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International Driving Permit (IDP)

Indian citizens with an Indian driving licence apply on Sarathi for an IDP before travelling, to drive abroad; if it runs out while you are there, it can be re-issued through an Indian mission.

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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Where:At the officeOnline

For whom: Indian citizens living in Andhra Pradesh who hold a valid Indian driving licence and want to drive abroad; and those whose IDP ran out while abroad. An IDP is only for Indian nationals: it is not issued to OCI cardholders or foreign nationals. Indian citizens living abroad (NRIs) ask the RTO first.

1Your situation

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2Documents you need

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  • If you don't have it: → Renewing a driving licence
    Details

    Sources: 5, 4, 10, 3

  • If you don't have it: → Passport
    Details

    Sources: 5, 10, 3

  • Details

    Not confirmed: Neither the rule nor the Transport Department's page says which document counts; see what the portal asks for, or ask the RTO.

    Sources: 5

  • Details

    The visa for the country you are going to. The Transport Department's 2022 charter lists a valid passport and visa, the originals for checking; its IDP page says "where applicable". The central rule in force since 15 February 2021 (rule 14(2)) does not list a visa.

    Sources: 3, 10, 11, 5

  • Details

    Sources: 3, 10

  • Details

    Sources: 5, 4

  • Details

    Sources: 7, 5

  • Details

    Not confirmed: The Embassy of India in Bogota (for Indians in Ecuador) asks for this; ask the mission in your country what it needs.

    Sources: 7

  • Details

    It shows your name as in the passport and the expired IDP's number.

    Sources: 7, 5

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  1. Do this now

    The Central Motor Vehicles Rules give an IDP to an Indian national with a valid Indian licence (rules 2(r) and 14(2)).

    Parivahan's and the Transport Department's pages add "who is a resident of India" and say you apply to the office for the area where you live. As you live abroad, ask the office before you apply whether you can get an IDP in Andhra Pradesh.

    Where
    Regional Transport Office (RTO), or the office of the Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC)
    Not confirmed

    No official page says whether an Indian citizen who lives abroad counts as "a resident of India" for an IDP. The rules we read ask for Indian nationality, a valid Indian licence and a passport; they say nothing about residence.

    Sources: 6, 5, 3, 10

  2. Do this now

    Check that your Indian licence is valid for the whole trip.

    The IDP is valid for up to one year from issue, or until your licence expires, whichever is earlier. If your licence runs out soon, renew it first. The IDP is given for the classes of vehicle on your licence (such as two-wheeler or car).

    Where
    You do this yourself
    Not confirmed

    The validity rule (rule 16(4)) is from a copy with amendments to about 2012; we have not read any later change to it. Go by the date printed on the IDP.

    Sources: 6, 5, 4, 7

  3. Do this now

    On Sarathi (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in), choose Andhra Pradesh, then "Driving License" and "Services on Drivers License", and give your licence number and date of birth.

    Choose the International Driving Permit service. In Form 4A, fill in the countries you will visit, how long you will stay and the vehicle categories, and upload the documents and photo the portal asks for.

    Where
    Online
    Open the official page
    Not confirmed

    The Transport Department's 2022 charter also lists Form 1 and Form 1A for an IDP. The central rule in force since 2021 (rule 14(2)) does not list a medical certificate. Take them if the portal or the office asks.

    Sources: 5, 4, 3, 8, 10, 11, 1

  4. Do this now

    Pay the fee on the portal and print the receipt.

    Where
    Online
    Fee
    By Rule 32 (the Transport Department's fee page says the same): ₹1,000 for the IDP, plus user charges. The portal shows the total.
    Open the official page

    Sources: 5, 9, 2, 10, 8

  5. Do this now

    If the portal asks for a slot, book it, and on that day take your original licence, passport and visa to the RTO for checking.

    The Transport Department's 2022 charter gives "Same day" as the time frame for an IDP.

    Where
    Regional Transport Office (RTO), or the office of the Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC)
    Not confirmed

    The Transport Department's page (written before Sarathi) says to apply to the RTO, and its 2022 charter asks for the originals for checking; neither mentions a slot. Follow what the portal shows.

    Sources: 10, 8, 11

  6. Do this now

    Contact the Indian embassy or consulate in the country where you live.

    The procedure the Embassy of India in Bogota describes: you fill in its consular service form, pay its own fee, send it your original passport, Indian licence and the expired IDP for checking, and give proof that you live there. It checks the licence and gives you a receipt with your name and the old IDP's number. Your Indian licence must still be valid.

    Where
    Indian embassy or consulate (in the country where you live)
    Not confirmed

    This is from one mission's page (Bogota, for Indians in Ecuador). That page says the service is offered only where the country is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic. Ask the mission in your country whether it offers it and what it charges. We found no official page on renewing an Indian licence from abroad.

    Sources: 7, 5

  7. Do this now

    Then apply for the IDP in Form 4A on the Parivahan / Sarathi portal (choosing Andhra Pradesh).

    In item 15 of the form, give the address abroad where you want to receive the IDP; upload the mission's receipt and the documents.

    Where
    Online
    Fee
    ₹3,000 · By Rule 32: ₹1,000 for the IDP, and ₹2,000 more when you apply through an Indian mission abroad with an expired IDP. The mission's own fee is separate.
    Open the official page

    Sources: 5, 4, 7, 8, 9

  8. Do this now

    The licensing authority checks the documents, issues the IDP and sends it by courier to your address abroad.

    Where
    You do this yourself

    Sources: 7

  9. Do this now

    When you drive abroad, carry your Indian licence along with the IDP; the IDP is issued on the strength of your Indian licence.

    It is valid only in countries that are parties to the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic.

    Where
    You do this yourself

    Sources: 7, 6

If something goes wrong

If it is rejectedAn IDP is issued only on a valid Indian licence.

An IDP is issued only on a valid Indian licence. If the application is refused, ask for the reason; if your licence has expired, renew it first and apply again.

Sarathi portal (Andhra Pradesh) · Open the official page

Sources: 5, 8

If it is lateIf the IDP has not come, check the application's status on Sarathi.

If the IDP has not come, check the application's status on Sarathi. Then complain to the head of that office (RTO or DTC) in person, by phone or by e-mail. The charter says a complaint should be settled within 7 days. If you complained in person, by phone or by e-mail and it is not settled in that time, you can go to the next officer yourself. A complaint made through the helpline or the website moves to the next officer by itself after 7 days, and to the Transport Commissioner after 15 days.

Sarathi portal (Andhra Pradesh) · Open the official page

Sources: 11, 8

If you are asked for more moneyThe Transport Department has no agents or touts.

The Transport Department has no agents or touts. Pay only the fees the portal shows, and keep a receipt for every payment. If anyone asks for more money, complain to the head of that office or the officer above.

Sarathi portal (Andhra Pradesh) · Open the official page

Sources: 12, 11

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The 13 official pages and papers this guide is written from
  1. FAQ: Services On Driver's License (page 1)Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Page 1, the only page in our saved copy: What is the procedure for the following services (sarathi.parivahan.gov.in, Select State, Driving License, Services on Drivers License, licence number and date of birth). Pages 2 to 4, read on 2 November 2026, had the IDP categories by weight and visa details on Sarathi for an IDP; we could not open those pages again on 11 November 2026, and nothing in this guide rests on them · read on 02-11-2026
  2. Licensing Related Fees and ChargesMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Fee payable, serial numbers 5 (International Driving Permit, ₹1,000), 8 (renewal, ₹200) and 9 (renewal after the grace period, ₹300, and ₹1,000 for each year or part of a year of delay after the grace period) · read on 02-11-2026
  3. International Driving PermitMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Issued to an applicant who holds a valid Indian licence and is a resident of India; Form 4A or in writing to the RTO where the applicant resides, with the countries and the length of stay; requirements (valid licence and copies; copies of passport, visa where applicable and air ticket; fees with user charges) · read on 02-11-2026
  4. Form 4A [Refer rule 14(2)]: form of application for issue of International Driving Permit to drive a motor vehicle in other countriesMinistry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Parivahan Sewa), Categories of vehicles (A motor cycles; B vehicles up to 3,500 kg and 8 seats besides the driver; C goods vehicles over 3,500 kg; D passenger vehicles with more than 8 seats; E combinations); items 9 (an IDP held before), 13 (three photographs), 14 (copy of the driving licence), 15 (address where the IDP is to be collected, "applicable only in case if applicant is applying from a Foreign Country after expiry of IDP issued during his current stay") · read on 02-11-2026
  5. Notification G.S.R. 15(E) dated 7 January 2021: the Central Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules, 2021Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i), No. 13), Rule 1(2): in force from 15 February 2021; rule 2: new rule 14(2) (an IDP is applied for online through parivahan.gov.in in Form 4A, with a valid driving licence, the Rule 32 fee, three recent passport photographs, valid proof of Indian nationality and valid proof of passport); rule 3: Rule 32, serial 5 (₹1,000; an additional ₹2,000 when the applicant applies online through an Indian Mission or Post abroad, from a foreign country, with an expired IDP); rule 4(c): Form 4A, item 15 (07-01-2021) · read on 02-11-2026
  6. The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (consolidated text with amendments to about 2012)Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India (consolidated text published by the Transport Department, Government of Chhattisgarh), Rule 2(r): an International Driving Permit is issued by a licensing authority in India to an Indian national, for driving in countries that are parties to the Convention on Road Traffic signed at Geneva; rule 16(4): an IDP is valid for not more than one year from issue, or until the driving licence expires, whichever is earlier; rule 14(2) in this copy (before G.S.R. 15(E)): proof of Indian nationality, passport and visa; no condition of residence · read on 02-11-2026
  7. Re-issue of International Driving Permit (IDP) - for Indians in Ecuador ONLYEmbassy of India, Bogota, Colombia (Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India), The service from 15 February 2021 under G.S.R. 15(E) of 7 January 2021, only where the country is a party to the Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, 1949; the procedure (the mission's consular service form and its own fee; original passport, Indian driving licence and expired IDP; proof of residence; the mission's receipt with the name and the expired IDP number; the application on parivahan.gov.in with the receipt; the licensing authority verifies and couriers the IDP to the applicant's address); the IDP rests on the Indian licence, which must be carried with it; the mission only verifies the licence and cannot intervene · read on 02-11-2026
  8. Sarathi: Licence services, Andhra Pradesh (page headed "Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh")Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (Parivahan Sewa, built by NIC), for the Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, The Andhra Pradesh entry to Sarathi, where the application is made, the fee is paid and the application's status is seen. The page is not in our saved copies (it answers with a bot check), so no menu name in this guide is taken from it · read on 02-11-2026
  9. Fees: Licence (Rule 32 of C.M.V. Rules, 1989)Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Table, serial numbers 3 (test of competence, ₹300), 5 (International Driving Permit, ₹1,000), 8 (renewal, ₹200), 9 (renewal after the grace period, ₹300, and ₹1,000 for each year or part after it) and 15 (duplicate driving licence, ₹100, Rule 18 of the A.P.M.V. Rules, 1989) · read on 02-11-2026
  10. International Driving PermitTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Issued to an applicant who holds a valid Indian licence and is a resident of India; application to the RTO where the applicant resides, with the countries and the length of stay; requirements (valid licence and copies; copies of passport, visa where applicable and air ticket; fees with user charges) · read on 02-11-2026
  11. Citizen's Charter, Transport Department (August 2022)Transport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 4.3 Documents and time frame: 4. Renewal of driving licence (Form 9, Form 1, Form 1A, original licence; 24 hours); 5. Duplicate driving licence (Form LLD; 24 hours); 7. International Driving Permit (Form 4A, Form 1, Form 1A, valid passport and visa, valid driving licence, originals for verification; time frame "Same day"; office rendering the service RTO, DTC/JTC; for delay DTC, TC); smart cards by speed post; 6. Grievance/Complaint Redress Mechanism (head of the office in person, by phone or e-mail; redress within seven days; escalation, and to the Transport Commissioner after 15 days); Annexure 1 (officers' contact details on aptransport.org) (23-08-2022) · read on 02-11-2026
  12. FAQ's: Driving TestTransport Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Some agents and touts assure me a slot (the department has no agents or touts; booking is free; book your slot yourself) · read on 02-11-2026
  13. Notification S.O. 1050(E) dated 4 March 2021: rights of Overseas Citizen of India cardholders (Citizenship Act, 1955, section 7B(1))Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Rights (1) multiple entry lifelong visa, (2) exemption from registration with the FRRO or FRO, (5) a foreigner's rights in fields not named; Explanation (1): an OCI cardholder is a foreign national holding a foreign passport and is not a citizen of India (04-03-2021) · read on 02-11-2026