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Collect your driving licence (Fahrerlaubnis)

Fahrerlaubnis abholen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Your driving licence (Führerschein) is an official confirmation that you are authorized to drive vehicles of certain classes. If you selected the option "Collection at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office)" when applying for a new driving licence, you can collect it at the Bürgeramt once it has been produced. This is noted on your application confirmation (Antragsbescheinigung). No appointment (Termin) booking is required to collect your driving licence at the Bürgeramt. Some locations optionally continue to also offer appointment booking.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• You have applied for one of the following Führerschein (driving licenses) at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office): • Exchange of an old driving license for an EU card-format driving license, • Replacement driving license following loss or theft, or • Exchange of a card-format driving license • You had selected the "Pickup at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office)" option when submitting your application • Personal appearance • Pickup is only possible at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office) where the application for the issuance of a (new) driving license was submitted. • You may have the driving license picked up by an authorized person. • For representation: Vollmacht (power of attorney) • Please note the information on processing status www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/aktuelles/aktuelle-bearbeitung Please note that processing time at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving license authority) can vary between 14 days and 3 months, and that the current processing status does not allow precise conclusions about the pickup date of your documents. We recommend regularly checking the processing status. Please note that there is no separate notification when your driving license is ready.

Documents you need

• Antragsbescheinigung (application certificate) • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport • If applicable, presentation of the "old" driving licence • If represented by another person: power of attorney from the applicant, a copy of their identity card, and, if applicable, the old driving licence

Forms

• Vollmacht (power of attorney) for the collection of documents www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/vollmacht-zur-

Fees

none

Legal basis

• Fahrerlaubnis-Verordnung (FeV) [Driving Licence Regulation] § 25 (5) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fev_2010/__25.html

Processing time

14 days to 3 months

Further information

• Information on the current processing status at the Fahrerlaubnisbehörde (driving licence authority) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/aktuelles/aktuelle-bearbeitung

Who is responsible

Collection is only possible at the Bürgeramt (citizens' office) where the application for issuing a (new) driving licence was submitted. Collection is possible at all Berlin Bürgerämter without a prior appointment booking. Optionally, some locations also continue to offer appointment booking.

Responsible for you

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

Original

German original

Service number 350438 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350438/