Driving license - mandatory exchange

Apply for an exchange date as early as possible - current driving license becomes invalid

In Germany, the exchange takes place in two stages and staggered in the period from 19.01.2022 to 19.01.2033. In the table you will find the relevant exchange date for you. Your driving license must be exchanged by the specified date. Otherwise your current driving license will become invalid. Apply for the exchange date as early as possible.

First stage - paper driving licenses issued up to and including 31.12.1998

Second stage - card driving licenses issued in the period from 01.01.1999 to 18.01.2013

Note: License holders born before 1953 must exchange their driving license by 19.01.2033, regardless of the year of issue of the driving license.

Prerequisite

You have your main residence in Jena.

Application

Applications must be made in person by prior appointment. You do not have to fill out an application form. It will be prepared by us and simply signed by you.

Apply online

Alternatively, you can apply online to the driving license authority(link is external) to exchange your driving license for an EU driving license.

To do this, please have your old driving license ready, as you will need to enter the data accordingly. If your driving license was issued in the former GDR between 1968 and 1982, you must still be in possession of the proof of driving license issue (VK 30 card). Please enclose this proof with the application documents you have signed and send them to us.

If you are the holder of the old category 3, you must answer further questions in the window that appears. You can find more information on this under the notes on the respective classes.

• Your new driver's license will be sent directly to your registration address by Bundesdruckerei. This means that you do not need to make another personal visit.
• Should you wish to collect your new driving license in person, this can be done after approx. 4 weeks.

• Passport or identity card
• Photograph: Please bring a photograph that is not older than three months and complies with biometric regulations. The photo must be 3.5 x 4.5 cm in size. You can find out what the photo must look like on the Bundesdruckerei website (-> Links).
• Driver's license: If the existing driver's license was not issued by the city of Jena, a file card copy from the foreign driver's license authority that issued the driver's license is required. Please request the file card copy yourself from the relevant driving license authority and have it sent directly to us or sent by fax.
• Proof of driving licenses issued in the former GDR from 1968 to 1982 (index card "VK 30")

• EU Directive 2006/126/EC
• Driving License Ordinance (FeV)
• Road Traffic Act (StVG)
• Fee schedule for road traffic measures (GebOSt)