The exchange of driving license issued by non-adherent foreign countries to International Conventions on Road Transit depends on taking and passing the practical part of a driving test, for each category that the driver holds. However, enrollment in driving school is not required, so the driver can self-propose the examination. The in domestic circulation is not allowed to drivers with licenses issued by non-member countries to these international conventions.
- To obtain the Portuguese driving license in exchange will have to meet the following requirements:
- minimum legal age required by the Portuguese law to a category that is certified;
- physical and mental fitness;
- Residing in Portugal;
- Cannot be serving ban or inhibition of driving or security measure of prohibition and driving license grant.
The documents to display are the following:
- Original valid driving license and final;
- An updated photograph (passport), colored and of smooth and light background;
- Copy of personal identification and display of the original;
- Medical certificate issued by any doctor in the exercise of their profession, for drivers of all categories;
- favorable psychological assessment certificate issued by any psychologist in the exercise of their profession, for Group 2 drivers: drivers of vehicles of categories C, CE, D, DE, category C1, C1E, D1 and D1E, as well as drivers of category B and BE driving ambulances, fire vehicles, transport of patients, school transport and light car rental passengers.
- statement issued by the issuing authority or diplomatic or consular authority, attesting the authenticity of the driving title, date of issue and respective validity, categories of vehicles that are enabled with the respective dates and restrictions and that the driving title was obtained upon approval in driving test;
- translation of the driving title, certified by the consular service of Portugal or of another Member State in the respective country, when its content is not in Portuguese, French, English or Spanish.
- Practical test: 30 €;
- Driving License Issuance: 30 €.
To carry out the request for license exchange and examination scheduling it is necessary the following :
- Fill manually after you print in duplicate, and sign the form Model 1 IMT.
NOTE: In the IMT service counters and the Citizen Shops where the IMT is present (Braga, Coimbra, Lisbon - Laranjeiras, Setúbal, Viseu and Oporto), the model 1 IMT is not necessary when the delivery of documents is performed by himself and is required when the delivery of documents is performed by third parties:
- Complete and sign the form Model 2 IMT - application for driving test scheduling;
- Delivering the documents in Branch Service's regional and district service IMT or Citizen's Shop near you;
- The driver will receive a new license at his/her home, by registered mail in hand.
