GCC driving license convert to uae driving license

A unified driving licence will come into force from January 1, 2015, Royal Oman Police (ROP) said in a circular.

The circular stated that as per the decisions taken by the ministers of interior of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries with regard to the unified driving licence, the ROP has decided that it will start issuing new licences from January 1, 2015.

The circular also mentioned that the new licences would carry the GCC logo.

A reliable source at the ROP said that there would not be any big changes in the licence except for the GCC logo.

A sample of the new driving licence had been approved by the ROP recently, he added.

The source also said that those with a licence need not apply for a new one.

In 2015, new drivers will be the first to get their unified licence.

Observers keeping track of the issues related to the GCC feel that this decision is the first step towards the broader issues involving the unification of the countries in the region.

"There may be a unified identification card among the GCC countries or maybe a unified traffic fine system," said the observer, while adding that such moves are a part of the decisions planned earlier by the GCC countries, and citizens have been expecting them for some time now.

"The move for a unified driving licence may have been expedited due to the discovery of fake licences from some people," he added.

"It is a common practice among citizens and residents in the GCC countries to exchange their genuine driving licences with a fresh one while visiting another country, but the authorities concerned find it difficult to detect whether the licence is genuine or fake," he said.