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Home About JPJ My Online Tools Resources/News Contact Us Support LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Portal eng Selected Articles Articles for Drivers Acceptance of Foreign Driving License Articles for Drivers Articles on Vehicles Articles on Law Technical Articles on Vehicles License Expires According to Birth Date The expiration date of driving license will be adjusted according to the birth date of the license holder.. more Rate of Charges for Drivers’ Licensing The rate of charges for transactions related to the licensing of drivers... more Rate of Charges or Class B2 Driving License Table of fees for training and B2 driving license only... more Adding License Class for Drivers Training (LDL) Application to add license class for Drivers Training License.. more Converting a Foreign Driving License into a Malaysia’s Driving License For countries that have twoway agreements with Malaysia (Automatically) .. more Bookings for Part I and II Driving Tests Application to book tests for parking and on the road.. more List of All Information SELECTED ARTICLE Section 28 of the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987, states that "a driving license issued under the corresponding provisions of any law in force in any State which is a party to a treaty to which Malaysia is also a party and purporting to recognize domestic driving licenses issued by the contracting countries shall, so long as the license remains in force in that State, be deemed to be a driving license granted under this Part. "" Pursuant to Section 28 of APJ 1987, as mentioned above, the holder of a foreign country’s driving license can drive in this country as long as the foreign domestic driving license is still valid, and is accompanied by a translation in English or Malay (where the license is in a language other than English or Malay), which is confirmed by the embassy of the country of origin in Malaysia, or by the authority issuing the driving license concerned. In this regard, a foreign citizen is not required to hold a Malaysian driver's license to drive in Malaysia. In addition, foreign nationals who want to drive in this country also have the option to use an International Driving Permit (International Driving PermitIDP) issued by the country concerned before entering Malaysia. Driving licenses from the countries listed below are recognised and can be used for driving in Malaysia subject to regulations under the Road Transport Act 1987: LIST of COUNTRIES Afghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh JPJ ACTIVITIES PHOTO GALLERY » FORM ‑DRIVER LICENSING Attachment B2 Form JPJ L1 Form JPJ L7 Form JPJ L8 Log In Accessibility » Language Options »

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Page 1: Official Portal of Road Transport Department Malaysia

6/5/2015 Official Portal of Road Transport Department Malaysia

http://www.jpj.gov.my/web/eng/acceptance­of­foreign­driving­license 1/2

Home  About JPJ  My Online Tools  Resources/News  Contact Us  Support

LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Public Portal eng Selected Articles Articles for Drivers Acceptance of Foreign Driving License

Articles for Drivers Articles on Vehicles Articles on Law Technical Articles on Vehicles

License ExpiresAccording to BirthDateThe expiration date ofdriving license will beadjusted according to thebirth date of the licenseholder.. more

Rate of Chargesfor Drivers’LicensingThe rate of chargesfor transactionsrelated to the licensingof drivers... more

Rate of Chargesor Class B2Driving LicenseTable of fees fortraining and B2 drivinglicense only... more

Adding LicenseClass for DriversTraining (LDL)Application to addlicense class forDrivers TrainingLicense.. more

Converting aForeign DrivingLicense into aMalaysia’s DrivingLicenseFor countries thathave two­wayagreements withMalaysia(Automatically) ..more

Bookings for Part Iand II DrivingTestsApplication to booktests for parking andon the road.. more

List of All Information

SELECTED ARTICLE

Section 28 of the Road Transport Act (APJ) 1987, states that "a driving license issued under the corresponding provisions of anylaw in force in any State which is a party to a treaty to which Malaysia is also a party and purporting to recognize domestic drivinglicenses issued by the contracting countries shall, so long as the license remains in force in that State, be deemed to be a drivinglicense granted under this Part. ""

Pursuant to Section 28 of APJ 1987, as mentioned above, the holder of a foreign country’s driving license can drive in this countryas long as the foreign domestic driving license is still valid, and is accompanied by a translation in English or Malay (where thelicense is in a language other than English or Malay), which is confirmed by the embassy of the country of origin in Malaysia, or bythe authority issuing the driving license concerned.

In this regard, a foreign citizen is not required to hold a Malaysian driver's license to drive in Malaysia.

In  addition,  foreign  nationals  who  want  to  drive  in  this  country  also  have  the  option  to  use  an  International  Driving  Permit(International Driving Permit­IDP) issued by the country concerned before entering Malaysia.

Driving licenses from the countries listed below are recognised and can be used for driving in Malaysia subject to regulations underthe Road Transport Act 1987:

LIST of COUNTRIESAfghanistan Albania Algeria Argentina

Austria Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh

JPJ ACTIVITIES

PHOTO GALLERY »

FORM ‑ DRIVER LICENSINGAttachment B2

Form JPJ L1

Form JPJ L7

Form JPJ L8

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