How to apply for an international driving license

Requesting an international driving license is the best way to be able to drive in countries outside the European Union. Although for six months we can drive abroad as tourists with our national card, it is advisable to remove this international permit in order to avoid any bureaucratic problem. The international driver's license is valid for one year and can be used all over the world -except in the country that issued it- under the protection of the UN. In .com we explain how to apply for an international driver's license .

Steps to follow:

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The first thing you have to do to apply for an international driver's license is to fill out the form that the Traffic Department has for this case. You can get it at the Provincial Headquarters that corresponds to you or you can download it from the website of the General Directorate of Traffic, so you can fill it in your house before going out to do the process.

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Once you are at the Provincial Traffic Headquarters, in order to apply for the international driving license you will have to pay a fee of around 10 euros . It is not necessary that you go in person to do the procedure. In the event that you send another person to do it, you will have to write a signed authorization. The person who represents you must present you with your own ID.

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In any case, a photocopy of the valid national permit of the person who wants to obtain the international driving license must be submitted to the DGT. If you want to obtain it from a driving license issued in another country of the European Union that is not Spain, you will have to register it in advance.

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These are other documents that must be submitted to apply for the international driving license:

  • ID card or original valid passport of the holder of the card.
  • If you are a foreigner from another country of the European Union, you must present the residence authorization, the identity document of your country or passport, together with the certificate of registration in the central register of foreigners.
  • The rest of foreigners must present their residence authorization.
  • Photograph of 32 x 26 millimeters in color and with a smooth background. The head should be uncovered and without glasses of dark glasses. The photos with veil are allowed, provided that the oval of the face is uncovered.

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Once these procedures are completed, you will already have your international driving license to be able to take a car in any country in the world, except Spain. Read this article if you want to know other ways to be able to drive abroad.