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Apply for a Driving Licence - New Issue

Fahrerlaubnis - Neuerteilung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Die Neuerteilung der Fahrerlaubnis nach Entzug oder Verlust erfolgt grundsätzlich im Umfang der Berechtigungen, die zum Zeitpunkt des Entzuges bestanden. Voraussetzung dafür ist, dass die für die beantragten Fahrerlaubnisklassen erforderlichen Nachweise erbracht werden und keine Bedenken an der Eignung zum Führen von Kraftfahrzeugen bestehen. The reissuance of the Fahrerlaubnis (driving licence) after revocation or loss is generally granted to the extent of the entitlements that existed at the time of revocation. This requires that the proof required for the driving licence classes applied for is provided and that there are no concerns regarding fitness to drive motor vehicles. An application for reissuance (after revocation) can already be submitted six months before a court-ordered driving ban expires. Prospective professional drivers can apply for the required Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (driver qualification certificate, FQN) together with an application for reissuance of driving licence classes C and D. The FQN serves as proof of professional driver qualification and replaces the entry of key number "95" in the Führerschein (driving licence document).

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Appearing in person (with an appointment) is required • Main residence in Berlin If Berlin is your secondary residence, the application can only be submitted in justified exceptional cases and with the consent of the authority responsible for the main residence.

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. • if available, documents on the withdrawal of the driving licence (e.g. court judgment) • Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ The Führungszeugnis (document type "O", for submission to an authority) is applied for together with the application (subject to a fee). The Führungszeugnis can only be applied for at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office); this is not possible at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority). • Sehtestbescheinigung (eyesight test certificate) Not older than 2 years; only for classes AM, A1, A2, A, B, BE, L or T • Ophthalmological examination Not older than 2 years; only for classes C, C1, CE, C1E, D, D1, DE, D1E. Notes on the examinations and the examination forms below as a link • Medical examination Not older than 1 year; only for classes C, C1, CE, C1E, D, D1, DE, D1E. Notes on the examinations and the examination forms below as a link • Proof of first aid training Instruction courses on "immediate measures at the scene of an accident" have no longer been recognized since 22.10.2017. If proof of first aid training has already been provided to the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) once, the certificate does not need to be submitted again. • if applicable, proof of basic qualification for professional drivers service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330313/ If you are applying for driving licence classes C/D for the first time and want to apply for the Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN, driver qualification certificate) at the same time.

Fees

• 222.60 euros Issuance of an FQN • 35.00 euros: Issuance of an FQN including direct dispatch within Germany

Legal basis

• Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung (FeV) (Driving License Ordinance) § 20 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__20.html

Further information

• Further information on the reissuing of a Fahrerlaubnis (driving licence) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Information on the medical examinations and examination forms (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Information on basic qualification and continuing training for drivers in commercial goods and passenger transport (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Information on code number 197 - "automatic transmission restriction" (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g • Sample photo panel www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf

Who is responsible

The reissue of a driving licence should be applied for at a Berlin Bürgeramt (citizens' office), since the required Führungszeugnis (certificate of good conduct) can only be applied for there at the same time. You can find out whether there are ways to submit the application other than 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 121637 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121637/