An EU/EEA licence may be kept and driven on until its expiry (registration with the IMT is the only step). A non-EU/EEA (third-country) licence must be exchanged for a Portuguese one to keep driving legally once the holder is resident.●Verified ·
Issuing authority
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes (IMT) — Troca de Título de Condução Estrangeiro
Legal instrument
DL n.º 138/2012 — Regulamento da Habilitação Legal para Conduzir
Last verified
Review cadence
quarterly
Notes
The United Kingdom is a third country since Brexit — so a UK licence follows the third-country exchange rule, not the EU/EEA one.
Change history
Initial captureAn EU/EEA licence may be kept and driven on until its expiry (registration with the IMT is the only step). A non-EU/EEA (third-country) licence must be exchanged for a Portuguese one to keep driving legally once the holder is resident.
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
