Menkyo Helper

Niigata — foreign license conversion

Niigata: every step is by reservation (document review → knowledge → skills). A knowledge-test pass is valid for 6 months. Call the skills-training section.

Licence centre

  • 新潟県運転免許センター Niigata Driver License Center

    Phone: 025-256-4040 · Niigata

    Skills-training section (direct line), weekdays 9:00–16:15. Book each step. Finish the skills test within 6 months of passing the knowledge test.

Document checklist

  • Valid original foreign license
  • Copy of front/back of the license
  • Certified Japanese translation of the license
  • Current and old passports if any
  • Recent 住民票 (no My Number, with nationality/residence)
  • Residence Card
  • Photo 3×2.4 cm taken within 6 months
  • Blue or black pen
  • Fees and extra documents depending on issuing country

Exam languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Persian
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Thai
  • Filipino
  • Vietnamese
  • Indonesian
  • Khmer
  • Nepali
  • Burmese
  • Mongolian
  • Ukrainian
  • Sinhala
  • Urdu
  • Hindi

Not available (examples)

  • French

Official source

Last checked: 2026-06

Procedures, fees, booking and test languages can change. Always confirm with the official page or the licence centre before you go.

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Get ready in the app

In the app’s procedure guide you also get a document checklist, what to say on the phone in Japanese and the test-day steps.