Permis de Conduire en Norvège pour Expatriés
Oui, pendant 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.. Après cela, vous devez convertir vers un permis Norvège. Bonne nouvelle : l'examen officiel est disponible en anglais.
Faits Clés : Permis de Conduire Norvège pour Expatriés
- Autorité d'Examen
- SVV — Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
- Langue d'Examen Officielle
- Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), English (Category B), Sami, Sorani, Arabic, Turkish
- Période de Grâce
- 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.
- Temps de Traitement
- Set by vegvesen — check the current processing time for your case
- Examen Théorique Requis
- Non pour l'échange
- Examen Pratique Requis
- Non pour l'échange
- Examen Médical
- Non requis
- Coût Total
- Vegvesen fee + any required translation; full-test path also includes trafikalt grunnkurs, mørkekjøring, glattkjøring, driving-school classes
Éligibilité par Nationalité
Citoyens UE/EEE
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.
Citoyens US/UK
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).
Autres Citoyens Non-UE
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.
Étudiants
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.
Documents Requis
- ✓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
Détail des Coûts
- Frais de Conversion/Examen
- Current rate published by vegvesen.no — check the driving-licence fees page for your category
- Examen Médical
- Only required if your situation calls for a health certificate (not automatic)
- Traduction
- Sworn-translator rate — only if the licence is not in English, French or German
- Total Estimé
- Vegvesen fee + any required translation; full-test path also includes trafikalt grunnkurs, mørkekjøring, glattkjøring, driving-school classes
Accords d'Échange de Permis
Échange Direct (Pas d'Examen Requis) · 5
Accords d'Échange de Permis
Échange Direct (Pas d'Examen Requis) · 5
Pas d'Accord (Examen Complet Requis): 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.
Conseils pour Expatriés en Norvège
- 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.