Organization : Help Austria
Facility : Apply for Driving License
Country : Austria
Website : https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/content/139/Seite.1390000.html
Apply Driving License :
Validity Period of Foreign Driving Licences in Austria
1. From an EU or EEA state : for an unlimited period
Related : Help Austria Apply for Citizenship : www.statusin.org/28863.html
2. From a non-EU or non-EEA state :
** In case of establishing a residence in Austria : six months starting from establishment of the residence [Wohnsitz], if the owner has reached the age of 18
** Without residence in Austria: up to twelve months starting from the entry in the county, if the owner has reached the age of 18. Please note : If the foreign driving licence is not written in German, it is only valid in combination with an international driving licence or a translation.
Conversion of a Foreign Driving Licence :
EEA or European Union driving licences are recognized in Austria, and may be converted at any time on a voluntary basis.
If a person with a driving licence class C (C1) or D (D1) which was issued in another EEA state moves to Austria, the licence will be valid until the date declared by the state of issuance, but for no more than five years if the licence has not been converted until then.
Please note : No matter what the reason for the conversion is, the authority must always send a request to the state which issued the driving licence in order to ensure that there are no reasons against the issuance of an Austrian driving licence. This request can take several weeks.
Responsible Authority :
Every driving licence authority in Austria :
1. In cities with Federal Police Headquarters : the Federal Police Headquarters
** In Vienna : the Motor Vehicle Department
2. In cities without Federal Police Headquarters or in Municipalities : the district administrative authority
** In the statutory cities of Krems and Waidhofen/Ybbs: the Municipal Authority
** For the statutory city of Rust: the Federal Police Headquarters Burgenland
Required Documents :
Please note : Most driving licence authorities require the original documents plus copies. In case of a conversion of an EU or EEA driving licence on a voluntary basis :
** Passport [Reisepass] or personal identification card
** Foreign driving licence
** One perfectly identifiable photo (35 mm x 45 mm) of the owner (if possible following specific passport photo criteriaGerman text)
** Possibly extract from the driving licence file of the issuing country and possibly a translation (simplifies the process at the responsible authority)
** Possibly Residence Registration Form [Bestätigung der Meldung] (simplifies the process at the responsible authority)
In case of a conversion of a non-EU or non-EEA driving licence :
** Passport [Reisepass]
** Foreign driving licence
** Possibly a translation of the driving licence
** One perfectly identifiable photo (35 mm x 45 mm) of the owner (if possible following specific passport photo criteriaGerman text)
** Medical report
** Possibly Residence Registration Form [Bestätigung der Meldung] (simplifies the process at the responsible authority). The driving licence authority may ask for additional documents in particular cases.
Please Note : The authority can survey the Central Register instead of your having to present a residence registration form if you wish so.