If "previous license" meant "Canadian licence", it would state that. It refers to any and all licences.
Driving license in BC
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If "previous license" meant "Canadian licence", it would state that. It refers to any and all licences.
It’s strange- in my home country, DL is a chip enabled SMART card with biometrics information. I would they would say it’s not valid for Canada. It’s really very strange if they will need me to surrender a valid foreign license.
You can call it strange as much as you want. It is BC law. If you want to drive here, you will have to give up your home country license.
You can ask them to give back your Bangladesh license when you give up your BC one.
Yes, but you can ask for the return somewhere... in Victoria. Didn't remember where.
What do you mean by ask for return in victoria? Like I have to get back the home country license from Victoria?
This is such a relief! Thanks
You misunderstand. That poster meant that ICBC doesn't hold on to foreign licenses. They return them back to the issuing authority, i.e. Bangladesh.
One more time, you can only have one license, as per BC law.
Thanks Canuck..I always thought they shred the licenses and won't even bother sending them back.
If sending back, then I assume the receiving authorities shreds them instead..why keep?
Are you sure? I was told they forward the licenses to some government department in Victoria. But anyways, all license have expiry dates and become invalid over time. They can keep the invalid ones.
When I returned to Canada and traded my foreign license, I was told the license would be returned to the issuing authority. Maybe it depends on the country the license is from?
