• The customer presents the required documents at the institutes or at the registration offices
• The customer is required to settle the fees in person to open a traffic file
• The concerned employees print the notification for the customer
• The customer undergoes an eye test at the office of one of RTA trusted agents
• The customer receives an application to start the training.

• • The personal presence of the customer is required.
  • The customer must be medically fit.
  • In case the visa is issued in another emirate:
    • The customer must not have a driving license file in another emirate.
    • The activity and trade name on the commercial license of the company’s Dubai branch must correspond
    • The same sponsor-related requirements must be presented in case of personal sponsorship
    • The customer is exempt from presenting a commercial license if he was the CEO of a company, an institution, a bank, a university, an organization, or of public oil equipment
  • The training file will be cancelled if the customer doesn't take the driving test within 6 months from his last appointment date
  • The customer must abide by the following to apply for a driving license:
  Motorcycle license:
  • The customer must not be younger than 17 years old.
  Light vehicle license:
  • The customer must be 17 years and 6 months old to open a file; however, the license will be issued when the customer turns 18
  • If the vehicle is for transporting passengers, its weight while empty should not exceed 2.5 tonnes, and the number of passengers must not exceed 14 without the driver
  • If the vehicle is for transporting cargo, its weight while empty must not exceed 2.5 tonnes, and its cargo must not exceed 2 tonnes.
  Heavy vehicle license (all types of heavy and light vehicles):
  • The customer must be 20 years old.
  Light bus license (all types of light buses and vehicles of which the number of passengers do not exceed 26 without the driver)
  • The customer must not be younger than 21 years old to apply for this license.
  Heavy bus license (all types of light and heavy buses and light vehicles):
  • The customer must not be younger than 21 years old to apply for this license.
  Tractor or light mechanical machine license (all types of tractors or light mechanical machines of which the weight while empty does not exceed 7.5 tonnes):
  • The customer must not be younger than 20 years old to apply for this license.
  Tractor or heavy mechanical machine license (all types of light and heavy tractors and mechanical machines) :
  • The customer must not be younger than 20 years old to apply for this license.
  Eye test results:
  • The customer must take an eye test at an eyesight testing centre accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
  • The customer must have the results of the eye test according to the requested category.

For drivers of light vehicles and motorcycles:

• One eye 6/18 -- Second eye 6/18
• One eye 6/12-- Second 6/24
• One eye 6/9 -- Second eye 6/36 or 6/60
• One eye 6/6 -- Blind.

For drivers of heavy vehicles:

• One eye 6/6 -- Second eye 6/18 or 6/12 or 6/9
• One eye 6/9 -- Second eye 6/9.

For the drivers of light and heavy buses, tractor and mechanical machines:

• Both eyes must be 6/6 with spectacles or without spectacles.

For colour blind customers:

• The customer can apply for the license on condition of passing the eye test.