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Your selected location: Emsland

Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Driving licence: issue

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If you want to drive a motor vehicle in Germany, you need a driving license. The driving licence is issued in certain categories and must be proven by a driving licence.

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • Copy of the Id
  • If applicable, copy of the driver's license (in case of extensions)
  • original signature on a specific form
  • Current biometrics-compatible photograph, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal shot without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes
  • Proof of suitability
    • for category AM, A1, A2, A, L, T, B, BE, Abe (class A limited):
      • First aid certificate
      • Eye test
    • for categories C1, C1E, C and CE:
      • First aid certificate
      • ophthalmological report
      • medical opinion
    • for categories D1, D1E, D and DE:
      • First aid certificate
      • ophthalmological report
      • medical opinion
      • Opinion on special requirements
      • Certificate of good conduct of document type "0"

Requirements

  • Proof of normal residence in Germany
  • Reaching the minimum age required for the desired category of driving licence
  • Fitness to drive motor vehicles
  • successfully passed theoretical and practical examination after completing a driving school training
  • mastery of the basic principles of care for accident victims in road traffic, or
  • First aid certificate
  • Proof that there is no driving licence of this category issued in a Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Detailed information can be found on the websites of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) and the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA).

What are the fees?

Fees are charged in accordance with the respective scale of fees of the competent authority.

Process flow

You submit an application for the first issue of a driving licence. The competent authority will determine whether there are any concerns about your suitability. This takes a certain amount of time, which is why the application should be submitted at the latest at the beginning of the driving school training. Only after the examination of the applicant can the inspection order be issued.

The application shall lapse if the theory test has not been passed within 12 months of receipt of the test order or the practical test has not been passed within 12 months of passing the theory test. As a rule, the driving licence is handed over upon passing the driving test.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The application for a driving licence should be submitted at the latest at the start of the driving school training.

Forms

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Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the district and the independent city in which you have your residence.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
Timetable
Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
Timetable
Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Jan-Marco Diers
Telephone: 05931 44-4012
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 12
responsible for:
Nico Gudewill
Telephone: 05931 44-5010
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 10
responsible for:
Tobias Schütte
Telephone: 05931 44-4011
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 11
responsible for:
Lara Wilmes
Telephone: 05931 44-5017
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 10
responsible for:

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families