shqiptarëtAlbanian or Kosovo driving licence in Belgium
In Belgium, a licence from outside the EU/EEA can be exchanged for a Belgian one if its model is on the official FPS Mobility list. Albanian and Kosovo licence models are on this list. You apply at the commune where you are registered.
This is general information from the official Belgian pages below, not legal advice. The decision is made by the commune where you are registered.
- Albanian licence
- Recognised: models ALB 004 (issued from July 2005) and ALB 005, according to FPS Mobility's chapter on Albania (document dated 01/01/2025).
- Kosovo licence
- Recognised: models KOS 001 (from November 2008), KOS 002 and KOS 003, according to the chapter on Kosovo (document dated 10/02/2026).
- The first 185 days
- You can drive on your valid, recognised licence. The Belgian licence is only issued once you have been registered in Belgium for 185 days.
- Cost
- Federal fee €20, plus the commune tax, which varies by commune.
- Where to apply
- At the driving licence desk of the commune where you are registered.
Steps
- Check the model
Compare your licence with the models in the official chapter for Albania or Kosovo. - Go to the commune
You can start the application during the first 185 days, but your foreign licence will not be returned before that period ends. - Bring the original licence
Only the original national licence; not a provisional or international licence. Extra or replacement certificates are not accepted. - Authenticity check
The Federal Police checks every non-European licence. This can take several weeks. - Translation
The commune may ask for a sworn translation, made by a sworn translator in Belgium.
Important conditions
- The licence and its categories must be valid when you apply.
- The licence must have been issued while you were not registered in Belgium for at least 185 days. Categories added later are not carried over to the Belgian licence.
- If you have the same nationality as the country that issued the licence, no proof of residence is needed. Otherwise you must prove at least 185 days of residence there in the year the licence was issued. Embassy certificates are not accepted.
- If the licence cannot be exchanged, you must pass the theory and practical tests in Belgium.
Kosovo citizens: models KOS 001, KOS 002 and KOS 003 are on the official Belgian list. Belgium: the essentials