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john110375
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 Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: Exchanging Drivers Licence |
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Anyone know where is the closest place to exchange my American drivers licence for the korean one?? In Jamsil?? I want to go where they wont make me do all the tests, just exchange?!
Thanks for any help!!  |
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Forward Observer
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Location: FOB Gloria
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John_ESL_White
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:51 am Post subject: |
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driving test or written test?
There's a place in Incheon only wants to see your country's license, arc, passport- no test. Exchange done about 6 months ago-no test. |
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Mr Crowley
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Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:55 am Post subject: |
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| John_ESL_White wrote: |
driving test or written test?
There's a place in Incheon only wants to see your country's license, arc, passport- no test. Exchange done about 6 months ago-no test. |
What's your nationality ? |
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john110375
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:16 am Post subject: |
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I heard somewhere that Hi Seoul has a place somewhere but I searched to no avail!!  |
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CentralCali
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:39 am Post subject: |
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The law for those with American state-issued driver license is to present your passport, alien registration card, and US driver license. You then take a written test in English (same time permitted as for the Korean written test but with only one half the questions). Once you pass that test, you then take a simple physical exam (squat test and traffic light recognition). After that, you surrender your US license and are issued your Korean driver license.
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john110375
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| Can you take the test at any licence office or do we have to go to certain locations?? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| You can take the test at any licensing office in the country. It doesn't take that long but you do need to budget the whole day for the rest of the paperwork rigamarole. |
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john110375
Joined: 30 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:26 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info. I will have a go in the morning!!  |
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toonchoon
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| CentralCali wrote: |
| The law for those with American state-issued driver license is to present your passport, alien registration card, and US driver license. You then take a written test in English (same time permitted as for the Korean written test but with only one half the questions). Once you pass that test, you then take a simple physical exam (squat test and traffic light recognition). After that, you surrender your US license and are issued your Korean driver license. |
also, when you leave Korea, bring your e-ticket and passport along to the same licensing office to get your American license back. you can keep your K-license, and it's a valid license until it expires. this means when you come back to K-land (cos obviously you will due to the shit economy in the USA), you can keep using your K-license! Just update your Alien # and address. |
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RobLeeTeach
Joined: 20 May 2009
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| Can't you just go to AAA (U.S.) and get the international license (translation of your license) for $15 and be able to use that to drive in Korea? That's what I read off a US government site. |
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Chamchiman
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| john110375 wrote: |
| Thanks for the info. I will have a go in the morning!! |
Before you go you might want to copy your home license (front AND back).
I don't know why you want a Korean license, but if you think you might want to rent a car while you're in-country you'll need a photocopy of your home license. The reason is that rental car companies here don't rent to people who've had their license less than a year. You'll have to have a copy of your home license to prove that you've been driving for more than a year.
(And by the way, it doesn't matter if you're 22 or 62. The only thing the rental car company cares about is the date on the license.) |
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cangel
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Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I have never understood why we, Americans, must surrender our license? I mean, we have to take the written test and physical tests, so what's the need for them keeping our license? The Canadians have a direct swap thing, right? Just walk in, hand over your license, and Bob's your uncle? Makes no sense for us to give up our license after taking and passing the written and physical tests! |
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RobLeeTeach
Joined: 20 May 2009
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| cangel wrote: |
| I have never understood why we, Americans, must surrender our license? I mean, we have to take the written test and physical tests, so what's the need for them keeping our license? The Canadians have a direct swap thing, right? Just walk in, hand over your license, and Bob's your uncle? Makes no sense for us to give up our license after taking and passing the written and physical tests! |
if you're still in the U.S.....what about getting a replacement license (say you lost yours) and give Korea the old one? |
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Jammer113
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I have never understood why we, Americans, must surrender our license? I mean, we have to take the written test and physical tests, so what's the need for them keeping our license? The Canadians have a direct swap thing, right? Just walk in, hand over your license, and Bob's your uncle? Makes no sense for us to give up our license after taking and passing the written and physical tests! |
Well, you're not actually satisfying all of the requirements for a Korean license. For example, you don't have to take the driving test.
The reason you have to take the written test is because the US doesn't accept Korean driver's licenses as valid in the USA. It's sort of a tit for tat thing, but it also makes sense.
The physical test is an eye exam, a squat, and a hand squeeze. It's not exactly a test. If you can sit down, hold a pencil, and have reasonable vision, you pass. |
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