Converting your driving license

When relocating to Denmark with a non-EU/EEA driving licence, you may be required to exchange your licence for a Danish equivalent within 90 days and complete a driving test (consisting of a theoretical and a practical part) prior to the exchange. Depending on the country of issue, you may need to change your driving license.

Please notice that the countries are divided into Group 1 countries, Group 2 countries and Other countries. Read more about Group 1, Group 2 and Other countries

If your driving licence was issued in the Faroe Islands or in an EU Member State or an EEA country, you do not need to exchange your driving licence. Consequently, you are allowed to drive the same type of vehicles in Denmark as you are according to your valid driving licence from the issuing country.

Requirements

In order to exchange your foreign driving licence for a Danish driving licence, you must meet the age-related requirements that apply to the issue of a corresponding Danish driving licence (with certain exemptions regarding driving licences from EU Member States and EEA countries).

Furthermore, the validity periods of Faroese driving licences which allow the holder to drive after the age of 70, are not accepted in Denmark.

Even if you are not required to exchange your foreign driving licence to at Danish driving licence, you may apply to have your driving licence exchanged, if you wish to do so.