Armenia and UAE to mutually recognize driver’s licenses: bill in Armenia’s National Assembly

The Armenian National Assembly began debates on a bill to ratify the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Armenia and the United Arab Emirates regarding the mutual recognition and exchange of driver’s licenses.

According to Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan, the move concerns two groups of travelers: non-residents and residents.

“For citizens arriving without the intention of residence, their driving licenses for light passenger vehicles are mutually recognized for the duration of their legal stay, and UAE citizens can freely drive within the territory of Armenia. For Armenian citizens, during their legal stay in the UAE, they can freely drive with B-category (light passenger vehicles) and D1-category (minibuses up to 16 seats) licenses. The only condition is that the age of the license holder must meet the minimum age established by the national legislation of the host country: 18 years for B-category, and 21 years for D1-category,” Ghazaryan said.