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The applicants who wish to exchange their driving licences issued in the countries other than the Member States of the EU and other than the countries of the EEA must pass a theory test and a practical test in "Regitra".
There is no need to pass the tests if the applicant holds a driving licence:
Only a valid national driving licence that was issued in a third country can be exchanged. If a driving licence has expired when its holder already resides in Lithuania, it may be exchanged within 1 year of arrival to Lithuania.
*More information on the bilateral Agreements with the Republic of Korea, the UAE and Moldova is provided below.
Lithuania has signed the following bilateral agreements on the mutual recognition and/or change of driving licences:
1. On 14 October 2014, the Agreement was signed with the Republic of Korea.
The Agreement ensures that:
2. On 11 July 2017, the Memorandum of Understanging was signed with the United Arab Emirates.
The Memorandum of Understanding ensures that:
IMPORTANT. The Memorandum is only valid for the citizens of the UAE and of the Republic of Lithuania.
3. On 7 October 2021, the Agreement was signed with the Republic of Moldova.
The Agreement ensures that:
When changing the driving licence issued in the UAE, the Republic of Korea or the Republic of Moldova to the Lithuanian driving licence:
- a valid driving licence, that has been issued in these countries, and its official translation into Lithuanian;
- a personal identity document;
- a medical certificate of the driver medical check (its data are automatically obtained from the health examination facility).
- In case of driving licences issued in the Republic of Korea: when only category B is acquired – holders of the 1st extended, 1st ordinary, 1st special and 2nd ordinary driving licence, and when category BE is acquired – holders of the 1st special driving licence;
- in case of driving licences issued in the UAE: when categories A, B and D1 are acquired respectively – holders of the driving licences of motorcycles, passenger cars of a net weight not exceeding 2.5 tonnes and of minibuses, that are designed for the carriage of no more than 14 passengers;
- in case of driving licences issued in the Republic of Moldova: only the holders of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1 and B driving licence.
IMPORTANT. Citizens residing in the United Arab Emirates or in the Republic of Korea and wishing to drive in Lithuania (during a vacation or a short visit) must obtain an international driving licence that is issued in these countries.
You can exchange the driving licence if you have the permanent place of residence in Lithuania*. You can prove this in two ways:
1. Your place of residence must be declared in Lithuania for at least 185 days in each calendar year. We will receive this data automatically from the Population Register.
The procedure of declaring your place of residence is extremely simple. You can do this online HERE.
2. In case your place of residence is not declared within the Republic of Lithuania or it has been declared for less than 185 calendar days within a given calendar year, you may use the documents of your choice for substantiating your personal or working relationship with the Republic of Lithuania.
| Possible relationship with Lithuania | Confirming documents |
| you started working in Lithuania | employment contract; a self-employment certificate; a business licence; a extract from the Employment Service, etc. |
| you are a student or a pupil from Lithuania and currently attend an educational establishment abroad | a document from an educational establishment translated to Lithuanian and legalized** |
| you are a student or a pupil of the foreign countries, and you attend university/college or school in our country for at least 6 months | a document from an educational establishment |
| you were away on a temporary basis to a foreign country for the purpose of performing or are currently performing a fixed-term professional task or internship | a certificate issued by a company on the business trip; the internship agreement entered into with a company or other documents translated to Lithuanian and legalized** |
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you live and work abroad, but you are constantly returning to the Republic of Lithuania for personal relationships, for example:
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a statement about the composition of the family and the place of residence declared by the family members from the Center of Registers; a certificate from a medical facility confirming the fact of custody or nursing of the next-of-kin; etc. |
*Place of residence - the applicant's place of residence where he or she normally resides for at least 185 calendar days within a given calendar year due to personal or working relationship, or in case of absence of working relationship, and only the presence of personal relationship which closely links the applicant to the place where he resides; Place of residence of an applicant whose personal and working relationships are in different states and who therefore travels to different places of residence in two or more States shall be deemed to be his or her place of personal relationship only if the applicant returns there constantly (this condition does not apply when the applicant is in a foreign country to perform a task of a defined duration); School or university attendance does not constitute for proper grounds to change the permanent residence address.
NOTE. Persons representing foreign countries or international organisations within the Republic of Lithuania and their family members exercising diplomatic privileges and immunities in accordance with the international law are not considered to be permanent residents of the Republic of Lithuania.
**The documents issued in some foreign countries must be legalized.
In order to register and order your driver's licence you will be required to present a valid health certificate of a driver. Contact your medical facility for the receipt of the aforementioned health certificate.
NOTE. Medical facilities issue electronic health certificates that are automatically entered within the database of "Regitra".
You should have the following documents upon arrival to the subdivision:
NOTE. The staff members of "Regitra" will make a final decision on compliance with international conventions of a foreign driving licence and international driving permit.
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
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What are the international conventions that the foreign driving licence and international driving permit must comply with? A foreign national driving licence must comply with the requirements of the following conventions:
An international driving permit must comply with the requirements of the following conventions:
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If your driving licence meets the aforementioned requirements, you will have to pass a theory test and a practical test in "Regitra". You can register:
1. Online
2. By calling a phone number +370 700 55 151
or
3. You can arrive to "Regitra" subdivision that is the most convenient to you.
Register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the time convenient for you:
After having passed the tests successfully, you will be able to exchange a driving licence.
A driving licence can be delivered:
1. Directly to your home
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to your home. This service costs 6,99 EUR.
2. To self-service parcel terminals
At the time of ordering a driving licence, you need to note that you want it to be delivered to a self-service parcel terminal. This service costs 4,90 EUR.
3. To "Regitra" branch
Before going to "Regitra" branch, you can first check if the driving licence is ready for withdrawal.
Then, register in advance for a visit to the branch and you will be serviced at the specified time.
To withdraw a driving licence, you must produce your personal identity document.
