Kørekort i Schweiz for Expats
Ja, i 12 months from becoming a Swiss resident. Derefter skal du ombytte til et Schweiz kørekort. Den officielle prøve er kun på German, men du kan øve på engelsk med AutoviaTest.
Nøglefakta: Schweiz Kørekort for Expats
- Prøvemyndighed
- ASTRA — Federal Roads Office (Bundesamt für Strassen)
- Officielt Prøvesprog
- German, French, Italian
- Overgangsperiode
- 12 months from becoming a Swiss resident
- Behandlingstid
- Varies by canton (each Strassenverkehrsamt sets its own timeline)
- Teoriprøve Påkrævet
- Ikke for ombytning
- Praktisk Prøve Påkrævet
- Ikke for ombytning
- Lægeundersøgelse
- Ikke påkrævet
- Samlet Omkostning
- Cantonal Umtausch fee + translation if required; Nothelferkurs, lessons and extra fees only for countries outside the ASTRA lists
Berettigelse efter Nationalitet
EU/EØS-borgere
EU / EEA licences are fully recognised: exchange without theory exam or Kontrollfahrt (practical control drive). Source: ASTRA blog "Umtausch ausländischer Führerausweise unter der Lupe".
US/UK-borgere
UK / Northern Ireland: fully exempt — no theory exam, no Kontrollfahrt. The UK is on the ASTRA list of fully recognised countries alongside all EU / EEA states. USA: exempt from the Kontrollfahrt but must pass the Swiss theory exam in the cantonal language.
Andre Ikke-EU-borgere
Per ASTRA, holders from Andorra, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Monaco, New Zealand, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Tunisia and the USA are exempt from the Kontrollfahrt but must pass the Swiss theory exam. Countries outside both lists must take the full theory exam + Kontrollfahrt.
Studerende
You may drive on a foreign licence for up to 12 months from the start of Swiss residence; after that the same exchange rules apply.
Påkrævede Dokumenter
- ✓Swiss residence permit
- ✓Valid passport or identity document
- ✓Original foreign driving licence
- ✓Recent passport-style photo
- ✓Application form from your cantonal Strassenverkehrsamt
- ✓Certified translation of the foreign licence if it is not in DE / FR / IT / EN — confirm with the cantonal Strassenverkehrsamt
- ✓Nothelferkurs and Sehtest are only required if your country is outside the fully-exempt and theory-only ASTRA lists — confirm with the canton
Omkostningsoversigt
- Ombytnings-/Prøvegebyr
- Set by each canton — check your Strassenverkehrsamt
- Lægeundersøgelse
- Only required for countries outside the ASTRA lists — rate set per provider
- Oversættelse
- Sworn-translator rate (only for non-DE/FR/IT/EN licences)
- Estimeret Total
- Cantonal Umtausch fee + translation if required; Nothelferkurs, lessons and extra fees only for countries outside the ASTRA lists
Kørekort Ombytningsaftaler
Direkte Ombytning (Ingen Prøve Påkrævet) · 32
Kørekort Ombytningsaftaler
Direkte Ombytning (Ingen Prøve Påkrævet) · 32
Ingen Aftale (Fuld Prøve Påkrævet): Any country not on either ASTRA list must take the full Swiss theory exam and the Kontrollfahrt (practical control drive).
Tips til Expats i Schweiz
- UK / NI and every EU / EEA licence exchanges without theory exam or Kontrollfahrt — one of the most common expat wins in Switzerland.
- US, Canadian, Japanese, South Korean, Australian and Singaporean holders only need the Swiss theory exam — no Kontrollfahrt.
- The 12-month clock is strict: after it expires your foreign licence stops being valid for driving in Switzerland.
- Process is cantonal — the Strassenverkehrsamt of your canton sets the Umtausch fee, appointment system and required translations.
- Theory exam language is the official language of your canton: German in most of Switzerland, French in the Romandie (GE, VD, NE, JU, FR, VS), Italian in Ticino.
Fra en nyuddannet expat
En ægte historie fra en, der fik sit kørekort som udlænding
„I find the service invaluable. It helped me immensely and I am impressed by the format and content. First class!“I have now passed my driving theory test. The course and information was great and very helpful. The reason I had to take the test is because I am living in Chile which does not recognise the driver licence of my mother country.