Poland - Exchange Foreign Driving License

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Procedure

1. You will need to submit his state/national license to the local licensing office.
2. You will be required to pass a written examination.
3. Pay the fees

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Required Documents

1. an application for exchange of a drivers license.
2. a receipt for the drivers license issuance fee.
3. a sample signature.
4. a photograph.
5. an authorized translation of the U.S. State drivers license.
6. a photocopy of the State drivers license

Office Locations & Contacts

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Eligibility

The rule is that a foreigner can exchange a driving license after 180 days of stay in Poland.

Fees

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

2 to a few weeks(depends from the country where the driving license was issued).

Related Videos

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Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Instructions

• In order to drive in Poland, foreign nationals must have either an international driving permit or a Polish national drivers licenseor their national driver's license without an IDP is insufficient.
• In particular cases there is a necessity to pass a theory test in Poland if the country which issued a driving license is not a party of the Vienna Convention or if the country do not have signed an agreement with Poland concerned a recognition of driving licenses.
• If a foreign driving license was issued on the definite period of time it might be a necessity to conduct medical examination for exchanging a driving license to polish.
• After exchanging a foreign driving license to polish the original document is keeping in the Office.

Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

Following procedure provides you information about exchanging your foregin driving license to a Polish driving license.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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