Nepal - Apply for Smart Card License

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Procedure

1. Download the application form from: https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/smart-card-system-issue-driving-license-across-country/
2. Fill up the application form correctly
3. Provide your thumb fingerprint and your recent passport-size photo
4. Submit your paid voucher for the health examination
5. Submit the properly filled form to the Department of transport management.
6. Give your written exam on the day you are asked to.
7. You have to go with your original citizenship, entry letter, and paid voucher to give the exam.
8. Usually the trial exam will be on the very morning (the next day of the written exam). The trial exam is allowed if you pass the written one.
9. After passing both exams, the traffic examiner will give you a date on which you have to go to Ekantakuna.
10. Fill out a form for a smart card, get a receipt, and get your smart card license.

Note: DOTM only accepts Online Driving License Forms in Nepal for new applications.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Passport-sized photo-1
• Receipt of paid revenue
• Original citizenship and its copy. In the case of non-Nepali (foreigners), photocopy of passport.
• Certificate of driving training from a certified driving school (Compulsory for 4 wheels and optional for 2 wheels)

Office Locations & Contacts

Government of Nepal.
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Department of Transport Management
Ekantakuna,Bagmati, Lalitpur
Tel.: 01-5001793
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.dotm.gov.np/

Eligibility

• Need to be more than age 18.

Fees

For motorcycle and scooter Rs. 700/-
Small Vehicles except for motorcycle Rs. 1000/-
Medium Sized vehicles Rs.1500/-
Big Vehicles Rs. 2000/-

In case of adding more than one category in the driving license, the extra cost will be added to the existing fees. To add category:
Small vehicle Rs. 100/-
Medium Vehicle Rs. 250/-
Big vehicle Rs. 500/-

Validity

This card has 10 years of validity.

Documents to Use

https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/smart-card-system-issue-driving-license-across-country/

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Processing Time

After completion of the written trial, Smart Driving License will be provided within a week.

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Required Information

• Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip similar to SIM cards, which contain information on drivers identity and vehicle registration number.

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