International Driving Permit - Countries Recognizing IDP

Countries Recognizing IDP

Following is a list of countries that recognize the International Driving Permit

List of countries and territories recognizing IDP
  • Afghanistan *
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola *
  • Anguilla *, **
  • Antigua and Barbuda *, **
  • Argentina
  • Armenia *
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan *
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain *
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados **
  • Belarus *
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan *
  • Bolivia *
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei *
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso *
  • Cambodia ***
  • Cameroon *
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde *
  • Cayman Islands *
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad *
  • Chile
  • Colombia *
  • Comoros *
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Costa Rica *
  • Ivory Coast
  • Croatia *
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti *
  • Dominica *, **
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador *
  • Equatorial Guinea *
  • Estonia *
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  • Gabon *
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany *
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guernsey
  • Guinea *
  • Guinea-Bissau *
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Vatican City
  • Honduras *
  • Hong Kong, China
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia *
  • Iran *
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy *
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jersey
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan *
  • Kenya *
  • South Korea
  • Kuwait *
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia *
  • Libya *
  • Liechtenstein *
  • Lithuania *
  • Luxembourg
  • Macau, China *
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Mauritania *
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico *
  • Moldova *
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat *, **
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique *
  • Myanmar *
  • Namibia
  • Nepal *
  • Netherlands
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua *
  • Niger
  • Norway
  • Oman *
  • Pakistan *
  • Panama *
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar *
  • Réunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis *
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Saudi Arabia *
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia *
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan *
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland *
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan *
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan *
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine *
  • United Arab Emirates *
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Uzbekistan *
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam *
  • British Virgin Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Western Sahara
  • Yemen *
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

* Not party to 1949 convention; International Driving Permit honored
** Requires presentation to local police and payment of special registration upon arrival
** IDP must be exchanged for a local driving licence.

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