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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.

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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Führerscheinstelle
Address: Porschestraße 5, 38112 Braunschweig
Timetable
Telephone: 0531 4701
Fax: 0531 4707460
Email: Get in touch
Opening Hours:

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On 23.12.2024 and 30.12.2024 the road traffic department is open

will be open from 08:00 to 12:00.

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Opening to the public is by appointment only. To ensure that appointments are allocated fairly to all citizens, please refrain from booking several appointments for the same request as a precautionary measure. Several requests can be booked in one appointment. A corresponding selection must be made when booking the appointment.

If you book an earlier/other appointment than your originally reserved appointment, please cancel the appointment that you can no longer keep.

Here you can reserve an appointment for the driving license office:

  • If you would like to reserve an appointment for driving license/driving permit matters (e.g. application for initial issue, extension, new issue, transfer of foreign driving license, international driving license, conversion, etc.):
    Appointment reservation
  • If you have a request regarding the topics of surrendering a revoked driving license (not driving bans!), inspection of files, driving instructors :
    Appointment reservation

Note: (MPU) reports are currently only accepted by post/post. You will receive further information once processing has been completed.

Opening hours:

Mondays

8:00 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 16:00

Tuesdays and Wednesdays

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Thursdays and Fridays

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

General information about the road traffic department and current topics can be found on the News page.

Description:

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On 23.12.2024 and 30.12.2024, the road traffic department
will be open from 08:00 to 12:00
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Driving licenses are issued, exchanged, replaced, extended and withdrawn at the driving license office. Licenses are issued, exchanged, replaced and extended upon application. Furthermore, measures are ordered to protect the public within the framework of the driving aptitude assessment system and for novice drivers in the probationary period as well as for aptitude tests. Another task is the issuing and monitoring of driving instruction and driving school licenses.

Current information: Mandatory exchange
The change in the law on the mandatory exchange of old and unlimited driving licenses came into force on 19.03.2019. All gray or pink paper driving licenses and unlimited card driving licenses must be exchanged for the temporary card driving license by 19.01.2033 at the latest. The legislator has decided on a division by year of birth(time limit plan) in order to give the driving license offices the possibility of proper processing.

By 19.01.2025 at the latest, driving license holders born after 1953 who still have a grey or pink paper driving license must have exchanged it for a temporary card driving license.

For card driving licenses issued after 01.01.1999, the exchange period depends on the year of issue(see timetable).

Driving license holders born before 1953 must exchange their driving license by 19.01.2033, regardless of the year of issue of the driving license.

The application form for the mandatory exchange and further information on the subject of "mandatory exchange" can be found on the page Exchange for a temporary driving license.

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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).

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"

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.

Legal basis

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