2 year to 5 year thai driving license

[problemfarang]

Hi

 

My 2 year driving license will expire in april and i want to renew it with a 5 year one. I will go to transport authority of thailand in bangkok (i probably wrote its name wrong).

So i got my residency certificate from my embassy (my embassy because nonthaburi immigration dont give residency certificate anymore To anyone). But of course for some stupid reason its in english (dont and cannot understand why its not in thai, this is thailand and i think its so stupid not to do certain documents in thai).

 

So my question is do i have to translate it into thai and go to the minister of foreign affairs and get a stamp from there? Or by some miracle transport office (place doing the license) will know what its and accept it.

 

Thanks

 

 

[jombangkok]

I've only ever used residency certificates in English and had no problems. This includes 3 drivers license trips (original, and two renewals since). 

 

Off topic, do these things still require pre booking? 

[problemfarang]

33 minutes ago, jombangkok said:

I've only ever used residency certificates in English and had no problems. This includes 3 drivers license trips (original, and two renewals since). 

 

Off topic, do these things still require pre booking? 

Hi

 

Thanks for the info so that means i can use my english residency.. great.

 

What about watching that boring video for an hour? Still have to watch?

 

Well, by pre booking if you mean cannot do the license in the same day... yes. 

 

When you are there its already crowded and they will give you 2 or 3days later option.

[marcus111]

No you do not have to watch the video...Do the same as everyone else, watch a movie on your phone.

Also the renewal would be due on your birthday, go the next day after your birthday and you will get 6 years instead of 5.

Worth the extra 1 days wait...!!!!!

[jombangkok]

22 hours ago, problemfarang said:

Hi

 

Thanks for the info so that means i can use my english residency.. great.

 

What about watching that boring video for an hour? Still have to watch?

 

Well, by pre booking if you mean cannot do the license in the same day... yes. 

 

When you are there its already crowded and they will give you 2 or 3days later option.

I did my original license pre-video. And I don't recall watching anything in subsequent visits.

[KhunBENQ]

22 hours ago, marcus111 said:

Also the renewal would be due on your birthday, go the next day after your birthday and you will get 6 years instead of 5.

Unfortunately that does not apply for the 2 year temporary license.

It's exactly 2 years from date of issue.

 

DLT "e-learning" is recommended.

Results in a "certificate" to be printed or shown as QR code on the smartphone.

Then no video watching at the office.

Only physical tests (eye, reaction).

https://www.dlt-elearning.com/

 

[problemfarang]

43 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Unfortunately that does not apply for the 2 year temporary license.

It's exactly 2 years from date of issue.

 

DLT "e-learning" is recommended.

Results in a "certificate" to be printed or shown as QR code on the smartphone.

Then no video watching at the office.

Only physical tests (eye, reaction).

https://www.dlt-elearning.com/

 

 

thats great... thanks

[problemfarang]

UPDATE:

 

so i checked the nonthaburi land and transport office website to watch the video and also do the online booking. It seems the booking is full for the next 3 months. Watched the video for 1 hour. Saved the qr code showing i watched it.

 

Today i went there in the morning. 2 lines; for the people who has queue and for the ones dont have. I got into that one. They started to take the queue one first at 8.15am after waiting probably an hour it was our turn no queue. 

 

Now while waiting in the queue some stuff gave people a qr code to watch the video to save time. 

 

When inside if you watched the video they give you white/brownish queue number. And it will be your turn after theu are done with the queue ones. Everything happenning inside is in thai. So follow things good if you cannot understand.

 

Then you go to document check and then some visual test: color, colors on the right and left (this one is tricky because the machine designed for asians and when you put your face into the machine you cannot see the colors at all. Your head is too big. And the last one is braking test. 

 

Then taking your photo and thats it. I would say after opening doors... everything finished in 2.30 hours.

 

Stuff is very helpful. Cannot speak english but really helpful. 

 

There was this farang having some document problems. I dont know the problem but he was shouting to stuff and asking for the big boss.. dont know how it ended. 

 

Things are so easy. 

[problemfarang]

On 3/31/2023 at 4:34 PM, marcus111 said:

Also the renewal would be due on your birthday, go the next day after your birthday and you will get 6 years instead of 5

 

got 5 years and expire date is my birthday

[mikecha]

live in the boon docks half hour no video no e learning bar of chocolate cy done

[flexomike]

On 4/1/2023 at 3:12 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Unfortunately that does not apply for the 2 year temporary license.

It's exactly 2 years from date of issue.

 

DLT "e-learning" is recommended.

Results in a "certificate" to be printed or shown as QR code on the smartphone.

Then no video watching at the office.

Only physical tests (eye, reaction).

https://www.dlt-elearning.com/

 

When I changed from a two year to a five year I went one day after my Birthday and my license was issued for six years, thought this was common knowledge

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, flexomike said:

When I changed from a two year to a five year I went one day after my Birthday and my license was issued for six years, thought this was common knowledge

And when did your 2 year expire?

Common knowledge, sure. But so what?

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

As written, a 2 yr temporary is issued for 2 years by calendar date:

 

 

The following 5 yr licenses is issued by the usual 5th birthday after application rule.

 

 

What you see is my 2 yr motorcycle license issued 7 July  2015 to 7 July 2017.

On 20 June 2017 went for 2yr->5yr.

Issued until my birthday in 2023 (not quite six years, June to March).

In the meantime I have another one until 12 March 2028.

I could NOT go after birthday because I was traveling and needed a valid license.

 

[DrJoy]

On 3/31/2023 at 2:41 PM, problemfarang said:

So my question is do i have to translate it into thai and go to the minister of foreign affairs and get a stamp from there

No

[Rick Farang]

Your license expires on the expiry date. If you go in for a renewal within a month (from memory) of the expiration date your new license will be good for five years after your next birthday. Strange, but that's the way it works.