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AUSTRIAN DRIVEING LICENSE
everything you need to know about getting your Austrian driving license.
Fortunately for expats moving to Austria, the process of exchanging your foreign driving license is fairly easy. That said, in some cases, you may need to go through the full local process of getting a license. The advantage of this is that you will easily be able to drive in Austria instead of having to rely on public transport – as good as that is in the country.
To help you out, this handy guide outlines everything you need to know about Austrian driving licenses, including the following:
Driving License in Austria
In Austria, different authorities are responsible for issuing driving licenses. For example, in Vienna, the Motor Vehicle Department (Verkehrsamt) will issue your license. However, in other cities, the local Federal Police Headquarters (Landespolizeidirektion) or distractive administrative authority (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) is responsible for licenses.
You can begin taking driving lessons at the age of 15 years and six months if you get a B17 license. Once you have racked up a certain number of hours on the road, you will also have to take a series of tests.
First, you have to present a certificate of good health from your doctor.
Requirements
When moving your residence to Austria, driving licences for cateogries C (C1 or D (D1) that were issued in another EEA state are valid until the expiry date specified by the issuing country, but for no more than five years, unless they have been converted by that point in time.
Advice
When converting EEA driving licences (whether voluntarily or due to expiry), the driving licence authority must submit a request to the issuing country in order to verify whether there is any reason why an Austrian licence should not be issued. It may take several weeks for this request to be processed.
