Passenger Transport License; Application for Renewal

A passenger transport license is valid for a maximum of 5 years. It may be renewed for up to five years at a time upon the holder’s request.

The renewal must be requested from the driver’s license authority responsible for the holder’s place of residence (= district office or independent city).

• Proof of Personal Reliability
• Proof of mental and physical fitness
• Meeting the vision requirements

• You will generally need the following documents:
  
  • Valid ID card or passport
  • German driver's license (card format)
  • Previous driver's license for passenger transport
  • Certificate of Good Conduct for submission to a government agency
  • Proof of visual acuity through a certificate of medical examination (issued by an ophthalmologist, a physician specializing in “occupational medicine,” a physician with the additional qualification in “occupational health,” a physician at an officially recognized assessment center for driver fitness, a physician from the public health department, or another physician employed by the public administration) or a certificate of an ophthalmological examination (not older than 2 years) (see § 12(6) in conjunction with Appendix 6 No. 2 of the FeV)
  • Medical certificate attesting to physical and mental fitness (not older than 1 year) (see § 11(9) in conjunction with Appendix 5, No. 1 of the FeV)
  • if the license is to be renewed beyond the age of 60: an assessment of physical capacity, orientation, concentration, attention, and reaction time issued by an occupational physician or, alternatively, by an officially recognized assessment center for driving fitness (not older than 1 year) (see § 11(9) in conjunction with Annex 5, No. 2 of the FeV)