General:

• Photo ID (ID card or passport (if passport is presented with a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence; registration certificate must not be older than 3 months at the time of application)).
• 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 the eyes
• Proof of participation in first aid training. Certificates of participation in first aid training are valid as appropriate proof for an unlimited period of time when applying for a driver's license.
• written consent of the parent or legal guardian if the applicant is still a minor (special application forms are available in particular from driving schools)
• if legal guardians are not present at the time of application, copies of identity cards are required
• in case of sole custody, proof must be provided (negative certificate from Jugendamt, judgment or similar)

Classes A, A2, A1, AM, B, BE, L, T:

• Eye test certificate from an optician or certificate/report from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at time of application)

Classes C, C1, CE, C1E, D, D1, DE, D1E:

• Certificate/report of an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application)
• Certificate of medical examination (must not be older than 1 year at the time of application)

Additionally for the classes D, D1, DE, D1E:

• Proof of compliance with the special requirements (No. 2 of Annex 5 to the FeV; must not be older than 1 year at the time of application)
• Certificate of good conduct stating the purpose of use "issuance of driver's license for passenger transport"; this must be applied for at the registration office responsible for the main place of residence.