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Exchange of a foreign driving licence

Exchange of a foreign driving licence

If you have changed your German driving licence to a foreign one and now live in Germany again, you must exchange your driving licence back.

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Description

If you have transferred your German driving licence to a foreign driving licence due to moving abroad and have now moved back to Germany, you may have to exchange your driving licence again in order to be able to continue to prove your driving licence when participating in road traffic.

Prerequisites

  • You previously held a German driving licence (paper or card)
  • You have exchanged your German driving licence abroad for another driving licence
  • You now live in the city of Munich again and would like a German driving licence again

Duration & Costs

Processing time

About six weeks

Fees

25,30 - 41,40 Euro

Payment methods available

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Fahrzeugzulassungs- und Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Internet

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Fahrzeugzulassungs- und Fahrerlaubnisbehörde

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

Address

Garmischer Straße 19-21
81373 München

Directions

Public transport

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Transcript of the driving licence data

The file card transcript is a certificate of the driving licence data (driving licence class) that is registered about you with the driving licence authority.