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Foreigners after acquiring citizenship or residence should exchange their foreign driving permit. If you have already obtained Portuguese citizenship or portuguese residence, the next step is to change your foreign driving license.
The entire process is taken care through the IMT - Instituto da Mobilidade e Transportes I.P..
The procedure is started online and later in person to obtain biometric data.
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Driving licenses issued by a European Union or the European Economic Area Country (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
You can drive in Portugal with this license until the document expires, or even if doesânt have validity date. But, you have 60 days, after moving to the country, to register your address in Portugal with IMT.
Documents you will need:
ï· Portuguese identification document (Passport or Identification card)
ï· Proof of residence in Portugal;
ï· Original foreign driving license and certified photocopy of the same document;
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Driving licenses issued by OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries) and CPLP countries (Angola, Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Canada, Chile, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Mozambique, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sao Tome and Principe, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States of America.)
You can drive in Portugal, and you donât need to Exchange your driving license if:
ï· you are under 60 years old
ï· you have the mandatory minimum age in Portugal to drive
ï· the foreign driver is license is valid
ï· no more than 15 years have passed since the issuance of the foreign license or since the last renewal
ï· the country that issued the license is part of the traffic conventions (Geneva, 1949 and/or Vienna, 1968) or has a bilateral agreement with Portugal
ï· the foreign drivers license is not seized, suspended, expired or revoked in Portugal or in the country of origin.
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Driving licences issued by countries that Portugal has a bilateral agreement or a reciprocity recognition for the recognition and
Exchange of driving licenses Contracting parts of international traffic conventions (ArgĂ©lia, Argentina, AustrĂĄlia, Ăustria, Bangladesh, Barbados, BĂ©lgica, Benim, Botsuana, Brunei Darussalam, BulgĂĄria, Burkina Faso, Camboja, CanadĂĄ, RepĂșblica Central Africana, Chile, Congo, Costa do Marfim, CroĂĄcia, Cuba, Chipre, RepĂșblica Checa, RepĂșblica DemocrĂĄtica do Congo, Dinamarca, RepĂșblica Dominicana, Equador, Egito, Ilhas Fiji, FinlĂąndia, França, GeĂłrgia, Gana, GrĂ©cia, Guatemala, Haiti, Vaticano, Hungria, IslĂąndia, Ăndia, Irlanda, Israel, ItĂĄlia, Jamaica, JapĂŁo, JordĂąnia, QuirguistĂŁo, RepĂșblica DemocrĂĄtica Popular do Laos, LĂbano, Lesoto, Liechtenstein, LituĂąnia, Luxemburgo, MadagĂĄscar, Malawi, MalĂĄsia, Mali, Malta, MĂŽnaco, Montenegro, Marrocos, NamĂbia, Holanda, Nova ZelĂąndia, NĂger, NigĂ©ria, Noruega, Papua Nova GuinĂ©, Paraguai, Peru, Filipinas, PolĂŽnia, Portugal, RepĂșblica da Coreia, RomĂȘnia, Federação Russa, Ruanda, SĂŁo Marino, Senegal, SĂ©rvia, SĂ©rvia, Serra Leoa, Singapura, EslovĂĄquia, EslovĂȘnia, Ăfrica do Sul, Espanha, Sri Lanka, SuĂ©cia, SuĂça, RepĂșblica Ărabe SĂria, TailĂąndia, Togo, Trinidad e Tobago, TunĂsia, Turquia, Uganda, Emirados Ărabes Unidos, Reino Unido da GrĂŁ-Bretanha e Irlanda do Norte, Estados Unidos da AmĂ©rica, Venezuela (RepĂșblica Bolivariana da), Vietnam e ZimbabuĂ©.)
- if you do not reside in Portugal: you can use your driving license for 185 days in Portugal
- If you intend to reside in Portugal you must:
you can use your driving license for up to 90 days from the date of  issue of your residence document. But you must apply to IMT for an exchange during this period
âą From 90 days to 2 years. You can not use your driving license. But you can still apply  to IMT for an exchange during this periodÂ
âąÂ After 2 years. You can't use your driving license. You can apply for the exchange of your licence. But you will have to pass a practical driving test
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ï· medical certificate
ï· Residence permit
ï· âCertificate of authenticity of the driving license, issued by the issuing entity or consular service, indicating the categories obtained by examination (and what type of test) and the categories obtained by equivalenceÂ
ï· Driving licenceÂ
ï· A certified translation of your driving licence, if the content is in any language other than portuguese. The certification must be carried out by the Portuguese Consulate or the consular services of another member state in the respective country of origin
ï· A psychological assessment certificate, if you are applying to retain vehicle categories C, D and/or EÂ - class B is a regular car and class AÂ motocycles.
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For the IMT submission the costs are 30âŹ
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