Kørekort i Norge for Expats
Ja, i Non-EEA: 3 months from arrival / residence. EEA + UK + Switzerland + Japan: exchange is required but there is no 3-month driving cut-off in the same way.. Derefter skal du ombytte til et Norge kørekort. Godt nyt: den officielle prøve er tilgængelig på engelsk.
Nøglefakta: Norge Kørekort for Expats
- Prøvemyndighed
- SVV — Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
- Officielt Prøvesprog
- Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), English (Category B), Sami, Sorani, Arabic, Turkish
- Overgangsperiode
- Non-EEA: 3 months from arrival / residence. EEA + UK + Switzerland + Japan: exchange is required but there is no 3-month driving cut-off in the same way.
- Behandlingstid
- Set by vegvesen — check the current processing time for your case
- Teoriprøve Påkrævet
- Ikke for ombytning
- Praktisk Prøve Påkrævet
- Ikke for ombytning
- Lægeundersøgelse
- Ikke påkrævet
- Samlet Omkostning
- Vegvesen fee + any required translation; full-test path also includes trafikalt grunnkurs, mørkekjøring, glattkjøring, driving-school classes
Berettigelse efter Nationalitet
EU/EØS-borgere
EU / EEA licences can be exchanged for a Norwegian one without any tests (source: vegvesen.no — "Exchanging a driving licence from an EU/EEA country"). Before becoming resident you can drive on the licence for up to 3 months in Norway.
US/UK-borgere
UK / Northern Ireland: exchange without tests under the same rules as EEA licences, explicitly covered in the vegvesen.no UK canje page ("The rules are the same as for driving licences from EEA countries"). USA: exchange requires passing the Norwegian theory and practical tests (no full driver-training course).
Andre Ikke-EU-borgere
Norway uses a tiered system per vegvesen.no: (a) UK, Switzerland and Japan exchange under the same rules as EEA — no tests; (b) Australia, Canada, Israel, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino, South Korea and USA exchange with the Norwegian theory and practical tests; (c) any other country must take the full Norwegian driver-training programme.
Studerende
You may drive on a foreign licence for up to 3 months from arrival in Norway. After that, residency-based rules apply: exchange (if eligible) or full driver training.
Påkrævede Dokumenter
- ✓D-number or Norwegian personal number (fødselsnummer)
- ✓Valid residence permit (oppholdstillatelse)
- ✓Original foreign driving licence
- ✓Completed vegvesen application form
- ✓Certificate of residence or documentation of when you moved to Norway
- ✓International driving permit or approved Norwegian translation if the licence is not in English, French or German
- ✓Health / eyesight certificate only if relevant to your situation — not automatically required for exchange
Omkostningsoversigt
- Ombytnings-/Prøvegebyr
- Current rate published by vegvesen.no — check the driving-licence fees page for your category
- Lægeundersøgelse
- Only required if your situation calls for a health certificate (not automatic)
- Oversættelse
- Sworn-translator rate — only if the licence is not in English, French or German
- Estimeret Total
- Vegvesen fee + any required translation; full-test path also includes trafikalt grunnkurs, mørkekjøring, glattkjøring, driving-school classes
Kørekort Ombytningsaftaler
Direkte Ombytning (Ingen Prøve Påkrævet) · 5
Kørekort Ombytningsaftaler
Direkte Ombytning (Ingen Prøve Påkrævet) · 5
Ingen Aftale (Fuld Prøve Påkrævet): Any country not on the EEA-rules list or the theory+practical list must complete the full Norwegian driver-training programme (trafikalt grunnkurs, mørkekjøring, glattkjøring, klasseopplæring) plus all tests.
Tips til Expats i Norge
- The Category B theory exam in Norway is offered in English as well as Norwegian, Sami, Sorani, Arabic and Turkish — contrary to the folk belief that the test is Norwegian-only.
- UK and Swiss licences exchange under EEA rules — no theory exam, no practical test, no mandatory Norwegian driver-training course.
- Japanese licences also exchange without tests for Category B.
- US, Canadian, Australian, Korean, NZ, Israeli, Monegasque and San Marino holders exchange with the Norwegian theory + practical exam, but skip the full trafikalt-grunnkurs / mørkekjøring / glattkjøring training.
- Countries outside both lists face the full Norwegian driver-training programme (mandatory dark-driving and slippery-road courses) — one of the most thorough in Europe.
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