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Get foreign work machine rights assessed in Iceland

Application for evaluation of foreign rights

If you have a work machine license issued by another member state of the EEA, you can have your rights recognized by the Administration of Occupational Safety and Health in Iceland.  

This is in accordance with the Act on the Recognition of Professional Education and Qualification for Work in Iceland.   

Process 

Press apply, identify yourself with an electronic ID and fill out the the form: Certification of Foreign Macinery Rights.

Documents needed

  • Copy of driver's license. 

  • Copy of foreign work machine license. 

  • Data showing the number of hours in theoretical and practical teaching for the foreign rights. 

  • When applying for a crane license, for categories A, B, C, D and P, a medical certificate must be attached. 

Data may be in Icelandic, English, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish. Data in other languages ​​must be translated into Icelandic or English. 

 

Application for evaluation of foreign rights