Driving licence application Gelsenkirchen

These are the documents the driving licence office (Führerscheinstelle) Gelsenkirchen needs – we prepare your application.

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Your documents

ID card or passport
Biometric passport photo on paper
Eye test, no older than 2 years
First aid certificate (at least 9 teaching units)

Payment: cashless only.

At a glance

Responsible: City of Gelsenkirchen, driving licence authority (Fahrerlaubnisbehörde)

Authority fee: €61.40 for the first licence, plus €12.80 for each additional class

Source: City of Gelsenkirchen – driving licence (German)

As of: October 2026. No guarantee – the authority’s information is what counts.

Class C or D?

For trucks and buses you also need a medical examination and an ophthalmologist’s report; for D, a performance test and a certificate of good conduct (Führungszeugnis) as well. Class C · Class D

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Enter your details once – we take care of the course, eye test, passport photo, application and translation. A service of JP Fahrschule.

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