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[SeoulNate]

Can anyone confirm or deny that America's cant just do the drivers licence exchange any more?

If not, what is the process like to get a drivers licence here? Do I need to take a Korean with me? I'm living in Nowon, what is the best place to go to take the test?

Thanks!

[T-J]

You have to get your U.S. license notarized at the embassy. Cost $50.

http://seoul.usembassy.gov/acs_drive.html

Details for license exchange can be found here.

http://dl.koroad.or.kr/english/02_news/news01.jsp

Some States have recently signed agreements with Korea whereas you don't need to take the written test. All others still do.

[SeoulNate]

Cool, So it still works then. Thanks TJ.

[alongway]

So according to that list, Canadians don't need to take the written test?
Just the physical?

[Captain Corea]

Do you happen to know which states, TJ?

[T-J]

Maryland, Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, Oregon, and Michigan

[Captain Corea]

Thank you, sir.

[PatrickGHBusan]

Couldn't Canadians just get an International Driving Permit? It costs 25$ and is valid for one year, renewable each time.

[Swampfox10mm]

I need to renew mine this summer, after 9 years. Hopefully they will just make the renewal painless and I won't have to turn in any other documentation. I've had a clean record for 9 years, and got the thing long before any license exchange was necessary.

[CentralCali]

[ttompatz]

[K1020]

Easiest way for Canadians and Americans is to hit up the Embasy and then pop over to the Seoul Global Center not even a 5 min. walk away. There is a photo booth in Gwanghamun (?) station and the nice people at the Center can direct you to the Eye doctor, they even called ahead for me so everyone knew what was going on. Avoid the lunch hour and the whole process can take as little as an hour.

Here's their page on exchanging your licence
http://global.seoul.go.kr/

[alongway]

http://global.seoul.go.kr/cms.do?cmd=iframe1&left_submenu=766646746&lang=ENG

This is the only way to link directly to it.
It's easy enough, go to the living menu, then driving

What needs a translated and notarized copy? The license or the certificate?

The official site doesn't say anything about a translated and notarized copy of anything at all.

in fact on their comment about the embassy cert:
"The confirmation issued by embassy need not to be notarized. "

All they say you need is license, passport, cert and 3 photographs.

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[kardisa]