Exchange old driver's license for a new one
Many holders of a driving license are still driving with the old paper license. These documents have been gradually losing their validity since 19.01.2022 - staggered according to the holder's year of birth.
If the validity of your old paper driving license has expired, you must have it replaced by the currently valid European Union (EU) standard card driving license.
As the holder of an older driving license in credit card format, you are also affected by the exchange campaign.
Card driving licenses issued from 19.01.2013 are limited to 15 years. For driving licenses issued before this date, certain deadlines apply for exchanging them.
Based on your year of birth, you can see in the following overview by when you must exchange your driving license. These deadlines apply to driving licenses issued up to and including 31.12.1998:
- before 1953 - 19.01.2033
- 1953 to 1958 - 19.07.2022
- 1959 to 1964 - 19.01.2023
- 1965 to 1970 - 19.01.2024
- 1971 or later - 19.012025
Based on the year of issue, you can see in the following overview by when you must exchange your driving license. These deadlines apply to driving licenses issued from 01.01.1999:
- 1999 to 2001 - 19.01.2026
- 2002 to 2004 - 19.01.2027
- 2005 to 2007 - 19.01.2028
- 2008 - 19.01.2029
- 2009 - 19.01.2030
- 2010 - 19.01.2031
- 2011 - 19.01.2032
- 2012 until 18.01.2013 - 19.01.2033
Notes:
- Holders of a driving license whose year of birth is before 1953 must also exchange their driving license by 19.01.2033, regardless of the year of issue of the driving license.
- The respective time limit only affects the driving license document, not the underlying driving license. A medical examination or other checks are not associated with the document exchange.
- The rights documented in the driving license remain in effect even if the document is exchanged.
Who should I contact?
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for an identity card
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport issuance
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Deregistration
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Reporting obligation
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Information blocking device
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Haren (Ems):
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German nationals, stateless persons, homeless foreigners or foreign refugees within the meaning of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with habitual residence in Germany
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a civil partnership certificate
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an International Mortuary Passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership entered into abroad
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information issuance extended
- Recognition of paternity
- Register marriage
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Birth Indication
- Birth certificate issuance
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Notification of a death
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Population register information issuance extended
- Reporting obligation
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information issuance extended
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport status query
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
Which documents are required?
- Proof of identity, for example identity card or passport
- Current biometric passport photo
- Original copy of old driver's license
- Transcript of record card, if applicable
- current registration certificate, if applicable
What are the fees?
Fee: 25,00 - 30,00 EURPayment in advance: nohttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.htmlThe fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt). If the driver's license is sent directly to your home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.