In certain cases, you may exchange a foreign driving license for a Dutch driving license. Below you can read which conditions apply when. In all cases, you must be registered in the Municipal Personal Records Database (BRP). You must also have a valid residence permit. Was your driving license issued in a country of the European Union (EU) or European Free Trade Association (EFTA)? <\/strong><\/p>\nThen you can exchange your driving license for a Dutch driving license. Your European driving license may have expired. In that case, you must enclose a statement from the issuing authority that it has no objection to the issue of a Dutch driving license. For some non-European countries, you can exchange a foreign driving license only if it is valid for a certain category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Exchange Foreign License<\/h2>\n<\/div>Exchange request In order to exchange your non-European driving license, it must be valid at the time of application. Your foreign driving license must also have been issued in a period of 1 year in which you lived in the country of issue for at least 185 days. As supporting documents, for example:<\/p>\n\nCopies of your passport (including blank pages);<\/li>\nAirline tickets;<\/li>\nEmployer’s statement;<\/li>\nSalary or tax documents;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf your foreign driver’s license is an extension of a previous driver’s license from the same country, you must enclose a document proving this. Exchange a foreign driving license at the municipality. To exchange your driving license, you must go to the municipality where you are registered. The municipality will forward the application to the RDW. Retake the practical exam if it is not possible to exchange a driver\u2019s license. If you cannot exchange your foreign driver\u2019s license, you must take the theory exam and practical exam at the CBR.<\/p>\nGet your Dutch driver\u2019s license <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Check here for the list of countries eligible for exchange<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of countries within the European Union (EU) <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\nBelgium<\/li>\nBulgaria<\/li>\nCyprus<\/li>\nDenmark<\/li>\nEstonia<\/li>\nFinland<\/li>\nGermany<\/li>\nFrance<\/li>\nGreece<\/li>\nHungary<\/li>\nIreland<\/li>\nItaly<\/li>\nCroatia<\/li>\nLatvia<\/li>\nLithuania<\/li>\nLuxembourg<\/li>\nMalta<\/li>\nNetherlands<\/li>\nPoland<\/li>\nPortugal<\/li>\nAustria<\/li>\nRomania<\/li>\nSlovakia<\/li>\nSlovenia<\/li>\nSpain<\/li>\nCzech Republic<\/li>\nUnited Kingdom<\/li>\nSweden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\nNorway<\/li>\nIceland<\/li>\nLiechtenstein<\/li>\nSwitzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of exempted countries outside the EU and EFTA<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nCountry: Andorra\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Aruba\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: Canada province Qu\u00e9bec\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Andorra\nLicense: \u200bClass 5\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bIsra\u00ebl\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Japan\nLicense: 1B\nVehicle: Passenger car and motorbike more than 400 cm3\nCategory: \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bJersey\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bMan\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bMonaco\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200b\u200bSingapore\nLicense: \u200bClass 2\nVehicle: Motorbike more than 400 cm3 en Class 3 \u2013 Passenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bTaiwan\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200b\u200bDutch license category B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bDutch Antilles\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bSouth-Korea\nLicense: second class ordinary licence\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Pricing De Rijscholen Concurrent<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>De Rijscholen Concurrent has the best prices driving license. 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Then you can exchange your driving license for a Dutch driving license. Your European driving license may have expired. In that case, you must enclose a statement from the issuing authority that it has no objection to the issue of a Dutch driving license. For some non-European countries, you can exchange a foreign driving license only if it is valid for a certain category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Exchange Foreign License<\/h2>\n<\/div>Exchange request In order to exchange your non-European driving license, it must be valid at the time of application. Your foreign driving license must also have been issued in a period of 1 year in which you lived in the country of issue for at least 185 days. As supporting documents, for example:<\/p>\n\nCopies of your passport (including blank pages);<\/li>\nAirline tickets;<\/li>\nEmployer’s statement;<\/li>\nSalary or tax documents;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf your foreign driver’s license is an extension of a previous driver’s license from the same country, you must enclose a document proving this. Exchange a foreign driving license at the municipality. To exchange your driving license, you must go to the municipality where you are registered. The municipality will forward the application to the RDW. Retake the practical exam if it is not possible to exchange a driver\u2019s license. If you cannot exchange your foreign driver\u2019s license, you must take the theory exam and practical exam at the CBR.<\/p>\nGet your Dutch driver\u2019s license <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Check here for the list of countries eligible for exchange<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of countries within the European Union (EU) <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\nBelgium<\/li>\nBulgaria<\/li>\nCyprus<\/li>\nDenmark<\/li>\nEstonia<\/li>\nFinland<\/li>\nGermany<\/li>\nFrance<\/li>\nGreece<\/li>\nHungary<\/li>\nIreland<\/li>\nItaly<\/li>\nCroatia<\/li>\nLatvia<\/li>\nLithuania<\/li>\nLuxembourg<\/li>\nMalta<\/li>\nNetherlands<\/li>\nPoland<\/li>\nPortugal<\/li>\nAustria<\/li>\nRomania<\/li>\nSlovakia<\/li>\nSlovenia<\/li>\nSpain<\/li>\nCzech Republic<\/li>\nUnited Kingdom<\/li>\nSweden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) <\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n\nNorway<\/li>\nIceland<\/li>\nLiechtenstein<\/li>\nSwitzerland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/i><\/i><\/span>Overview of exempted countries outside the EU and EFTA<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>\nCountry: Andorra\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Aruba\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: Canada province Qu\u00e9bec\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Andorra\nLicense: \u200bClass 5\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bIsra\u00ebl\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\nCountry: Japan\nLicense: 1B\nVehicle: Passenger car and motorbike more than 400 cm3\nCategory: \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bJersey\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bMan\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bMonaco\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200b\u200bSingapore\nLicense: \u200bClass 2\nVehicle: Motorbike more than 400 cm3 en Class 3 \u2013 Passenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bTaiwan\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200b\u200bDutch license category B\u200b<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bDutch Antilles\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\nCountry: \u200bSouth-Korea\nLicense: second class ordinary licence\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Pricing De Rijscholen Concurrent<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>De Rijscholen Concurrent has the best prices driving license. 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Exchange request In order to exchange your non-European driving license, it must be valid at the time of application. Your foreign driving license must also have been issued in a period of 1 year in which you lived in the country of issue for at least 185 days. As supporting documents, for example:<\/p>\n
If your foreign driver’s license is an extension of a previous driver’s license from the same country, you must enclose a document proving this. Exchange a foreign driving license at the municipality. To exchange your driving license, you must go to the municipality where you are registered. The municipality will forward the application to the RDW. Retake the practical exam if it is not possible to exchange a driver\u2019s license. If you cannot exchange your foreign driver\u2019s license, you must take the theory exam and practical exam at the CBR.<\/p>\n
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Country: Andorra\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n
Country: Aruba\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\n
Country: Canada province Qu\u00e9bec\nLicense:\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n
Country: Andorra\nLicense: \u200bClass 5\nVehicle: Passenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bIsra\u00ebl\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n
Country: Japan\nLicense: 1B\nVehicle: Passenger car and motorbike more than 400 cm3\nCategory: \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bJersey\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bMan\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bMonaco\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\n
Country: \u200b\u200bSingapore\nLicense: \u200bClass 2\nVehicle: Motorbike more than 400 cm3 en Class 3 \u2013 Passenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license categories A and B\u200b<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bTaiwan\nLicense: B\nVehicle: \u200bPassenger car\nCategory: \u200b \u200b\u200bDutch license category B\u200b<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bDutch Antilles\nLicense:\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bAll categories<\/p>\n
Country: \u200bSouth-Korea\nLicense: second class ordinary licence\nVehicle:\nCategory: \u200b \u200bDutch license category B<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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