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Rewrite foreign driving licence - Annex 11 FeV
Driving licenses lawfully obtained in a country listed in Annex 11 of the Driving License Ordinance entitle the holder to drive motor vehicles of the issued classes for a period of six months from the establishment of normal residence within the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Basic information
If the foreign driver's license is valid for a limited period of time, this authorization is only valid until the expiration of the time limit. In order for you to be able to continue to use your driver's license in the Federal Republic of Germany after the expiration of these periods, the foreign driver's license must be transcribed into a German driver's license.
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Necessary Documents
- Proof of identity
(Presentation of a valid identity card or passport)
- Foreign driving licence with official translation (the driving licence must not have expired for more than 3 years)
The translation is not required for driving licences from Switzerland.
- analog passport photo
- According to the specifications on the photo sample board.
- Digital passport photo at a self-service terminal:
- Instead of an analog passport photo, a digital passport photo can be taken independently at a capture system, a so-called self-service terminal. The signature is also captured at the self-service terminals.
- Eye test at selected facility 11 countries
according to "official note 7" of annex 11 FeV (see under "i Where can I find out more?")
- for classes C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 or D1E:
- Certificate of a visual examination according to Annex 6 No. 2 to the Ordinance on driving licences according to the prescribed model (not older than 2 years at the time of application)
- Certificate of medical examination in accordance with Annex 5 to the Driving Licence Ordinance according to the prescribed model
- Certificate of a supplementary medical examination in accordance with Annex 5 No. 2 to the Driving Licence Ordinance. The certificates on the medical examinations may not be older than one year at the time of application.
- Name of the driving school
but only if a practical driving test must be taken (see Annex 11 of the Driving Licence Ordinance)
- Proof of identity
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Competent Department
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Driving licences Fahrerlaubnisse
- (0421) 361-88669, Terminvereinbarungen: Tel. (0421) 115
- (0421) 496-12189
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- fuehrerscheinstelle
@buergeramt. bremen. de
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Citizens’ Office Bürgeramt
- (0421) 115
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
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Fees / Costs
37,50 EUR to 65,00 EUR
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
6 months after taking up residence in Germany
How long does it take to process
4 weeks to 6 weeks
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Legal Bases
- Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt)
- Kapitel 5 Verordnung über die Zulassung von Personen zum Straßenverkehr (Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung - FeV)
- § 2 Straßenverkehrsgesetz (StVG) – Fahrerlaubnis und Führerschein
- § 2 of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) – Driving authorisation and driving licence
- Chapter 5: Regulation on the Authorisation of Persons to Drive on Public Roads (Driving Licence Regulation – FeV)
- Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt)
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More Information
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Updated on 04.09.2026