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First a learner's licence, then a driving test after 30 days. If you pass, the driving licence card comes to your home by Speed Post.

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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Where:At the officeOnline

For whom: Anyone in Andhra Pradesh getting a first licence to drive a two-wheeler or a car. Indian citizens living in India follow the steps. NRIs, OCI cardholders and foreign nationals say where they live: those living in India get the same steps, with their own documents; those living abroad first see their options (renewing an Indian licence they already have, driving here on a licence from another country, where they can apply, and a visit long enough for both tests). A first licence is taken in person at the RTA in India.

1Your situation

We show only what your answers need.

Which of these are you?
Where do you live now?

Why we ask: You apply in the State where you live or do business, or where your driving school is; those abroad see options first.

Which vehicle is the licence for?
How old are you?
Do you already have a learner's licence?

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2Documents you need

Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.

  • If you don't have it: → Birth certificate
    Details

    Any one of: Aadhaar card, birth certificate, a school certificate showing the date of birth, passport, electoral roll, LIC policy, a pay slip from a government office or local body showing the date of birth, or an age certificate from a doctor of Civil Surgeon rank. Take the original, or a copy attested by a Gazetted Officer. If for a good reason you have none of these, the licensing authority may accept an affidavit sworn before an Executive Magistrate, a First Class Judicial Magistrate or a notary.

    Sources: 17, 3, 23

  • If you don't have it: → Getting a new Aadhaar
    Details

    Any one of: Aadhaar card, ration card, electoral roll, passport, bank passbook, electricity bill, water bill, telephone or mobile bill, cooking gas connection papers, municipal tax receipt, a pay slip from a public sector organisation, or an existing driving licence or vehicle RC. Take the original, or a copy attested by a Gazetted Officer.

    Sources: 3, 17, 23

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: It goes with the application (Form 2). Fill it in and sign it yourself.

    Sources: 17, 3, 21

  • Details

    If you don't have it: A registered doctor appointed for this by the State Government, or by a person it authorises, examines you, fills it in and signs it; it carries your passport-size photo. If you do not know which doctor, ask the RTA office.

    Not confirmed: The Transport Department's pages and its 2022 charter ask for Form 1A from the age of 50 for any licence. The Motor Vehicles Act as amended in 2019 (section 8(3)) and central Form 2 ask for it, for a new licence, only for a transport licence. Before you get one, check on the portal or ask the RTA office.

    Sources: 4, 7, 3, 17, 23, 15

  • Details

    A parent or guardian signs the application (Form 2) in front of the licensing authority.

    Sources: 7, 17, 12

  • Details
    What the photo must look like

      Not confirmed: Follow the size and format the upload screen shows; we could not read them on Sarathi.

      Sources: 1, 7

    • Details

      At least 30 days old, still valid, for the same class of vehicle.

      If you don't have it: You can print it on Sarathi under "Print Learner Licence (Form3)".

      Sources: 7, 3, 1, 23, 13

    • Details

      A registered vehicle of the class you applied for, with its registration certificate (RC), insurance (IC) and pollution certificate (PUC).

      Sources: 7, 5, 13

    • Details

      The Transport Department's FAQ asks a foreigner for: the details of their "native country", address, ID documents, passport, visa, and papers issued by the Commissioner of Police, the MRO or another competent authority.

      Not confirmed: This list is from the Transport Department's FAQ, written before Sarathi; the central Rules and Form 2 name no document. Before you apply, ask the RTA office which of these it needs, and whether an OCI card will do in place of a visa; an OCI cardholder need not register with the FRRO (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2021). Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan need no visa to stay in India (Exemption Order, 2025), so they have no visa to show. The Rules do not say which paper the RTA office takes from them; ask the office before you apply.

      Sources: 23, 17, 7, 25, 26

    • Details

      Sources: 24, 7

    • Details

      The Transport Department's FAQ asks an NRI for: the details of their "native country", address, ID documents, passport and visa.

      Not confirmed: Only the Transport Department's FAQ, written before Sarathi, asks for this; ask the RTA office before you apply whether it is still needed.

      Sources: 7

    3Your steps

    · Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.

    If something goes wrong
    1. Do this now

      If you already have an Indian driving licence, you do not need a new one.

      To renew it, or to get a duplicate for one that is lost or damaged, see the guide "Renewing a driving licence". The International Driving Permit (IDP), for driving abroad on that licence, is only for Indian nationals (see the guide "International Driving Permit (IDP)"); it is not issued in India to OCI cardholders or foreign nationals.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 3, 23, 25

    2. Do this now

      Before you drive here on a licence issued in another country (with or without an International Driving Permit), ask the RTA office whether you may, and for how long.

      Where
      RTA office (Transport Department district, regional or unit office, or Motor Vehicles Inspector's office)
      Not confirmed

      The Motor Vehicles Act lets the Central Government make rules for visitors driving here (section 139(1)(c)), but we found no such rule in the copy of the central Rules we read, and no official page saying whether or for how long a foreign licence may be used.

      Sources: 24, 23, 3

    3. Do this now

      The Motor Vehicles Act says you apply in the State where you ordinarily live or carry on business, or where the driving school you learn at is.

      As you live abroad, ask the RTA office before you apply whether you can apply in Andhra Pradesh, and which proof of address it will take from you. The central Rules let the licensing authority accept, when for a good reason you cannot give any of the listed proofs, an affidavit you swear before an Executive Magistrate, a First Class Judicial Magistrate or a Notary Public. The Transport Department's FAQ says such an affidavit goes with the house owner's proof of address.

      Where
      RTA office (Transport Department district, regional or unit office, or Motor Vehicles Inspector's office)

      Sources: 24, 15, 23, 17, 7

    4. Do this now

      If you come on a visit, plan your stay around the two tests, both in person.

      The learner's test comes first; the driving test can be taken only when your learner's licence is at least 30 days old, and before it runs out (6 months). The Transport Department's older FAQ says there are no emergency slots; if you fail a test you can take it again only after 7 days. So plan one stay of more than a month with some days to spare, or two visits: one for the learner's test, and one within 6 months for the driving test.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Not confirmed

      No official page says what happens to the card, which comes by Speed Post, if you have left India by then; ask the RTA office.

      Sources: 3, 7, 10, 23

    5. Do this now

      If you come on a visit, plan your stay for the driving test, which you take in person.

      You can take it once your learner's licence is at least 30 days old and before it runs out (6 months from its date). The Transport Department's older FAQ says there are no emergency slots; if you fail you can take the test again only after 7 days.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Not confirmed

      No official page says what happens to the card, which comes by Speed Post, if you have left India by then; ask the RTA office.

      Sources: 3, 7, 10, 23

    6. Do this now

      As you now live in India, the Motor Vehicles Act's rule is the same as for anyone: you apply in the State where you ordinarily live or carry on business, or where your driving school is.

      If that is Andhra Pradesh, follow the steps below.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 24, 15

    7. Do this now

      You can get an Indian driving licence too.

      A diplomat may apply for the driving licence directly; anyone else first takes a learner's licence, then the driving test, as in the steps below. Along with proof of age and address, you also give proof that you are in India legally. The application form asks for Aadhaar details only if you already have Aadhaar.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Not confirmed

      If the Sarathi portal asks for Aadhaar and you have none, ask at the RTA office.

      Sources: 22, 23, 17

    8. Do this now

      Parivahan says a foreigner can apply for an Indian driving licence; it does not say whether someone who lives abroad can, so ask the RTA office first, as the earlier step says.

      A diplomat may apply for the driving licence directly; anyone else first takes a learner's licence, then the driving test, as in the steps below. Along with proof of age and address, you also give proof that you are in India legally. The application form asks for Aadhaar details only if you already have Aadhaar.

      Where
      You do this yourself
      Not confirmed

      If the Sarathi portal asks for Aadhaar and you have none, ask at the RTA office.

      Sources: 22, 23, 17

    9. Do this now

      If you hold a driving licence issued in another country for the same class of vehicle, take it with you and ask the RTA office whether you still need the driving test.

      The Motor Vehicles Act (section 9(3)) says the driving test is not needed for someone holding a licence for that class from a competent authority of a country outside India; the Transport Department's FAQ says the same for a non-transport licence (such as a two-wheeler or car).

      Where
      RTA office (Transport Department district, regional or unit office, or Motor Vehicles Inspector's office)

      Sources: 24, 15, 7

    10. Do this now

      At 16 or 17 you can apply only for a motor cycle without gear (engine up to 50cc).

      A parent or guardian also signs the application.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 4, 7, 12

    11. Do this now

      If you want both, choose both classes, two-wheeler and car, when you apply; at the driving test you drive each vehicle.

      If you already have a learner's licence for one of them, apply for the other only; the Transport Department's FAQ says it is given without a test.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 7, 3

    12. Do this now

      Your learner's licence must cover both the two-wheeler and the car; at the driving test you drive each vehicle.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 23, 5, 7

    13. Do this now

      On the Sarathi portal, choose the state "Andhra Pradesh" and open "Application for New Learner Licence".

      Fill in your details and upload the documents, photo and signature the portal asks for.

      Where
      Online
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The Transport Department's own website and its 2022 charter still point to its older portal (aprtacitizen.epragathi.org); a district transport page says all licence services are now on Sarathi.

      Sources: 1, 2, 17

    14. Do this now

      Pay the learner's licence fee online and book a date and time for the test at an RTA office near you under "LL Test Slot Booking", in the order the portal asks.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      By Rule 32 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules: ₹150 learner's licence fee for each class of vehicle (a car and a two-wheeler are separate classes, and so are motor cycles with and without gear) and ₹50 for the test. The Transport Department's undated FAQ and User Charges page add a ₹30 service charge. The portal shows the total before you pay.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 1, 6, 11, 7, 8, 16, 17

    15. Do this now

      On the booked day, go to the RTA office on time with your documents.

      After your photo, signature and thumb impression are taken, you take a computer test on road rules and traffic signs. The Transport Department's older FAQ describes about 20 questions in 10 minutes, in Telugu, Hindi or English. You can practise on Sarathi with "Mock Test for LL".

      Where
      RTA office (Transport Department district, regional or unit office, or Motor Vehicles Inspector's office)

      Sources: 9, 7, 3, 1, 16

    16. Do this now

      If you pass, the learner's licence is given right after the test.

      Print it on Sarathi under "Print Learner Licence (Form3)". It is valid for 6 months.

      Where
      Online
      Open the official page

      Sources: 3, 7, 1

    17. Do this now

      Wait at least 30 days from the day you got the learner's licence, and learn to drive meanwhile.

      Book the driving test slot before the learner's licence runs out (6 months).

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 3, 7, 13

    18. Do this now

      On Sarathi, open "New Driving Licence" and apply for the driving licence on your learner's licence.

      Pay the fee and book the driving test date and time under "DL Test Slot Booking", in the order the portal asks.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      By Rule 32: ₹300 driving test fee for each class of vehicle and ₹200 for issuing the licence. The Transport Department's undated pages also show a ₹150 service charge and a smart card fee. The portal shows the total.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      Official lists differ on the documents here: the central Rules and Form 2 ask again for proof of age and address, Form 1 and a photo, while the Transport Department's 2022 charter lists only the learner's licence. Give what the portal asks for.

      Sources: 1, 5, 6, 11, 13, 7, 8, 23, 17, 3

    19. Do this now

      On the booked day, go on time to the driving test with a vehicle of the class you applied for, its RC, insurance and PUC, and your learner's licence.

      You drive in front of the Motor Vehicles Inspector. The Transport Department's older FAQ says a late-comer is refused the test and must book a slot again.

      Where
      RTA driving test track (the one you booked)

      Sources: 7, 5, 10, 13

    20. Do this now

      If you pass, the Transport Department's charter says the licence is issued within 24 hours; the smart card comes to your address by Speed Post.

      You can follow it on Sarathi under "Application Status" or "Track Dispatch Article Status". How long a two-wheeler or car licence is valid depends on your age on the day it is issued: under 30, until you turn 40; 30 to 49, for 10 years; 50 to 54, until you turn 60; 55 or more, for 5 years. The expiry date is printed on the card.

      Where
      Online
      Time limit
      within 24 hours of passing the test (2022 charter)
      Open the official page

      Sources: 3, 13, 14, 15, 1, 7, 23

    If something goes wrong

    If it is rejectedIf you fail the learner's test, you can take it again after 7 days; book a slot again.

    If you fail the learner's test, you can take it again after 7 days; book a slot again. If you fail the driving test, you can retake it after 7 days. After 3 failures in a row you must wait 60 days from the last test, and the Act as amended in 2019 says you must then complete a remedial driver training course at a driving school; ask the RTA office how this is applied. Each retest is paid for again: the fee table lists ₹50 (learner's) and ₹300 (driving, each class); pay what the portal shows. If your learner's licence is about to run out and no slot is free, contact your transport office, taking your original documents; once it has run out, Sarathi lists "Expired Learner Licence Issue Again".

    Sarathi portal (Andhra Pradesh) · Open the official page

    Sources: 7, 10, 6, 1, 15, 16, 23

    If it is lateIf the card has not come, first check "Application Status" on Sarathi.

    If the card has not come, first check "Application Status" on Sarathi. Then complain to the head of that office (MVI, RTO or DTC) in person, by phone or by e-mail. The department's charter says complaints are settled within 7 days; if yours is not, contact the next officer yourself (RTO, DTC or JTC). If you belong to Andhra Pradesh and have an Aadhaar number, you can also register it on the state's grievance system, PGRS (the website, the mobile app or the village or ward secretariat); for an emergency, 1100.

    PGRS (Public Grievance Redressal System) · Open the official page

    Sources: 3, 14, 1, 18

    If you are asked for more moneyThe Transport Department has no agents or touts, and nobody can get you a slot out of turn.

    The Transport Department has no agents or touts, and nobody can get you a slot out of turn. Do not pay anyone for a slot. Pay only the fees the portal shows, and keep a receipt for every payment. If anyone asks for a bribe, call the ACB on 1064.

    Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)

    Sources: 10, 9, 3, 19, 18, 20

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    The 26 official pages and papers this guide is written from
    1. Sarathi: Licence services, Andhra Pradesh (page headed "Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh")Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Parivahan Sewa, built by NIC), for the Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Menus: Learner Licence (Application for New Learner Licence, Print Learner Licence (Form3), Mock Test for LL, Online LLTest(STALL), Expired Learner Licence Issue Again); Driving Licence (New Driving Licence, Apply for Driving Licence); Appointments (LL Test Slot Booking, DL Test Slot Booking, Cancel LL/DL Test Slot); Upload Document (Upload Photograph and Signature); Fee Payments; Application Status; Others (Track Dispatch Article Status, Road Safety Content); File Your Grievance, Feedback / Complaints · read on 01-11-2026
    2. District Transport Department (Tirupati district website)District Administration, Tirupati District, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Functions (driving licences, driving tests); Digital India & e-Governance (VAHAN, SARATHI 4.0); Driving Licenses (ADTTs, Automated Driving Test Tracks); Important Website Links: "All Services related to Driving License & conductor Licenses are issued through Sarathi Parivahan" · read on 01-11-2026
    3. Citizen's Charter, Transport Department (August 2022)Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 4.1 Service delivery offices; 4.3 Documents and time frame (1. Learner's Licence: computer test, licence handed over immediately after the test; 2. Fresh Driving Licence: only after 30 days of the learner's licence, 24 hours, smart cards by speed post); acceptable proofs of age and of residence (copies attested by a gazetted officer); 4.7 Electronic services (slot booking); 6. Grievance redress (7 days, escalation, Transport Commissioner after 15 days); 8. Expectations (no agents, receipts); 4.3, 4. Renewal of driving licence and 7. International Driving Permit (services and documents); 4.3, 1. Learner's Licence: a second learner's licence is exempted from the test (23-08-2022) · read on 02-11-2026
    4. Driving LicenceTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Where do you get it? When do you get it? (ages 16, 18, 20); Do you need to produce a Medical Certificate? (non-transport licences, over 50) · read on 01-11-2026
    5. Obtain a Permanent LicenceTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Form 4; an effective learner's licence of the same type; fee under Rule 32 of the CMV Rules; driving test on the vehicle applied for · read on 01-11-2026
    6. Fees: Licence (Rule 32 of C.M.V. Rules, 1989)Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Table, serial numbers 1 to 4 (learner's licence ₹150 for each class, learner's test or repeat test ₹50, test of competence or repeat test ₹300 for each class, issue of a driving licence ₹200) · read on 01-11-2026
    7. FAQ's: LicenceTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, How to get your learner's licence? (ages, Form 2 with the parent's signature, Form 1A from 50, photo, signature and thumb impression before the online test, validity 6 months, retest after 7 days, fees and service charge); How to get your fresh driving licence? (learner's licence older than 30 days, vehicle with RC, IC and PUC, retest after 7 days, 60 days after 3 failures, smart card fee); How to get your learner's licence?, Proof of Nationality (by birth, naturalisation or descent; "Foreigner/ NRI": particulars of the native country, address, personal IDs, passport, visa, legal documents issued by the Commissioner of Police, MRO or another competent authority); Address Proof, note (a sworn affidavit with the house owner's address proof, to the satisfaction of the licensing authority, if none of the listed proofs is available); How to get your fresh driving licence?, note: exempted from the test for a non-transport category when holding a licence for that class from a competent authority of any country outside India; retest of the learner's and driving tests after 7 days · read on 02-11-2026
    8. User ChargesTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, II. Licence: (a) learner's licence ₹30; (c) non-transport driving licences (PVC card) ₹150 · read on 01-11-2026
    9. FAQ's: LLR TestTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, What is the LLR test (about 20 questions, 16 right to pass); time (10 minutes); languages (Hindi, Telugu, English); agents · read on 01-11-2026
    10. FAQ's: Driving TestTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Coming late (test denied, book again); no emergency slots; expiring learner's licence (renew and wait 30 days); agents and touts (none; slot booking free, nobody can give a slot out of turn) · read on 02-11-2026
    11. Licensing Related Fees and ChargesMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Fee payable, serial numbers 1 to 4 · read on 01-11-2026
    12. Learner's LicenseMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Age limit to obtain Driving Licence (under 18: motor cycle without gear, with written consent; 18: other than transport vehicles) · read on 01-11-2026
    13. Permanent LicenseMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Procedure (online slot booking, Form 4, learner's licence held at least 30 days, vehicle of the type applied for, licence sent by speed post) · read on 01-11-2026
    14. FAQ: New DL, New Driver's License servicesMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), What is the validity of the Driving License? ("Validity for Non Transport Vehicles": (a) under 30 on the date of issue or renewal, until 40; its first line, "20 years ... or till ... 40 years of age, which comes earlier", does not match the Act); How do I know the dispatch status (Sarathi, choose the state, Application Status); licence approved but not received (contact the transport office) · read on 01-11-2026
    15. The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 (No. 32 of 2019)Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department), Government of India (Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1, No. 51), Section 9(ii): new clause (b) of section 14(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (validity of a licence other than a transport licence by age at issue or renewal: under 30, until 40; 30 to 49, ten years; 50 to 54, until 60; 55 and over, five years); Sections 4(i) and 5(i): in sections 8(1) and 9(1), "any licensing authority in the State"; section 5(ii): only the second proviso of section 9(3) replaced; section 4(iii): section 8(3) (medical certificate) now only for an application "to drive a transport vehicle"; section 5(iv): after three failed tests the applicant "shall be required to complete a remedial driver training course" (09-08-2019) · read on 02-11-2026
    16. FAQ: Appointment of Slots for Driver's LicenseMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Checking and booking slots (Sarathi, state, Appointments); absent on the day of the learner's test (rebook); cancelling an appointment (at most 2 times, or as the state decides); learner's licence expiring with no slots ("contact your Zonal Office/Transport Department") · read on 01-11-2026
    17. Form 2 [Refer Rules 10, 14, 17 and 18] of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: application for learner's licence or driving licenceMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Parent or guardian's consent for a minor; item 2: Aadhaar details "if already available"; Annexure: list of documents (proof of address and age, passport among them; Form 1, Form 1A for a renewal above 40 years or a transport licence, photograph; other documents, item 7: foreigners' proof of legal presence in India in addition to proof of residence); Annexure, proof of address and age, item 8: affidavit sworn before an Executive Magistrate, Notary Public or First Class Judicial Magistrate; item 4: proof of address "in case of New Learner's Licence or New Driving Licence"; annexure, other documents: Form 1, photograph; item 1: classes of vehicle (Motor Cycle Without Gear, Motor Cycle With Gear and Light Motor Vehicle are separate classes) · read on 02-11-2026
    18. Public Grievance Redressal System (PGRS): FAQ'sReal Time Governance Society (RTGS), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Who can register a grievance and how (1100, secretariat, Collectorate on Mondays, portal, app); Grievance No by SMS; re-opening twice; corruption and bribe grievances (ACB) · read on 01-11-2026
    19. Markapuram district website: Helpline ContactsDistrict Administration, Markapuram District, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Helpline Contacts: ACB 1064 · read on 01-11-2026
    20. MeeSeva Official Portal, home pageElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Notice "Asking Bribe? – Call ACB 1064 or send a mail to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in" · read on 02-11-2026
    21. Forms: LicenceTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Form -1 (Download); Form -1 A (Download); learner's, renewal and other licence forms · read on 01-11-2026
    22. FAQ: I am a foreigner, can I apply Driver's License on the basis of my country's Driver's LicenseMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Answer: a diplomat may apply for the driving licence directly; anyone else applies for a learner's licence first (FAQ category: New DL, New Driver's License services) · read on 02-11-2026
    23. The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (consolidated text with amendments to about 2012)Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (consolidated text published by the Transport Department, Government of Chhattisgarh), Rule 2(r): an International Driving Permit is issued by a licensing authority in India to an Indian national, for driving in other countries party to the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic; rule 4, item 12 (inserted by G.S.R. 276(E), 10 April 2007): proof of legal presence in India in addition to proof of residence, for foreigners; Chapter II (rules 3 to 32, rule 31 being the driving syllabus): no rule on driving in India on a licence from another country; rule 4, proviso: where no listed document can be produced for sufficient reason, the licensing authority may accept an affidavit sworn before an Executive Magistrate, a First Class Judicial Magistrate or a Notary Public as evidence of age and address; rule 4 (proofs "in original or relevant extracts thereof duly attested"); rule 5(1) (Form 1 self-declaration with an application for a learner's licence or a driving licence; Form 1-A from a registered medical practitioner for a transport vehicle); rule 10 (the words "or renewal" of a learner's licence omitted by G.S.R. 276(E), 10 April 2007); rule 14(1) (a driving licence application goes with (a) an effective learner's licence for the type of vehicle applied for, (c) photographs, (f) proof of residence, (g) proof of age); rule 15(1) (learner's licence held for at least thirty days before the driving test) · read on 02-11-2026
    24. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), text before the 2019 amendmentMinistry of Law and Justice, Government of India (India Code), Section 8(1) (where to apply: where one ordinarily resides or carries on business, or where one's driving school is); section 9(3), first proviso, clause (a)(iii) (no driving test for the holder of a licence for that class from a competent authority of a country outside India); section 139(1)(c) (the Central Government may make rules on the conditions for people entering India for a temporary stay to drive here); section 14(1) (a learner's licence is effective for six months from its issue) (14-10-1988) · read on 30-10-2026
    25. Notification S.O. 1050(E) dated 4 March 2021: rights of Overseas Citizen of India cardholders (Citizenship Act, 1955, section 7B(1))Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Rights (1) multiple entry lifelong visa, (2) exemption from registration with the FRRO or FRO, (5) a foreigner's rights in fields not named; Explanation (1): an OCI cardholder is a foreign national holding a foreign passport and is not a citizen of India (04-03-2021) · read on 02-11-2026
    26. Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025 (S.O. 3997(E)), as amended by S.O. 6027(E) of 4 November 2026Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Paragraph 3(1)(b): citizens of Nepal and Bhutan · read on 10-11-2026