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While EU citizens are allowed to use their home
country drivers' licenses while on holidays in Spain, residents here
face different conditions. Once you become a resident in Spain, you
have six months to process your request for a Spanish
version.
To obtain your Spanish "carnet de conducir"
(drivers' license) you will need to visit the "Jefatura
Provincial de Tráfico", or Traffic Department, nearest you.
According to official information from this entity, you must supply
the following documentation*:
- an official form provided by the Traffic
Department, which you must fill out.
a photocopy of your
national identity card.
- two current photos.
- a written statement declaring that your current
license has not been suspended or revoked.
- a written statement declaring that you are not in
possession of additional licenses, issued either within Spain or
in any other country.
- The drivers' license from your home country, that
you are wishing to process, plus a photocopy of that
document.
*Be advised that document requirements change. Click
here to learn more about how you can prepared for whatever
bureaucratic surprises await you at the Traffic
Department.
Once you have obtained your Spanish license, you
will be required to renew
it according to the Spanish schedule.
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