Exchange a foreign driving licence

All foreign conversion applicants should have received their driving licence at the minimum required 18 years of age as set out by Ugandan law.

If you were issued your licence before you made 18 years, you can continue to drive in Uganda without exchanging it for 6 months after arriving in the country.

If you have previously applied for/ processed a Ugandan driving licence, you do not qualify for the foreign conversion.

Requirements to convert your non-Ugandan driver licence

Validity	Price (UGX)
Five years	330,000
Three years	230,000
One year	135,000

The mandatory documents you will need for this process:

Valid original driving licence from country of issuance
Valid original passport/Ugandan national ID
Valid original national ID for Kenyan and Rwandan nationals
Valid visa. Acceptable visas are: student and diplomatic visas, residence and work permit, and dependant pass. Tourist visas are no longer acceptable to convert a foreign driving licence.
Proof of payment (payment registration number, from either the URA or the Ministry of Works and Transport e-services portal); how to generate a payment registration slip
If your licence is not in English, we require a translation from the corresponding Embassy or the Makerere School of Languages.
Fully filled-out driving licence application/medical form
Proof of legal stay in the foreign driving licence issuing country at the time of acquiring the driving licence
i. Nationals; passport (or national ID for Kenyans and Rwandans)
ii. Foreigners; student visas, diplomatic visas, resident or work permits, and dependant passes.

Note: UDLS does not accept cash at our branches. Payment Assessments are generated via the URA website or the MoWT e-service portal and payment is made through any bank, mobile money, or payway.