EU card driver's license - exchange

Prerequisite

You have your main residence in Jena.

Application

It is not possible to apply by proxy, as the card driver's license contains your signature, which must be provided at the time of application. You do not have to fill out an application form. It is created by us and simply signed by you.

Apply online

You can also apply online(link is external) 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 from 1968 to 1982, you must still be in possession of the proof of driving license issue (VK 30 index 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.

Obligation to exchange

The validity of driving licenses issued from 19.01.2013 is limited to 15 years.

Driving licenses issued before 19.01.2013 must be exchanged by 19.01.2033.

In the following cases, however, the exchange is required immediately:

• You wish to have an International Driving Permit issued and do not yet have a new card driver's license.
• You would like to apply for a driver's license for passenger transport and do not yet have a new card driver's license.
• If you have a category 2 license, your entitlement to drive the corresponding vehicles ends when you reach the age of 50. If you still wish to drive the relevant vehicles after this age, you should exchange your driving license in good time. In this context, you should note that if you do not exchange your license in good time, the new categories C and CE will have to be issued. As a result, your driving license will no longer show your driving status. In addition, higher fees will be charged.

When the EU card driving license is available after ordering, you will be notified by us and can collect the driving license on presentation of your old driving license.

• 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 (see 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")

• Driving License Ordinance (FeV)
• Road Traffic Act (StVG)
• Fee schedule for road traffic measures (GebOSt)