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[[File:International Driving Permit (Canada).jpg|thumb|Front cover of a Canadian International Driving Permit issued by the [[Canadian Automobile Association]] on 29 March 2023 in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan]]]]

An '''International Driving Permit''' ('''IDP'''), often referred to as an '''international driving licence''', is a translation of a domestic driving licence that allows the holder to drive a private [[motor vehicle]] in any country or jurisdiction that recognizes the document. The term International Driving Permit was first mentioned in the document prescribed in the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic that was signed at Paris in 1926, and is a translation of the French 'permis de conduire international', or 'international driving licence'. The Paris treaty, and all subsequent, use the word 'permit' exclusively in relation to all kinds of driving licence.

International Driving Permits are governed by three international conventions: the 1926 Paris International Convention relative to Motor Traffic, the 1949 [[Geneva Convention on Road Traffic]], and the 1968 [[Vienna Convention on Road Traffic]]. When a state is contracted to more than one convention, the newest one terminates and replaces previous ones.

The IDP, whose A6 size ({{cvt|148|x|105|mm|disp=or}}) is slightly larger than a [[passport]], has a grey cover and white inside pages. The outside and inside of the front cover shall be printed in (at least one of) the national language(s) of the issuing State. The last two inside pages shall be printed in French, and pages preceding those two pages shall repeat the first of them in several languages, which must include English, Russian and Spanish.
IDPs are issued by a national government directly, or through a network of [[Alliance Internationale de Tourisme|AIT]]/[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] organizations or by any association duly empowered thereto by such other Contracting Party.<ref>https://unece.org/DAM/trans/conventn/crt1968e.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref> For the latter case those issuing organizations are mostly [[automobile associations]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=How to Apply for an IDP|url=https://internationaldrivingpermit.org/how-to-apply/|access-date=2020-06-04|website=International Driving Permit|language=en-US}}</ref> such as [[American Automobile Association]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAA IDP International Driving Permit|url=https://www.aaa.com/vacation/idpf.html|access-date=2019-10-02|website=www.aaa.com}}</ref> in the United States, [[Norwegian Automobile Federation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Internasjonalt førerkort|url=https://www.naf.no/tjenester/internasjonalt-forerkort/|access-date=2019-10-02|website=NAF|language=no}}</ref> in Norway and [[Motormännens riksförbund|Riksförbundet M Sverige]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beställ ditt internationella körkort av M Sverige!|url=https://msverige.se/resa-med-bil/internationellt-koerkort/|access-date=2019-10-02|website=msverige.se|language=sv}}</ref> in Sweden. As there are many unofficial sellers on the internet, the AIT/FIA has created an approved directory to all IDP issuing organizations in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Officially Recognised IDP Directory |url=https://internationaldrivingpermit.org/ |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=International Driving Permit |language=en-US}}</ref>

To be valid, the IDP must be accompanied by a valid [[driving licence]] issued in the applicant's country of residence. An IDP is not required if the driver's domestic licence meets the requirements of the 1968 convention; the domestic licence can be used directly in a foreign jurisdiction that is a party to that convention.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (2022) - Wikisource, the free online library |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_Road_Traffic_(2022)#Article_41:_Driving_permits |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=en.wikisource.org |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|at=Article 41}} In addition, other arrangements eliminates the need of an IDP in some countries, such as the [[European driving licence]] valid within the [[European Economic Area]] (EEA) as well as member states of the [[Association of Southeast Asian Nations]] (ASEAN) with each other.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agreement On The Recognition of Domestic Driving Licences Issued by ASEAN Countries |url=https://agreement.asean.org/media/download/20161129035137.pdf |website=agreement.asean.org |publisher=[[ASEAN]] |access-date=17 April 2024 |date=9 July 1985}}</ref>

== Driver information ==

=== 1968 convention (as amended in 2011) ===
[[File:Fahrerlaubnisklassen.png|240px|right]]
The convention has been ratified by 83 countries/jurisdictions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-19&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg3&lang=en|website=treaties.un.org|language=EN|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> Examples of countries/jurisdictions that have '''not''' ratified{{when|date=March 2025}} the Convention include Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, and the United States.

The main regulations about driving licences are in Annex 6 (domestic driving permit) and Annex 7 (International Driving Permit). The currently active version of those is in force in each contracting party since no later than 29 March 2011 (Article 43). According to the 1968 Vienna Convention, an IDP must have an expiration date of no more than three years from its issue date or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier, and it is valid for a period of one year upon the arrival in the foreign country.

Article 41 of the convention describes requirements for [[driving licence]]s. Key of those are:
* every driver of a motor vehicle must hold a driving licence;
* driving permits can be issued only after passing theoretical and practical exams, which are regulated by each country or jurisdiction;
* Contracting parties shall recognize as valid for driving in their territories:
** domestic driving permit conforming to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention;
** International Driving Permit conforms to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention, on condition that it is presented with the corresponding domestic driving permit;
* driving permits issued by a contracting party shall be recognized in the territory of another contracting party until this territory becomes the place of normal residence of their holder;
* all of the above does not apply to learner-driver licences;
* the period of validity of an international driving permit shall be either no more than three years after the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the domestic driving licence, whichever is earlier;
* Contracting parties may refuse to recognize the validity of driving licences for persons under eighteen or, for categories C, D, CE and DE, under twenty-one;
* an international driving permit shall only be issued by the contracting party in whose territory the holder has their normal residence and that issued the domestic driving permit or that recognized the driving permit issued by another contracting party; it shall not be valid for use in that territory.

{|class=wikitable
|+Licence categories according to the 1968 convention applicable from 29 March 2011<ref name="unece.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Conv_road_traffic_EN.pdf|title=1968 Convention on Road Traffic (2006 consolidated version) in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and Arabic|website=unece.org}}</ref>
!Category!!width=420|Description!!Category!!width=420|Description
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|{{center|'''A'''}}||Motorcycles
|{{center|'''A1'''}}||Motorcycles with a cubic capacity not exceeding 125&nbsp;cm<sup>3</sup> and a power not exceeding 11&nbsp;kW (light motorcycles)
|-
|{{center|'''B'''}}||Motor vehicles, other than those in category A, having a permissible maximum mass not exceeding {{cvt|3,500|kg}} and not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat; or motor vehicles of category В coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which does not exceed {{cvt|750|kg}}; or motor vehicles of category В coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}} but does not exceed the unladen mass of the motor vehicle, where the combined permissible maximum mass of the vehicles so coupled does not exceed {{cvt|3,500|kg}}
|{{center|'''B1'''}}||Motor tricycles and quadricycles
|-
|{{center|'''C'''}}||Motor vehicles, other than those in category D, having a permissible maximum mass exceeding {{cvt|3,500|kg}}; or motor vehicles of category С coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which does not exceed {{cvt|750|kg}}
|{{center|'''C1'''}}||Motor vehicles, with the exception of those in category D, the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|3,500|kg}} but does not exceed {{cvt|7,500|kg}}; or motor vehicles of subcategory C1 coupled to a trailer, the permissible maximum mass of which does not exceed {{cvt|750|kg}}
|-
|{{center|'''D'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and having more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat; or motor vehicles of category D coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which does not exceed {{cvt|750|kg}}
|{{center|'''D1'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and having more than 8 seats in addition to the driver's seat but not more than 16 seats in addition to the driver's seat; or motor vehicles of subcategory D1 coupled to a trailer, the permissible maximum mass of which does not exceed {{cvt|750|kg}}
|-
|{{center|'''BE'''}}||Motor vehicles of category В coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}} and exceeds the unladen mass of the motor vehicle; or motor vehicles of category В coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}}, where the combined permissible maximum mass of the vehicles so coupled exceeds {{cvt|3,500|kg}}
|-
|{{center|'''CE'''}}||Motor vehicles of category С coupled to a trailer whose permissible maximum mass exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}}
|{{center|'''C1E'''}}||Motor vehicles of subcategory C1 coupled to a trailer the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}} but does not exceed the unladen mass of the motor vehicle, where the combined permissible maximum mass of the vehicles so coupled does not exceed {{cvt|12,000|kg}}
|-
|{{center|'''DE'''}}||Motor vehicles of category D coupled to a trailer whose permissible maximum mass exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}}
|{{center|'''D1E'''}}||Motor vehicles of subcategory D1 coupled to a trailer, not used for the carriage of persons, the permissible maximum mass of which exceeds {{cvt|750|kg}} but does not exceed the unladen mass of the motor vehicle, where the combined permissible maximum mass of the vehicles so coupled does not exceed {{cvt|12,000|kg}}
|}

=== 1968 convention (original) ===
The convention had amendments on 3 September 1993 and 28 March 2006. There is a European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Traffic (1968), which was concluded in Geneva, on 1 May 1971.

Note that before 29 March 2011 the convention demanded contracting parties to recognize as valid for driving in their territories:
* any domestic driver's permit drawn up in their national language or in one of their national languages, or, if not drawn up in such a language, accompanied by a certified translation;
* any domestic driver's permit conforming to the provisions of annex 6 to the convention; and
* any international driver permit conforming to the provisions of annex 7 to the convention.

Prior to 29 March 2011, annex 6 and annex 7 defined forms of driving licences that are different from those defined after that date. Driving licences issued before 29 March 2011 that match older edition of the annexes are valid until their expiration dates (article 43).

{|class=wikitable
|+Licence classes according to the 1968 convention<ref name="unece.org"/>
!Class!!Description
|-
|{{center|'''A'''}}||Motorcycles
|-
|{{center|'''B'''}}||Motor vehicles, other than those in category A, having a permissible maximum mass not exceeding {{cvt|3,500|kg}} and not more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat.
|-
|{{center|'''C'''}}||Motor vehicles, other than those in category D, whose permissible maximum mass exceeds {{cvt|3,500|kg}}.
|-
|{{center|'''D'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and having more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat.
|-
|{{center|'''E'''}}||Combination of vehicles of which the driving vehicle is in a category or categories for which the driver is licensed (B, and/or C and/or D), but which are not themselves in that category or those categories.
|}

=== 1949 convention ===
{{wikisource|Geneva Convention on Road Traffic}}
{{As of|2025|03}}, there are 102 states that are party to the 1949 [[Geneva Convention on Road Traffic]] by ratification, accession or succession.<ref name="UN_1949GenevaConvention_status_2March2025">{{cite Q|Q132860788|url-status=live}}</ref> The 1949 Convention's description of a driving permit and international driving permit are located in Annexes 9 and 10. Switzerland signed but did not ratify the convention. The 1949 Geneva Convention states that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue, with a grace period of six months.

Article 24 of the convention describes requirements for drivers of mother vehicles in international traffic. Key of those are:
* Drivers with a valid driving permit are allowed to drive motor vehicles for which the permit has been issued.
* A Contracting state may require that the driver carries an international driving permit conforming to the model contained in Annex 10
** especially if the domestic permit does not conform to the model contained in Annex 9, or if the driver comes from a country where a domestic driving permit is not required 
* The right to use a domestic or international driving permit may be refused the conditions of issue are no longer fulfilled.

There is a European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, in addition to the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals, concluded in Geneva on 16 September 1950.

{|class=wikitable
|+Licence classes according to the 1949 convention<ref>[http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Convention_on_Road_Traffic_of_1949.pdf Convention on Road Traffic of 1949]</ref>
!Class!!Description
|-
|{{center|'''A'''}}||Motor cycles, with or without a side-car, invalid carriages and three-wheeled motor vehicles with an unladen weight not exceeding {{cvt|400|kg}}.
|-
|{{center|'''B'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the transport of passengers and comprising, in addition to the driver's seat, at most eight seats, or those used for the transport of goods and having a permissible maximum weight not exceeding {{cvt|3,500|kg}}. Vehicles in this category may be coupled with a light trailer.
|-
|{{center|'''C'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the transport of goods and of which the permissible maximum weight exceeds {{cvt|3,500|kg}}. Vehicles in this category may be coupled with a light trailer.
|-
|{{center|'''D'''}}||Motor vehicles used for the transport of passengers and comprising, in addition to the driver's seat, more than eight seats. Vehicles in this category may be coupled with a light trailer.
|-
|{{center|'''E'''}}||Motor vehicles of category B, C, or D, as authorized above, with other than light trailer.
|}
* "Permissible maximum weight" of a vehicle means the weight of the vehicle and its maximum load when the vehicle is ready for road.
* "Maximum load" means the weight of the load declared permissible by the competent authority of the country(or jurisdiction) of registration of the vehicle.
* "Light trailers" shall be those of permissible maximum weight not exceeding {{cvt|750|kg}}.

=== 1926 convention ===
The 1926 International Convention relative to Motor Traffic is the older IDP Convention. It is only required in [[Somalia]]. International Driving Permits according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic might also still be valid in [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Mexico]].<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/normengrafiken/bgbl1_2012/j1394_0220.pdf List of contract-party-states in the current version of the german International Driving Permit according to the 1926 Convention on Motor Traffic]. (In german language.) Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz (Federal Ministry for Justice and Consumer protection of the Federal Republic of Germany). Retrieved 18 March 2014.</ref> However, both are parties of the above-mentioned later conventions, thus the most recent signed convention is the valid one.<ref>[https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?&src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI~B~1&chapter=11&lang=en Status of the 1&nbsp;.&nbsp;Convention on Road Traffic Geneva, 19&nbsp;September 1949] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305003657/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/PageNotFound.aspx |date=5 March 2016 }}. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.</ref><ref>[https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?&src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI~B~19&chapter=11&lang=en Status of the 19&nbsp;.&nbsp;Convention on Road Traffic Vienna, 8&nbsp;November 1968] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112221943/https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?&src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI~B~19&chapter=11&lang=en |date=12 November 2014 }}. United Nations Treaty Collection. Retrieved 18 March 2014.</ref> Mexico also recognizes the Inter-American Driving Permit according to the convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic 1943.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Licence classes according to the 1926 convention<ref>[http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/anlage_8b_116.html Anlage&nbsp;8b zu §&nbsp;25b Absatz&nbsp;2 der Verordnung über die Zulassung von Personen zum Straßenverkehr &#91;Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung – FeV&#93; vom 13.&nbsp;Dezember 2010 &#91;BGBl.&nbsp;I S.&nbsp;1980&#93;, die durch Artikel&nbsp;2 der Verordnung vom 5.&nbsp;November 2013 &#91;BGBl.&nbsp;I S.&nbsp;3920&#93; geändert worden ist: Muster eines Internationalen Führerscheins nach dem Internationalen Abkommen über Kraftfahrzeugverkehr vom 24.&nbsp;April 1926] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319233429/http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/anlage_8b_116.html |date=19 March 2014 }}. (Appendix&nbsp;8b to Section&nbsp;25b Paragraph&nbsp;2 of the Driving Licence Ordinance [of the Federal Republic of Germany]: Sample of an International Driving Permit according to the International Convention of the 24.&nbsp;April 1926.) (In german language.) Retrieved 19 March 2014.</ref>
!Class!!Description
|-
|{{center|'''A'''}}||Motor vehicles of which the laden weight does not exceed {{cvt|3,500|kg}}.
|-
|{{center|'''B'''}}||Motor vehicles of which the laden weight exceeds {{cvt|3,500|kg}}.
|-
|{{center|'''C'''}}||Motor-cycles, with or without side-car.
|}

=== Validity ===
According to the 1968 Vienna Convention, an IDP must have an expiration date of no more than three years from its issue date or until the expiration date of national driving permit, whichever is earlier, and it is valid for a period of one year upon the arrival in the foreign country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=1968 Vienna and 1949 Geneva: Convention on Road Traffic |url=https://internationaldriversassociation.com/blog/1968-vienna-and-1949-geneva-convention/ |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=internationaldriversassociation.com}}</ref> The previous convention (1949 Geneva Convention) stated that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue.

The IDP is not valid for driving in the country or jurisdiction where it was issued, it can only be used in foreign countries, and it must be shown with the carrier's original driving licence.

==  Countries and jurisdictions that recognize IDP ==
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! Participant!! 1968<br />Vienna<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?src=IND&mtdsg_no=XI-B-19&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg3&clang=_en#EndDec|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|website=treaties.un.org|language=EN|access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref><br />3-year IDP
! 1949<br />Geneva<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-1&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg5&lang=en|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|website=treaties.un.org|language=EN|access-date=2022-07-17}}</ref><br />1-year IDP
! 1926<br />Paris<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adcidl.com/Brief-Overview-of-International-Driver-Licenses.html|title=Brief Overview of International Driving Permits|publisher=Auto Driver Club|website=www.adcidl.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref><br />1-year IDP
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| Albania||{{Yes}}
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|Argentina
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| Armenia||{{Yes}}
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|Australia
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| Austria||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Azerbaijan||{{Yes}}
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| Bahamas||{{Yes}}
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| Belgium||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina||{{Yes}}
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| Brazil||{{Yes}}|| 
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| Bulgaria||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Cabo Verde||{{Yes}}
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|Canada
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| Central African Republic||{{Yes}}
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| Chile||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| China, Republic of (Taiwan)||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Congo
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| Côte d'Ivoire||{{Yes}}
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| Croatia ||{{Yes}}
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| Cuba||{{Yes}}
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|Cyprus
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| Czech Republic||{{Yes}}
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| Congo, Democratic Republic ||{{Yes}}
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| Denmark||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Dominican Republic
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| Ecuador||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Egypt
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| Estonia||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Ethiopia
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|Fiji
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| Finland||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| France||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Georgia||{{Yes}}
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| Germany||{{Yes}}||
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| Ghana||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Greece||{{Yes}}
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|Guatemala
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| Guyana||{{Yes}}
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| Holy See||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Honduras
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| Hungary||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Iceland
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|India
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| Indonesia
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| Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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| Iraq||{{Yes}}
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|Ireland
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| Israel||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Italy||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Jamaica
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|Japan
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|Jordan
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| Kazakhstan||{{Yes}}
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| Kenya||{{Yes}}
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| Kuwait||{{Yes}}
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| Kyrgyzstan||{{Yes}}
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|Laos
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| Latvia||{{Yes}}
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|Lebanon
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|Lesotho
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|Liberia||{{Yes}}
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|Liechtenstein
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| Lithuania||{{Yes}}
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| Luxembourg||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Macau
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|Madagascar
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|Malawi
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|Malaysia
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|Mali
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|Malta
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| Mexico||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.anamx.com/permisointernacional | title=ANA &#124; Permiso Internacional }}</ref>
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| Monaco||{{Yes}}
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| Mongolia||{{Yes}}
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| Montenegro||{{Yes}}
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| Morocco||{{Yes}}
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|Myanmar
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|Namibia
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| Netherlands||{{Yes}}
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|New Zealand
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| Niger||{{Yes}}
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| Nigeria||{{Yes}}
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| North Macedonia||{{Yes}}
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| Norway||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Oman||{{Yes}}
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| Pakistan||{{Yes}}
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|Papua New Guinea
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|Paraguay
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| Peru||{{Yes}}
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| Philippines||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Poland||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Portugal||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Qatar||{{Yes}}
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| Korea, Republic of ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Moldova, Republic of ||{{Yes}}
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| Romania||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Russian Federation||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Rwanda
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| San Marino||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Saudi Arabia||{{Yes}}
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| Senegal||{{Yes}}
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| Serbia||{{Yes}}
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| Seychelles||{{Yes}}
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|Sierra Leone
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|Singapore
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|{{Yes}}
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| Slovakia||{{Yes}}
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| Slovenia||{{Yes}}
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| South Africa||{{Yes}}
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| Spain||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Sri Lanka
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| Sweden||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Switzerland||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Syrian Arab Republic
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| Tajikistan||{{Yes}}|| 
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| Thailand||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|Togo
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|{{Yes}}
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|Trinidad and Tobago
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|{{Yes}}
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| Tunisia||{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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| Turkey||{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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| Turkmenistan||{{Yes}}
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|Uganda
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|{{Yes}}
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| Ukraine||{{Yes}}|| 
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| United Arab Emirates||{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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| United Kingdom ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|United States of America
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|{{Yes}}
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| Uruguay||{{Yes}}
| 
|{{Yes}}
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| Uzbekistan||{{Yes}}
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| Venezuela ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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| Vietnam||{{Yes}}
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| Zimbabwe||{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
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''<br />''** IDP must be exchanged for a local driving licence.

* In relations between the Contracting States, the 1949 Geneva Convention terminated and replaced the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic and the International Convention relative to Road Traffic signed at Paris on 24 April 1926, and the convention on the Regulation of Inter- American Automotive Traffic opened for signature at Washington on 15 December 1943.
* In relations between the Contracting States, the 1968 Vienna Convention terminated and replaced the International Convention relative to Motor Traffic and the International Convention relative to Road Traffic, signed at Paris on 24 April 1926, the convention on the Regulation of Inter-American Automotive Traffic, opened for signature at Washington on 15 December 1943, and the Convention on Road Traffic, opened for signature at Geneva on 19 September 1949.

== ISO compliant driving licence  ==
[[ISO/IEC JTC 1|ISO/IEC]] 18013 establishes guidelines for the design format and data content of an ISO-compliant driving licence (IDL). The design approach is to establish a secure domestic driving permit (DDP) and accompanying booklet for international use, instead of the international driving permit (IDP) paper document.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISO/IEC 18013-1:2018|url=https://www.iso.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/isoorg/contents/data/standard/06/37/63798.html|access-date=2021-01-26|website=ISO|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://staging.tttfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ISO_IEC_FDIS_18013-1E-2nd-Edition-12Jan18.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625062844/https://staging.tttfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ISO_IEC_FDIS_18013-1E-2nd-Edition-12Jan18.pdf |date=25 June 2021 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The ISO standard specifies requirements for a card that is aligned with the UN Conventions on Road Traffic.<ref>https://www.aamva.org/getmedia/99ac7057-0f4d-4461-b0a2-3a5532e1b35c/AAMVA-2020-DLID-Card-Design-Standard.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

This standard however has no official mandate or recognition from the WP.1 of UNECE as a replacement for the current IDP standards as described in the 1949 and 1968 Conventions.

=== Card design ===
The requirements with regards to content and layout of the data elements is contained in Annex A of ISO/IEC 18013-1:2018. While the main ideology is a minimum acceptable set of requirements, sufficient freedom is afforded to the issuing authorities of driving licences to meet domestic needs such as existing standards, data contents and security elements.

=== Booklet layout ===
The specifications of the layout of the booklet is defined in Annex G of ISO/IEC 18013-1:2018. There are two options; a booklet with some personalization or a booklet with no personalization.

The booklet shall be marginally larger than an ID-1 size driving licence card, with an insert pocket for storage of the card, and for convenient carrying of the booklet. The front cover should include the logo of the UN or the issuing country and the words "Translation of Driving Licence" and ''{{Lang|fr|Traduction du permis de conduire}}''.

=== Implementation ===
The [[American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators]]' provides a standard for the design of driving permits and identification cards issued by its member jurisdictions, which include all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and Canadian territories and provinces. The newest standard released is the 2020 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard (CDS) which generally follows part 1 and part 2 of ISO/IEC 18013-1 (ISO compliant driving licence).<ref name="AAMVA">{{Cite web |year=2020 |title=AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard |url=https://www.aamva.org/DL-ID-Card-Design-Standard/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |website=AAMVA.org}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|International Driving Permits}}
; Information about scams
*[https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/international-drivers-license/ International Driver's License] <!-- formerly at http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/idp.asp --> at [[Snopes]] — more information about IDP scams or so-called "International Driver's License" scams
*[https://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/x030019/x030019.shtm William Scott Dion, et al.] — U.S. [[Federal Trade Commission]] press release about legal action against PT Resource Center for selling bogus IDP's and related identification documents
; Copies of treaties
{{Wikisource|Geneva Convention on Road Traffic}}
*[https://treaties.fco.gov.uk/awweb/pdfopener?md=1&did=64295 1926 Paris International Convention relative to Motor Traffic] on the United Kingdom's [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] website
*[https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Convention_on_Road_Traffic_of_1949.pdf 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic] on the [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] (UNECE) website
*[https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/Conv_road_traffic_EN.pdf 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (Consolidated version)] on the UNECE website
*[https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-19&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg3&lang=en Contracting Parties to the Convention on Road Traffic – Vienna, 8 November 1968] — list of countries, on the [[United Nations]] Treaty Collection website

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