Highway Bureau, MOTCHighway Bureau, MOTC

Required documents:

1. One of the following Identity documents (original and photocopy):
   • National: R.O.C. ID card or Military ID card. 
   • National but no household registration in Taiwan: An Alien Residential Certificate (ARC) with validity for over 6 months.
   • Foreigner: An Alien Residential Certificate (ARC) with validity for over 6 months.
2. Original passport and its photocopy.
3. Original foreign formal driving license within the expiration and its photocopy.
4. Original verification documents. Driving licenses issued by other countries or regions shall be verified by our embassies, representative offices, offices, or other institutions authorized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or foreign institutions in Taiwan that are authorized by foreign embassies in Taiwan, foreign governments or regions and agreed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs in our country for handling the business of document verification.
5. Chinese translation of a foreign driver’s license is required if it is not in English. It must be notarized by the embassy or consulate of the Republic of China or via overseas Representative Office or Liaison Office or official notary public registered in Taiwan or be authenticated in Taiwan by that country’s embassy, consulate or other office which is duly authorized by the R.O.C. Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
6. Automobile (motorcycle) driving license registration form with the medical checkup certificate by any public hospital within 1 year. (One one-inch color ID photo should be adhered on the form)
7. Two one-inch color photos with glossy single-color background, without wearing hat, with clear facial features, bust shot, and were taken within past 2 years. Do not use image synthesis.
8. Proof of entry/exit record.

Handling location: Motor Vehicles Office in various regions

Fees:

Driving license fee: NT$200

Notes:

1. Services are available to foreigners based on principles of equality and reciprocity and should be done from the day after arriving        Taiwan. For detailed information, please refer to the “Table for Driving License with Our Reciprocal Countries" on the official website of the Highway Bureau, MOTC.
2. Driving licenses issued in Mainland China area shall be verified by the institutions established or appointed by Executive Yuan or private groups entrusted. After passing written exam, people from Mainland China could apply for the driving license in our country.
3. Driving licenses issued in Hong Kong or Macau should be verified by the institutions established or appointed in Hong Kong or Macau by Executive Yuan or private groups entrusted.
4. According to the official letter from Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the principles of handling the exchange of motorcycle driving licenses issued by the governments in our reciprocal countries for the motorcycle driving license in our country are “if the driving license issuing country does not handle it according to the level of engine displacement or horsepower, it can be exchanged to the general heavy motorcycle driving license in our country based on the above regulations. If a driving training certificate on large heavy motorcycle for more than 32 hours but less than 43 hours is provided, a driving license for large heavy motorcycle with a cubic capacity not exceeding 550 cm³ will be issued. However, a driving license for large heavy motorcycle with a cubic capacity exceeding 550 cm³ will be issued if a driving training certificate on large heavy motorcycle for more than 43 hours is provided.