EXCHANGE OF FOREIGN DRIVER'S LICENSE
The driving license exchange (or homologation) procedure allows drivers residing in Spain to exchange their driving license residents in Spain to exchange their driver's license without having to without having to go through the whole process again and take a theoretical and practical test (except for special licenses).
In general, any license obtained in a member country of the European Union or the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) due to the treaties that bind these countries.
Especially those countries with which Spain has a bilateral agreement on the exchange of driving licenses. These licenses may require additional tests depending on the country of origin, which as of the date of publication are as follows:
- Switzerland
- Andorra
- Korea
- Japan
- Argentina (Circulation only for permits: C, C+E and D)
- Colombia (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C, C+E and D)
- Ecuador (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C, C+E and D)
- Uruguay (Only theoretical for C1 permits. Only circulation for permits: D. Circulation and theoretical for permits: C and C+E. No test required for D1)
- Peru (Circulation only for permits: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Morocco (Driving and theoretical for licenses: C, C+E, D, D+E)
- Chile (circulation only for permits: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1 and D. No test required for D1+E and D+E).
- Algeria (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1+E, C, C+E, D and D+E)
- Dominican Republic (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C, C+E, D1 and D)
- Paraguay (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Bolivia (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Philippines (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Guatemala (Circulation and theoretical for permits: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D, D+E)
- Brazil (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Serbia (Driving and theoretical for licenses: C, C+E, D and D+E)
- The Salvador (Circulation and theory for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Turkey (Driving and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Ukraine (Driving and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Tunisia (Traffic and theoretical for licenses: C, C+E, D and D+E)
- North Macedonia (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C1+E, C, C+E, D1, D1+E, D and D+E)
- Nicaragua (Circulation and theoretical for licenses: C1, C, C+E, D1, and D)
- Monaco
- Panama (Circulation and theoretical for permits: C1, C, C+E, D1, and D)
- Costa Rica (Circulation only for permits: C1, C, C+E, and D)
- United Kingdom and Northern Ireland
- New Zealand
It should be remembered that the term of use of a foreign license in Spain is 6 months from the date of obtaining the residence permit.
Exchange Procedure
The license exchange procedure for the above-mentioned countries is relatively simple, since it only requires the provision of documents relating to documents relating to the driver's license the driving license and those that demonstrate your residence in Spain. In the following list you will find the necessary documents for the procedure:
- Application form duly completed.
- Driving license to be exchanged.
- Identification of the interested party.
- Accreditation of residency.
- Proof of not residing in Spain at the time of obtaining the license to be exchanged.
- Psychophysical aptitude report carried out in one of the centers recognized by the Dirección General de Tráfico.
- Proof of payment of the corresponding fees, Fee 2.3 for those exchanges that do not require additional proof and Fee 2.1 for those procedures that do.
- Current passport-size photograph.
Once all the aforementioned documents have been gathered, the procedure is simple, being the appointment for the same procedure the most complicated to obtain. The procedure can be carried out personally or through a duly authorized representative..
Once the appointment has been requested and until the day of the appointment, the processing status must be checked to confirm that the competent authority in the country of origin has approved the exchange process.
Written by Aitor Aldea
