Applying for a Driver Qualification Card

Conditions

• You have a Dutch employer.
• You are not registered at an address in the Netherlands (in the Dutch Key Register of Persons).
• You did your retraining in the Netherlands.

Not done a retraining course yet?
Visit the CBR website to check where you can do retraining courses. Ask your employer for help. Have you completed all the training hours? The CBR will then register the certificate in the Central Driving Licence Register. After this registration, you request a Qualification Card.

Passport photo and application code

Get a passport photo taken before you request a Qualification Card. This is how to do this:

1. Go to an RDW-approved photographer (a local photographer with RDW approval) or photo booth. Find an approved photographer with the RDW location guide.
2. Get your passport photo taken and place your signature. This signature will also be shown on the Qualification Card.
3. You will receive an application code by e-mail and/or text message. You need this code for the online application.
4. The photographer sends us a digital and encrypted copy of your passport photo and signature. Within a few minutes, you receive an e-mail and/or text message from us. This confirms that we have received your passport photo and provides your application code.

1. You have had a passport photograph taken by an approved photographer. Have you not done this yet? Then you should first read the information under ‘What you need to know first’.
2. Go to the online application form 'Request Qualification Card'.  
3. Fill in the details and say where you wish to collect the Qualification Card.
4. Pay the fee. This can also be done by an automated transfer (direct debit). You can find further information under ‘Fees’.
5. We will assess your application within 10 working days. Application approved? You will receive an e-mail telling you that your Qualification Card is ready and where you can collect it.
6. Collect your Qualification Card within 3 months at the selected RDW location. No appointment is required. Take your ID and (foreign) driving licence with you. Do you have a previously issued Qualification Card? If so, hand it in.

Are you a professional driver from Ukraine, living and working in the Netherlands and covered by the Temporary Protection Directive (RTB)? If so, you can get your Certificate of Professional Competence (code 95) in the Netherlands. Your employer will help you with this. Did you do the initial qualification in the Netherlands? If so, request a Qualification Card (proof of initial qualification) from us. You do this online.

Conditions

• You have a Dutch employer.
• You are covered by the Temporary Protection Directive.
• You are registered at an address in the Netherlands (in the Dutch Key Register of Persons).
• You did your initial qualification in the Netherlands.

Haven't done the initial qualification yet?
Visit the CBR website to check where you can do courses. Ask your employer for help. Have you successfully passed the theory and practical tests? The CBR will then register the certificate in the Central Driving Licence Register. After this registration, you request a Qualification Card.

Passport photo and application code

Get a passport photo taken before you request a Qualification Card. This is how to do this:

1. Go to an RDW-approved photographer (a local photographer with RDW approval) or photo booth. Find an approved photographer with the RDW location guide.
2. Get your passport photo taken and place your signature. This signature will also be shown on the Qualification Card.
3. The photographer sends us a digital and encrypted copy of your passport photo and signature.
4. Within a few minutes, you receive an e-mail and/or text message from us. This confirms that we have received your passport photo and provides your application code. You will need this code for the application.
5. Go to 'How to apply for a Qualification Card' to apply online.