Is your Driving Licence Valid in Cyprus?

Drivers can drive with a current valid:

• EU driving licence – until it expires.
• UK licence – Valid while visiting Cyprus. (Visit without a visa is a maximum of 90 days). If resident in Cyprus it must be exchanged as below.
• An International Driving Permit (IDP) together with a current valid domestic driving licence – usually until the IDP expires.
• Article 20 of the Driving License Laws of 2001 and 2004, recognizes driver’s licences or learner’s licences issued by the EU and a competent authority of the country included in the table below and are valid.
• The driving licences from the countries listed below are valid for visitors for a maximum of 90 days, or if resident 6 months (one hundred and eighty-five days). Then it must be exchanged for a Cyprus driving licence.

1. Australia
2. Canada
3. Georgia
4. Iceland
5. Japan
6. Liechtenstein
7. New Zealand
8. Norway
9. Russia
10. Serbia
11. South Africa
12. South Korea
13. Switzerland
14. UK
15. Ukraine
16. United Arab Emirates
17. USA
18. Zimbabwe