Driving licenses issued in EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), are valid in Portugal, and its exchange voluntary. However, drivers who establish residence in Portugal have a duty to inform the District or Regional Service IMT his/her area, within 60 days under penalty of infringement.
- Proof of residence, requesting in the respective Municipality;
- Model Form 13 IMT;
- Driving title copy and display the original of this document;
- Display of identification document.
The requirements are:
- Minimum legal age required by the Portuguese law for the category that is certified;
- Physical fitness, mental and psychological;
- Resident in Portugal;
- Cannot be serving ban or inhibition of driving or security measure of prohibition and driving license grant;
The following documents are required:
- Delivery of the 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;
- Model 1 IMT Form.
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.
Fee: € 30
To carry out the request for license exchange it is necessary the following:
- Manually fill in the form Model 1 IMT in duplicate after printing, and sign;
- Delivering the documents in the regional and district service Service desks of the IMT or Citizen's Shop;
- The driver will receive a new license at his/her home, by registered mail in hand.
