Renewing your Dutch driving licence from abroad
Would you like to renew your Dutch driving licence abroad? Here is how to do it. Renewing your driving licence is not always necessary. If you have a foreign driving licence in addition to your Dutch one, you do not have to renew. While visiting in the Netherlands, you are allowed to drive under your foreign licence. Did you move back to the Netherlands? Exchange your foreign driving licence for a Dutch one.
Conditions
You can renew a Dutch driving licence abroad under the following conditions:
- You live in a country outside the European Union or European Free Trade Association .
Do you live in the EU/ EFTA? Renewal is not possible. Exchange your driving licence in your country of residence. - You are not registered at an address in the Netherlands.
- You have an EU/EFTA nationality.
- You can provide us with a Dutch correspondence address. We do not send mail abroad.
Exceptions apply to students. Please call customer support or fill out the contact form.
How to renew your driving licence abroad
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Request application form new driving licence
Click ‘Request a form for driving licence renewal’. We will send the form to your Dutch correspondence address within 10 working days.
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Fill out and return the original form to us. We will include the return address with the form. Please send the following with the form:
- A colour passport photo, no older than 6 months. If you wear head covering, please make sure it only has 1 colour. Please review all of the photo requirements.
- A copy of a valid passport or ID (issued by an EU or EFTA country), and
- your Dutch driving licence.
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In some cases, you may need a Health Declaration Form from the CBR. For example, if you have a lorry driving licence or have passed a certain age. For more information, please visit the CBR’s website.
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Pay the fee.
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We will review your application within 10 working days. Application approved? We will send the driving licence to your stated correspondence address in the Netherlands within 5 working days.