You should contact the Singapore Police Force and explain your situation. They can, and have, granted waivers and extensions.138BCL wrote:It appears that PRs must convert their foreign drivers licenses (i.e. complete & pass the Basic Theory Test) within 3 months of receiving PR status.
Does anyone know if what happens, i.e. if it is not possible to do this within the 3 month period due to necessary travel outside of Singapore? Who should I contact or speak to, to get more information?
Many thanks,
138 BCL
You had no issue in obtaining auto insurance on a foreign license, then?bro75 wrote:If you can prove that you have a driver's license before you came to Singapore, you can convert your foreign driver's license to a sg license by passing the Basic theory test. I came to Singapore in 2000, became a PR in 2005, and converted my DL only in 2011. But I have had my foreign driver's license since 1994 (continuously renewed up to present). But that was in 2011 and I am not sure if anything has changed by now.
Well worst case is you can't drive in Singapore (assuming u are holding your country international driving licence).138BCL wrote:It appears that PRs must convert their foreign drivers licenses (i.e. complete & pass the Basic Theory Test) within 3 months of receiving PR status.
Does anyone know if what happens, i.e. if it is not possible to do this within the 3 month period due to necessary travel outside of Singapore? Who should I contact or speak to, to get more information?
Many thanks,
138 BCL
It states somewhere in some official website that you must convert within X months. I don't say one ..wwww wrote:I recently converted my license after being PR for nearly 5 years. It is incorrect that you have to convert within 3 months of receiving your PR to convert only with BTT , even though SPF's website says so. I checked directly with SPF and was told that it is still possible as long as you already had a valid license before coming to Singapore.
I just converted after doing the BTT without any hassle.
That applies if you want to drive in Singapore beyond the X months. My wife was just told she can convert after BTT, a China license (issued 10 years ago) to Singapore DL in order to drive here (7 years after coming to Singapore and now citizen). Some licenses like Philippines and India may need a verification statement from the embassy.ecureilx wrote:It states somewhere in some official website that you must convert within X months. I don't say one ..wwww wrote:I recently converted my license after being PR for nearly 5 years. It is incorrect that you have to convert within 3 months of receiving your PR to convert only with BTT , even though SPF's website says so. I checked directly with SPF and was told that it is still possible as long as you already had a valid license before coming to Singapore.
I just converted after doing the BTT without any hassle.
So what passport do you hold ? That makes a big difference in such matters ..
The website says that you must convert within 3 months of obtaining PR but upon asking I was told that this is not necessarily the case and I should check with the counter staff. The counter staff then told me that it is no problem at all, I just needed to proof that I already had a license before moving to Singapore. I have copied the original email received from traffic police below.ecureilx wrote:It states somewhere in some official website that you must convert within X months. I don't say one ..wwww wrote:I recently converted my license after being PR for nearly 5 years. It is incorrect that you have to convert within 3 months of receiving your PR to convert only with BTT , even though SPF's website says so. I checked directly with SPF and was told that it is still possible as long as you already had a valid license before coming to Singapore.
I just converted after doing the BTT without any hassle.
So what passport do you hold ? That makes a big difference in such matters ..
therein lies the answer ... no offence...wwww wrote: The website says that you must convert within 3 months of obtaining PR but upon asking I was told that this is not necessarily the case .......
I converted mine in Feb 2013, 3 years after coming here.ecureilx wrote:therein lies the answer ... no offence...wwww wrote: The website says that you must convert within 3 months of obtaining PR but upon asking I was told that this is not necessarily the case .......
Case by case approval, in my humble opinion, doesn't equate to anything other than that - case by case.
dpui98 wrote:I am PR for 8 years and I went to convert my license after BTT, however the staff require my Entry Permit and REP instead of my NRIC. Entry permit was issued to me long time ago and I lost it. I searched online and couldn't find any info on how to re-print it or can NRIC be used for conversion instead.
Any experience from anyone here? Do you still keeping your Entry Permit? What to do for those who lost it.
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