Driving licence translation
Sworn translation of prawo jazdy for exchange to a Polish licence at Starostwo / Wydział Komunikacji: both sides, categories and service codes. Do not confuse it with a vehicle registration certificate.
To exchange a foreign licence for a Polish one, Wydział Komunikacji requires a sworn translation of both sides of the card. A regular translation is not accepted.
Sworn driving-licence translation for Starostwo exchange
Why the sworn format specifically?
The licence-exchange procedure requires it.The clerk checks categories, dates and codes against an official translation with a TP seal. An agency translation outside the Ministry of Justice register is returned.
What do we translate on the card?
All fields on both sides + code explanations.Name, series, dates, issuing authority, categories with open dates, restrictions. We explain codes so you do not hunt a table by hand.
Licence vs vehicle registration
Different documents for different counters.A licence is for exchanging driving rights. Dowód rejestracyjny is for registering a car. Separate URLs and different packs at Starostwo.
Medical certificate in the pack
Exchange often asks for that too.A licence translation does not include a medical certificate — that has its own service page if the form is foreign.
Expired or lost licence
We can translate it; exchange needs a valid document.Starostwo often asks you to renew the licence first. If lost — a right-to-drive certificate from the issuing country.
Apostille on a licence
Not on the prawo jazdy card.Legalisation may apply only to supporting certificates about experience/categories, not the plastic card itself.
Languages we translate driving licences into
We work both ways: a foreign document into Polish for offices in Poland, a Polish document into the destination-country language.
Documents from Ukraine for offices in Poland — the most common pair.
Soviet-era documents and those issued in Russia and Belarus.
Documents from the UK, Ireland, the USA, India and the UAE.
Polish documents for Ukrainian offices — certificates, extracts, rulings.
For foreign employers, universities and consulates.
For offices and banks in countries that require Russian.
Three types of translation — and when you need each
If the document goes to a public office — you need a sworn translation. Prices below are for Ukrainian, Russian and English; other languages are quoted separately.
Why driving licences are translated
The main scenario is exchange at Wydział Komunikacji, not car registration.
Application to Starostwo / Urząd Miasta.
StarostwoEmployer or agency requirement.
PracodawcaSome rental firms ask for a translation.
WypożyczalniaProof of the right to drive.
Policja, sądApostille on a driving licence
An apostille is not placed on the prawo jazdy card itself. A sworn translation is enough for Starostwo.
Who already ordered
All reviewsI sent a photo in the evening, had a PDF by morning, and the paper copy in Wrocław two days later. Urząd Wojewódzki accepted it without questions.
They asked to match the name spelling to the passport — I would not have thought of it. That is why the pack was accepted first time.
The amount quoted on Telegram did not change. Good when there are no “extra pages” at the end.
FAQ
These are the questions we hear most about this document.
For a period after obtaining residence — yes; deadlines depend on the issuing country. For exchange you will still need a translation.