Apply for a Driver Qualification Certificate

Please note in particular our information under:

  • Performance specification

    The Driver Qualification Certificate (FQN) serves as proof of your existing professional driver qualification and, from 23 May 2021, will replace the ‘95’ code on your driving licence. However, if the code ‘95’ is already entered on your driving licence, it will remain valid until the driving licence’s expiry date. Only after that will it be necessary to obtain the Driver Qualification Certificate. The FQN is a card similar in shape and size to a driving licence and is produced by the Bundesdruckerei.

    The issue, extension or renewal of the driver qualification certificate takes place exclusively as part of an application for the initial issue, extension, renewal or reissue of a Class C or Class D driving licence.

    Prospective and established professional drivers who hold a Class C or Class D driving licence must provide evidence of their professional driver qualification. This generally requires an initial qualification, followed by further training every five years. The verified professional driver qualification is issued in card form as an FQN.

  • Process flow

    Please apply for the Driver Qualification Certificate (FQN) at your local driving licence authority (usually the one in your place of residence).

    Special information for the Waldeck-Frankenberg district

    Since May 2021, a Driver Qualification Certificate (FQN) has been issued for qualification to carry out commercial goods or passenger transport. This means that the code 95 is no longer entered on the driving licence. Driving licences on which code 95 was previously entered remain valid until their expiry date.

    Applications for an FQN must be made to the driving licence authority. Please book an appointment online at https://tevis.ekom21.de/wafkb/select2?md=2 or by telephone on 05631 954 1114. Alternatively, you can submit your application digitally via the online application process. As a rule, the FQN is sent to the authority by express delivery. Alternatively, upon request, the FQN can be sent directly to your registered address by the Bundesdruckerei.

    Please note: TÜV Hessen is responsible for issuing driver cards.


    What documents are required for this:

    • Valid identity card
    • Driving licence
    • Current biometric photo
    • Certificate confirming successful completion of the (accelerated) basic qualification (sent digitally via the Federal Motor Transport Authority)
    • or participation in further training courses in accordance with the Professional Drivers’ Qualifications Act (submitted digitally via the Federal Motor Transport Authority)
    • or a certificate of completion of training as a professional driver, or a certificate of completion of training as a transport operations specialist, or in a state-recognised apprenticeship in which comparable skills and knowledge required for driving motor vehicles are acquired – the original

  • Competent body

    The responsibility lies with the driving licence authority.

  • Requirements

    • Your main place of residence is in the Federal Republic of Germany
    • You are a professional driver or are training to become a professional driver
    • You hold a driving licence in categories C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D or DE
    • You have a basic qualification or have undertaken further training
    • The issue, extension or renewal of the driver qualification certificate takes place exclusively as part of an application for the initial issue, extension, renewal or reissue of a Class C or Class D driving licence.

  • Which documents are required?

    Special information for the Waldeck-Frankenberg district
    • Valid identity card
    • Driving licence
    • Current biometric photo
    • Certificate confirming successful completion of the (accelerated) basic qualification (sent digitally via the Federal Motor Transport Authority)
    • or participation in further training courses in accordance with the Professional Drivers’ Qualifications Act (submitted digitally via the Federal Motor Transport Authority)
    • or a certificate of completion of training as a professional driver, or a certificate of completion of training as a transport operations specialist, or in a state-recognised apprenticeship in which comparable skills and knowledge required for driving motor vehicles are acquired – the original

  • What are the fees?

    The fee is determined in accordance with the Schedule of Fees for Road Traffic Measures (GebOSt).

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    You should contact your local driving licence office in good time before the expiry of key number 95 on your driving licence.

  • Processing time

    The processing time depends on the workload of the relevant driving licence authority.

  • Legal basis

  • Appeal

    • Appeal (further information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification of your application)
    • Action before the Administrative Court

  • Applications / Forms

    • Forms available: Yes
    • Written form required: Yes
    • Informal application possible: No
    • Personal appearance required: Yes
    • Online services available: No

  • What else should I know?


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