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International Driver’s Permit Countries

Geographical Areas Which Honor International Driving Permits (Convention on Road Traffic, United Nations, Geneva 1949) as of May, 2015

Afghanistan*
Albania
Algeria
Andorra*
Angola*
Anguilla*/**
Antigua*/**
Argentina***
Armenia*
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan*
Bahamas
Bahrain*
Bangladesh
Barbados**
Belarus*
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan*
Bolivia*/***
Bosnia*
Botswana
Brazil (Inter-American Driving Permit only)
Brunei*
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso (was upper Volta)
Cambodia (was Kampuchea)
Cameroon*
Canada
Cape Verde Islands*
Cayman Islands*
Central African Rep.
Chad*
Chile***
Colombia*/***
Comoros*
Congo, Rep. of (Brazzaville)
Congo, Dem. Rep. of (Kinshasa)
Costa Rica*/***
Cote d´Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Croatia*
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Rep.
Denmark
Djibouti*
Dominica*/**
Domincan Rep.***
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***
Herzegovina*
Honduras*/***
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia*
Iran*
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan*
Kazakhstan*
Kenya*
Korea (Rep.)
Kuwait*
Kyrgystan
Laos
Latvia*
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia*
Libya*
Liechtenstein*
Lithuania*
Luxembourg
Macao*
Macedonia*
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania*
Mauritius
Mexico*/***
Moldova*
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat*/**
Morocco
Mozambique*
Myanmar*
Namibia
Nepal*
Netherlands
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua*/***
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman*
Pakistan*
Panama*
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay***
Peru***
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar*
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
St. Kitts & Nevis*/**
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe*
Saudi Arabia*
Senegal
Serbia
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
Uruguay (Inter-American Driving Permit only)
Uzbekistan*
Vatican City (Holy See)
Venezuela***
Vietnam*
Western Samoa
Yemen*
Zambia
Zimbabwe

* Not party to 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.
***Geographical Areas 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 January, 2009. If you intend to drive in the following countries, be sure to check INTER-AMERICAN DRIVING PERMIT box page 1: Brazil and Uruguay.