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Transferring a driving license from the European Economic Area or the European Union

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

If you have a driving license from a country of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) and have moved to Germany, you must have your driving license transferred in the following cases:

  • the validity of your driver's license ends,
  • the validity of individual driving license categories ends.

The German period of validity applies to driving license categories that are limited in Germany (categories C and D as well as corresponding subcategories and trailer categories). This also applies if no or longer periods are entered in the foreign driving license.

EU/EEA driver's license for non-harmonized categories:

If you wish to drive a motor vehicle in Germany, you must have your driving license transferred.

For EU/EEA driver's licenses for harmonized categories (categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, BE, C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and DE):

You do not need a transfer.

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