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Driving license with restrictions/conditions (visual aids)

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Do you wear glasses or contact lenses? Find out more about the restrictions/requirements for your driver's license here.

		    


                					    

						    

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If you no longer need glasses or contact lenses when driving after an eye operation or due to natural changes to your eyes, you can have this restriction removed from your driver's license. Of course, this is only possible if your driving license states that you must wear glasses or contact lenses when driving. Otherwise you could get into trouble at a traffic stop. A medical certificate alone is not sufficient. 

The same applies to other health changes resulting from operations. These can lead to the conditions or restrictions on your driving license having to be changed. 

In such cases, the driving license authority will check whether the conditions or restrictions need to be changed or removed. You will normally have to submit a medical certificate for this. In such cases, please contact the driving license authority.

								    								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • Identity card or passport        
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  • Biometric photograph        
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  • Important information about the photo booths in all offices of the Citizen's Office:        
    • The machines are operated by outside companies and often do not work. It cannot be guaranteed that passport photos can be taken on site. We advise you to bring passport photos to the appointment.
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  • After surgical intervention: certificate according to Annex 6 No. 1.2 of the attending physician's driving licence ordinance        
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  • Presbyopia: Expert opinion according to Annex 6 No. 2 of the German Driving Licence Ordinance (Fahrerlaubnisverordnung)        
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  • Driving licence        
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  • A copy of the index card of the issuing authority at the time, if the current driving licence (pink / grey paper) was not issued in Bremen.        
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