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pangaea
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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:33 am Post subject: Cost for getting an international driver's license? |
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| Does anyone know how much it costs to get an international driver's license in Korea? |
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lowpo
Joined: 01 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: Cost for getting an international driver's license? |
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| pangaea wrote: |
| Does anyone know how much it costs to get an international driver's license in Korea? |
Go to AAA.com. They can tell you everything you need to know. |
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nick70100
Joined: 09 Sep 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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| You have to get your international license from the country that issued your driver's license. You can only get an international license in Korea if you already have a Korean license. Otherwise you'll have to get it from your home country. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: Cost for getting an international driver's license? |
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| pangaea wrote: |
| Does anyone know how much it costs to get an international driver's license in Korea? |
Korean license, passport photo, ARC, passport, 7k won.
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Skyblue
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| You have to get your international license from the country that issued your driver's license. You can only get an international license in Korea if you already have a Korean license. Otherwise you'll have to get it from your home country. |
Can I use my home country license to get a Korean license, and then use that to get an international license?
I thought international licenses were quite a bit more than 7K won back "home." |
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daeguowl
Joined: 06 Aug 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Skyblue wrote: |
| nick70100 wrote: |
| You have to get your international license from the country that issued your driver's license. You can only get an international license in Korea if you already have a Korean license. Otherwise you'll have to get it from your home country. |
Can I use my home country license to get a Korean license, and then use that to get an international license?
I thought international licenses were quite a bit more than 7K won back "home." |
You should be able to convert your home license to a Korean one and I'm sure you can find plenty of threads about how to do that...
An international license in the UK is only a few pounds...so not expensive there either....has to be done in person though |
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lorenchristopher
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Skyblue wrote: |
| nick70100 wrote: |
| You have to get your international license from the country that issued your driver's license. You can only get an international license in Korea if you already have a Korean license. Otherwise you'll have to get it from your home country. |
Can I use my home country license to get a Korean license, and then use that to get an international license?
I thought international licenses were quite a bit more than 7K won back "home." |
If you're from the states you will have to turn in your US license first, get your vision checked there, then take a (computerized) multiple-choice driving safety exam in English in order to get your Korean license. The English is a little messed up so it's hard to understand exactly what they are asking or what the options are. For the most part it is common sense stuff though and if you take your time you should be ok. I didn't study and passed on my first try.
They give you your Korean license, then you can get the int'l license.
*sidenote: They hold your home country license....and will give it back to you when you leave Korea. I went to the states for a visit last Christmas and had to show them my flight info/passport, etc and they gave me my US license back, but also did not require that I return my Korean license....so I now have both. I think it's kind of crappy that they keep your native country license anyway....I mean, what if you have to leave in case of an emergency? |
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