{"id":2483,"date":"2025-09-16T10:18:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:38:02","slug":"how-to-apply-for-driving-license-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/2483\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply for Driving License in Bahrain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Traffic Department in the Kingdom of Bahrain has made it possible to issue electronic driving licenses to both citizens and residents, enabling them to travel legally on its roads. Once this is obtained, they can then obtain an international driving license, enabling them to drive while visiting another country.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Apply for Driving License in Bahrain<\/h2>\n<p>To apply for driving license in Bahrain, you can follow these simple steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Go to the driving license extraction page &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.bahrain.bh\/wps\/portal\/en\/BSP\/GSX-UI-EServiceDetails\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jZDLDoJADEW_xQVbWhQGcAcafESNjyA4GzMYXgYYMox8vyauSBDprs05t2mBQgi0Ym2eMpnzihWf_kbJXdsYuLYWiMelPsXT1T4Td6-hSUwIuoDt-x4Sa-XpOrHO7sEAOsbHH-XgOH8AoMPxAdDuip4L_mVsgaYFj77vcqpoZqVARZzEIhbqS3zGmZR1M1dQwYhlguVVXTCZcFGqD14q2OdlvJEQ9uBwYQLq0vdDfBpFu0scZzJ5Az8drVc!\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSkpZQSEhL3dMTUFOa0FFa0EhIS80TlZFL2Vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from here<\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the Use e-Service icon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Click on the icon to request a driver&#8217;s license.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2489\" src=\"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1-427x400.jpg\" alt=\"How to Apply for Driving License in Bahrain\" width=\"427\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1-427x400.jpg 427w, https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1-1024x959.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1-360x337.jpg 360w, https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/How-to-Apply-for-Driving-License-in-Bahrain1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Log in using a digital key.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: Enter the data and upload the necessary attachments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Pay the service fees and then submit the application.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> Complete the driving education procedures and then take the traffic test.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 8<\/strong>: Get the driver&#8217;s license the user wants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Get Driving License in Bahrain for Expats<\/h2>\n<p>To get driving license in Bahrain for Expats, here&#8217;s how you can do it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Go to the international driving license application page &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/services.bahrain.bh\/wps\/portal\/en\/BSP\/GSX-UI-EServiceDetails\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jZDLDoJADEW_xQVbWhQGcAcafESNjyA4GzMYXgYYMox8vyauSBDprs05t2mBQgi0Ym2eMpnzihWf_kbJXdsYuLYWiMelPsXT1T4Td6-hSUwIuoDt-x4Sa-XpOrHO7sEAOsbHH-XgOH8AoMPxAdDuip4L_mVsgaYFj77vcqpoZqVARZzEIhbqS3zGmZR1M1dQwYhlguVVXTCZcFGqD14q2OdlvJEQ9uBwYQLq0vdDfBpFu0scZzJ5Az8drVc!\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSkpZQSEhL3dMTUFOa0FFa0EhIS80TlZFL2Vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from here<\/a>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on Use the e-service after reading the details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Click on the International Driving Permit Issuance Service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: Enter\u00a0via electronic key.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Proceed to the international driving license issuance service.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Continue adding data and then uploading attachments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: Pay the fees and submit the application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Applying for Driving License in Bahrain link<\/h2>\n<p>A driving license can be issued electronically in Bahrain by directly accessing the link <a href=\"https:\/\/services.bahrain.bh\/wps\/portal\/en\/BSP\/GSX-UI-EServiceDetails\/!ut\/p\/z1\/jZDLDoJADEW_xQVbWhQGcAcafESNjyA4GzMYXgYYMox8vyauSBDprs05t2mBQgi0Ym2eMpnzihWf_kbJXdsYuLYWiMelPsXT1T4Td6-hSUwIuoDt-x4Sa-XpOrHO7sEAOsbHH-XgOH8AoMPxAdDuip4L_mVsgaYFj77vcqpoZqVARZzEIhbqS3zGmZR1M1dQwYhlguVVXTCZcFGqD14q2OdlvJEQ9uBwYQLq0vdDfBpFu0scZzJ5Az8drVc!\/dz\/d5\/L0lHSkpZQSEhL3dMTUFOa0FFa0EhIS80TlZFL2Vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">services.bahrain.bh<\/a>, then logging in using the electronic key, attaching the required documents, uploading the necessary personal information, paying the service fee, and submitting the application.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Both citizens and residents of Bahrain must obtain a driving license to legally drive on the Kingdom&#8217;s roads. They must also renew their licenses at least 30 days before their expiration date to avoid incurring non-renewal fines stipulated by the country&#8217;s traffic law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Traffic Department in the Kingdom of Bahrain has made it possible to issue electronic driving licenses to both citizens and residents, enabling them to travel legally on its roads&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2487,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-2483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-services","tag-driving-license"],"acf":[],"views":380,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions\/2491"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/menbrbahrain.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}