Hi,
I will move from the UK to the province of Quebec soon and I would like to know if it is possible to simply swap my UK driving licence with the Quebec licence without having to do any test?
Apart from this, my plan is:
- get an international driving licence at the UK post office 1 week before leaving, the IDL would last 1 year
- use my UK driving licence with the paired international licence in Quebec for up to 1 year (go from visitor status, to OWP, to PR status in the meantime)
- convert the licence before the 1 year ends
Is this process correct, in particular about using the UK driving licence with the paired international licence for 1 year even if I don't have a residential address in UK anymore.
Also, do I need to inform UK DVLA that I live in Canada/that I don't have a UK address anymore as soon as I enter Canada? Would this 'invalidate' my UK DL and therefore need the IDL?
Could I start the swapping process once I get the open work permit? Or do I need to wait for PR?
I will move from the UK to the province of Quebec soon and I would like to know if it is possible to simply swap my UK driving licence with the Quebec licence without having to do any test?
Apart from this, my plan is:
- get an international driving licence at the UK post office 1 week before leaving, the IDL would last 1 year
- use my UK driving licence with the paired international licence in Quebec for up to 1 year (go from visitor status, to OWP, to PR status in the meantime)
- convert the licence before the 1 year ends
Is this process correct, in particular about using the UK driving licence with the paired international licence for 1 year even if I don't have a residential address in UK anymore.
Also, do I need to inform UK DVLA that I live in Canada/that I don't have a UK address anymore as soon as I enter Canada? Would this 'invalidate' my UK DL and therefore need the IDL?
Could I start the swapping process once I get the open work permit? Or do I need to wait for PR?