What is DGT International Driving Permit, what is it for and how to get it

You’re heading to the United States this Christmas and want to drive down Route 66, get lost in the Colorado Canyon, or explore the beaches of Malibu. All this sounds great, right? Well, before you buy a plane ticket, pay attention to what we are about to tell you.

An International Driving Permit is international license which allows us to travel legally in other countries, despite the fact that we did not get a driver’s license in them. This permission is temporary, but no less legal than any other.

Permission appeared at the end of World War II. as an international measure to allow travelers from all over the world to legally drive in other countries. It should be remembered that after the end of World War II, the tourism sector exploded.

Today we are going to explain to you how can you ask DHT this map for future trips, and we will explain all the most delicate points of the case, which are not few and which are not so easy to solve. let’s solve them drive safe and legal outside of our borders.

What do you need to get an international driver’s license?

Here it is important to know two ways to obtain this international license. One convenient way, from home via the Internet; the other is a clumsy one who personally visits the DGT offices.

To do this online, you need to complete all these steps. which we detail here:

• Your digital certificate, email ID or your credentials cl@ve to access the service.
• Pay the applicable fee. You can pay the commission in the same form by clicking the “Buy” button on the request panel. If you have previously purchased a board, you can enter the board number, which can be found on the last page of your purchase receipt. To help
• Once inside, you must fill in the contact fields, notification mode and enter your date of birth, as well as the headquarters or traffic authority where you want to get a permit.
• You can collect your permit two days after you submit your request. To do this, you will need to verify your identity with a DNI, passport or NIE and bring a current original photo of 32 x 26 mm. in color.

Although it is simple, of course, you must accredit a series of forms and documents proving that you are a person residing in Spain, with a valid driver’s license and without serious problems with the traffic administration.

If you are doing this in person by visiting DGT offices, this is what you need to know and what you need to complete before you go:

• Fill out an application for an international permit, using model 3 -Driving Procedures-, with data of the interested party, checkmark in the procedure selection section “Request for an International Permit”.
• Pay the amount in the window or have proof that they have previously paid the appropriate fee 4.5.
• Original and valid documents proving your identity and place of residence: ID card or passport. If you are a person of a foreign community, a residence permit or identity document from your country, or a passport along with a certificate of registration in the Central Register of Aliens.
• Current original photo 32 x 26 mm. in color and against a solid background, taken from the front with a bare head and without dark glasses or any other clothing that might obstruct or hinder your identification.

Where is an international driving license required?

International driving license is valid in all countries, They signed the Geneva International Convention on Transport and Communications. dated September 19, 1949.

These countries are ratified on the United Nations website and as total 102 countries, Here we leave you a list of the most important countries:

Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, India, Israel, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia, Turkey, UK, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam or Zimbabwe. Remember that there is no European country on this list, because our national driving license is valid within the EU.

How long does it take to get an International Driving Permit?

Very little time your permission will be available 2 days after you submit your request. Keep in mind that you must physically come to pick up the permit at the headquarters where you are requesting the procedure.

At this point, it is very important that you know that the international permit is valid for one year. This is a temporary permit, so if you intend to move to another country, you will need to find out there how to proceed in order to exchange or register your permit in accordance with the rules of your new country.

How much does it cost to get an international driver’s license?

For the issuance of an official certified international permit you have to pay a DGT rate of 4.5, which is 10.51 euros. And the good thing is that you have several ways to pay this payment, if you do not want to do it in cash at any office (which, as we will see in a moment, is not possible).

If you are going to carry out the procedure via the Internet you can buy a tariff at the time of registration of the applicationin the Query Panel by clicking the “Buy” button.

If you are doing the procedure in person, you can buy the fee at our offices during the procedure, with any debit or credit card, never cashor apply a tariff previously purchased in one of the channels for which it is enabled.