5.1. Exchanging a foreign driving license
It is only possible to drive temporarily in Switzerland with a non-Swiss driving license. All foreigners are mandated to exchange their non-Swiss driving license for a Swiss license within the first 12 months of living in Switzerland.
Holders of foreign driver's licenses from the following countries are exempted from the test and theory test for driving licence categories C and D, subcategories C1 and D1, as well as for the authorisation to carry out professional passenger transport with vehicles of categories B and C, subcategories B1, C1 and special category F :
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Allemagne |  |
Estonie |  |
Italie |  |
Pologne |
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Autriche |  |
Finlande |  |
Lettonie |  |
Portugal |
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Belgique |  |
France |  |
Liechtenstein |  |
Roumanie |
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Bulgarie |  |
Grande-Bretagne |  |
Lituanie |  |
Slovaquie |
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Chypre |  |
Grèce |  |
Luxembourg |  |
Slovénie |
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Croatie |  |
Hongrie |  |
Malte |  |
Suède |
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Danemark |  |
Irlande |  |
Norvège |  |
Tchèque, rép. |
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Espagne |  |
Islande |  |
Pays-Bas |
Holders of foreign driving licenses are only exempted from the test run, if they come from :
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Andorre |  |
Israel |  |
Nouvelle-Zélande |  |
Tunisie |
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Australie |  |
Japon |  |
Saint-Marin |  |
Etats-Unis |
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Canada |  |
Corée du Nord |  |
Maroc |  |
Singapur |
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Corée du Sud |  |
Monaco |  |
Taiwan |
For more information regarding the exchange of the foreign driving license, please visit the following link: Permis de conduire Vaud
