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Most of the MEs, except migrants, had family registration card which they got made at
the quarter leader’s office. All the migrant MEs had to inform at the local quarter office to
add their names to the overnight list every week. Thida (laundry lady, Naypyidaw) had to
go to the Quarter office every week along with her NRIC to add her name to the weekly
overnight list and paid MMK 200 per visit ($0.2) for which she got a receipt also. Ye (ice
cream seller, Nay Pyi Taw) forgot to go to the quarter office once and had to give MMK
500 ($0.5) as fine.
There were some MEs whose names were still listed in their parents family registration
card and had not made a separate one yet like Myint (basket weaver, Naypyidaw) removed
her name from her parents family registration card when she got married and added to
her new family registration card. She paid MMK 1500 ($1.5) and gave her birth certificate
at the Quarter office to add her daughters’ name to the card. Mima (ferry woman, Bago)
added her name to her parent’s family card again after her husband passed. She had to pay
MMK 2000 ($2) to the Quarter leader for it. Chit (sheroot maker, Bago) recently added
her son’s name to the family registration list and had to pay MMK 1000 ($1) for it at the
Quarter office.
LTO office in Mandalay
3.11 DRIVING LICENCE
Only few MEs had driving licences which they got made at LTO (Land Transport Office). They filled the application form with a photograph and gave a copy of national ID
card and paid a fee of MMK10,000 ($10). Then went for the driving test and answered a
few questions regarding traffic rules. It took 3 months to get the licence made. There were
many brokers who helped in applying for a driving licence, and charged extra.
For motorbike registration, one was required to submit a copy of household registration
card and national ID card. Cost of vehicle registration depended on the engine power and
the model of the vehicle. The newer the bike model, higher the engine power and higher
the charges got.
Copy of Driving Licence