Driving licence - new application after withdrawal or waiver

If your driving licence has been revoked or you have voluntarily surrendered it, your driving licence has expired and you must apply for a new one.

Course description

Application deadlines: You should apply for a new driving licence approximately six months before your disqualification period expires. Validity of supporting documents:

  • Medical certificate or report: one year
  • Eye test certificate or ophthalmologist’s report: two years
  • First aid: no restriction. Please note that a certificate of attendance for first aid at the scene of an accident is no longer sufficient; since 1 April 2015, 9 teaching units have been required.

New EU driving licence: A new EU driving licence was introduced on 19 January 2013. You can find a link to the key information and an overview of the new driving licence categories under ‘Forms & Links’.

Important note

Important note

The decision as to whether and under what conditions you can obtain a new driving licence depends on the circumstances of the individual case. To this end, we carefully check all information (e.g. criminal record) and court decisions.

You can only apply for a new driving licence in writing. To do this, you must complete the application form "Re-issue of a driving licence after revocation or surrender" in full, sign it and send it to us with the required documents.

Prerequisites

You are registered as having your main residence in Munich.

Required documents

For all categories of driving licence:

  • A fully completed and signed application form entitled ‘Reissue of a driving licence following withdrawal or surrender’. You can download the form from the ‘Forms and Links’ section. Please enclose the required documents with your application.
  • A copy of your identity card or passport
  • A biometric passport photo
  • A copy of the court decision on the withdrawal of your driving licence (the date on which the decision became final must be clearly visible)

For categories A, A2, A1, AM, B, BE, L and T:

  • Certificate of vision test from an ophthalmologist or optician
  • Proof of first aid training. Please note that a certificate of attendance for emergency measures at the scene of an accident is not sufficient.

For C licences:

  • Certificate confirming an eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor (form available for download)
  • Certificate confirming a medical examination to assess fitness for driving (form available for download)
  • Proof of training in ‘First Aid’

For Class D licences:

  • Certificate confirming an eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor (form available for download)
  • Certificate confirming a medical examination to assess fitness for work, either by an officially recognised medical centre for driver fitness or by an occupational health doctor
  • Proof of first aid training

Note on the validity period of certificates:

Must not be more than one year old at the time of application:

  • Medical examination to assess fitness for work
  • Medical examination to assess fitness for driving carried out by an officially recognised medical centre for driving fitness or by an occupational health doctor

Must not be more than two years old at the time of application:

  • Eye test carried out by an ophthalmologist or optometrist
  • Examination of eyesight by an ophthalmologist or an occupational health doctor

No time limit:

  • First aid training. Please note that a certificate of attendance for immediate measures at the scene of an accident is not sufficient; since 1 April 2015, 9 teaching units have been required.

Duration and costs

Processing time

the processing time is currently up to 14 weeks from the complete submission of your documents. This period also includes the production of the driving licence by Bundesdruckerei. For online applications, you will receive a confirmation of receipt and can track the status in your online account. For postal applications, you will receive an interim message with a processing number a few weeks after receipt.

Fees and charges

280,90 Euro

Available payment methods

Contact Us

Führerscheinstelle

Internet address

Phone number

Postal address

Führerscheinstelle

Garmischer Straße 19-21
81373 München

Fax: +49 89 233-12768757

Contact address

Garmischer Straße 19-21
81373 München

Lagehinweis: 21

Contact us in writing or via our contact form

Availability

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