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Expat women living in Saudi Arabia can either apply for a new driving license or convert their foreign driving license to a Saudi license.
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Convert foreign female driving license
If you are an expat woman living in Saudi Arabia with a driving license issued from any of the 47 countries, you do not need to follow the process explained below. You can simply replace your foreign driving license with a Saudi license.
Apply for a new Saudi driving license
If an expat woman does not have a foreign driving license, she needs to apply for a new Saudi driving license through a Saudi driving school.
Step 1: Appointment
There are many driving schools for women in Saudi Arabia, and you need to get admission through your Absher account. Make sure you get;
- Driving license appointment from the Absher account of a woman driver.
- Take digital Iqama with you on the day of the appointment.
Step 2: Assessment Test
In the first step, the driving school instructor will assess your driving skills and determine the number of hours of classes you need. It could be;
- 5 hours of classes.
- 15 hours of classes.
- 30 hours of classes.
If you are not comfortable with their assessment, you can make another Driving license appointment after 30 days for assessment.
Step 3: Get Admission
Once the instructor has decided the number of hours of classes you need, pay the driving school fee to get enrolled. The driving school fee is;
- 5 hours of classes for SR 700.
- 15 hours of classes for SR 1,400.
- 30 hours of classes for SR 2,500.
Step 4: Theory Classes
Each of the packages stated above includes a 4-hour theory class, during which you will learn the rules of driving. To complete this milestone, you can either take the classes physically or watch the videos on the driving school application.
Step 5: Computer Test
After attending the theory class, you are eligible to take the computer test. The computer test lasts 30 minutes and consists of 40 multiple-choice questions, of which you must answer 70% correctly.
Step 6: Practical Training
After passing the computer test, you are moved to the next stage of practical training, where they drive in a real car in the driving yard for 1 hour and guide you on how to park in reverse, parallel, on the bridge, etc.
After this, you can make an appointment for the final driving test at the driving school. In Jeddah Advanced Driving School, this appointment was available through their application.
Step 7: Final Driving Test
In the final driving test, the instructor checks the driving skills by testing your reverse parking, parallel parking, driving zigzag, driving in number 8 parking the bridge, etc.
In order to get a Saudi driving license for expat women in Saudi Arabia, you must pass this test.
Step 8: Print the driving license
After passing your final driving test for a Saudi driving license, make sure you do the following before going to the counter to print the license.
Total Fee
Although the fee varies depending on the number of classes you take in driving school, this is the minimum amount an expat woman has to pay to get a driving license in Saudi Arabia.
- Driving School Fee: SR 700.
- Driving License Fee: SR 200 (5 years).
- Efada Medical Test: SR 150.
- Total Fee: SR 1,050.
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