Recently, a very concerning phenomenon is occurring that language students who have just arrived in Jeju are driving motorcycles or cars on the school roads without licenses. Through private interviews, I discovered they are driving without a license, and even some students purchase a vehicle through an illegal way. This situation leads to huge hidden troubles about traffic safety problems at the school.

For foreigners, to get a Korean local driving license is not difficult. You just need to pass the written exam, the driving course test and the on-road driving exam. Korean driving licenses are divided into level 1 and level 2. People who obtain level 1 can drive not only small vehicles but also large vehicles, while level 2 should only drive small vehicles with fewer than 10 passengers. Korean driving licenses are also subdivided into manual and automatic transmission; you can choose which you want. If you have already got a driving license from your own nation, you can exchange to the Korean driving license right now. First, you need to make sure whether your driving license is acknowledged in Korea. Second, if your country is acknowledged in Korea, you just need to take the aptitude test and health check; otherwise, if your country is not acknowledged, the aptitude test and simplified written exam must be passed.