Two passport photos (some Préfectures require three or four).It must specify the origin, scope and validity period of your right to drive and should be accompanied by a certified translation, if applicable. An official document attesting to your right to drive, recently issued by the country in which you obtained your license.Two color copies of each side of your foreign license and, if applicable, a certified translation.Depending on the authority in question, these formalities may be performed by mail, online or in person. It is recommended that you check the detailed list of documents to be provided, which is available from the Préfecture or Sous-Préfecture that deals with this procedure.If you move to France after January 1, 2021, your license will be recognized for 1 year from your date of arrival.If you hold a British driver’s license and were resident in France before January 1, 2021, your license will be recognized until Janu.You must exchange your driver’s license before its expiry date, or one year after the start date of your first residence permit, or one year after the date on which the French Immigration and Citizenship Office (OFII) approved your long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS).ĭue to the Brexit, the rules to recognize a British driver’s license have changed: In order to apply for the exchange of your foreign driver’s license for a French driver’s license you will have to go on the ANTS website.įind the relevant information on the website of the Ministry of the Interior The latter will only be returned to you in exchange for your French license. You will receive a French license in exchange for your original driver’s license. If you commit no driving offenses for a period of three years, you will be awarded a 12-point license. Provisional licenses are issued with six points.
If you obtained your foreign license less than three years ago, you will receive a provisional license. The French 12-point driver’s license supplied to you will be valid for 15 years. To view the list of countries whose citizens may exchange their driver’s license, click here. To exchange a European license for a French license, click here.Īn individual who holds a non-European license issued by a foreign authority may drive in France during the first year of their residence permit or long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit.įoreign nationals with a non-European driver’s license, and whose country of origin has signed a bilateral agreement with France, must exchange their foreign license for a French license after their first year of residence. Holders of a European driver’s license can drive with their European license after their first year of residence in France. Helpful tip: Holders of a European driver’s license are not required to exchange their foreign license for a French license as long as they have not contravened the French highway code.
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