Driving licence - Apply for a Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN, driver qualification certificate) due to changes, loss, damage, or theft
Fahrerlaubnis - Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN) beantragen wegen Änderungen, Verlust, Beschädigung oder Diebstahl
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Berufskraftfahrerinnen und Berufskraftfahrer (professional drivers) with an issued Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN, driver qualification card) must apply for a new FQN if the content of the FQN needs to be changed, if it is damaged, or if it has been lost, for example through theft.
The Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN) serves as proof of your existing professional driver qualification and, from 23.05.2021, replaces the entry of key number "95" in the driving licence. The Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis is a card similar in form and size to the driving licence, produced by the Bundesdruckerei (Federal Printing Office).
Procedure
• Apply for a Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN) due to changes, loss, damage, or theft. You can only submit the application in person.
• The newly issued FQN will be sent to you by post. If you apply for an FQN through the express procedure, you must collect the FQN in person.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• You are a professional driver
• You hold a Fahrerqualifikationsnachweis (FQN, driver qualification certificate)
• Main residence in Berlin
• Personal appearance is required
• Declaration of loss
if you have lost your FQN
• Theft report to the police
if your FQN was stolen
Documents you need
• Your old Fahrerqualifizierungsnachweis (FQN, driver qualification certificate), or the one to be renewed
In the case of changes or damage, bring your old or to-be-renewed FQN with you.
• Written declaration of loss
if you have lost your FQN
• Proof of a report to the police
if your FQN was stolen
• 1 current, biometric passport photo on paper www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf
Please bring a photo with you. No paper photos are printed on site.
• Valid card-format driving licence
• Identity card (Personalausweis) or registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung) (copy)
• if applicable, EU work permit or residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel) with the note on permitted employment
Fees
For changes and damage or loss
• 35.00 euros: direct mailing of the FQN within Germany
• 41.40 euros: issuance of the FQN by express procedure
Legal basis
• Berufskraftfahrerqualifikationsgesetz (BKrFQG, Professional Drivers' Qualification Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bkrfqg_2020/
• Verordnung zur Durchführung des Berufskraftfahrerqualifikationsgesetzes (BKrFQV, Ordinance Implementing the Professional Drivers' Qualification Act) § 9 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bkrfqv_2020/__9.html
Processing time
• The newly issued FQN will be sent to you by post.
• For issuance via the express procedure: the FQN will be ready for collection at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) 3 working days after the application is submitted.
Further information
• Continuing training under the Berufskraftfahrer-Qualifikationsgesetz (Professional Drivers' Qualification Act) - applying for the FQN (driver qualification number) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/fahrerlaubnisse-personen-und-g
Who is responsible
Applications can only be submitted in person at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) by appointment.
• If, in addition to the FQN, your driving licence or driver card has also been lost, please state this when booking the appointment.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde - FahrerkartePuttkamerstr. 16 - 18, 10969 Berlin
- Fahrerlaubnisbehörde.Puttkamerstr. 16 - 18, 10969 Berlin
Original
Service number 330316 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330316/