Apply for a driver's license

With the driving license, people prove which vehicle classes they are allowed to drive.

You can apply for a driving license in person at your local driving license authority or digitally via the online service.

You can apply for a driver's license in person at your local driving license authority or (if offered by your district or municipality) digitally via the online service.

General:

• Photo ID (identity card or passport (if passport is presented with a current registration certificate from the registration office responsible for the main place of residence; registration certificate must not be older than 3 months at the time of application))
• Photo, 45 x 35 mm in portrait format and without border (so-called biometric passport photo) - frontal photo, without headgear and without covering the eyes
• Proof of participation in a first aid training course. Certificates of participation in first aid training are valid for an unlimited period of time as corresponding proof when applying for a driver's license.
• written consent of the legal guardian if the applicant is still a minor (special application forms are available from driving schools in particular)
• if legal guardians are not present at the time of application, copies of identity cards are required
• in the case of sole custody, proof must be submitted (negative certificate from the youth welfare office, judgment or similar)

Classes A, A2, A1, AM, B, BE, L, T:

• Eye test certificate from an optician or certificate/opinion from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application)

Classes C, C1, CE, C1E, D, D1, DE, D1E:

• Certificate/certificate from an ophthalmologist (must not be older than 2 years at the time of application)
• Certificate of medical examination (must not be older than 1 year at the time of application)

Additionally for categories D, D1, DE, D1E:

• Proof of fulfillment of the special requirements (No. 2 of Annex 5 to the FeV; must not be older than 1 year at the time of application)
• Certificate of good conduct stating the purpose of use "Granting of driving license for passenger transport"; this must be applied for at the registration office responsible for the main place of residence.

Your signature is required to produce the driving license at the Bundesdruckerei.

You can do this when applying in person at your local driving license authority or (if offered by the district or your municipality) digitally when applying electronically via the online service.

Against the background of the implementation of a third EC driving license directive, all driving licenses issued from January 19, 2013 will only be valid for 15 years. All driving licenses issued before January 19, 2013 will remain valid for the time being, but must be exchanged by January 19, 2033 at the latest. A new driving test or health check is not planned. The time limit is intended to ensure that only driving licenses that meet all the requirements of the directive are in circulation from January 19, 2033.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Thuringian Ministry for Infrastructure and Agriculture

01.09.2021

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