International Driving Permit

The IDP, whose A6 size (148 × 105 mm) is slightly larger than a passport, has a grey cover and white inside pages.

IDPs are issued by a national government directly, or through a network of AIT/FIA organizations or by any association duly empowered thereto by such other Contracting Party.

As there are many unofficial sellers on the internet, the AIT/FIA has created an approved directory to all IDP issuing organizations in the world.

[9] Examples of countries/jurisdictions that have not ratified the Convention include Australia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, and the United States.

Driving licences issued before 29 March 2011 that match older edition of the annexes are valid until their expiration dates (article 43).

The 1949 Geneva Convention states that an IDP remains valid for one year from the date of issue, with a grace period of six months.

ISO/IEC 18013 establishes guidelines for the design format and data content of an ISO-compliant driving licence (IDL).

While the main ideology is a minimum acceptable set of requirements, sufficient freedom is afforded to the issuing authorities of driving licences to meet domestic needs such as existing standards, data contents and security elements.

The front cover should include the logo of the UN or the issuing country and the words "Translation of Driving Licence" and Traduction du permis de conduire.

The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' provides a standard for the design of driving permits and identification cards issued by its member jurisdictions, which include all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and Canadian territories and provinces.