Documents > Road transport > Driving Licences > Issuance of a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence on the basis of a DL issued by a f Issuance of a Driving Licence or an International Driving Licence on the basis of a DL issued by a foreign state 01/02/2005 00:00:00|Driving Licences • The applicant may be only a person who holds a DL issued by a foreign state or a European Communities DL, and who has been granted a long-term or a permanent permission to stay in the Czech Republic, or a person who holds a DL issued by a foreign state or a European Communities DL, who has permanent residence in the Czech Republic and lives in the country for more than 185 calendar days in a year. • the applicant must present a filled-out application form for a DL, the DL issued by a foreign state, or the EC DL, an identification document, and one colour or black-and-white ID document-type photo in the format 35x45 mm. • The compulsory exchange of a DL 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. • 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. • 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. Back to article list Previous articleNext article
• The applicant may be only a person who holds a DL issued by a foreign state or a European Communities DL, and who has been granted a long-term or a permanent permission to stay in the Czech Republic, or a person who holds a DL issued by a foreign state or a European Communities DL, who has permanent residence in the Czech Republic and lives in the country for more than 185 calendar days in a year. • the applicant must present a filled-out application form for a DL, the DL issued by a foreign state, or the EC DL, an identification document, and one colour or black-and-white ID document-type photo in the format 35x45 mm. • The compulsory exchange of a DL 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. • 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. • 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.