Timeline for Can I get a driver's license as a tourist in the EU?
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| Jul 13, 2020 at 20:45 | comment | added | CGCampbell | There is no such thing an an "EU driver's license"; they are specific to the country of issue, as are the laws and rules for obtaining one... please clarify what country you are interested in using to do so (I know that they are recognized throughout the EU, and beyond, but obtaining one, is a different kind of duck.) | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 16:46 | comment | added | James Jenkins | I think you need to clarify in your question, if you currently have a drivers license from your home country, and if you do not; have you ever legally driven? Driving is a skill, a license implies proficiency in that skill as well as knowledge of (local) laws. If you don't have the skills and the knowledge the question/answer is much different. | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 9:41 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 10, 2020 at 9:33 | comment | added | Szabolcs | You have to be a resident of that specific country (not the EU). | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 8:59 | history | edited | Glorfindel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2020 at 5:40 | answer | added | MindSwipe | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 10, 2020 at 3:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/1281422956602822660 | ||
| Jul 9, 2020 at 21:22 | comment | added | fqq | @Bakuriu regardless of how long it takes, you need to be a resident of Italy to apply for an Italian licence. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 20:52 | comment | added | Bernhard Döbler | Some driving schools in Germany offer intensive courses that last two weeks only. Especially made to be absolved over the course of a vacation. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 20:43 | comment | added | Mast | Do you already have a driver's license for your own country? If so, what country is that? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 20:16 | comment | added | Bakuriu | How much time do you have? In Italy it takes at least 1 month to get a driving license because you cannot take the practical exam less than a month after taking the written exam. Also considering the time it would require for booking the exam dates etc 3 months would be the least time you'd need. Oh, and don't forget about 1000€ (roughly 200€ of taxes, all the rest is for the minimum 6 hours mandatory driving lessons) | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 19:20 | comment | added | Austin Hemmelgarn | If you have an actual permanent residence somewhere (and you probably do even if you don't spend most of your time there, unless you're a stateless individual (and you would probably know if you are such an individual)), then chances are that you can obtain a driver's license there, which will usually be valid most other places in the world, albeit possibly requiring an "international driver's permit" (which is just an appropriately translated driver's license). | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 19:12 | comment | added | Peteris | @DaveIdito if you're three months in one place, then (ignoring the residency issue) that might be barely enough to get through the driver's license process, but usually it takes longer especially if you take into account all the scheduling issues and paperwork processing time. If you expect to be "always on the move" and actually travel through the EU in that time instead of staying the three months in one city, then that would not seem realistic. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 18:09 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 9, 2020 at 16:21 | comment | added | DaveIdito | I am always on the move. So now that I'd be staying in the EU for three months, I thought it'd also be a good use of time to get a license which will be potentially valid (as a tourist; or easier to convert as a resident) as I travel around the world. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 15:30 | comment | added | guest | Is this a practical question (if so, why should one want to do this?) | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 15:02 | answer | added | Richard Beasley | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 14:46 | comment | added | Richard Beasley | How long do you plan to stay in the EU country? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 10:36 | answer | added | daveslab | timeline score: -3 | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 10:33 | answer | added | xngtng | timeline score: 18 | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 10:05 | history | asked | DaveIdito | CC BY-SA 4.0 |