If your licence is already over nine years old, you may continue to drive with it for another two years, from the date of your registration with your municipality, as long as it is valid.įor EU/EEA licences issued after January 19, 2013, holders can drive with them for up to 15 years, as long as the licence is valid. If you are an EU/EEA citizen and your licence was issued before January 19, 2013, then you can drive on that licence for 10 years after it was issued. There are different lengths of validity in the Netherlands for driving licences issued to citizens of the EU/EEA or for citizens from outside Europe. Using a foreign driving licence in the Netherlands