Municipality of Amsterdam: exchanging a foreign driving licence for a Dutch driving licence

• Your valid foreign driving licence.
• Valid proof of identification.
• A (passport) photo that meets the official requirements. We recommend using a professional photographer.
• If you are a highly skilled migrant and qualify for the 30% ruling, please provide a copy of the letter from the Belastingdienst proving this.
• If the text on your foreign licence consists solely of characters that are not used in the Netherlands (such as Japanese or Greek), you need to bring a translation of your driving licence. If the driving licence was translated abroad, you must have the translation legalised
• Check the RDW website to see if you need a Certificate of Fitness

If you are a registered resident in Amsterdam, you can apply to exchange your driving licence at a City Office in person.

The fee for exchanging a driving licence is  € 52.10.

You must pay that fee at the time of application.

It takes 2 to 4 weeks for the licences to be exchanged. You will receive a letter from the Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer – RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority) when you can collect your driving licence. You must collect your driving licence in person. You have 3 months to do this after you have received the letter from the RDW. After that time, the driving licence will be destroyed.