Starting this month, getting a driver’s license has become easier for the many foreigners living in the capital. On September 1, the Auto Administration Deparment of the Beijing Public Security Bureau issued new versions of the required driving test in English, Japanese and Korean. Previously, the tests were only printed in Chinese.

The earlier language barrier caused problems for many expats taking the tests. Nearly 80 people from seven different countries have taken the new foreign language driving tests since they were unveiled.

As of the same date, the driving testing site has also been changed from the Toyota Driving Center to the Foreign Affairs Office of the Auto Administration Department at No. 90 Laiguangying Xilu in Chaoyang District. This shift allows hopeful foreign drivers to turn in their forms, take their tests and receive their licenses at one place.

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