In the previous entry, I described my adventure in trying to secure and Tanzania driver license.
One week later, I returned to the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) office as directed. After a 45 minute wait, I was informed that the license was not ready and to return the following week. I did just that and the following week, I received my Tanzania driver license! It is good for 3 years. It will be another adventure to go through the renewal process again, but at least it is not until 2015!
Pam also went to renew her Tanzanian driver license also in June 2012. Her steps for her license renewal were:
1) Go to the TRA office # 2 with the correct form filled out.
2) Go to the TRA office # 6 to get a Tax Identification Number (TIN).
3) Go to the TRA office # 7 to get the TIN form verified. There are 7 desks in office # 7 so you wait until the right person is available to get your verification. But there is no designation of which desk/employee is the one you actually go to for this service.
4) Return to the TRA office # 2 with the verified TIN form.
5) Have a picture and finger prints taken to be entered into the TRA computer system.
6) Go to the police station to office # 3 to obtain her certificate of driving competency.
7) Go to office # 8 in the police station to be entered into their system. The person to do this was not there so we had to wait for him to arrive at his office. Then the internet was not working so we were informed to return at 2 pm (it was 9:30 am at this time) to finish this process.
8) We returned to the police station at 2 pm and Pam's information was entered into their system.
9) Return to TRA to obtain a receipt for payment for the driver's license.
10) Go to a local bank with the payment receipt and pay the fee for the license ($25.80).
11) Go home and wait 1 - 2 weeks for the license to be processed.
12) Return to TRA with the payment receipt to pick up the license.
It was ready in 2 weeks and now Pam has her new TZ driver license!
We need some rest after all of this!
