Foreign driving licence in Denmark

If you are a foreigner with temporary residence in Denmark, you can use an international driving license (a translation of the driving licence) and a valid foreign driver's licenseYou must run in the same vehicles in Denmark as you are allowed to run in the country in which the licence is issued. If you do not have an international driving licence or a foreign driving licence, you can obtain a turistkørekort with the police, who give permission to temporarily run in Denmark. You must bring documentation from your home country on your driver's license. If you have a driver's license either issued in the Faroe islands, an EU country or an EEA country (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein), you can use it in Denmark. You can choose to exchange it for a Danish EU driving licence without controlling the driving test, if you have a residence in Denmark. In kørekortmæssig respect you have as a starting point residing in Denmark from the time you settle in Denmark with a view to stay here in the country for at least days as a result of your personal or professional affiliation. You have the right to drive with your valid greenlandic driving licence for up to days after you establish residence in Denmark. Driving licence to category B can also be exchanged for a Danish driving licence without controlling the driving test, if it is issued in Australia, Capitol Territory, Brazil, Japan, chinese Taipei (Taiwan), the Republic of Korea (south Korea), Russia, Switzerland or Ukraine, and you must bring a medical certificate issued by your own doctor. In addition you must make a written selverklæring on their honour not to have been banned from driving in the last five years, and that the disqualifications not otherwise limited or provided on special terms. If you want to exchange your foreign driving licence for categories other than B, up to a controlling driving test. After days, you must have exchanged your foreign licence for a Danish driving licence, if you want to continue to be able to drive a car here in the country. Driving licence to category B can also be exchanged for a Danish driving licence without controlling the driving test, if it is issued in Singapore, the UNITED states, Canada, Australia, Chile, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia or the Isle of Man (isle of Man), and you must bring a medical certificate issued by your own doctor. You must make a written selverklæring on their honour not to have been banned from driving in the last five years, and that the disqualifications not otherwise limited or provided on special terms, and make a statement on the to have two years of real føreranciennitet. If you want to exchange your foreign driving licence for categories other than B, up to a controlling driving test. After days, you must have exchanged your foreign licence for a Danish driving licence, if you want to continue to be able to drive a car here in the country. You must, therefore, in these cases, the search on the exchange of your foreign driving licence, if you want to continue to run in Denmark. Other foreign driver's license only gives the right to drive in Denmark for up to days after you are registered with permanent residence in Denmark. You must, therefore, also in this case, the search on the exchange of your foreign driving license to Danish if you want to continue to run in Denmark. You must contact the citizen service in one of the country's municipalities in order to exchange your foreign driving licence to a Danish driving licence. Citizens may also require a translation of your driver's license The translation must be issued by a translator or a translator approved by the national Police. Not have a valid passport, you must bring your original baptism, name or birth certificate and photo id.

In the notice on the licence you will find a more detailed description of the rules to take license.

the rules for conversion of foreign driving licence to a Danish Færdselsstyrelsens website.