🚗 Is your foreign driving licence exchangeable in France?
Translated from Bengali.
Whether you are a refugee or not—not every country’s driving licence can be exchanged for a French licence. France must have a permis exchange or réciprocité agreement with the country that issued the licence. Since 2019, this condition also applies to réfugié and persons with protection internationale.
✅ The country must be on the official exchange list
✅ The licence must be valid and genuine
✅ The licence must have been obtained before starting residence in France
✅ In general, the application must be made within the set time limit after the first titre de séjour or séjour validation
✅ If required, a French translation and attestation des droits à conduire must be provided
✅ The application is made through France Titres–ANTS
⚠️ A Bangladeshi driving licence is currently not directly exchangeable for a French licence. In that case, you generally need to take the Code de la route and conduite tests in France to obtain a new permis.
🎓 If you have an Étudiant titre de séjour, under certain conditions you may drive with a foreign licence during your studies, but this should not be considered an automatic right to exchange.
💶 From 12 May 2026, a 40-euro timbre fiscal is required for foreign licence exchange applications.
Beforehand, check the file to see whether your country’s licence is exchangeable and whether the deadline is still valid.
📍 ADAF Service Plus
7 rue Solférino, 93300 Aubervilliers
📞 06 66 61 10 10
Our assistance: eligibility check, preparation of required documents, ANTS application, scanning-uploading, and file follow-up.
The final decision rests with the relevant French authorities. ADAF provides administrative assistance.
ℹ️ This article reflects the rules on its publication date; they can change. For your own case, come to the office with your papers: 7 rue Solférino, 93300 Aubervilliers (Saturday – Thursday, 10am – 8pm).