While EU citizens are allowed to use their home
country drivers' licenses while on holidays in Spain, residents
here face different conditions. Once you become a resident in Spain,
you have six months to process your request for a Spanish version.
To obtain your Spanish "carnet de conducir"
(drivers' license) you will need to visit the "Jefatura
Provincial de Tráfico", or Traffic Department, nearest you. According
to official information from this entity, you must supply the following
documentation*:
- an official form provided by the Traffic Department,
which you must fill out.
a photocopy of your national identity card.
- two current photos.
- a written statement declaring that your current
license has not been suspended or revoked.
- a written statement declaring that you are not
in possession of additional licenses, issued either within Spain
or in any other country.
- The drivers' license from your home country,
that you are wishing to process, plus a photocopy of that document.
*Be advised that document requirements change. Click
here to learn more about how you can prepared for whatever bureaucratic
surprises await you at the Traffic Department.
Once you have obtained your Spanish license, you
will be required to renew it according
to the Spanish schedule.
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