Is your license valid?
If you obtained your driver's license outside of the Netherlands, it may under certain conditions be valid within the Netherlands. This depends on the country in which the license was issued.
European Union, Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland
If your driver's license was issued in a Member State of the European Union or in Liechtenstein, Norway or Iceland, you can use this license in the Netherlands.
Other countries
Are you from another country than the ones mentioned above, than you may continue to use your license for a maximum of 185 days after making residence in the Netherlands, after which you must pass the regular CBR theory and driving tests.
Exchange
Licenses from the following countries can be exchanged, though only if they are valid in the categories mentioned:
- Taiwan - B - passenger car - Dutch driver's license category B
- Israël - B - passenger car - Dutch driver's license category B
- Japan IB - passenger car en motorcycle with more than 400 cm³ - Dutch driver's license categories A and B
- Singapore - Class 2 - motorcycle with more than 400 cm³ and Class 3 - passenger car - Dutch driver's license categories A and B
- Andorra - passenger car - Dutch driver's license category B
- South-Korea - second class ordinary licence - Dutch driver's license category B
- Canadian province Québec – Class 5 – Dutch driver's license category B
Go to www.rijbewijs.nl for more information.