Countries which honor or require International Driving Permits
Application for International Driving Permit
or Inter-American Driving Permit
Afghanistan*
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola*
Antigua*/***
Armenia*
Argentina***
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan*
Bahamas
Bahrain*
Bangladesh
Barbados**
Belarus*
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan*
Bolivia*/***
Botswana
Brunei*
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso*(*Was Upper Volta)
Cameroon*
Canada
Cape Verde Islands*
Cayman Islands*
Central Africa Rep.
Chad*
Chile***
Colombia*/***
Comoros*
Congo
Costa Rica*/***
Croatia*
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti*
Dominica*/**
Dominican Republic***
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Ecuador**
Egypt
El Salvador*/***
Equatorial
Guinea*
Estonia*
Fiji
Finland
France (including french overseas territories)
French Polynesia
Gabon*
Gambia
Georgia
Germany*
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala***
Guernsey
Guinea*
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras*/***
Hong
Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia*
Iran*
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey*
Jordan
Kampuchea (was Cambodia)
Kazakhstan*
Kenya*
Korea (Rep.)
Kuwait*
Kyrgystan*
Laos
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Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
LIberia*
Libya*
Liechtenstein*
Lithuania*
Luxembourg
Macao*
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania*
Mauritius
Mexico*/***
Moldova*
Monaco
Montseratt*/**
Morocco
Mozambique*
Myanmar*
Namibia
Nepal*
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New
Zealand
Nicaragua*/***
Niger
Norway
Oman*
Pakistan*
Panama*
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar*
Romania
Russia*
Rwanda
St. Christopher, Nevis & Anguilla*/*
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St. Lucia
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
San marino
Sao Tome & Principe*
Saudi Arabia*
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia*
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan*
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland*
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan*
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago***
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan*
Uganda
Ukraine*
United Arab Emirates*
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan*
Vatican City
Venezuela***
Vietnam*
Western Samoa
Yemen*
Yugoslavia
Zaire
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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* Not party of 1949 Convention: International Driving Permit Honored.
**U.S. driver's license and International Driving Permit recognized on presentation
to local police and payment of Special Registration Fee upon arrival.
***Countries which honor Inter-American Driving Permits *Convention on Regulation
of Inter-American Motor Vehicle Traffic, Organization of American States, Washington,
D.C. 1943) as of June, 2004. If you intend to drive in Brazil or Uruguay, be sure
to check Inter-American Driving Permit on your application.