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  • Hello! I am planning to move to Dubai with a residence visa. I have a Canadian Driver's License. I know that I can show the license and get a driver's license for Dubai. I need to cut my residence status from Canada for tax purposes. Therefore, I would need to renounce my Canadian driver's license. But if I get the Dubai license first, I have no need for my Canadian license anymore, UNLESS I need to show it again when I renew my Dubai license. Do you know if you need to show the original Canadian driver's license when you renew your Dubai driver's license? All help is appreciated!

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    You only need it for conversion the first time , after that RTA will not ask for it at renewal time unless the following happens: 1 - You lost your Dubai DL and/or did not renew it for a long time (I believe over 2 years after expiration) 2 - Your license gets suspended for a major traffic violation / exceeding 24 black points etc. In those cases you have to apply for a new license again and that way you eithar have to take classes and go to driving school or convert yet another foreign license (though I am not even sure if this "conversion" can be done twice for the same driver ...). As others already pointed out , you are required to have a residency visa in all cases.

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No. For procedure and requirements to renew a Dubai DL please visit the link giving below: http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/links/la/faq/index.html Be careful of some time frames. You can exchange your Cdn DL only after receiving your UAE residency but for my knowledge you are suppose to notify the Cdn Authorities within 6 days after changing your address or otherwiser your DL becomes invalid. This can be important because Canadians need to get a letter from the Canadian Consulate in Dubai to state the license is genuine but you can't maintain a Cdn DL without a Cdn residential address. Don't get trapped:)

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You will need your Canadian driving license for a couple of weeks before you get your UAE residency (that's if you dont get your residency on arrival)....I would take the Canadian license with you to UAE and send it back to Canada after you get your UAE license....Canadian tax authorities are not gonna be that pigheaded to not allow you a month with your Canadian license.

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You can convert your Canadian d/l into an UAE d/l AFTER your Residence Visa is issued [stamped] into your passport. If you cannot take your Canadian d/l with you, you need for sure an International d/l [highly recommended anyway]

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