( 19/01/2013 ➔ )
In Poland, driving licences are valid for 15 years.
If you are planning on obtaining a Polish driving licence we would be glad to help! However, doing it yourself may also be an option if you are already in Poland. Here is some information to get you started.
If you hold a driving licence issued outside the EU, you must exchange it within six months of the date on which your permanent or temporary residence in Poland began.
Conditions concerning the exchange of driving licences issued outside the EU:
If you hold a valid driving licence issued abroad, you can ask to
obtain a Polish driving licence for the equivalent category, but you
will have to pay for it (and produce proof of payment) and return your
foreign licence to the body that issued it. If a driving licence issued
abroad is not covered by the road traffic conventions, you will also
have to pass the theory part of the national exam and present a
certified translation of the foreign licence.
To exchange a
driving licence from outside the EU, you must go to the
district council
or municipal office.
If you have already exchanged a driving licence issued outside the EU for an EU driving licence in a different EU country, you may use it in Poland.
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Physical description | |
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Size |
86 x 54 mm |
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Format |
ID-1 |
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Material |
Polycarbonate |
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Colour |
Pink |
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Security features | |
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Ghost photo | |
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Location |
Bottom right side of the driving licence, above the translucent MLI protection |
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Characteristics |
Black and white reduced copy of the colour photo of the driving licence holder |
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Method of verification |
Comparison |
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Wave in the form of PESEL number | |
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Location |
On the bottom left side of the colour photo |
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Characteristics |
PESEL number (the same as in item 4d) in the form of a wave moving from the background of the document to the colour photo of the driving licence holder |
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Method of verification |
Comparison with point 4d |
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Hologram | |
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Location |
In the bottom right corner of the colour photo, overlapping digits 7 and 8 |
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Characteristics |
Hologram located in the bottom right corner of the colour photo of the driving licence holder, overlapping the background of the driving license and digits 7 and 8, changing its visibility at different viewing angles, containing a drawing of a road, an emblem in the form of an eagle and EU stars |
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Method of verification |
Change of the viewing angle |
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Background with a rainbow pattern | |
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Location |
On the entire surface of the front and back side of the licence |
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Characteristics |
Unique pattern of the background picture on both sides of the document |
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Method of verification |
Magnification |
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Colour photo of the holder | |
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Location |
On the left side of the licence |
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Method of verification |
Viewing with the naked eye |
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Negative and positive microprinting | |
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Location |
Front of the licence underneath the inscription DRIVING LICENCE and a line with the inscription underneath the photo |
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Characteristics |
The words "Driving licence" and "Republic of Poland" and the words "driving licence" in various national languages |
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Method of verification |
Magnification |
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MLI protection | |
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Location |
In the bottom right corner of the front of the licence and the bottom left corner of the back |
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Characteristics |
A transparent window containing the marking PL and the repeated licence validity date |
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Method of verification |
Viewing under light and changing the viewing angle |
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Elements printed with colour-variable paint | |
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Location |
Top right corner of the front of the licence |
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Method of verification |
Changing the viewing angle |
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Embossing on front of the driving licence | |
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Location |
On the entire surface of the front side of the driving licence |
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Characteristics |
Wavy lines embossed on the colour photo of the driving licence holder, wavy lines in the shape of the map of Poland embossed on the front side of the licence and waved embossing along the entire front side of the licence in the form of a line containing "REPUBLIC OF POLAND" in microprint |
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Method of verification |
Changing the viewing angle, touch, magnification |
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Engraved surname of the holder and licence categories | |
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Location |
Items 1 and 9 on the front of the licence |
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Method of verification |
Visual, touch |
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Guilloche background | |
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Location |
Both sides of the driving licence |
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Method of verification |
Viewing with the naked eye. |
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National categories | |
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National category |
Description of national category |
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T |
Agricultural tractors |
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Codes | |
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National codes |
Description |
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101 |
Additional marking of the vehicle is required |
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102 |
Exchange of a C category licence obtained before 1 July 1999 without having a B category licence |
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103 |
Exchange of a D category licence obtained before 1 July 1999 without having a B category licence |
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104 |
Exchange of an M category licence limited to driving low-speed vehicles only |
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105 |
Exchange of a trolleybus category licence limited to driving trolleybuses only |
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106 |
Prohibition on having a B category licence while having a C1, C, D1 or D category licence |
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107 |
Required adaptation of the vehicle to the type of disease. |
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Professional drivers | |
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Certificate of professional competence is issued |
NO |
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Code 95 is marked on the driving licence |
YES |