Discovering Germany

Requirements Driver’s license must be issued at least 185 days

Translation & transfer:

Translation, transfer & theoretical test:

Translation, transfer & practical test:

Translation, transfer, theoretical & practical test:

before taking residence in Germany All EU states Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway

All others not mentioned here

Andorra, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina (class B), Japan, Korean Republic (classes 1, 2), Guernsey, Isle of Man, Israel (class B), Jersey, Monaco, New Caledonia, New Zealand (classes 1, 6), Polynesia (France), San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland (translation only if not also in German) Car class only: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (*vision test required), Utah, Virginia,Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova

(These states do not fully acknowledge German driving licenses) Car classes: Connecticut

Taiwan (class B/BE)

District of Columbia Indiana Florida

Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North Carolina Oregon Tennessee

Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Please note: Any driver’s license that needs to be transferred must have a date of issue on it, otherwise we advise you to obtain confirmation by the driver’s license office in your home country about the date of issue. The inter-state agreements upon which the below mentioned list is based change continuously. We will check in each individual case which procedure will apply to your license. By German law, we are not authorized to give legal advice. This information is based on our previous experience in this regard. However, we must point out that we cannot accept any liability for it. It is not possible to avoid this procedure by getting a new driver’s license from a state in the U.S. which agreed on easier rules with Germany. The acceptance of a driver’s license issued after first entry into Germany is tied to a stay of at least six months (185 days) in the country of origin of the license before re-entering Germany.

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