Apply for an international licence
Service description
An international registration certificate, also known as an international vehicle registration document, is a translation of your registration certificate Part I into several languages. Your international vehicle licence is a supplement to your vehicle documents.
With an international registration certificate, you can travel with your car to countries outside the European Union (EU). If you want to travel with your vehicle within the EU, your regular vehicle registration certificate (registration certificate part I) is sufficient.
You do not always need an international vehicle registration document if you are travelling outside the EU with your vehicle. Which documents must be presented in which country may vary. You can find more information on the websites of the respective foreign representation.
Who should I contact?
Road traffic authority
Prerequisites
- You have a vehicle licence for your car.
Which documents are required?
- Registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document)
- Proof of identity, for example
- identity card or
- Passport and registration certificate
- with power of attorney:
- Proof of identity of the person making the application (authorising party)
- Identity document of the authorised person
What fees are incurred?
What deadlines do I have to observe?
Your international licence is valid for one year. After that, you can extend it for a further year.
Validity period: 1 year
Legal basis
Short text
- international registration certificate, also known as an international vehicle registration document, allows you to travel outside the EU with your own vehicle
- International registration certificate is a translation of the registration certificate part I (vehicle registration document) into several languages
- within the EU, registration certificate part I is sufficient
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