Online Driving License Registration Form in Nepal

Today, we will be applying for an online Driving License in Nepal. We can apply for a driving license online. It's much easier than the days before. Improvement in the system has made the process further easier. Some years back most people were facing problems just going through a governmental administration process for filling up the license form for the vehicles. 

Now, the time has been changed as well as the procedure and methods to get your license form filled. It was difficult to fill-up the form staying in a long queue of people to fill up just a page full of forms that open only a few times all over the year. In the online process as well, there was a quota system in filling up the application form for driving license registration. But now, you would have no trouble filling up the form anytime from anywhere.

 

Front and Back view of Smart Driving License

Online License form

The online world not only changes the way of communication but also makes our day-to-day life easier. I am explaining here how to fill up the online license form. Online license form has really saved our valuable time that can be utilized in other more productive work. Take a look and follow the steps accordingly. The steps may slightly different than the steps you are following as it is based on the author's steps to fill up his license form. Hope the change is not that huge. 

Steps in Filling New Driving License Online Form

You can begin as shown in the video or you can follow the steps shown below. Make your choice.

Step 1: Visit the official site of the Department of Transportation @ dotm.gov.np 

First of all, for applying application for the new driving license you need to visit the official site of the Department of Transportation (DoT) i.e. dotm.gov.np where you would see the link to "apply for the new driving license application form". Or directly visit http://onlineedlreg.dotm.gov.np/homepage_.

Official site of the Department of Transportation

Clicking on the link, there appears a new page with information including conditions/criteria to fill up the license form. The page is as shown below. It has a link with the letter "ONLINE DRIVING LICENSE REGISTRATION" in blue colour. 

You have to click on the link given for further procedure in filling up the License Registration Form. Before getting into filling up the form go through the information given on the page about the criteria to fill up the Online Driving License Registration Form. 

Criteria to fill-up the Online Driving License Registration Form

Some basics criteria that needed to be considered before starting filling out an online driving license registration form are summarized below.

• The form can be filled any time a day and any day in the week (24 hours/7 days).
• However, filling up the registration success when there is quota available.
• Quota is allocated maximum per week. That means if the quota ended up then Next week when the new quota activated you can fill it up for registration. 
• Re-registration will be allowed 15 days after the expiry of appointment data given by the office.
• Re-registration will be allowed after 90 days in case of exam failure.
• The status of the application and license can be checked through the 'CHECK STATUS' button on the page followed by the link on "ONLINE DRIVING LICENSE REGISTRATION".
• To know the result of the written exam you have to send an SMS with the text: WT<space><Applicant ID> and sent it to 33001. 
• For example: Create a new message in mobile with text: WT 6952970 and sent it to 33001.
• Applicant ID can be obtained after your Biometric test.
• To know whether the Smart License printed or not, you have to send an SMS with the text: LC<space><Applicant ID> and sent it to 33001.

Check Status of your application or the License

Getting to the next page, click on the link on "ONLINE DRIVING LICENSE REGISTRATION". you get two major tabs. 

1. Online Registration 
2. Check Status

Check Status is the step not related to the Steps for Filling up the Registration Form. You can skip this section. However, you found it informative going thoroughly. You can check the status of the Application and License. 

• To check the status of your application you have to enter the 'REFERENCE NO.' (provided after your online application succeeded) and your date of birth (DOB).

Check Application status

• to check the status of your license you have to enter the 'License No.' (provided when you pass your trail) and your date of birth (DOB).

Check License Status

Clicking on Check Status for the License. You would get the page as shown below when your license gets ready.

The license details can be obtained by clicking on the "SELECT" button. The details would be shown below.

License Details

Now, let's back to the process of filling Online Driving License Registration Form for a New License. For that go to the "ONLINE REGISTRATION" tab which appears at first place as default when you click on "ONLINE DRIVING LICENSE REGISTRATION" on the previous page as mentioned above.

Step 2: Fill of Citizenship Details, Applying for, and Proceed

Filling of Online Driving License Registration Form begin

When you get to the "ONLINE REGISTRATION" tab there you begin filling up the form for your driving license. 

This is the initial step to begin filling up the license form:

    In the first box, select your country  (obviously Nepal for Nepali citizen)

    In the second box, select the license type you want to apply for (use the dropdown arrow).

• 'New Category' for those who are going to have a license for the first time.
• 'Add Category' for those who already have a license and want to add the license to another category.

    Then, Click on 'proceed'.

Step 3: Fill up Demographic Details, Address Details, Exam information and Submit

Then appear the main form where you have to give your personal details, address, category/ies you applying for. 

• You can enter your first name, last name, and middle name (if you have) according to your citizenship card.
• Before filling up your age you have to fill in your date of birth (DOB) first either in B.S. or A.D. then hover the arrow over the Age field that would be filled automatically. DOB can be filled by clicking on the Calendar logo alongside, inserting year, selecting the month and date.
• Similarly, you have to fill up other blank spaces including gender, education, blood group, and occupation.
• Citizenship number and citizenship issue district should be mentioned. Other boxes to fill are optional.
• Witness people should contain the first name, middle name (optional), and last name along with relation to either father, or mother, or husband.
• Trainer name and trainer license number field is optional to fill up for simple two-wheeler vehicles.

Your address details should be given. The permanent address should be given according to your citizenship address. During filling up your address you should select your zone first, then your district, then village (or municipality), ward number, and Tole along with your mobile number respectively. Other details are optional to fill up office contact number, contact no. and email id.

If the temporary address is the same as your permanent address then you can click simply on the checkbox close to  'SAME AS PERMANENT'. If you are at a different location than that mention in your citizenship card then you have to fill up as above as you filled up in the previous step.

You need to select the category of license you are applying for. 'A' for 'Motorcycle', 'B' for 'Car' and 'K' for 'Scooter'.

You are close to the end of your form. Now, you need to select the zone to which you are applying for a new license and then select the license issue zone after filling up the previous box. You may be asked to fill up the captcha. Letter or symbol image would be given you have to type that on the field. Then you can submit the form.

Step 4: Confirm your Registration/ Recheck fill up details

You click on 'OK' on pop-ups stating 'Are you sure to continue?'

Then it provides your registration details. Check out whether any details provided has any error or not. Correct it out if any error found.

At the end of 'Registration Details' - Click on save details if you have done already. 'Edit Details' if needed.

Online License form save details

If the Department of Transportation does not accept the form then the form would not be submitted you should understand that the online form is out of quota for that current day or week and you would be redirected to the initial demographic form details.

If this form is submitted then you would be notified that 'Your application is successfully Registered'  and also provide your details and date to visit the zonal transportation office.

Step 5: When registration completed

Click on 'Print' to get a full-page that should be taken with you while you visit the zonal transportation office. The page you need to keep downloading from the site and take while visiting the zonal transportation office (maybe during the written exam). The page would be as shown below.

Details after the registration completed

Read the Note given at the end of the page. It mentions the item you have to take with you while vising the zonal transportation office. For motorcycle and scooter, you do not need to have a training certificate but others as mentioned take along with you.

Possible Problem and Challenges still Exists

With the improved service now, you can fill up an online driving license registration form any time or day that remains activated 24/7 until it reaches the quota maximum for a week. So, applicant still may not fill up the license form anytime due to these constraints.

The form has been updated, thus when the Department of Transportation does not accept the application form it displays a message informing that the "Online Application Is Closed!!!"

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