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Can I drive with my driving licence in France?

April 26, 2017drive driving France licence

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Can I drive with my driving licence in France?

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If you obtained your driving licence in an EU or EEA country, you can ask for an exchange, but this is not mandatory. If your driving licence has been approved in a non-EU country, the exchange is mandatory but then 2 options are still possible: 1) If there is an agreement of reciprocity between France and this country, then you must only submit some minor paperwork to the “prefecture”. Your original driving licence will be kept and the French one will be given to you. This procedure is free but it takes between 3 and 6 months. In the meanwhile you can drive but you need a translation of your driving licence. 2) If there is no agreement between France and the country where you obtained your driving licence, then you’ll have to take the French driving test and examination to get a French licence.