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A person who has an international driver's license can drive a car for one year from the date that he or she arrived in Korea.
 Getting a Korean Driver's License (New Driver)
First time drivers must go through a rigorous process to receive a license, involving a written test (Çаú½ÃÇè , Hak-gwa Siheom), driving test (closed course) (±â´É ½ÃÇè, Gineung Siheom), and a second driving test (public road) ( ÁÖÇà ½ÃÇè, Juhaeng Siheom). Each step must be completed in sequence and each involves a fee. Written test is available in English, Japanese, Chinese.
Required Documents:
 Certificate of Alien Registration
 3 recent photographs (half size of business card)
 Application fee: 14,000 won
 Passport
 Driver's License
Residents must report an address change or purchase within 15 days. If the vehicle is received as a gift, the recipient has 20 days from the receipt of the gift to report it.
Applying for a Driver's License
- Application Fee: 4,000 won
- Physical Examination Fee: 5,000 won
Written Test
- Required items: Application, Certificate of Alien   Registration, Felt Pen(fon computer use).
- Passing Grade: above 80
Driving Test(Closed Course)
- Required Items: Application, Certificate of Alien Registration

- Passing Grade: above 80
Provisional Driver's License(¿¬½À¸éÇãÁõ, Yeonseup Myeonheojeung)
Drivers must provide evidence of diriving width an experienced driver fo at least 10 hours before applying for the road driving test
Road Training(10 Hours)
The trainde must be with a person who has over one year of driving experience.
Driving Test(Public Road)
- Test Course: about 3km
- Passing Grade: Above 70(Teh driver must pass this during the validity of the validity of the provisional Driver's License)
Issuing Driver's License
- Required Items: proof of passing of all required tests
- For more information, please call 1577-1120 ( , Gangnam-gu Driver's License Examination Site   http://www.dla.go.kr/eng/main.jsp).
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