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Driver's license exchange to an EU driver's license (card driver's license) request
Service Description
If you want to exchange your driver's license for an EU driver's license or need a new one due to wear and tear or a change of name, you can apply forthis at the Driver's License Office.
To apply for the transcription, applicants must appear in person at the Driver Licensing Authority.
Process flow
- Application with submission of the required documents
- Examination and processing of the application by the competent authority
- Issuance of an EU driving license
Who should I contact?
The application is made at the driver's license office of your county or city (main residence).
Requirements
see documents
Which documents are required?
- Application form (will be prepared at the driving license office)
- Photo identification (identity card or passport (if passport is submitted: attach a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for your main place of residence))
- current driver's license
- Photo, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photo) - frontal photo, without head covering and without covering of eyes
If the driver's license was issued by an authority in another county/city, it is advisable to attach a card index extract (officially certified) from this authority, if necessary, in order to speed up the administrative procedure.
What are the fees?
Appeal
Application form (prepared in the driver's license office)
What else should I know?
Due to the 3rd EU driving license directive, every driving license issued before January 19, 2013 must be exchanged for the new EU driving license by 2033.
Staggered deadlines apply in Germany for the exchange of driving licenses. The last deadline is January 19, 2033, but depending on the year of birth or year of issue, the obligation to exchange takes effect earlier. In view of the many millions of driving license holders, the staggered deadlines are intended to avoid overloading the authorities and long waiting times.
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.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture
Professionally released on
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Landeshauptstadt Erfurt, Stadtverwaltung - Fahrerlaubnisangelegenheiten
Visiting address
99084 Erfurt
