REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
The required documents needed to convert a driver’s license from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa, or South Korea into a Greek license.
– 4 color photos, passport-sized.
– A photocopy of your ID card or passport and residence permit.
– A certificate from an ophthalmologist and a general practitioner, as well as photocopies of the two payment receipts from the doctors (€10 + €10).
– An official translation of a foreign driver’s license by a lawyer or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the text of the translation does not specify which vehicles the license holder is permitted to drive, a relevant certificate from the competent authority that issued the license must be submitted, along with a translation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or a lawyer.
– In the latter case, the Consul’s signature must be authenticated by the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
– A document issued by the authority that issued the driver’s license, containing all the details of the license and its holder, and certifying that the license has not been suspended by any authority in the issuing country due to any criminal conviction. This document must be submitted by the applicant via mail, through the relevant Greek consulate, to the competent Transport Authority, and must be translated as described above.
– Submission of the valid foreign driver’s license that the applicant wishes to have replaced.
- Application form - solemn declaration
– Application to print a driver's license.
FEES
The required fees for converting a driver’s license from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa, or South Korea to a Greek license:
– Initial Category Issuance Fee: costs 60€
– Driver’s license printing fee, costs 30€
– Initial issuance stamp duty fee, costs 18€
OVERALL FEES: 108€
If you hold more than one driver’s license category, you must also pay category extension fees of €27.02 for a non-commercial license and/or €108.15 for a commercial license. We handle the issuance and payment of the fees required to convert your driver’s license from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Japan, South Africa, or South Korea into the corresponding Greek license.
Driver's licenses from South Africa are converted to Greek licenses (provided they are laminated plastic cards), as issued in that country. Licenses from the above countries marked “Provisional License” are not converted to Greek licenses.