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Spain – Exchanging your driver’s license

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If you want to drive in Spain, as a foreigner, you need a valid and legal driver’s license.

There are 2 possible scenarios:

  1. As a Tourist

If you are a citizen of the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein – You need your country’s driver’s license (European format).

If you are a citizen of any other country and you are in Spain as a tourist – You will need an international driver’s license in addition to the one from your country.

2. As a permanent Resident

If you are a citizen of any other country and you live in Spain – For the first six months after obtaining residency, an international driver’s license in addition to the one from your country.

– After six months – a Spanish driver’s license.

If you are a citizen of a non EU country which has an exchange agreement with Spain, you need: 

– Submit your application to the DGT, enclosing the following documents:
1. Official application form provided by the Jefaturas de Tráfico (Provincial Traffic Offices) and the DGT website (www.dgt.es)
2. Proof of identity and residence:
a. National Identity Card or Passport: original and valid.
b. Residence permit, identity card or passport of their country, along with the Certificate of Registration in the Registro Central de Extranjeros (Central Register for EU citizens): original and valid.
c. Residence Permit for non-EU citizens: original and valid. Valid residence card.
3. Report of medical fitness issued by a recognized centre for drivers authorized by the Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico where the request is being made.
4. Driving: valid original and photocopy.
5. Recent photograph: an original 32 x 26 mm.
6. Photo frame, which is provided by the Traffic Department, completed and signed within the appropriate box.
7. Written statement declaring that you have not been banned by law from driving motor vehicles and motorcycles, or have been subject to intervention or suspension of the one you hold.
8. Written statement declaring you do not hold any other permit or driver’s license, whether issued in Spain or in another EU country, in the same class as requested.

The countries with which Spain has signed agreements for the exchange of permits are: Andorra, Algeria, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, South Korea, Croatia, Ecuador, Japan, Morocco, Peru, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Switzerland, Uruguay , Venezuela, Brazil, El Salvador, the Philippines, Guatemala, Serbia, Turkey, Tunisia and Ukraine.


Driving licence renewal and exchange – Renew your driving licence

If you wish to renew your driving licence issued in any EU country, you should make an appointmentes with the Provincial Traffic Officees.

If you live in Spain, you do not have to provide additional proof of age , but you have to undergo a medical examination to renew the licence.

Fact sheet and application formes – Renewal of driving licences from the Community and the European Economic Area.

Replace a lost driving licence

If you lose your driving licence, please contact the Provincial Traffic Officees to request a copy. Please make an appointmentes or call tel. 060.

To replace/exchange a lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed driving licence, you must provide:

  • Official application form  pdfes
  • Fee of EUR 20
  • Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
  • 32 x 26 mm recent colour photograph
  • The original driving licence (in case of damaged licence)

EXCHAGING A DRIVING LICENCE FROM COUNTRIES WITH A LICENCE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

You will need to make your appointment by calling 060 or online at DGT’s website (www.dgt.es)

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
1. APPLICATION FORM: the official application form is available at any Provincial Traffic Headquarters and available online at DGT’s website (www.dgt.es) It includes a declaration in writing stating that the holder’s right to drive has not been withdrawn by virtue of a court decision, that the person does not hold any other driving licence issued within the EU or EEA of the same category as the one requested or that has been restricted, suspended or revoked and that the applicant is responsible for the authenticity and validity of the driving licence to be exchanged and TALÓN FOTO duly completed.
2. FEE II.1: € 92,20 when the person will need to take a practical driving test.
FEE II.3: € 28,30 when the person does not need to take a practical driving test.
Three methods of payment: online www.dgt.es, by bank card at Traffic Departments and by direct debit from a bank account or in cash at financial institutions (model form 791 available at Traffic Departments and on www.dgt.es )
3. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCE:
− DNI or PASSPORT: valid and original
− AUTHORISATION FOR RESIDENCE or IDENTITY DOCUMENT of the country of origin or PASSPORT together with the CERTIFICATE OF INSCRIPTION IN THE ALIENS’ CENTRAL REGISTER for EU foreign nationals: original and valid.
− AUTHORISATION FOR RESIDENCE for non-EU foreign nationals: original and valid.
4. TELEMATIC MEDICAL FITNESS TEST (Authorised Drivers Check Centre).
5. DRIVING LICENCE: valid original licence and a photocopy.
6. PHOTOGRAPH: an original 32 x 26 mm photograph in colour and taken against a plain background, facing forward without anything covering the head, without sunglasses or tinted glasses or any other item which may
prevent or make the identification of the person problematic. Veils may be acceptable in photographs of applicants who, for religious purposes, wear a head covering that obscures their hair, with the only limitation that their full face must be visible from the hairline to the bottom of the chin so as not to prevent or make the identification of the person problematic.

SPECIAL CASES
REPRESENTATIVE: Where the documentation is not submitted by the holder of the driving licence, the person representing him/her must present his/her official ID card and a written authorisation of the holder to complete the procedure, specifying that it is free of charge.

TESTS TO BE CARRIED OUT: Please refer below.

The submission of documentation supporting the registration data (address) and IAE (trade tax) may be replaced by an express authorization so that the Directorate General for Traffic can verify such information by telematic means.
For that purpose, the applicant must tick the appropriate box in the application form or fill in the express consent form available at the DGT’s website or at the Traffic Departments. If DGT does not receive valid information, the applicant must submit documentation in order to remedy this situation.

TESTS TO BE CARRIED OUT:

  • ARGELIA: DRIVING LICENCES A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1+E, C, C+E, D y D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • ARGENTINA: DRIVING LICENCES A, B, B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E and D: PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • BRAZIL: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORYAND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • BOLIVIA: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • CHILE: DRIVING LICENCES A, B, D1+E and D+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1 and D: PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • COLOMBIA: DRIVING LICENCES A, B, B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E and D: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVINGTEST.
  • ECUADOR: DRIVING LICENCES A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E and D: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • EL SALVADOR: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A and B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1 +E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • THE PHILIPPINES: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • GUATEMALA: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • MACEDONIA: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B, B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • MOROCCO: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B, B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E, D, D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • NICARAGUA: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C, C+E, D1, and D: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • PANAMA: DRIVING LICENCES A2 and B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C, C+E, D1, and D: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • PARAGUAY: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B, B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • PERU: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A and B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C, C+E, D1 and D: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST
  • REPUBLIC OF SERBIA: DRIVING LICENCES A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • TUNISIA: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B AND B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C, C+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • TURKEY: DRIVING LICENCES A and B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • UKRAINE: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B and B+E: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1 +E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: DRIVING TEST.
  • URUGUAY: DRIVING LICENCES A1, A, B and D1: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1: SPECIFIC THEORY TEST. C and C+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST D: PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.
  • VENEZUELA: DRIVING LICENCES A, B: EXCHANGE WITHOUT TAKING ANY TESTS. C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E: SPECIFIC THEORY AND PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST.

(This information is correct as per this date: 06/2018)


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