Driving licence

Converting a Singapore licence in Berlin: no tests (Anlage 11 FeV), 6-month validity.

How long your Singapore licence is valid

Once you take up residence in Germany, a licence from outside the EU/EEA is valid for six months (§ 29 FeV). A foreign licence that is not in German and does not follow Annex 6 of the 1968 Vienna Convention must be carried with a translation or an international driving permit (§ 29 (2)). Whether the Singapore licence meets Annex 6 was not checked; carrying an international driving permit is the safe option.

Conversion without tests

• Singapore is listed in Anlage 11 FeV for all classes with no theory and no practical test.
• For listed states, § 31 (1) FeV waives driving school, tests, the eyesight test and first-aid course. The authority may still order a test if there are doubts (§ 31 (1a)). Source: § 31 FeV.
• You hand in the Singapore licence; it is stored. Fee, documents and appointments at the Berlin licence office (LABO): check on service.berlin.de.