Changing drivers licence to irish

Click here to check the expiry and renewal date of your licence or permit. Driving Licence Extensions. Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD announced on the 2 July details of a further month extension to the validity period of Driving Licences in response to the level 5 restrictions due to the Covid pandemic.  · For your application to switch your UK driving licence over to an Irish driving licence, you will need to provide: A completed application form; Existing UK driving licence (this will not be returned) Photographic I.D. Proof of your Personal Public Services Number (PPSN) Evidence of your home address dated within the last six monthsOccupation: Head of Marketing.  · If you wish to exchange your driving licence for an equivalent Irish driving licence when it expires, you must do so within 10 years of your driving licence expiring. UK licences If you hold a UK driving licence, you can drive in Ireland if you live in the UK and are visiting Ireland.

For your application to switch your UK driving licence over to an Irish driving licence, you will need to provide: A completed application form; Existing UK driving licence (this will not be returned) Photographic I.D. Proof of your Personal Public Services Number (PPSN) Evidence of your home address dated within the last six months. As a visitor to Ireland you can drive on a driving licence from any state outside the EU/EEA for up to one year provided the driving licence is current and valid. However, on taking up 'normal residence' in Ireland you must either exchange your driving licence or apply for a driving licence in Ireland. Converting your driving licence to an Irish driving licence; To apply for a driving licence, you must be normally resident in Ireland. You are considered to be normally resident in Ireland if, because of personal and occupational ties, you usually live here for at least days in each calendar year.

To apply to exchange a foreign driving licence issued by a recognised state. As a visitor to Ireland you can drive on a driving licence from any state outside. ARCHIVED: Asylum seekers in Ireland are not allowed to apply for driving licences to driving licences and identified it as one of the areas where change. If you need information on how to get an international drivers' license, read our vehicle abroad when accompanied by a valid full Irish driving licence.