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The applicants who wish to exchange their driving licences issued in the countries other than the Member States of the EU and other than the countries of the EEA must pass a theory test and a practical test in "Regitra".
There is no need to pass the tests if the applicant holds a driving licence:
Only a valid national driving licence that was issued in a third country can be exchanged. If a driving licence has expired when its holder already resides in Lithuania, it may be exchanged within 1 year of arrival to Lithuania.
*More information on the bilateral Agreements with the Republic of Korea, the UAE and Moldova is provided below.
Lithuania has signed the following bilateral agreements on the mutual recognition and/or change of driving licences:
1. On 14 October 2014, the Agreement was signed with the Republic of Korea.
The Agreement ensures that:
2. On 11 July 2017, the Memorandum of Understanging was signed with the United Arab Emirates.
The Memorandum of Understanding ensures that:
IMPORTANT. The Memorandum is only valid for the citizens of the UAE and of the Republic of Lithuania.
3. On 7 October 2021, the Agreement was signed with the Republic of Moldova.
The Agreement ensures that:
When changing the driving licence issued in the UAE, the Republic of Korea or the Republic of Moldova to the Lithuanian driving licence:
- a valid driving licence, that has been issued in these countries, and its official translation into Lithuanian;
- a personal identity document;
- a medical certificate of the driver medical check (its data are automatically obtained from the health examination facility).
- In case of driving licences issued in the Republic of Korea: when only category B is acquired – holders of the 1st extended, 1st ordinary, 1st special and 2nd ordinary driving licence, and when category BE is acquired – holders of the 1st special driving licence;
- in case of driving licences issued in the UAE: when categories A, B and D1 are acquired respectively – holders of the driving licences of motorcycles, passenger cars of a net weight not exceeding 2.5 tonnes and of minibuses, that are designed for the carriage of no more than 14 passengers;
- in case of driving licences issued in the Republic of Moldova: only the holders of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1 and B driving licence.
IMPORTANT. Citizens residing in the United Arab Emirates or in the Republic of Korea and wishing to drive in Lithuania (during a vacation or a short visit) must obtain an international driving licence that is issued in these countries.
You can exchange the driving licence if you have the permanent place of residence in Lithuania*. You can prove this in two ways:
1. Your place of residence must be declared in Lithuania for at least 185 days in each calendar year. We will receive this data automatically from the Population Register.
The procedure of declaring your place of residence is extremely simple. You can do this online HERE.
2. In case your place of residence is not declared within the Republic of Lithuania or it has been declared for less than 185 calendar days within a given calendar year, you may use the documents of your choice for substantiating your personal or working relationship with the Republic of Lithuania.
| Possible relationship with Lithuania | Confirming documents |
| You have come or returned to Lithuania permanently to live because of your personal and/or professional relations |
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| you are a student or pupil from Lithuania and currently studying abroad | document(s) issued by a foreign educational institution on studying or attending school; the document from the educational institution has been translated into Lithuanian and legalised** |
| you are a foreign student or pupil and have been studying or going to school in our country for at least 6 months | document(s) issued by a school established in the Republic of Lithuania or a branch of a foreign higher education institution operating in the Republic of Lithuania, certifying that you are studying or attending school, or a certificate from the Student Register certifying that you are studying in Lithuania. |
| you have been or are currently on a professional assignment or traineeship abroad for a specified period of time |
a certificate issued by a legal entity (employer) registered in the Republic of Lithuania about a business travel (professional assignment of a specified duration) or a traineeship agreement with a legal entity registered abroad documents issued abroad must be translated into Lithuanian and legalised** |
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you have work and personal relations in different countries and you live in them alternately, but you return to Lithuania regularly for personal relations |
a certificate on family composition issued by the State Enterprise of the Centre of Registers or a municipal administration eldership, including data on the declared place of residence of at least one family member in the Republic of Lithuania for at least 185 days per calendar year. If the certificate does not indicate the declared place of residence of the family member(s) in the Republic of Lithuania, it must be accompanied by a certificate issued by the municipality's administrative district on the family's declared place of residence or on the persons who have declared their place of residence in the living space owned by the person, a certificate from the State Enterprise Centre of Registers on the person's personal data (declared place of residence), or a certificate from the municipality's eldership office on the person's declared place of residence, or on his/her inclusion in the register of persons who have been without a place of residence for at least 185 days in any calendar year |
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a decision of the Disability and Disability Determination Service under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour on the special needs of the relative, together with a document confirming the personal relationship with the person for whom the decision has been taken, such as an extract of the civil status record on the birth of the child or the marriage or a birth or marriage certificate issued by the municipal civil registry office, the consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise of the Registers of the Centre of Registers of the Republic of Lithuania, issued by the Lithuanian Minister of Justice, of the form prescribed by the Ministry of Justice |
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a final court decision appointing guardianship for an incapable person, or guardianship for a person who is capable, if you have been appointed as a guardian or carer by court decision |
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an extract from the civil status record issued by the civil registry offices, a consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise Centre of Registers certifying the birth or marriage of your child, or a birth or marriage certificate, together with a certificate from the State Enterprise Centre of Registers on the data (declared place of residence) of the person (your minor child or spouse), or a certificate from the eldership of the municipality on the data (declared place of residence) of the person's (your minor child or spouse), minor child (-the declared place of residence of your child(ren) or spouse, or the fact that you have been registered as a non-resident for at least 185 days per calendar year |
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a certificate issued by a pre-school, pre-primary or general education school or vocational training school on your minor child(ren)'s attendance at school, together with a certificate of your child's birth issued by a civil registry office, a consular office of the Republic of Lithuania or the State Enterprise Centre of Registers |
*Permanent residence place means the applicant's place of residence where he/she normally resides for at least 185 days in each calendar year because of his/her personal and professional relations or, if he/she has no professional relations, only because of personal relations which bind him/her closely to the place where he/she lives; the place of residence of an applicant whose work and personal relations are in different places and who, as a consequence, lives alternately in different places in two or more countries, shall be considered as the place of his/her personal relations only if the applicant returns there permanently (this condition does not apply where the applicant is living in a foreign country for the purpose of carrying out a task of a fixed duration); attendance at a school or a university does not imply a change in the place of residence.
NOTE. Persons who represent foreign countries or international organisations in the Republic of Lithuania and their family members who enjoy diplomatic privileges and immunities under international law are not considered permanent residents of Lithuania.
**Documents issued in some foreign countries must be legalised. For more information and a list of countries where documents must be legalised, click here.
In order to register and order your driver's licence you will be required to present a valid health certificate of a driver. Contact your medical facility for the receipt of the aforementioned health certificate.
NOTE. Medical facilities issue electronic health certificates that are automatically entered within the database of "Regitra".
You should have the following documents upon arrival to the subdivision:
NOTE. The staff members of "Regitra" will make a final decision on compliance with international conventions of a foreign driving licence and international driving permit.
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
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What are the international conventions that the foreign driving licence and international driving permit must comply with? A foreign national driving licence must comply with the requirements of the following conventions:
An international driving permit must comply with the requirements of the following conventions:
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If your driving licence meets the aforementioned requirements, you will have to pass a theory test and a practical test in "Regitra". You can register:
1. Online
2. By calling a phone number +370 700 55 151
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3. You can arrive to "Regitra" subdivision that is the most convenient to you.
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
After having passed the tests successfully, you will be able to exchange a driving licence.
A driving licence can be delivered:
1. Directly to your home
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to your home. This service costs 6,99 EUR.
2. To self-service parcel terminals
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to a self-service parcel terminal. This service costs 4,90 EUR.
3. To "Regitra" branch
Before going to "Regitra" branch, you can first check if the driving licence is ready for withdrawal.
Then, register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the specified time.
To withdraw a driving licence, you must produce your personal identity document.
