Applying for first-time driving licence

[Eneukman 1]

Thanks Alan. I just got my medical certificate the day before yesterday as early next week I plan on going to Immigration to get the certificate of Residence while renewing my retirement visa. I asked my doctor for two letters, one for the Visa, the other for the driver's license. Like you, I had seen this new requirement somewhere, perhaps it was on the Expats Club web site.

 

Jack,

 

I'm pretty certain that the requirement for a medical certificate was mentioned on one of the message boards, but can't remember which one.

 

I think a medical certificate is no longer required to renew your retirement visa, but it won't do any harm to have one. The cost is negligible in any case.

 

Alan

[jackcorbett 2]

Got it-----the five year driver's licence and it took just a bit over 1 hour from my time of arrival to get it done. They didn't like the copy of the stamped in expiration date of my Visa which showed August 3, 2007. I had renewed my Visa the day before and bought a single re-entry permit so the new expiration date was August 3, 2008. So during the process of getting the driver's license I had to go downstairs and across the street to get this copied again. Otherwise the whole thing would have been completed in under one hour. However--we got up early so we were in line by 8:30 a.m. when the place opens.

 

I do want to mention that last year getting the one year license it took a lot longer and that one of the reasons was when the license was completed and they called out my name to pick it up they called out "Jon Frederick" which is my first and middle name---not my first and last name. So I didn't go up to the counter right away. Well.....this time it was helpful having my Thai girlfriend along to help keep me on track. However, once again my name was called out as "Jon Frederick". My girlfriend did not think I should go to the counter but I did anyway after remembering the screwup the last time I had come here. So......there is at least one employee there who does not know the difference between a Westerner's first and last name.

Edited May 31, 2007 by jackcorbett

[Eneukman 1]

I have 2 middle names and that does their head in as well.

 

Alan

[jacko 8,822]

I don't have any middle names.... so that keeps things simple for me.

Although if I did I think I would be jumping up for any permutation and combination of them. Some forms (particularly in Arabic countries) expect you to have at least 3 names. I take great satisfaction repeating my last name as 'second name' and 'family name'....