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Driving licence - Apply for an international driving licence

Fahrerlaubnis - Internationalen Führerschein beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If you want to drive a motor vehicle abroad (e.g. drive a car), you need an international driving permit. An international driving permit is valid for 3 years and may not exceed the validity of the national driving licence. An extension is not possible. • The exact list of contracting states to which this rule applies can be found in the 1968 Convention (under "Legal basis"). • The countries of the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, are not included. This means you do not need an international driving permit for these countries.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• German card-format driving licence service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/124556/ • Holders of German "paper driving licences" must apply for conversion to a card-format driving licence before an international driving licence can be issued. • Holders of foreign driving licences can inquire with the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) about the options for issuing an International Driving Licence. • Residence in Berlin If Berlin is your secondary residence, the application can be submitted with the consent of the authority responsible for your main residence. Every Bürgeramt (citizens' office) is responsible for issuing an International Driving Licence. • Personal appearance is required

Documents you need

• Identity card (Personalausweis) or passport • 1 current, biometric passport photo on paper www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf Please bring a photo with you. Paper photos are not printed on site. • Presentation of the driving licence

Fees

15.00 euros

Legal basis

• Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung (FeV, Driving Licence Regulation) §§ 25a, 25b www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/ • You can find the contracting states* from page 685 onwards (*according to the Convention of 8 November 1968 on Road Traffic) <https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav?startbk=Bundesanzeiger_BGBl&jumpTo=FNB_2018.pdf#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27FNB_2018.pdf%27%5D__1738674351949>

Processing time

immediately

Further information

• Fahrerlaubnis (driving licence) - exchange for an EU driving licence (card driving licence) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/124556/

Who is responsible

Bürgeramt (citizens' office) Holders of German driving licences — with a main or secondary residence in Berlin — can apply for the issuance of an International Driving Permit at any Berlin Bürgeramt. Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) Holders of foreign driving licences must submit the application to the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde, Puttkamerstr. 16-18. You can find out whether options for submitting the application exist besides booking an appointment (Termin) by opening the individual locations (click on the location).

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 121591 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121591/