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Foreign driver's license - have it rewritten
Service Description
If you have a foreign driving license for motor vehicles, you can have it rewritten for Germany.
Under which conditions the foreign driving license is rewritten depends on whether it is a driving license of the EU/EEA states or of a third country. Holders of driving licenses legally issued outside the EU/EEA may continue to use them for a period of 6 months after establishing normal residence in Germany.
To apply for the transfer, you must appear in person at the driver's license office.
Process flow
- Application with submission of the required documents
- Examination and processing of the application by the competent authority
- Issuance or refusal of a driver's license
Who should I contact?
The application is made at the driver's license office of your county or city (main residence).
- Online appointment
Remark: To avoid unnecessary waiting times, you have the possibility to book an appointment online here.
Requirements
- Photo ID (ID card or passport (if passport is presented: attach a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence)).
- photograph, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photograph) - frontal photograph, without head covering and without covering of the eyes
- foreign driver's license, if necessary with official translation
- Proof that the foreign driver's license is valid
All other application documents depend on the driving license class to be converted and on the state which issued the driving license. More detailed information can be obtained from the relevant driving license authority.
Which documents are required?
- Photo ID (ID card or passport (if passport is presented, also a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence)).
- photograph, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photograph) - frontal photograph, without head covering and without covering of the eyes
- foreign driver's license, if necessary with official translation
- Proof that the foreign driver's license is valid
All other application documents depend on the driving license class to be converted and on the state which issued the driving license. For more detailed information, please contact your local driver's license office.
What are the fees?
The fees for the transfer of a foreign driver's license are regulated in Section 2 of the Annex to the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
In the event of a refusal, the general one-month objection period under administrative procedure law applies.
Applications / forms
Objection and complaint
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
24.06.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Fahrerlaubnisbehörde
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 12:00
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00
Notice:
A personal visit is only possible by prior appointment.
For this purpose, please use non-contact methods (telephone, mail, fax, e-mail, motor vehicle online service) to communicate with our office.
