The rules for driving a car vary from country to country around the world and so do rules for flying remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS), or drones. Learn what you need to know if you plan to bring your drone with you when you travel.
Albania
Andorra
Argentina
- Regulations for Operating Drones (Spanish)
- Regulations, Registration, and Certification for Operating Drones (Spanish)
- Application for Registration of UAV (Spanish)
- Drone Pilot and Drone Instructor Requirements (Spanish)
- UAV Operator Certificate Form and UAV Waivers (Spanish)
Armenia
Australia
- Drone Laws, Credentials, Registration, and Authorizations
- Drone Rules
- Get Your Operator Credentials
- Drone Safety Apps
- How to Register Your Drone
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
- Operating Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (PDF)
- Unmanned Aerial System Regulations (PDF) (Bangladeshi/English)
- Application for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (PDF)
Barbados
Belgium
- Where are you allowed to fly
- UAS Regulation (French)
- Training and Exams for Drone Pilots (French)
- How to Register your drone (French)
Benin
- Drone Operator Application (French)
- RPA Identification Request (French)
- Drone Operating Authorization (French)
Belize
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Bulgaria
- UAS Registration and Rules
- Where are you allowed to fly (Bulgarian)
- Register as a drone operator (Bulgarian)
- Online Drone Operator Training (Bulgarian)
- Drone Registration and General Information
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Canada
- Drone Regulations, Registration, and Licensing
- How to Register Your Drone
- How to Get Your Drone Pilot Certificate
- Where to Fly Your Drone
Chile
- Registration of RPAs and Drones Rules (Spanish)
- Update on RPAS/Drone Registrations (Spanish)
- Air Operator Certificate for Drones for Aerial Work (Spanish)
- Requirements for Drone Work Certificate
China – Hong Kong
- Small Unmanned Aircraft (SUA) Registration
- eSUA Mobile App
- SUA Operator Safety Requirements
- Where You Can Fly Your Drone
Colombia
Croatia
- How to Fly Drones (for international operators)
- UAS Operator Registration
- Where Your Drone Can Fly (Croatian)
- Flight Operations and Education | Forms and Publications (Croatian)
Cuba
Cyprus
- UAV Laws
- UAS Regulations and Registration
- Where You Can Fly
- How to get Authorization for Specific Category
Czech Republic
- Drone Operation Rules for Different Categories of Operations
- Where You Can Fly (Czech)
- Registration of Unmanned System (Czech)
- Drone Operator Training (Czech)
Denmark
- Drone Rules in Denmark
- Permit to Fly Drones in Restricted Areas (Danish)
- How to Your Drone Certificate (Danish)
- Registering As a Drone Operator (Danish)
- Where You Can Fly (Danish)
Denmark – Faroe Islands
Denmark – Greenland
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Estonia
- Drone Operation Rules
- How to Operate Drones
- Where Can You Fly
- How to Get Authorization to Fly in Specific Categories
Egypt
Eswatini
Fiji
- Registration Form for Commercial RPAS (PDF)
- Application for Recreational Drone (PDF)
- Where You Can Fly
- Getting Certified for Commerical Drone Operations
- Standards Document: RPAS (PDF)
- Licensing for Commercial Operations
Finland
- Drone Operator Registration and Exam
- Where You Can Fly
- Drone Regulations
- Self-Study Materials for the UAS Exam
- Apply for Authorization in Specific Category
France
Gabon
Germany
- Register as a Drone Operator
- How to Fly in Specific Category
- Where You Can Fly
- Operating and Registering Drones (German)
- General Drone Law Information (German)
Ghana
- Drone and Operator Applications
- RPAS Useful Links
- RPAS Advisory Circulars
- How to Register Your drone (PDF)
- Where You Cannot Fly Your Drone (PDF)
- How to Become RPA that is Commercial Certified (PDF)
- RPAS Advisory Pamphlet (PDF)
Greece
Guatemala
Iceland
- Registration of Drones for Commercial Use
- Application of Exemption from Regulation
- Drone Regulations
- How to Get Authorization to Operate in Specific Category
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Laos
Latvia
Lithuania
Lebanon
Luxembourg
- Where You Can Fly
- Where to Register as Drone Operator
- How to Become a Drone Operator
- How to Fly in Specific Category
Macau (China)
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
- Regulations on Operating Drones
- How to Register Your Drone
- How to Become a Drone Operator
- Where You Can Fly
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Mozambique
Netherlands
- Where You Can Fly
- Drone Laws
- Registration and Licensing for Open Category (Dutch)
- How to get a Permit for Specific Category (Dutch)
- Requirements for Operating in Certified Category (Dutch)
- Model Flying Regulations (Dutch)
New Zealand
- UAS Rules and Regulations
- Recreational Drone Rules and Where You Can Fly
- Application for Commercial Drone License
Nigeria
- Operations Guidance for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations for RPAs
- Regulations for Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Panama
Peru
- Requirements for Operations of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (Spanish)
- Regulation on Certification for Air Services and Aerial Work Operators (Spanish)
- Drone Operation Permits (Spanish)
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
- Drone Operator Registration and Training
- Where You Can Fly
- How to Operate in the Specific Category (Slovenian)
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Laws
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
- Where You Can Fly
- Drone Regulations
- Drone Operator Registration
- Drone Pilot Certification
- How to Operate in a Specific Category
Taiwan (China)
Tanzania
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Regulations
- Procedure for Importation, Operation, and Registration of Drones
United Arab Emirates
- Unmanned Aircraft: Commercial and Governmental Operations (PDF)
- Unmanned Aircraft: Event Operations (PDF)
- Unmanned Aircraft: Demonstration Operations (PDF)
- Unmanned Aircraft: Recreational Flights (PDF)