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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.

Exchange old driver's license for a new one

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Many holders of a driving license are still driving with the old paper license. These documents will gradually lose their validity from 19.01.2022 - staggered according to the holder's year of birth.

When your old paper driving license becomes invalid, you must have it replaced with the currently valid European Union (EU) standard driving license.

As the holder of an older driving license in credit card format, you must also exchange your driving license.

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 the year of issue, you can see in the following overview by when you must exchange your driving license:

  • Before 1953: 19.01.2033
  • 1953 to 1998: deadline has already expired
  • 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?

Responsibility lies with the independent city or district in which you live.

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:

Opening to the public is by appointmentonly. To ensure that appointments are allocated fairly to all citizens, please refrain from booking several appointments for the same matter 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/different appointment than the one you originally reserved, please cancel the appointment that you can no longer keep.

You can book an appointment for the driving license office here:

  • If you would like to book 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.):
    Book an appointment
  • If you have a request concerning the issues of surrendering revoked driving licenses (not driving bans!), inspection of files, driving instructors :
    Book an appointment

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.

Contact

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: 26,50 - 32,83 EUR
Payment in advance: no
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The 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.

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.
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