Which foreign licences exchange without an exam — country recognition
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ID DO FACTO · driving-country-recognition
Valor canónico
Direct exchange (no driving exam) is available for licences issued by OECD member states, CPLP (Portuguese-speaking) countries, and road-convention signatories, or where a bilateral agreement with Portugal applies. A licence from a country in none of these categories is not directly exchangeable — a Portuguese driving exam is required. The IMT maintains the recognised-country list.●Verified ·
Autoridade emissora
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes (IMT) — Troca de Título de Condução Estrangeiro
Diploma legal
DL n.º 138/2012 — Regulamento da Habilitação Legal para Conduzir
Última verificação
Cadência de revisão
quarterly
Notas
Recognition depends on the issuing country of the licence, not the holder’s nationality. This step is only reached once the holder is resident in Portugal (see driving-exchange-obligation); a non-resident cannot exchange at all, regardless of country.
Histórico de alterações
Registo inicialDirect exchange (no driving exam) is available for licences issued by OECD member states, CPLP (Portuguese-speaking) countries, and road-convention signatories, or where a bilateral agreement with Portugal applies. A licence from a country in none of these categories is not directly exchangeable — a Portuguese driving exam is required. The IMT maintains the recognised-country list.
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