Transport and Taxi Permits in Kuwait
Professional driving needs a permit on top of the license. These guides cover each transport permit the GDT lists.
Some permits are reserved for Kuwaiti citizens, others depend on a company or sponsor. Each guide shows the conditions the GDT sets, and the documents.
You need a general license first: if you do not have one yet, start with New driving license.
Transport and taxi permits
Taxi permit
The GDT issues taxi driving permits to Kuwaiti citizens who are not salaried employees and who pass the country geography and road-network test.
Read the guide Transport and taxi permitsCall taxi permit
Call taxi drivers work for an agency or company, and the permit ends the moment they leave that job.
Read the guide Transport and taxi permitsBus permit
A public bus permit in Kuwait is reserved for Kuwaiti citizens who pass a special driving test, the traffic instructions and a knowledge-of-the-country check.
Read the guide Transport and taxi permitsPickup truck permit
The GDT issues pickup truck permits when the truck owner is also the employer of the person who asked for residency.
Read the guide Transport and taxi permitsStreet food truck permit
Food trucks need approvals from three bodies before the General Traffic Department issues the permit: the municipality, traffic engineering and technical inspection.
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