Czech Republic - Exchange Your Foreign Driver License

ProcedureEdit

1.) Obtained an application form at any office of the Driver Registry of the municipal authority of municipalities with delegated powers, or at the town hall of a city.

2.) The application form must not be copied and electronic means of submission cannot be used. The original application form must always be used, the application form must not be folded or wrinkled or deformed in any way. Damaged application forms will be eliminated.

3.) The application form must be filed, in person, at the appropriate office of the municipal authority of a municipality with delegated powers, or at the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic.

4.) The Applicant must present a properly filled-out application form for a Driver's License, along with the Driver's License issued by a foreign state, or the European Communities Driver's License, an identification document, and one colored or black-and-white ID document-type photo in the format of 35x45 mm.

5.) If the applicant fails to adhere to the obligations prescribed, he/she may be sanctioned pursuant to Act no. 200/1990 Coll., the Offence Act, as amended.

Required DocumentsEdit

1.) Properly filled-out application form for a Driver's License

2.) Driver's License issued by a foreign state, or the European Communities Driver's License

3.) An identification document, and

4.) One colored or black-and-white ID document-type photo in the format of 35x45 mm.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Ministry of Transport

Nb?e Ludvka Svobody 12/1222

P.O. Box9

110 15 Prague 1

Fax: (+420) 225 131 184

Phone: (+420) 225 131 112

Email (electronic mailroom of the Ministry of Transport): [email protected]

EligibilityEdit

The applicant may be only a person who holds a Driver's License issued by a foreign state or a European Communities Driver's License, and who has been granted a long-term or a permanent permission to stay in the Czech Republic, or a person who holds a Driver's License issued by a foreign state or a European Communities Driver License, who has permanent residence in the Czech Republic and lives in the country for more than 185 calendar days in a year.

FeesEdit

The compulsory exchange of a Driver's License issued by a foreign state, pursuant to Sec. 116 (1) and (2) of Act no. 361/2000 Coll., is not subject to an administrative fee.

ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

Applications for Driver's License are processed by the appropriate office (based on the locale of the applicants permanent residence) of the Driver Registry of the municipal authorities of municipalities with delegated powers, or by the town hall of a city in the Czech Republic.

For instructions on how to properly fill out the form follow the link below:

http://www.mdcr.cz/NR/rdonlyres/321FBCAB-7CA4-4E01-B30C-53F06F195515/0/vzornew.pdf

Required InformationEdit

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

If you have a foreign driving licence and you wish to drive a motorized vehicle in Czech Republic, you may need to have an international driving permit in addition to a valid licence issued in a foreign country.

But once your granted a long-term or permanent permission to stay in Czech Republic and lives in the country for a certain period, you must obtain a Czech Driving licence.

Information which might helpEdit

The legal process for the processing of an application is regulated by:

Act no. 361/2000 Coll., On Road Traffic and on Changing Certain Acts, as amended, and by Regulation no. 31/2001 Coll., On Driving Licences and the Driver Registry, as amended.

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