Exchange of an EU Member State driving licence for a Czech one

Exchange of an EU Member State driving licence for a Czech one
01/10/2020 12:00:00|Driving licences
Exchange of an EU Member State driving licence for a Czech one

Exchange of an EU Member State driving licence for a Czech one

You can exchange a driving licence for a Czech one only if you have normal residence in the Czech Republic.

Normal residence in the Czech Republic means a permanent residence. If you do not have a permanent residence in the Czech Republic then normal residence is a place, where you stay at least 185 days in a calendar year due to personal or professional ties.

Examples of documents proving normal residence:
  • Confirmation of temporary residence according to Act on the Residence of Foreigners in the Czech Republic;
  • Extract from land register proving ownership of a property;
  • Lease agreement;
  • Confirmation of employment;
  • Extract from commercial register
 

Where to go?

You can visit any municipal authority with extended powers. List of those (206 in the Czech Republic) is available on the map below

document.png What to bring with you?

  • Valid identity card
  • Valid driving licence of an EU Member State
document.png You do not need a printed photograph anymore. We will either use your photograph saved in the database of the Ministry of the Interior or you will be photographed on the spot.


You can choose from express or standard delivery:

 
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Standard delivery CZK 200 Within 20 days of submitting an application
Express delivery CZK 700 Within 5 days of submitting an application
 

krizek.png You can collect the driving licence in person or authorise someone else (based on verified letter of attorney) at the same municipal authority where you applied for a new driving licence



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Details are provided in the following regulations:
Act No. 361/2000 Coll., on road traffic and amendments to some acts, as amended
Decree No. 31/2001 Coll., on driving licences and drivers register, as amended
Act No. 634/2004 Coll., on administrative fees, as amended
Act No. 500/2004 Coll., Rules of Administrative Procedure


krizek.pngMore information 

For more information, please contact the relevant municipal authority, see map above.

Responsible department at the Ministry:
Drivers Management Department
Phone: +420 225 131 006
E-mail: posta@mdcr.cz



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