Prerequisites
- Her main residence is in Hamburg
- You have a driving license from an EU or EEA country.
- You have resided in the state that issued your current driver's license for at least 6 months (185 days).
Documents required
- valid identity card, electronic residence permit (eAT) or passport with current registration confirmation
- valid foreign driving license
- biometric passport photo (35x45 millimeters)
- Proof of previous residence for at least 6 months in an EU or EEA country (e.g. employer certificates, rental agreement)
- If applicable, a certificate of clearance from the issuing authority (required if the foreign driving license has expired before entering Germany)
- Appointment confirmation
Additionally for driving licenses of classes C and D:
- ophthalmological report according to Appendix 6 of the Driving Licence Regulation (FeV), not older than 2 years
- Medical report according to Appendix 5.1 of the Driving Licence Regulation (FeV), not older than 1 year
- for class D: medical report according to Appendix 5.2 of the Driving Licence Regulation (FeV), not older than 1 year
- for class D: Certificate of good conduct, not older than 3 months, applied for at the responsible residents' registration office
- for commercial goods and passenger transport: proof of professional driver qualification
You only need the medical reports if you want to extend your driving license at the same time as re-registering it.
Please note
The LBV-Mitte and LBV-Nord driving license offices are responsible for issuing driving licenses.
You can find information about exchanging your driver's license in other languages on the website of the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV). Further information can be found in the "Links" section.
If you originally held a driver's license from a third country outside the EU and exchanged it without taking a test in another EU country (not Germany), please make an appointment with the LBV immediately after moving to Germany. If this applies to you, you will find the code number 70 and the country code of the third country on line 12 of your driver's license. You are not permitted to drive any vehicles in Germany with this license. You must first take a theoretical and practical driving test and exchange your driver's license for a German one.
Deadlines
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