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Apply for the first driving licence (study permit)

Apply for a drivers license

Interim certificates

A provisional licence is valid for 3 years, at which time fewer points are needed to lose the licence. Applications may be made for a full licence after 1 year on a provisional licence if the following conditions are in place. That the driver has completed Driving School 3 and a driving evaluation. A driver may not have received a point due to a traffic violation or been deprived of his driving licence for the past 12 months in order to complete a driving assessment by a driving instructor. If a provisional certificate has expired, a new provisional certificate may be applied for.

Conditions for issuing a driving licence

  • Have reached the age of 17

  • Have adequate vision and hearing

  • Be physically and mentally competent to drive a car

  • Remain permanently resident in Iceland

  • Have passed a written driving test

  • Have passed a practical driving test with a certified examiner

Further details on conditions for issuing driving licences in .

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District Commissioners

Greater Reykjavík

Mon to Thu 8:30 - 15
Fri. 8:30 - 14

West Iceland

Mon. to Thu. 10 - 15
Fri. 9 - 14

West Fjords Iceland

Mon. to Thu. 9 - 14
Fri. 9 - 13:30

North West Iceland

Mon. to Fri. 9 - 15

North East Iceland

Mon. to Thu. 9 - 15
Fri. 9 - 14

East Iceland

Mon. to Thu. 9 - 15
Fri. 9 - 14

South Iceland

Mon. to Fri. 9 - 15

Westman Islands

Mon. to Thu. 9:15 - 15
Fri. 9:15 - 14

Sudurnes

Mon. to Fri. 8:30 - 15