Where to exchange a foreign driving licence in the Netherlands

Applications start at your municipality, so pick your city

Only your municipality can send an exchange application to the RDW, so you apply where you are registered. Where you book, whether you phone first and when you collect the new licence once the RDW has checked your application all depend on the municipality.

1 office in Breda
  • Breda

    Gemeente Breda — Stadskantoor

    Claudius Prinsenlaan 10, 4811 DJ Breda

    Apply in person and pay when you submit, then wait for the ready message, as urgent exchange is not available.

    Bring the valid foreign licence to surrender, valid identity document, compliant photo no more than six months old, and a debit or credit card. Check RDW’s country-specific document list. If applicable, bring printed evidence of fitness to drive and the Tax Administration’s 30% ruling. If your licence was issued outside the EU/EFTA and is nearing expiry, start the exchange process with the municipality before it expires. RDW (Dutch vehicle and driving licence authority) says supplementary documents such as CBR (Dutch driving test and medical fitness assessor) health clearance can follow later; confirm submission arrangements with the municipality. If relying on the Ukrainian temporary-protection driving exception, check your status and RDW’s current guidance before applying ordinary driving deadlines. For an exchange, check the tax ruling and document-validity requirements separately: permission to drive with an expired Ukrainian licence does not guarantee that it can be exchanged.

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