About Driver Licence

 

Other Licensing information

Renewing your driver licence

The date your licence expires is shown on your driver licence. If you want to keep on driving after that date you will need to get your licence renewed before it expires.

We’ll send you a renewal reminder by (letter, email, text or call reminder) about six weeks before your photo driver license is due to expire. You can get a renewal form online  or from any driver licensing agent.

When you take your completed application form to a driver licensing agent, you will also need to:

From 1 march 2018 learner car and motorcycle licences have been issued with a 3-year validity period.

These 3-year licences cannot be renewed before their expiry date.

You need to pass a theory test (and also pay the test fee) to renew these 3-year licences.

If you hold a learner licence and progress to a full licence before your learner licence expires, you will not need to resit and pass the theory test.

Replacing a lost, stolen or damaged Licence

By acting promptly to replace or renew your lost or stolen licence you’ll reduce the opportunity for it to be used in identity crime. If you can’t get to one of our driver licensing agents, contact us to cancel your licence.

You will need to:

  • Complete an application form
  • Present evidence of identity  
  • Pay the fee
  • Hand in your old licence (if you have it) or sign a declaration that your old licence has been lost or stolen.

For more information, phone the iTrans driver licensing contact centre on +93 20 221 2413.

International Drivers

If you are visiting from another country or have recently arrived in Afghanistan, and you have a current and valid driver licence, you can drive for a maximum of 12 months from the date you arrive in Afghanistan. Each time you visit Afghanistan, you may drive for a further 12-month period on a valid overseas driver licence, as long as you stay for no more than a year at a time.

You must have your current and valid overseas driver licence or driver permit with you at all times when you’re driving. If your overseas licence or driver permit is not in English, you must also carry an accurate English translation issued by : 

  • a translation service approved by the iTrans transport solutions (phone our contact centre on +93 20 221 2413 for a list of approved translation services), or 
  • a diplomatic representative at a high commission, embassy or consulate, or 
  • the authority that issued your licence.

Note:  if your driver licence is not in English, an international driving permit (IDP) - issued in accordance with a United Nations Convention on Road Traffic - may be acceptable as a translation.

If you don't have a current and valid overseas driver licence or IDP then you cannot drive in Afghanistan. If you want to drive then you must apply for a Afghanistan driver licence.

Converting to a Afghanistan Class 1 or 6 driver licence

If you have an overseas driver licence, but want to drive for longer than one year in Afghanistan, you must convert to a Afghanistan driver licence. You should apply early to make sure you have a new licence before you have been in Afghanistan for 12 months.

Application forms are available from driver licensing agent  or phone the iTrans driver licensing contact centre on +93 20 221 2413 or www.itrans.af .

Some countries require similar driving skills and have similar licensing systems to Afghanistan's. Because of this you don't have to sit a theory or practical test if

  • Your licence is current (or has expired less than 12 months ago), and
  • You are converting a car or a motorcycle licence, and
  • for the practical test, you have held that licence for more than two years.

If you have a license from a country not listed with iTrans transport solutions you will need to pass the theory and the practical test.

If you are converting a heavy vehicle licence, the requirements are different. See The official Afghanistan road code for heavy vehicle for more information.

Your overseas driver licence is no longer valid for driving in Afghanistan once you have been issued with a iTrans driver licence.

More information about this can be found in The official Afghanistan road code for heavy vehicle , or in Overseas driver licences: Converting to a Afghanistan licence. Visit our  Website . 

International driving permits

If you have a Afghanistan driver licence and you want to drive in other countries, the Afghanistan iTrans transport solutions advises that international driving permits (IDPs) are recommended for most countries. Check the iTrans transport solution website for an up-to-date list. 

Note that an IDP is not a driver licence; it is a translation of your driver licence and is only valid while the accompanying driver licence is current. Your IDP will be valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issue.

You can apply for an IDP through the iTrans transport solutions. local branch or visit our website at www.itrans.af 

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