

If you are already familiar with the rules, you can book an appointment with Citizen Service. Are you unsure about which rules apply to you specifically? Then find out by answering a few questions.The licence is valid in the Scandinavian countries, and you may use it while we process your application. If your foreign driving licence is still valid or if it expired less than three years ago, it is possible to get a temporary Danish driving licence when you come to Citizen Service. Your health insurance card (sygesikringskort).This confirmation must be in Danish or English. If you have lost your driving licence, or if it is damaged or very worn, we must ask you to bring confirmation of your driving licence from the foreign authorities that issued the licence. It costs DKK 280 to exchange a driving licence, and you can pay in cash, with VISA, Mastercard, American Express, JCB or UnionPay or with MobilePay or a Dankort app.įor persons who are not citizens of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland:

If you have lost your driving licence, or if it is damaged or very worn, we must ask you to bring confirmation of your licence from the foreign authorities that issued it. When you attend the meeting, you must bring the following:įor citizens of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland: If it has expired or if you wish to exchange it (even if it has not expired), you must book an appointment for a personal meeting at Citizen Service (Borgerservice). You are allowed to drive in Denmark with your foreign driving licence until it expires. Exchanging a licence for driving an ordinary car and/or motorcycle The translation must have been made by a public authority or organisation in the country where your licence was issued. Otherwise, you must show an English or Danish translation of the licence when you present it. The driving licence must be written in the Latin alphabet. If you permanently reside outside Denmark, you are allowed to drive in Denmark with your foreign driving licence. Your foreign driving licence must have been issued before you entered Denmark.This means that you must be registered with a Danish address in the National Register (Folkeregisteret), and you must reside in Denmark at least 185 days a year. You must permanently reside in Denmark.You must meet these requirements to exchange your driving licence If, at some point, you have had a driving licence in a country outside the EU, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, and your current foreign driving licence was issued on the basis of this licence, you must instead read the rules in effect for the area where your original licence was issued.
