You submit an "Application for a driving instructor's license" to the competent authority (district administrative authority).

• The competent authority then checks whether you meet all the requirements.
• An important requirement is the professional qualification. To check the equivalence of the foreign professional qualification, the competent authority involves the government of Upper Bavaria, which is centrally responsible for this in Bavaria. The Government of Upper Bavaria compares your professional qualification from abroad with the German professional qualification and informs the competent authority of the result of the examination. If your professional qualification is equivalent, it will be recognized.
• You still have to meet the other requirements and provide proof of your language skills. You will then receive the driving instructor license as a written document.
• If your professional qualification is not equivalent, it will not be recognized. You will then receive written notification of the differences in your professional qualification.
• If your professional qualification is not equivalent, you can choose between an aptitude test and an adaptation period in order to compensate for the differences.
• In the aptitude test, only the differences identified by the competent authority will be examined. The aptitude test consists of a written and oral examination. You will also have to take theory and practical driving lessons.
• The adaptation period is a practical post-qualification course and lasts a maximum of 3 years. During the adaptation period, you must complete written exercises and give theoretical and practical lessons.
• If you complete the adaptation course or pass the aptitude test (and meet all other requirements), you will receive the driving instructor license as a written document.
• You can take legal action against the decision of the competent authority. The decision will then be reviewed. Details can be found in the information on legal remedies at the end of your decision. We recommend that you first speak to the competent authority before taking legal action against the decision.

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Sometimes documents are still missing from the procedure. The responsible office will then inform you by when you must submit the documents.

If the documents are complete, the procedure usually takes a maximum of 3 months.

Required documents

Required documents, Bavaria-wide: The responsible office will let you know which documents you need to submit.

Important documents are generally

• Proof of identity (identity card or passport)
• officially certified copy of your proof of qualification to work as a driving instructor
• Valid driving license for the relevant driving license categories
• If working as a driving instructor is not regulated in your home country: a certificate stating that you have worked as a driving instructor for at least 2 years in the last 10 years
• Proof of your personal reliability. This proof must be from an authority in the country of your professional qualification. This can be an extract from your criminal record or a Certificate of Good Standing. (The proof should be a maximum of 3 months old at the time of application).
• Proof of your mental and physical health from the country of your professional qualification. The proof must prove that you are suitable to work as a driving instructor. (The proof should be a maximum of 3 months old at the time of application).
• It may be that your home country is unable to issue proof of your personal reliability or your mental and physical health. In this case, you can replace these documents with a declaration in lieu of an oath. The competent authority will inform you of this.
• The competent authority will inform you which documents you must submit in the original or as a copy. If your documents are not in German, you must submit German translations of your documents. The translations must be made by translators who are publicly appointed or authorized.