Driving licences in Cyprus: which ones you may drive on, from when a Cypriot one is required and how to exchange yours.
Questions in this section
- How to convert a foreign driving licence to a Cypriot oneAnyone holding a licence issued by an EU country or by a country named in the Commissioner's notification, who has lived in Cyprus for at least 185 days. Licences from other countries are not converted.
- How long you may drive in Cyprus on a foreign licenceAnyone who arrived in Cyprus with their own licence and plans to drive for longer than a couple of weeks. The answer depends not on your passport but on which state issued the licence.
What is most often misunderstood
- The department does not publish the list of countries whose licences it recognises — How to convert a foreign driving licence to a Cypriot one
- Six months and 185 days sit on one page and mean different things — How long you may drive in Cyprus on a foreign licence