers license. OBTAINING a Korean License if you are from a country that does not recognise Korean Drivers Licenses of if you dont want to surrender your drivers license. Requirements 1. Apply in person at a Drivers License Agency proxy applications are accepted under certain conditions. Pascal Triangle C Program Recursive there. You must be 1. 8 years of age or over. Bring your Alien Registration Card ARC. Those people who are legal residents but who are not issued an ARC must bring a record of their entriesexits. Bring your Passport. Bring 3 photos 3cm x 4cm6. You may have to take a written test and a driving test, as well as a physical test and safety course. The DLA website provides information on which tests are available at each of the DLA centers. Written Test about 4. English, Chinese, French, German, and Japanese. The DLAs have written materials available to help you prepare. The written test costs about W2. Driving Tests course driving and real driving may be required. Safety class takes about 3 hours depends on where you live if there is one available in English or not and cost less than W2. FEES  More details on the DLA website. DURATION Korean drivers licenses are valid for 7 years, except for those 6. ADDRESS CHANGE Whenever you change your address, you must take your drivers license to the gu office so that the change can be recorded on it as well as on your alien registration card. TEST SITES English or other languages forms andor translation are not available at all sites. You can contact 0. DLA office  has English or other languages Cambodian, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese, Mongol, Russian, Tagalog, Thai and  Vietnamese. If that doesnt work, contact 0. KTO help line and they may be able to identify where there may be English speaking staff or possibly even provide some basiclimited translation. Information in English about Written and Driving Exams on the DLA website  which tests available at each center. DRIVERS LICENSE AGENCY Website has information in English, Chinese and Japanese  Main Office Switchboard 0. Korean no English speakers may be availableE mail helpdesknpa. Address 4. 38 Sangam dong, Mapo gu, Seoul. List of DLA offices. For information on motorcycle licenses K4. E Editor We try to make the information on Korea. Expats. com as complete and accurate as possible, so if you notice any errors or omissions in the content above, please let us know at infokorea. For more details on drivers licenses in Korea, go to the Drivers License Agencys website. Image Source. Last Updated on 2.