Procedure
Apply via Agent
Apply In-Person
- To apply for a new Motorcycle Rider’s/Driver’s license, you need to submit your application to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) but you must first obtain a provisional driver’s license from the local Inland Revenue Department or Tax Office. You can view the complete procedure of obtaining a provisional driver’s license on the wikiprocedure website (Jamaica- Apply for Provisional Driver License)
- After obtaining a provisional driver’s license, complete the driving/riding lessons from an experienced driver/rider with a valid driver’s/rider’s license, your instructor should also teach you basic mechanical skill
- Now, obtain the application form for the motorcycle driver’s license from the Tax Office or download it from their website: Link (Form F1 & F3 - Application for Driver's Licence (Private & Motor Cycle Driver's Licence). You can also download the application form directly via this link:Link
- Fill the application form correctly and then take it to a Justice of peace or a Superintendent of police or a member of the attorney to certify the application
- Pay the driver’s license examination fee at the Tax Office or the nearest examination depot (debit/credit card only) and obtain the payment receipt.
- Contact the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) in your parish to book an appointment for the driver’s license examination
- On the appointment date, visit the ITA with your provisional driver’s license and the driver’s license examination payment receipt attached to the certified driver’s license application form
- Then submit the complete application to the ITA official at the service desk for verification
- Once verified, you will undergo a test for reading ability, road code, and /or mechanical knowledge and if required you will be needed to complete a yard test which you will be required to pass and then proceed to complete a full sentence of the examination
- Then the examination department will enter your results into their system and forward your documents (Certificate of Competence) to a specified Tax office for processing of your driver’s license
- Visit the Tax office where your certificate of competence was sent, and pay the license fees at the cashier and obtain the payment receipt
- Then an official will require you to fill the necessary forms and may ask you to do a reading test.
- Then the official will confirm your information in their database and then take your photograph
- You will be issued your driver’s license
Applicants with a Valid Drivers License
- If you already have a driver’s license and you wish to add a motorcycle license to it, you first pay for the examination fees at the tax office for J$3240 and obtain the payment receipt
- Then visit the Examination depot in your location with the payment receipt to schedule a date for the exams
- On the scheduled date, visit the examination depot and complete the driver’s/rider’s license exams. Note that you will need to go to the exam depot with a motorbike and pass the provided exams
- Upon passing the exams, the examiner will inform you of the date to visit the tax office to collect your license
- Obtain the application form F7 from the Tax office or download it from the website:Link (Form F7 - Application for Driver's Licence Transaction(s))
- Complete the form accordingly and visit the Tax office to submit the form alongside the required documents
- Once in the office pay the applicable fees for the substitute driver’s license and obtain the payment receipt
- Submit the complete application including the payment receipt to the Tax office official at the service
- The official will verify your application and confirm your data in their system. If applicable you will be required to complete a reading test
- Upon verification of your application, the official will issue your motorcycle driver’s license
Required Documents
- Complete application form
- Provisional driver’s license
- A valid Drivers License
- Payment receipt
- Certified Passport photo
Office Locations & Contacts
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ)
Address: PCJ Bldg. 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 5
Phone: 922-5905
Email: taxhelp@taj.gov.jm
Website: Link
All TAJ office contacts:Link
Island Traffic Authority (ITA)
Address: 145 Maxfield Ave, Kingston, Jamaica
Phone: +1 876-754-2814
website:Link
All ITA office contacts:Link
Eligibility
- Individuals from the age of 17 with a valid provisional driver’s license or a valid driver’s license
Fees
- Examination fees: J$3240
- Application fees: JS4140
Validity
- The license is valid for five years
Documents to Use
- Form F1 & F3 - Application for Driver's Licence (Private & Motor Cycle Driver's Licence:Link
- Form F7 - Application for Driver's Licence Transaction(s): Link
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Processing Time
- The application will be processed within 3 days
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Required Information
- Type of application
- Class of license
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Need for the Document
- A valid Motorcycle driver’s license proves that you are allowed to drive/ride in Jamaica and driving/riding without one is a traffic offense punishable by law
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