Korean Drivers License

Korean Drivers License

Countries that recognize a Korean driver's license:
Those holding a driver's license issued from a country that recognizes a Korean driver's license are exempted from all the tests but an aptitude test.

Asia (24)	Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Taipei, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam
America (15)	Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Guyana, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guam, Haiti, Honduras, Panama, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay
Europe (32)	Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom
Middle East (8)	Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates
Africa (41)	Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Cote d'lvoire, Djibouti, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Republic of South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Zimbabwel

Item	Details
Required documents	Foreign driver's license, translated and notarized copy (The issued date and valid period must be written on the translated copy. Exempted for the license written in English), passport or immigration office certificate for the time the foreign driver's license was issued, identification card (national identification card, foreigner registration card, etc.), embassy certificate, 3 pictures(3cm * 4cm)
Fee	Receipt stamp (5,000 won), physical exam (5,000 won)
Others	For the foreigners, the foreigner registration card or Korean with foreign citizenship registration card is required. For those who have green card, a registration card for those living abroad is required. - For those from non-English speaking countries, translated and notarized driver's license is required. - The embassy certificate is exempted for those from the US, UK, France, Canada, Germany, Japan and Spain. * Applying by proxy is not allowed.

Countries that don't recognize a Korean driver's license:
Those holding a driver's license issued from a country that doesn't recognize a Korean driver's license are exempted from all the tests but an aptitude test and a written test. The written test is available in English, Chinese and Korean.

Asia (14)	Afghanistan, Australia, China, East Timor, Fiji, Kiribati, Laos, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Singapore, the Federated States of Micronesia and Tuvalu
America (20)	Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, the Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America, and Venezuela
Europe (18)	Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Middle East (6)	Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Africa (10)	Benin, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mauritania, San Tome and Principe, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, Zambia