Why do people go to South Korea to take a driving license test? Can a Korean driver's license be taken back to China and used?

Some people go to South Korea to take a driver's license test because the test time for a driver's license in South Korea is short and the procedures are simple. It is much easier to get a driver's license than in China. With the advancement of the domestic driving test reform, the test has become more and more standardized and the standards are getting higher and higher. This has also made many "frequently defeated generals" in the driving license examination room have the idea of ??"saving the country through curves".

They actually took advantage of a legal loophole. Before April 1, 2016, the Ministry of Public Security stipulated that overseas driving licenses could be exchanged for Chinese driving licenses in China, and only test subject one was required. ; In this way, many people who fail to pass Subject 2 and Subject 3 in China go to South Korea to take a driver's license first, and then return to the country to renew the license. It will be much easier.

However, with the promulgation of Order No. 139 of the Ministry of Public Security on April 1, 2016, this method will no longer work. Ministry of Public Security Order No. 139 stipulates that mainland residents who hold an overseas motor vehicle driving license and have resided continuously in the issuing country or region for less than 3 months when obtaining the motor vehicle driving license must take the examination for subjects one, two and three, instead of just Exam subject one.

According to Order No. 139 of the Ministry of Public Security

Article 34 If you apply for a motor vehicle driving license with an overseas motor vehicle driving license, you must take the test subject one. If you apply for a driving license for large passenger cars, tractors, city buses, medium-sized passenger cars, or large trucks, you must also take the test subject three.

Mainland residents who hold an overseas motor vehicle driving license and have resided continuously in the issuing country or region for less than three months when obtaining the motor vehicle driving license shall take examinations for subjects one, two and three.

Applicants from staff of foreign embassies and consulates in China and staff of representative offices of international organizations in China shall be implemented in accordance with the principle of diplomatic reciprocity.