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Μετατροπή ισχύουσας άδειας οδήγησης Η.Π.Α., Καναδά, Αυστραλία, Ιαπωνία, Νότια Αφρική και Νότια Κορέα σε αντίστοιχη ελληνική
At a glance
Digital provision points
- The service is not provided digitally
Number of required documents
Description
The procedure concerns the conversion of a driving licence issued by the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea into a Greek equivalent category due to the acquisition of the usual residence of the interested person in Greece.
Basic information
Competent body
MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION
Authority/Public body’s Unit responsible for the institutional framework of the procedure
Application
Application Type
Application
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Title
Request to print a driver's license.
Notes:
The application for a driving licence shall be signed only by the holder and not by the authorised person.
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Hierarchical appeal/recourse
Application for a treatment or a hierarchical action pursuant to Article 24 of Law No 2690/1999; the person concerned may apply, either by the administrative authority which issued the act, for the withdrawal or modification of it (demand for a treatment) or, by the authority led by the authority which adopted the act, for the annulment of it (terarchical appeal); the administrative authority to which the application is submitted must notify the person concerned of its decision in respect of that application no later than thirty (30) days, unless otherwise provided for.
Output & Results
Output
Document Production
Other information
Alternative titles
Convert Driving Licence, Exchange of driver's licence, Exchange A.O., Diploma exchange, Convert Diploma
Official title
Convert valid US driving licence, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea to corresponding Greek
Categories
Trigger (submission method)
Application (handwritten)
C2
ΔΔ
8
0
33281
No
P3M11D
P21D
P15Y
Defined
Identification document
897577
185545
5587, 9916
Framers, SDG
Supporting document
The procedure concerns the conversion of a driving licence issued by the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea into a Greek equivalent category due to the acquisition of the usual residence of the interested person in Greece.
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1
Establishment
To have the usual residence of his/her in Greece or that he/she has the status of the student/student or student/student for at least six (6) months in Greece, before the date of lodging the application and supporting documents.
No
No
2
Geographical
It has its residence in the area of the Regional Unit's Transport and Communications Directorate concerned, to which the application is filed.
No
No
3
Administrative
The driving licence which is requested to convert is valid.
No
No
4
Administrative
Do not hold another EU Greek or EU Member State’s driving licence (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) or a third country.
No
No
5
Age
To have completed: • for category AM the 16th year of age. • for category A1 the 18th year of his/her age. • for category A2 the 20th year of his/her age. • for category A the 24th year of age. • where the person/person concerned is already holder of a driving licence of category A2 for two years, the required age is reduced from 24 to 22 years. • for categories B and BE the 18th year of age. • for categories C1 and C1E to have completed the 18th year of his/her age. • for categories C and CE to have completed the 21st year of age or the 18th year with C.E.I. compulsory. • for categories D1 and D1E to have completed the 21st year of his/her age. • for categories D and DE to have completed the 24th year of her/year or C.E.
No
No
6
Medical
Applicants and guides for any procedure concerning their licence for medical examination should be considered by a specialist who is: a) Pathologist and the relevant qualifications of the general doctor, haematologist, gastrointestinalologist, endocrine, rheumatologist, cardiologist, nephrologist, nephromanologist, nephrotic, as well as by a doctor without specialisation who holds a professional license for at least five (5) years.
No
No
1
Driving licence (Addition-Expansion-Renewation)
60 €
No
2
Print Driving Licence forms
30 €
No
3
Initial category administration (IT or A1 or A2 or A or B)
18 €
No
4
Expansion into category (IT, A1, A2, A, B).
27.02 €
Yes
3
5
Extension to category (BE, C1, C, D1, D, C1E, CE, D1E, DE)
108.15 €
Yes
3
1
Simple photocopy of the police identity card or applicable Greek passport.
Identification document
Simple photocopy of the police identity card or applicable Greek passport.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
For citizens with Greek citizenship, these documents must indicate the identity of the person and the age of the person.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
2244
2
Simple photocopy of identity or valid passport.
Identification document
Simple photocopy of identity or valid passport.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
For citizens with the nationality of another EU Member State, these documents must show the identity of the person and the age of the person.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
1
Yes
2244
3
Simple photocopy of a foreign passport or other document allowing its entry into Greece or a document issued by a competent Greek authority.
Identification document
Simple photocopy of a foreign passport or other document allowing its entry into Greece or a document issued by a competent Greek authority.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
For third-country nationals, these documents must indicate the identity of the person and the age of the person.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
1
Yes
2244
4
Just a photocopy of any applicable public document under the applicable provisions, provided that the person concerned is not a Greek national, certifying the usual residence of the person concerned in Greece.
Residence Permit
Just a photocopy of any applicable public document under the applicable provisions, provided that the person concerned is not a Greek national, certifying the usual residence of the person concerned in Greece.
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/polites-allon-kraton/khoregese-adeias-diamones-gia-exairetikous-logous
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Notes:
As is the residence permit, the Certificate of Residence of Citizenship of the EU, the Certificate of Permanent Residence of a Member State of the EU, the Certificate of Certificate of Certificate of Grant or Renewal of a Type A residence permit, the Special Identity Card of Hosogens. This document must have been issued at least 185 days before the date of the application to the Regional Unit's Transport and Communications Directorate.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Establishment
No
4178
5
Confirmation of the school or school, attesting the student or student status of the person concerned, to a prototype.
Proof of Study
Confirmation of the school or school, attesting the student or student status of the person concerned, to a prototype.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
If the foreign national concerned on the day on which the application was lodged and supporting documents has the status of student/student or student/student in Greece and for at least six (6) months ago.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
Alternative document of:
4
Yes
2825
6
Valid driving licence.
Vehicle driver's license
Valid driving licence.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The Occupied Foreign Driving Licence.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
1158
7
A document issued by the issuing authority containing all the particulars of its licence and/or holder and certifying that the licence is not kept by any authority of the issuing State on account of any penalty.
Official document
A document issued by the issuing authority containing all the particulars of its licence and/or holder and certifying that the licence is not kept by any authority of the issuing State on account of any penalty.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Notes:
This document is sent to the Regional Unit's Transport and Communications Service only by correspondence through the Consulate of Greece or the Consulate of Greece, with the care of the person/person concerned. Similarly, a translation of this document is required by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or by the Consulate of the issuing country in Greece. In the latter case the authentication of the signature of the Consulate is required by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6440
8
Translation of the foreign licence by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by a lawyer.
Translation
Translation of the foreign licence by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by a lawyer.
Relevant link:
https://metafraseis.services.gov.gr
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
From 01-09-2021 the process of simplifying the official translation of documents was initiated. Through the single digital portal gov.gr the search for a certified translator is provided.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
1994
9
A (1) recent passport type photo.
Photograph
A (1) recent passport type photo.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
It is presented to the Regional Unit for Transport and Communications.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
8298
10
At least two (2) health certificates.
Health certificate
At least two (2) health certificates.
Relevant link:
https://www.yme.gr/images/articleimages/adeies odigisis/nomothesia/Pd 51 12 A101 kod no.pdf
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Candidates and guides for any procedure concerning their driving licence for which medical examination is required must be considered by a specialist: a) Pathologist and related specialities of the general doctor, haematologist, gastro-intestinal, endocrine, rheumatologist, cardiologist, nepheologist, nephromanologist, nephrotic, as well as by a doctor without a qualification who holds a professional license for at least five (5) years.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
5511
11
Head of State I (Article 8 n.1599/1986)
Solemn Declaration
Head of State I (Article 8 n.1599/1986)
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-upeuthunes-deloses
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Notes:
By stating that: 1. I have my usual residence in Greece. 2. I have a valid driving licence, ..................................... (insert the country of issue and the number of the licence) and I have not been removed from any authority. 3. I do not own a valid driving licence, Greek or EU Member State (including Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and I have not been removed from any authority. 4. I do not own / I own a third country driving licence .................................................................................................................... (6) I wish to register my blood team on the driving licence form and I agree to its compliance with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Licence Archive (7).
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
7320
12
Request to print a driver's license.
Application
Request to print a driver's license.
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
The application for a driving licence shall be signed only by the holder and not by the authorised person.
Document submitted under requirements:
No
No
6009
13
Authorisation or notarial service of a third person by the person directly concerned.
Enabling act
Authorisation or notarial service of a third person by the person directly concerned.
Relevant link:
https://www.gov.gr/ipiresies/polites-kai-kathemerinoteta/psephiaka-eggrapha-gov-gr/ekdose-exousiodoteses
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
Authorisation or notarial powers by the person(s) concerned/the person(s) empowered to act on his/her behalf for the purpose of carrying out the specific procedure, which also applies to the individual actions which may be required, provided that these actions are adequately described in the body of the authorisation or the procuring officer.
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Administrative
No
3070
14
Proof of payment/Publication of a paradox 60€ (of the form ‘for use in the institution’) .
Electronic Fee
No
3385
15
Evidence of payment/Publication of a paradox (of the form ‘for use in the institution’) €30 .
Electronic Fee
No
3385
16
Evidence of payment/Publication paradox 18€ (of the form ‘for use in the institution’) .
Electronic Fee
No
3385
17
Evidence of payment/Publication paradox 108.15€ (of the form ‘for use in the institution’) .
Fee
Evidence of payment/Publication paradox 108.15€ (of the form ‘for use in the institution’) .
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Notes:
This paradox applies if the person concerned wishes to extend to a category (BE, C1, C, D1, D, C1E, CE, D1E, DE).
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Ability
No
8280
18
Proof of payment/Premise paradox 27,02€ (of the form ‘for use in the institution’).
Electronic Fee
No
3385
19
Provided that the citizen wishes to register the blood group on the driving licence - "Reagent of a Public Hospital or a Private Microbiological Laboratory or the Police Identity Bulletin or of the Army (for Greek nationals) in which the Blood Team is listed"
Document
Provided that the citizen wishes to register the blood group on the driving licence - "Reagent of a Public Hospital or a Private Microbiological Laboratory or the Police Identity Bulletin or of the Army (for Greek nationals) in which the Blood Team is listed"
Submission by:
Submitted by the applicant (in person or by post), Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by:
Persons
Document submitted under requirements:
Yes
Document’s requirement:
Health
No
4084
Presidential Decree
51
2012
101
Α
Description
Adaptation of Greek legislation to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 as amended by Commission Directives 2008/65/EC of 27 June 2008, 2009/113/EC of 25 August 2009 and 2011/94/EU of the Commission of 28 November 2011, as applicable.
Legal references
https://www.yme.gr/metafores/adeies-odigisis/nomothesia
Law
52
4155
2013
120
Α
Joint Ministerial Decision
24058/2653
2004
1119
Β
Description
Definitions of terms and conditions, procedure and any other details necessary for the conversion into Greek driving licences issued by non-EU Member States or by countries of the former Soviet Union as applicable.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20040201119
Ministerial Decision
50984/7947
2013
3056
Β
Ministerial Decision
Α1047/20
2020
979
Β
European Regulation
9
2016/679
2016
Law
4850
2021
208
Α
Description
Driving safely: Modernisation of framework for training and examination of candidate drivers and drivers for the granting of vehicle driving licences, provisions on driving disabled persons, arrangements for the registration and movement of vehicles of historical interest, other provisions of responsibility of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and other emergency arrangements.
Legal references
https://www.et.gr/api/DownloadFeksApi/?fek pdf=20210100208
Joint Ministerial Decision
18623/2372
2008
1697
Β
Joint Ministerial Decision
102118/1438/φ.4.1/18
2018
6100
Β
1
Receipt of an application and supporting documentation
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The official of the Transport and Communications Service of the relevant Regional Unit receives the application-responsible statement and supporting documents for conversion of a valid US driving licence, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa and South Korea into a corresponding Greek.
Notes
The same procedure is applied through JEPs.
No
No
2
Control of fitness and completeness
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
The official of the Transport and Communications Department of the relevant Regional Unit shall check the completeness and correctness of the supporting documents.
Notes
Where shortcomings are identified, the interested party(s) shall be informed of the need to provide additional information.
No
No
3
Application Protocol
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The official of the Transport and Communications Service of the relevant Regional Unit shall register the application.
No
No
4
Certification attestation
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The official of the Transport and Communications Department of the relevant Regional Unit shall give the person concerned an Enquiry attestation
Notes
It's morning.
No
No
5
Checking for Foreign Driving Licence authenticity
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Inspection
Description
It is carried out through the verification of the certificate/Registration/Registration extract of the Office for the issuing of a foreign driving licence (it is a justification).
Notes
Confirmation/Certification/Certification/Excertification is carried out through diplomatic channels at the Regional Unit's Transport and Communications Service concerned with the interest of the interested party.
No
No
6
Edition of Greek Driving Licence
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Software action
Description
E-mail entry in the Driving Licence Register.
No
No
7
Driving Licence Form
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation
Action of the executive / co-competent body
Description
It is sent by the Transport and Communications Department of the Hellenic Police to the Passport Department of the Hellenic Police, information in electronic form, as well as the application for printing, with photography and signature of the interested party.
No
No
8
Receipt of Greek Driving Licence and Delivery of Foreign Driving Licence
Responsible for Implementation
Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation
Manual Action
Description
The person(s) concerned shall be given the driving licence in person by the Transport and Communications Service or by the JEP to which the application is made. The driving licence shall be issued, by signature, to his/her holder, who must be provided with his/her police card or with his/her valid passport and to a person equipped with any legal instrument such as the lawfully authorised for the authenticity of the signature or proxy.
Notes
The person concerned/submits at the time of receipt of the Greek driving licence the foreign driving licence, which remains in his/her file to the competent Transport and Communications Service (except for the Japanese driving licences which are returned to the Greek Embassy of Japan and is booked for a photocopy).
No
Yes
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