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 turned 18 years old, 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:

Proof of identification: National ID for Ugandan applicants. * For non-Ugandans: a valid passport and a visa valid for at least one day. Acceptable visas are student passes, diplomatic visas, certificates of residence, work permits, and dependant passes. Multiple-entry, tourist, and visitor’s visas are not acceptable.
Original valid driving licence.
If your licence is not in English, we require a translation from the corresponding Embassy or the Makerere School of Languages.
Proof of legal stay in the foreign Driving Licence-issuing country at the time of acquiring the Driving Licence. * (For Nationals: Passports and *Foreigners: student visas, diplomatic visas, resident or work permits, and dependant passes).
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
Fully filled-out Driving Licence application/medical form

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.