International Driving Permit

Post by **nmcd1649** » April 23, 2015, 2:58 pm

I hold a 5 year Thai driving licence issued in Udon. I'm going on a short term work project in Russia and the company require me to have an International Driving Permit. Can I get this IDP in Udon..?? if so any advice on where to apply and what documentation requirements I need would be appreciated...

Post by **rjj04** » April 23, 2015, 3:29 pm

search "IDL" on this website and you will get a few results, such as...

"International Drivers License
Just got my IDL at the AEK Udon DLT office. Don't know if this info will be good tomorrow, but this is what happened today. Brought in Passport, copy of picture page & latest Visa page, copy of Thai DL front and back, two passport ...

by Jello
February 27, 2015, 4:49 pm

Forum: Travel & Transport
Topic: International Drivers License
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Post by **Aardvark** » April 23, 2015, 4:32 pm

Be mindful that Russia may not recognize a Thai IDL. Do your homework first ....

Post by **reddevil** » April 23, 2015, 4:55 pm

You don't need IDL, I have worked in Russia on several occasions and used my Thai license, you need it translated and copied with company stamp on photo copy for when the police stop you and they will many times.

Post by **wazza** » April 24, 2015, 2:17 am

Aardvark wrote:Be mindful that Russia may not recognize a Thai IDL. Do your homework first ....

Yes they do, Its issued under the UN treaty they signed.

Sorry for the formatting, but the xls file wont copy over etc

Albania Guatemala Peru
Algeria Guyana Philippines
Argentina Haiti Poland
Australia Honduras Portugal
Austria Hong Kong Romania
Bahamas Hungary Russian Federation
Bangladesh Iceland Rwanda Barbados India St. Lucia
Belgium Ireland St. Vincent and Grenada
Belize Israel Samoa
Benin Italy San Marino
Botswana Ivory coast Senegal
Brazil Jamaica Seychelles
Bulgaria Japan Sierra Leone
Cambodia Jordan Singapore
Canada Korea Slovak Rep.
Central African Rep. Kyrgyz Republic South Africa
Chile Laos Spain
Colombia Lebanon Sri Lanka
Congo, Rep. of Lesotho Surinam
Congo, Dem. Rep. Luxembourg Swaziland
Costa Rica Macao Sweden
Ivory Coast Madasgcar Switzerland
Cuba Malawi Syria
Cyprus Malaysia Taiwan
Czech Republic Mali Tanzania
Denmark Malta Thailand
Dominican Republic Mauritius Togo
Ecuador Mexico Trinidad and Tobago
Egypt Monaco Tunisia
El Salvador Morocco Turkey
Fiji Namibia Uganda
Finland Netherlands United Kingdom
France New Zealand USA
Gambia Nicaragua Uruguay
Germany Niger Vatican City
Georgia (Rep. of) Norway Venezuela
Ghana Panama Vietnam
Greece Papua New Guinea Zambia
Grenada Paraguay Zimbabwe

The following are former Soviet Union countries that have agreed to the 1949 UN convention on International Driver Permits
Armenia Kazakstan Tajikistan
Azerbaijan Latvia Turkmenistan
Belarus Lithuania Ukraine
Estonia Moldova Uzbekistan

The bottom line to this, it is effectively an endorsement of your existing licence in the country that has issued your IDP.

All's fine till you have an incident and local authorities then ask for you IDP perhaps ???

But Officer my company secretary and recruiting agency said I didn't need one - SLAM LOL