Colorado drivers can now convert their licenses for use in Taiwan without any tests. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver and the Colorado Department of Revenue signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the mutual recognition and exchange of driver licenses on June 22, 2016.
Director General Jerry Chang of TECO-Denver and Executive Director Barbara Brohl of Colorado Department of Revenue attended the signing ceremony and signed the MOU on behalf of both governments. The MOU has been under negotiation between Taiwan’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications and Colorado’s Division of Motor Vehicles for almost 2 years and both sides finally reached an agreement.
From now on, any Colorado resident can apply for a Class B driver license in Taiwan. All applicants must submit his/her U.S. passport, a valid Colorado driver’s license, Taiwan’s Alien Residence Certificate (ARC) with a validity period, and Motor Vehicle Record certified by the Colorado Department of Revenue. Applications can be processed at any Motor Vehicles Office in Taiwan.
Colorado is the 19th state to sign such an agreement with Taiwan, and the first state in the U.S. Midwest. The MOU is mutually beneficial for Taiwanese and Coloradoan businessmen, scholars, and students to settle down and live.
For more information, please visit the website of Taiwan’s Directorate General of Highways, MOTC at http://www.thb.gov.tw/sites/en under “Organization Duty” section and then clicking on “Motor Vehicle Inspection and Administration” or email: dghmail@thb.gov.tw. You can also contact TECO-Denver at (720)587-2949.
