{"id":2848,"date":"2026-06-20T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/regelen-en-weten\/reisdocumenten_rijbewijs_en_identiteit\/rijbewijs\/buitenlands-rijbewijs-omwisselen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:02:50","slug":"buitenlands-rijbewijs-omwisselen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/regelen-en-weten\/reisdocumenten-rijbewijs-en-identiteit\/rijbewijs\/buitenlands-rijbewijs-omwisselen","title":{"rendered":"Exchange foreign driving licence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--grey\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Conditions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>You can continue to use your foreign driving licence for a while after arriving in the Netherlands. The length of time this applies depends on the country where the licence was issued. After that, you will need a Dutch driving licence. The rules for exchanging a foreign driving licence vary from country to country. If your driving licence cannot be exchanged, you will need to take a driving test. You can find all the information on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rdw.nl\/particulier\/voertuigen\/auto\/het-rijbewijs\/buitenlands-rijbewijs\/buitenlands-rijbewijs-omwisselen\">RDW website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Request\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>Book an appointment online to exchange your foreign driving licence. Please bring the following to your appointment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your foreign driving licence<\/li>\n<li>Do you have a driving licence containing characters that are not used in the Netherlands, such as Japanese or Greek characters? If so, please have the driving licence translated by a sworn interpreter or translator.<\/li>\n<li>A valid passport, identity card or residence permit<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rijksoverheid.nl\/themas\/migratie-en-reizen\/paspoort-en-identiteitskaart\/eisen-pasfoto-paspoort-id-kaart\">A passport photo that meets the requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> Did you take your passport photo using an app? If so, there\u2019s a good chance the photo has been automatically edited. We are not permitted to accept edited passport photos.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the\u00a0<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.nl\/nl\/rijden-en-uw-gezondheid\/buitenlands-rijbewijs-omwisselen\">CBR website<\/a>\u00a0whether you need a medical certificate You cannot submit an urgent application to exchange a foreign driving licence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Retrieved from\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h2>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>You will receive an email when your driving licence is ready. It may take 2 to 4 weeks to exchange your driving licence. 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