Expat Driving License Guide
Moving to a new country? Learn how to convert your driving license, understand local requirements, and practice for the test in English — even when the official exam isn't.
- 대상 국가
- 29
- 시험 언어
- 12+
- 유예 기간
- 6-12 mo
- 최근 확인일
- 2026년 5월 22일
확인된 국가 가이드
29 / 29각 가이드는 공식 기관(DGT, FeV 등)과 교차 확인되고 날짜가 기록됩니다.
스페인
Non-EU: 6 months from establishing residencia normal. EU/EEA: may drive while the licence is in force.
독일
6 months from establishing ordentlicher Wohnsitz (extendable by up to 6 more months on application
프랑스
Non-EU: 1 year from establishing résidence normale / from the issue date of your first long-stay title. EU/EEA: valid while the licence is in force.
이탈리아
1 year from registration of residenza anagrafica for non-EU / non-EEA licences (Art. 135 CdS). EU/EEA licences remain valid for their full printed validity period.
베트남
Up to 3 months from entry on a 1968 Vienna Convention IDP paired with the home-country licence
네덜란드
EU / EEA / Swiss: up to 15 years from the original issue date (5 years for C/D categories). Non-EU: 185 days from BRP registration (Wegenverkeerswet 1994 art. 108).
영국
EU/EEA licence as a GB resident: until age 70 or for 3 years after becoming resident, whichever is the longer period. Designated-country licence: 12 months from becoming resident before driving privileges lapse, but exchange available for up to 5 years. Non-designated-country licence: 12 months only from becoming resident
포르투갈
EU/EEA: drive until the licence expires (or 2 years if no expiry date). OCDE / CPLP: no deadline while the licence is valid, the holder is under 60 and the licence is within 15 years of issue or renewal. Other convention countries: 185 days as a non-resident, then 90 days after establishing residence. Non-convention countries: licence not valid for driving.
미국
Varies strictly by state
핀란드
You may drive on a Contracting State licence for 2 years after moving permanently to Finland; an EU/EEA licence is valid for its full validity period
노르웨이
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.
대한민국
1 year from date of entry into Korea with a valid IDP or a licence from a mutually-recognised country (Road Traffic Act Art. 96(1))
오스트리아
6 months from establishing residence (non-EEA); EEA licences indefinite
터키
6 months on a 1968 Vienna IDP paired with home-country licence (tourist period); 1 year from residence-permit start date for ikamet holders
에스토니아
Tourists and temporary residents may drive on a valid foreign licence for the whole period of their legal stay; once you become a permanent resident the licence is valid for 12 months
루마니아
EU/EEA: usable while in force (exchange voluntary). Non-EU recognised licences: usable until the foreign licence expires or the holder chooses to exchange
벨기에
185 days from commune registration (non-EU recognised licences); EU/EEA licences usable until expiry
체코
Short-term visitors may drive on a valid foreign licence (with an IDP where the licence is not convention-compliant or not in Latin script); once you take up residence the 3-month exchange clock applies
우크라이나
You may drive on a valid foreign national licence or IDP for the duration of your legal stay; a 1968-model IDP is valid up to 3 years, a 1949-model up to 1 year
폴란드
Indefinitely for EU/EEA/Swiss licences while in force; up to 185 days per calendar year for non-EU licences
일본
1 year on a valid IDP (Geneva 1949)
브라질
180 days from your date of entry into Brazil, on a valid foreign licence plus an International Driving Permit (required for licences from Vienna Convention 1968 countries)
멕시코
A valid foreign licence is accepted for driving while your immigration status (tourist or resident) remains valid; an International Driving Permit is not mandatory
스위스
12 months from becoming a Swiss resident
덴마크
180 days from establishing sædvanlig bopæl in Denmark (kørekortbekendtgørelsen § 127 / Kapitel 13). EU/EØS, Faroese and Greenlandic licences remain valid indefinitely while in force in the issuing country.
스웨덴
Non-EES: 1 year from the date you become folkbokförd in Sweden (6 kap. körkortslagen). EES: valid for driving while the licence is in force in the issuing country.
칠레
90 days on a valid foreign licence + IDP for tourists; no formal grace period once you take up residence
아르헨티나
Up to 1 year from your date of entry into Argentina, driving on a valid foreign licence plus an IDP (tourist status); a tourist stay is typically limited to 90 days, so the one-year cap rarely binds
아랍에미리트
Tourists/visitors: a foreign licence from a Markhoos-recognised country (or any foreign licence accompanied by an IDP from a 1968/1949 UN Convention country) is valid for the duration of the visit. Residents: once a residence visa is issued, you must hold a UAE licence before driving
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