OECD / convention-signatory licences — direct exchange, no exam
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FACT ID · driving-oecd-direct-exchange
Canonical value
Licences issued by OECD member states that are signatories of the road-traffic conventions (Geneva 1949 / Vienna 1968) — the United Kingdom included — are exchanged without a driving exam, provided the request is made within the recognition window (before the 2-year cut-off).●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
Confirmed for the UK against the IMT OECD/CPLP and Brexit guidance. Licences from countries outside this recognition may require a driving exam regardless of timing.
Change history
Initial captureLicences issued by OECD member states that are signatories of the road-traffic conventions (Geneva 1949 / Vienna 1968) — the United Kingdom included — are exchanged without a driving exam, provided the request is made within the recognition window (before the 2-year cut-off).
No further changes recorded yet — unchanged since it was first captured.
