Spain to Allow Foreign Driving Licence Exchange to Be Done Online

Spain to allow foreign driving licence exchange to be done online

In a bid to beat backlogs and streamline bureaucratic processes, Spain's DGT is digitalising application processes for residents wanting to validate and exchange their foreign driving licences, without having to go in person to a DGT office.

Driving under the effects of alcohol has been, for decades, one of the main causes of fatal accidents on Spanish roads. Despite years of awareness-raising campaigns and routine controls, the problem persists, which has led the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) to propose a significant reform of the General Regulation of Movement, which seeks to tighten the legal limits of alcoholemia at the wheel.The objective is clear: drastically reduce the…

The government of Pedro Sánchez has implemented a measure that facilitates the process for foreign citizens, especially Moroccans, to obtain the Spanish driver’s license. It will be through a digital system created by the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). Those who already have a driving licence from countries with bilateral agreement with Spain will be able to exchange it without the need to carry out the practical examination or to ask for…

The new digital road of Traffic simplifies the procedure for citizens of Morocco and another 20 countries with bilateral agreement.