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Basically i'm going to be living in doha for a little while, around 6 months. My dad owns Carmaxx so he'll probably be able to give me a car to drive. My question is I have an American License USA, and i'm 17. I can't get an international license because you need to be 18 to get one, same with the Qatari license. Will i be legally allowed to drive in Qatar. I've been driving for nearly a year now, the driving age in USA, California is 16. I will probably be attending school, so its kind of important i drive. Will i run into big problems if I drive and i am pulled over with only an american license.
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n.hashem95 said
I think i read somewhere that ...I think i read somewhere that the driving age is 17 and 1/2. Is that true? If so am i able to take the license test? Also would i need to learn how to drive stick?
greensolar11 said
if age is not an issue, US ...if age is not an issue, US license holders can only drive here for 7 days. Then you must do some sort of test for a temporary license or longer term one if you will have an RP.
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n.hashem95 said
Ok, well i need it for about ...Ok, well i need it for about 6 months. Even though i'm underage can i still get the longer term license? And what do you mean by RP?
n.hashem95 said
Also how do they know that i ...Also how do they know that i have been driving for more than 7 days? I wouldn't think i'd have to take my passport with me everywhere i go.
marycatherine said
You can't get a license under ...You can't get a license under 18 unless your family can show you must have it (usually for young men to drive their non-driving female relatives). You won't qualify and you will have to take the driving test anyways with a US license, so you can see if they will even allow you to do that.
You cannot drive here with a US license, you need a Qatari one.
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n.hashem95 said
Alright, thanks for the ...Alright, thanks for the information. I hope they'll let me take the test, I guess i wont know till i arrive.
xpatadventure said
To avoid taking a test, you ...To avoid taking a test, you need an international license. However, it's only valid for 90 days from entry plus the int. license won't be valid once you have your residency visa. I know many Americans who are here short term cannot drive because they don't want to go through a long process of taking a license test.
Perhaps you just have the int. one and leave the country every 90 days...good luck
n.hashem95 said
Yeah i'll definitely look ...Yeah i'll definitely look into it. Thanks for all the help, its kind of hard to tell until I arrive. Thanks for all the help.
jjj75 said
nope you cannot drive on a US ...nope you cannot drive on a US license, whatever age you are, you have to re-pass your test here in a manual car, (if you are here for more than a short duration)
Bachus said
Or have your HR sort it out ...Or have your HR sort it out for you, so you can get a waiver on the test. That's what virtually all Americans I know do.
If you are underage, they won't issue you a license.