E-ITA What Is An International Driver's License

International Driver's License

IDL will help you drive & rent vehicles around the world.

What is an International Drivers License?

Qualifications:

IDL Booklet

This IDL Booklet contains information regarding your Driver’s License. It translates which vehicles you are allowed to drive so that authorities and rental agencies can easily understand your license.

Your booklet includes:

Validity period
List of countries where IDL is accepted.
Vehicles you are licensed to drive
Photo
Signature
First and last name
Country of birth
Date of birth
Country of residence

IDP Booklet (Digital)

The Digital IDL Booklet is a PDF version of your International Driver’s License that you can use immediately.

You can save the PDF version of IDP to your phone, laptop or tablet. If you choose urgent processing, your order will be available immediately when you login to your customer portal.

Some countries do not accept Digital IDL Documents, most notably United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. Be sure to check if your destination country accepts a Digital IDL version before placing your order. The best option is to order a physical copy of your International Driver’s License as well.

Complementary ID Card

The IDL Booklet comes with a Complementary ID Card. While you do not need the ID Card as the booklet IDL is enough, the ID card provides further readability of your Domestic Driver’s License.

Remember that an IDL Booklet and ID Card are not replacements for your Domestic Driver’s License. You must carry your Domestic Driver’s License for your IDL to be valid.

1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic

The International Driving Permit (IDP), specifically the model established by the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, functions as an official, standardized document that translates the information contained within a driver’s valid national license into ten official languages. These translations—which typically include English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, German, Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese—ensure that essential details like the driver’s identity, photograph, and authorized vehicle categories can be instantly understood and verified by traffic police or rental agencies in foreign countries, thereby facilitating legal and safe international travel.