The driver’s license and its homologation is one of the procedures that generates more doubts around it. Many people who use a vehicle in their daily lives are wondering how they can get their driving license approved once they move to the Principality.
Today, from Wit we will talk about the options we have and we will solve all your doubts about how to carry out this procedure. Take note.
Andorran driving license
The first question we ask ourselves is whether our foreign driver’s license can be homologated to obtain an Andorran driving license, and the answer is yes.
Those foreigners who are holders of a residence permit in Andorra in any of the categories can obtain a national driving license. However, they are obliged to replace their driving license with the Andorran driving license within 6 months. after obtaining the relevant residence permit.
This is achieved by surrendering the foreign driver’s license to the authorities and complying with the Principality’s Highway Code.
On the other hand, it is important to note that Andorran residents can drive with other driver’s licenses once they have been residents for less than 6 months. However, as long as the carnet is still valid and is equivalent to the Andorran one.
How to get your driver’s license approved
A person formally residing in Andorra is obliged to complete this procedure. Within six months after obtaining the residence permit in Andorra, you must proceed with this process. In addition, this process takes an average of one month to be approved by the Andorran administration.
The homologation of the driver’s license is performed automatically, without the need for any previous examination, in the following cases:
- Those issued by any member of the European Union, as long as there is a bilateral agreement in force on the homologation of driving licenses.
- Those issued by States with legislation on permits, licenses and tests that are equivalent to the Andorran system.
Thus, the Andorran driver’s license is granted automatically with driver’s licenses from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Cyprus, United Kingdom and Slovakia.
Documentation required for automatic approval
The documents required for such automatic homologation are as follows:
- Certificate of residence of the Andorran municipality.
- Medical certificate.
- Color passport photo.
- The original foreign driver’s license.
Documentation required for other countries
For the rest of the countries where there are no bilateral agreements or similar procedures, a series of additional documents are required that we will have to take into account:
- A legal translation of the driver’s license stamped by the consulate of the corresponding foreign state.
- Certificate of authenticity issued by the Department responsible for issuing the driver’s license.
- Certificate of equivalence of categories for homologation, explaining in which categories the driver’s license is valid.
This permit must still be in force and applicants will take a practical driving test in Andorra during the following 2 years from the entry into force of their residency. In addition, if they fail to obtain these documents, they will have to face a full driving test during the first two years of their residence in the Principality.
Andorra’s personalized license plates
In the Principality, there is the possibility to personalize the license plate of your vehicle, but not everything goes, there are a series of requirements:
- Only combinations containing only letters or letters and numbers, in that order, are accepted.
- The numbering should be from 0 to 9 and the letters of the Catalan alphabet should be capitalized and without tilde.
- Combinations that have already been assigned cannot be re-assigned.
- Combinations that may coincide with the numbering of ordinary license plates are not accepted.
- Combinations containing AND and other combinations belonging to the Andorran authorities are prohibited.
- Neither will be admitted those that may cause confusion when the letters and numbers are difficult to distinguish between them.
- They must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of five characters. If it contains 5 characters, it must begin with a letter.
- Those registrations that are contrary to the law, morality or public order will be rejected .
- All abbreviations considered to be abbreviations of registered trademarks or trade names are also completely rejected, unless their ownership is proven.
- Even less will be accepted combinations containing the letters “MT”, “CD”, “CMD”, “A”, “CC” followed by numbers or the word test.
The cost of personalized tuition
This type of enrollment has a higher cost, since its amount is limited and involves a greater effort on the part of the administration. Thus we find that:
- The cost of the license plates with 2 letters and 3 digits is 300 €.
- The cost of license plates with 3 letters and 2 digits is 500 €.
- The cost of license plates with 4 letters and 1 digit is 1.000 ¤.
- The cost of 5-letter license plates is 3,000 €.
- The cost of tuition between 2 and 4 characters is 6,000 €.
On the other hand, the owner who orders the personalized plate obtains a license of use that has an annual maintenance cost of up to 200 €.
In short, it is possible to homologate your driving license and if you have any questions you can contact us through our website.
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