Apply for a driving license for categories AM, A, A1, A2 or A
Service description
With the AM driving license category, you can drive two- and three-wheeled mopeds and four-wheeled light motor vehicles.
With the A1 driving license category, you can ride motorcycles with an engine capacity of up to 125 cubic centimetres and up to 11 kW of power.
With driving license category A2, you can drive motorcycles with a power output of up to 35 kW and no more than 70 kW.
With a category A license, you can drive motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles.
The AM, A1, A2 and A driving license categories are issued for an unlimited period.
To obtain a driving license, you must pass a theoretical and practical test.
Prerequisites
- You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
- The minimum age for category AM is 15 years.
- The minimum age for category A1 is 16 years.
- The minimum age for category A2 is 18 years.
- The minimum age for category A is 24 years for motorcycles with direct access, 21 years for three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power of more than 15 kW or 20 years for motorcycles with a previous possession of category A2 of at least 2 years.
What documents are required?
- Valid identity card or passport (with current registration certificate if applicable)
- Application for a driving license, if applicable
- a biometric photograph in accordance with the provisions of the Passport Ordinance (size 45x35 mm, portrait format, frontal photograph).
- Eye test certificate (not older than 2 years)
- Proof of participation in a first aid training course
What fees apply?
The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).
If the driver's license is sent directly to your home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
The application for the initial issue of a driving license expires if the theory test has not been passed within 12 months of receipt of the test order or the practical test has not been passed within 12 months of passing the theory test.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
You will receive your first driving license (with the exception of AM, L and T) on probation. The probationary period lasts 2 years.
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