Procedure
Apply via Agent
HOW TO APPLY
- Pick up the application form [this form is NOT for sale] from any of these places; TLB branch offices, Banks, Face Technologies Offices and or download it from the URA Portal on this linkAppllication
- Fill the application form, sign it and ensure you are examined by a registered medical practitioner for physical examination
- Then go to TLB office for the process of verification of your foreign permit
- Go to the bank (of your choice) and pay appropriate URA Fees for Permit Exchange, fee to URA account (the bank will provide the account number)
- Go to Face Technologies Office with the bank receipt, together with your existing permit (the one you want to Exchange)
- Face will capture your Biometric features and then proceed to pay the required fee (cash) to Face Technologies for Permit production
- Face Technologies will issue the New Permit after payment of the required fee
Required Documents
- A valid driver’s licences from your home country
- Application fees i.e. bank slip and cash
- Application Form TR VII
- Form UCDPI (Medical form)
Office Locations & Contacts
Ministry of Works and Transport - Head Office,
Physical address: Plot 57-59, Jinja Road
Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 7174,
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 414 320 101 br>
Email:mowt@works.go.ug
Website: Link
Uganda Revenue Authority - Head Office,
Physical address: Plot M193/M194,
Nakawa Industrial Area
Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 7279,
Kampala, Uganda
Toll Free Number: (256) 800117000
Email:info@ura.go.ug
Website: Link
Eligibility
- Foreigner drivers with a valid driver’s licences from their home country
Fees
Convert or exchange foreign drivers licences fees (URA)
- 1year = 55,000 UGsh
- 3years = 150,000 UGsh
Convert or exchange foreign driver’s licences fees (face technology)
- 1year =60,000 UGsh
- 3years = 60,000 UGsh
Validity
- Convert or exchange of a foreign drivers licences validity varies depending on the duration you pick i.e. between 1 and 3 year
Documents to Use
Following link has application form that can be used :Application Form
Sample Documents
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Instructions
- Foreigners who wish to drive in Uganda are required by law to convert or exchange their home country valid driver licences if their don’t have a valid international drivers licences (IDL)
- Foreigners who have a valid IDL are required by law to always have a valid driver’s licences from their home country to be able to drive in Uganda
Required Information
- Full names of the applicant
- Driver’s licences number
- Date/place of issue your foreign drivers licences
- Nationality
- Gender
- Date of birth/place/age
Need for the Document
- Foreigners who wish to drive in Uganda are required by law to convert or exchange their home country valid driver licences or an expired IDL, if their don’t have a valid international drivers licences(IDL)
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Other uses of the Document/Certificate
- Driver’s licences can be used as proof of identity.
- Driver’s licences can be used to settle an insurances settlement
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