Revalidate the driving license
Driving licences must be renewed before they expire. The expiry date of the licence depends on your age and the category of vehicle you are licensed to drive.
The simplest and cheapest way to renew a driving licence is online. If you reside in a country outside the European Union (EU) you can only renew your driving licence at an IMT (Mobility and Land Transport Institute) office.
Only Portuguese driving licences can be renewed. If your licence was not issued in Portugal, you can exchange your foreign driving licence for a Portuguese licence.
Service channels
Learn where you may submit your request and what are the advantages of each channel
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Revalidate Online
Revalidate the driving license through your personal area of IMT Online, through the 'Revalidate now' button
Until the 70 years old: 27 €; Over 70 years old: 13.5 €
More comfortable
This service can be done with video call support. Click on the "Support" button on the right side of the page and schedule.
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Revalidate on the location
You must submit: Citizen Card (or the tax payer number + identification document or residence permit), and the driving license that will be replaced. Check on this table if you need to submit a medical certificate or a psychological aptitude certificate (CAP)
Until the 70 years old: 30 €; Over 70 years old: 15 €
Go to a regional and provincial IMT reception desks, or to the Citizen Shop of Saldanha or Santarém, or a Citizen Spot
Search for a point of service near you:
When can you revalidate the driving license?
When you will need to renew your licence depends on the vehicle category and the age of the driver.
You must revalidate the license until your birthday
For example, if you must revalidate your license until you turn 50, you must do it until the last day you are 49 years old. The license expires on the day you turn 50. The deadline to process the revalidation starts 6 months before.
Avoiding fines and sitting new tests
It is important to renew your licence before it expires. Driving without a valid licence is punishable with a fine. If you wait more than 2 years after the expiry date to renew your licence, you will have to take a driving test (practical part) in order to renew it.
If you wait more than 5 years and less than 10 years after the expiry date to renew your licence, you will have to take some lessons and take a driving test (practical part) in order to renew it. If you wait more than 10 years, you will have to get a new driving licence. You will need to take classes on the highway code and driving lessons and then take the tests to get a licence.
If you got your driving license until January 1, 2013:
| Type of license | When you must revalidate the license |
|---|---|
| Group 1 Categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, mopeds and agricultural tractors | Before you turn:
From age 70 and up, you must revalidate the license every 2 years. |
| Group 2 Categories C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and De Categories B and BE which drive ambulances or firefighter vehicles or perform services of patients’ transport, school transport, collective children transport and renting light-duty passenger vehicles | Before you turn:
From age 68 and up, you must revalidate the license every 2 years. |
If you got your license between January 2, 2013 and July 29, 2016:
| Type of license | When you must revalidate the license |
|---|---|
| Group 1 Categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, mopeds and agricultural tractors | For the first time, on the date indicated on the driving license. Then, every 15 years, until you turn 60. Then:
From age 70 and up, you must revalidate the license every 2 years. |
| Group 2 Categories C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and De Categories B and BE which drive ambulances or firefighter vehicles or perform services of patients’ transport, school transport, collective children transport and renting light-duty passenger vehicles | For the first time, on the date indicated on the driving license. Then, every 5 years, until you turn 70. From age 70 and up, you must revalidate the license every 2 years. The CE driving license category is only valid for a maximum weight of 20 tons when the driver turns 67 years old. The D1, D1E, D and DE driving license categories are no longer valid when the driver turns 67 years old and cannot be revalidated. |
If you got your license from July 30, 2016:
| Type of license | When you must revalidate the license |
|---|---|
| Group 1 Categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, mopeds and agricultural tractors |
If you got your driving license after you were 58 years old, you only need to carry out the first revalidation at 65 years old. |
| Group 2 Categories C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and DE Categories B and BE which drive ambulances or firefighter vehicles or perform services of patients’ transport, school transport, collective children transport and renting light-duty passenger vehicles |
The CE driving license category is only valid for a maximum weight of 20 tons when the driver turns 67 years old. The D1, D1E, D and DE driving license categories are no longer valid when the driver turns 67 years old and cannot be revalidated. |
If you changed your residence address on the Citizen Card, you do not have to revalidate your driving license.
Where can you revalidate the driving license?
Online:
- At IMTonline – only for people residing in Portugal.
In person:
- at any Citizen Spot.
- at IMT regional and district offices
- at the Citizen Shops in Saldanha or Santarém
Please note: people residing outside the EU can only renew their driving licence at an IMT office.
What are the documents and requirements to Revalidate the driving license?
Online
You must register on the IMT website using:
- your Citizen Card
- the Digital Mobile Key (CMD)
- your taxpayer number and password.
See the table below to confirm whether you need to submit a medical certificate or certificate of psychological fitness (CAP). If you need to submit a certificate of psychological fitness, you should scan and send it when submitting the request online. If you need to submit a medical certificate, the doctor issuing the certificate will send it by email to the IMT. The certificate is valid for 6 months.
When submitting the application online, no further documents are needed.
In person
You will need to produce:
- your Citizen Card (or taxpayer number + identity card or residence permit)
- the driving licence that needs to be replaced.
See the table below to confirm whether you need to submit a medical certificate or certificate of psychological fitness (CAP). If you need to submit a certificate of psychological fitness, you must also take this with you when you go to apply. If you need to submit a medical certificate, the doctor issuing the certificate will send it by email to the IMT. The certificate is valid for 6 months.
Medical Certificate and Psychological Aptitude Certificate (CAP)
Check below if you need to submit them.
Type of license When you must submit a medical certificate When you must submit a CAP Group 1 (light-duty vehicles)
Categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE, mopeds and agricultural tractorsFrom 60 years old.
If your license has a 137 restriction (that is, to demand an early medical evaluation), you must always submit the medical certificate.
Never, unless your license has a 138 restriction.
If you have a 138 restriction (that is, to demand an early medical evaluation), you must always submit the CAP.
Group 2 (heavy-duty vehicles)
Categories C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D and DE, and categories
Categories B and BE which drive ambulances or firefighter vehicles or perform services of patients’ transport, school transport, collective children transport and renting light-duty passenger vehicles
Always Always You may request the CAP to a psychologist or request the CAP to the IMT.
What is the price to revalidate the driving license?
Online
- Until the 70 years old: 27 €
- Over 70 years old: 13.5 €
By concluding your online request, the ATM reference shall appear on the screen to make the payment. You shall also receive them on an email. This ATM reference is only available for payment after 24 hours.
On the location
- Until the 70 years old: 30 €
- Over 70 years old: 15 €
You may pay:
- in multibanco
- in cash
- with a cheque in euros of a Portuguese account to IGCP, EPE.
How can you Revalidate the driving license?
Check if you need a medical certificate or a psychological aptitude certificate (CAP)
Start by checking if you need to submit a medical certificate or a psychological aptitude certificate (CAP). If you need to submit any of these documents, you should obtain them before requesting a revalidation, either you shall do it online or on a reception desk.
If you shall need a medical certificate, the doctor shall send it by email to the IMT. Medical certificates are valid for six months. If you shall need a CAP, you must scan it and send it by making your request online or you must bring it with you if you shall request the revalidation on a reception desk.
Online
You will need to sign in using one of the following means of authentication:
- your Citizen Card
- the Digital Mobile Key (CMD)
- your taxpayer number and password.
and follow the steps detailed below.
- Log on to your personal area of the IMT website
- Choose the option ‘Drivers’ and then ‘Driving licence’.
- Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
If you are applying online, you may need to send a certificate of psychological fitness (check if you need a psychological aptitude certificate). You do not have to submit any other documents.
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When you submit the request, you should bring:
- your Citizen Card (or the tax payer number + identification document or residence permit)
- the driving license that shall be replaced
- a psychological aptitude certificate - CAP (check if you need a psychological aptitude certificate).
You may request the CAP to a psychologist or request the CAP to the IMT. If you shall need a medical certificate, the doctor shall send it by email to the IMT.
You shall receive the new license on the address you indicate
If nobody is home on that address to receive the new license, you can pick it up on the post office within 5 days. After this period, it shall become available on the Direção Regional ou Distrital de Mobilidade e Transportes (Regional or Provincial Mobility and Transports Directorate) of your area of residence.
If you request the revalidation online, you shall receive the new license within 10 days.
If you request the revalidation on the IMT reception desks, you shall receive the new license within 8 days. On another reception service, the receipt deadline is 25 days.
If your driving licence was issued before 2008, you may have the wrong expiry date on the back of your licence.
The law has changed the expiry dates for the different categories of licences, and some older licences, which state that they should be renewed at the age of 65, may actually have expired. According to current law, they should be renewed at the age of 50 or 60.
You can confirm if this is the case for your licence on the My IMT driving licence platform.
What you need to do to renew your licence if it has expired
The licence must meet all of the following conditions:
- have been issued before 2008;
- have the mopeds (A1), motorcycles (A), light vehicles (B) and/or agricultural vehicles categories;
- be valid until 65 years of age;
- have expired more than 2 years ago.
You can submit this driving licence renewal application form under the Extraordinary Scheme for Renewing Driving Licences (RERTC).
The cost to renew a licence is EUR 30.
You will not need to take a special driving test because the driving licence expired more than 2 years ago.
Applications to renew extraordinary licences will be available until 1 August 2024.