Now more and more families choose to immigrate to Portugal. Can I change my Portuguese driver's license directly?

Some people want to drive on the road after Portuguese immigrants invest, which involves the problem of Portuguese driver's license. If you take a driver's license test in Portugal, you need to spend some energy and money, and it will also involve more Portuguese communication. The good news is that both China and Portugal are members of the international road traffic regulations, so you can exchange your China driver's license for your Portuguese driver's license.

Other frequently asked questions: EU's view on international driver's license: "International driver's license" is a translation document of driver's license in the country where the driver's license is sold. Because it can only be used in some recognized countries in China, for example, after the American driver's license is translated into Portuguese, it will be recognized in Portugal (because the two countries have signed an agreement), so it is not necessarily reasonable and legal to use this driver's license and interpreter to drive safely in other EU countries.

In the process of driver's license registration and renewal: ① If the applicant intends to change the Portuguese driver's license, please apply for change within 185 days after the issuance of the residence card (subject to the validity period of the work card).

② When applying for changing the Portuguese driver's license, you need to turn in the China driver's license, which cannot be returned, in order to finally get the Portuguese driver's license. If you return to China in the future, just report the loss of the original driver's license in China.

Portuguese driver's license does not need to retake China driver's license. As China and Portugal are both members of the Convention on International Road Traffic, you only need to change your driver's license. In recent years, Portugal's current housing immigration policy of 500,000 euros has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For new immigrants who are about to land in Portugal, transportation is one of the most necessary courses. If you want to drive in Portugal, you must have a Portuguese driver's license. It takes some energy and money to get a Portuguese driver's license. It is reported that since China and Portugal are both members of the Convention on International Road Traffic, you can change your China driver's license into a Portuguese driver's license.

Although the new rules for recognizing foreign driver's licenses have been issued, the Portuguese government has noticed the existence of some force majeure events. According to the relevant regulations of the Portuguese Institute of Transportation and Communication, foreign driver's license holders can only drive the original documents safely in Portugal if they are over 60 years old. The new regulations only apply to the phenomenon that drivers obtain or upgrade foreign driver's licenses before 15. This means that new drivers and their driving experience are not enough, and private car drivers will not be able to use their valid certificates during their stay in Portugal.

According to the applicant's driver's license, if he wants to take different exams, different types of fees will be deducted. All drivers' licenses for quasi-driving models have to pass the basic examination, which costs 25 euros. Only those who take this basic examination are allowed to drive a small car safely and issue a class B driver's license; If you have an A certificate in China and want to change a driver's license with the same academic level in Portugal, you must take a slightly more difficult test, which costs 35 euros and is a class C driver's license. After the exam, the driving school will receive two documents as relevant proof of passing the exam.

Portugal has always been an immigrant investment destination sought after by high-net-worth individuals around the world. In recent years, Portugal has been favored by immigrant investors with its relatively high public security environment, clear natural scenery, high-quality teaching system, complete social security system and convenient new immigration policy, and the recognition of high-net-worth people has also soared. According to the data in Jones Lang LaSalle's report, Portugal has become a sought-after project investment destination in the international capital market, and more and more immigrant investors choose to go to Portugal for different reasons, such as project investment, leisure and holiday, old-age service and education. Portugal, as a big country in Europe, liberalized the immigration of buying houses earlier, and its new gold work project brought investors an efficient way to obtain permanent residence status in the European Union, and also brought them the right to choose education policies.