How to Apply for Driver License In Bhutan

 Apply for Driver License In Bhutan By Online

Go to the closest office to the address of the applicant. For a list of places you are able to go, check out the ‘Office Locations & Contacts’ section on this page.

Ordinary Driver’s License

The applicant to get the Ordinary Driving License must:

  • Meet in person
  • Must be 18 or older when the application for license.
  • You must have had at least a Learners License for at least six months;
  • You can get a Certificate of Achievement to show that you’ve taken part in an Introduction Course;
  • Have passed both the theoretical and practical tests . They have also were able to pass the minimum score specified on the Test Evaluation Form for the Driving Test.
  • Create a duplicate of the most recent passport-size photo in national attire for Bhutanese;
  • Produce a the Citizenship Identity Card or other accepted identity documents for Bhutanese Nationals, passport or any other identity card for foreigners and
  • pay the amount as directed

Regular Driver’s License for individuals who have graduated of the driving school

An application for a normal driving license for drivers who have graduated from an institute or driving school. driving Schools and Institutes will comprise Government and Corporate Training Institutes as well as other licensed driving Schools across the nation. Anyone who applies for an ordinary driving license after graduating from a driving institute must:

  • Visit us in person to take an actual driving test;
  • must be 18 years old or older when making an application to obtain a licence.
  • Hold an Learners License for at least three months;
  • You can present a certificate to prove that you be able to prove that you have completed in the Institute or School
  • They have passed both practical and theoretical tests and obtained the minimum score for passing set by the Assessment Form for the Driving Test.
  • Create a duplicate of the most recent passport-sized photo;
  • Produce a the Citizenship Identity Card or other accepted documents of identification to Bhutanese Nationals, as well as passports or any other identification card for foreigners and
  • Pay the fees in accordance with the rules

Required Documents For Apply for Driver License 

  • Introductory Course Certificate
  • The latest passport size photo
  • Citizenship Identity Card
  • Identification cards such as passports and other forms of identification (for foreigners)

Office Locations and Contacts

Head Office

  • Name: Lham Dorji
    • Designation: Director General
    • Email: dg@rsta.gov.bt / lhamdjld@gmail.com
    • Tel: 02-321282
  • Name: Kesang Wangdi
    • Designation: Chief Registration & Licensing Officer. Registration and Licensing Division.
    • Email: kesang.cto@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 02-321283

For a complete listing of numbers for contact, go to:

http://www.rsta.gov.bt/?page_id=748

Thimphu Region

Toll-free number toll-free number

  • Name: Dophu Dukpa
    • Identification: Sr.Regional Transport Officer,Thimphu.
    • Email: rtothimphu@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 02-322147 Fax:02-323273
  • Name: Ugyen Lhamo
    • Designation:Asst. Registration and Licensing Officer
    • Email: ulhamo@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 02-321282

For a complete listing of numbers for contact, visit the following link:

http://www.rsta.gov.bt/?page_id=488

How to Apply for Driver License In Bhutan
How to Apply for Driver License In Bhutan

Phuntsholing Region

Toll-free number Toll free number

  • Sonam Gyeltshen’s Name Sonam Gyeltshen
    • Designation:Sr.Regional Transport Officer
    • Email: rtopling@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 05-253952
  • Name: Chhimi Penjor
    • Designation:Sr.Registration & Licensing Officer
    • Email:regispling@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel:05-252587

To view a complete information on contact number, visit the following link:

http://www.rsta.gov.bt/?page_id=490

Gelephu Region

Toll-free number 226

  • Name: Bola Gyeltshen
  • Designation Name: the Chief Regional Transport Officer.
    • Email: crlo@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 06-25154
  • Name Damber Thapa
    • Designation for Registration and Licensing Officers, Gelephu.
    • Email: regisgpu@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 06-251142/17621995/77331497

For a complete information on contact number, go to:

http://www.rsta.gov.bt/?page_id=486

Samdrupjongkhar Region

Toll-free number 227

  • Name:Kinga Gyeltshen
    • Designation: Regional Transport Officer.
    • Email: kingag@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 07-251459
  • Name:Tezin Jamtsho
    • Designation:Registration and Licensing Officer.
    • Email: dlicensesj@rsta.gov.bt
    • Tel: 07-251366

For a complete listing of numbers for contact, visit the following link:

http://www.rsta.gov.bt/?page_id=492

Eligibility

The applicant should be old age or older at the time they apply to obtain a license. They must also have had a learner’s permit for a specific amount of time.

Validity

A normal driving license for small vehicles as well as a two wheelers is valid for ten years , and every year after 60 years.

Documentation is needed

A person is not allowed to drive a motorized vehicle on a highway , unless they have a valid and current driver’s license that is issued by the Authority which permits the driver to operate the type of vehicle as specified within the permit.

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