A driving licence is an administrative decision conferring the right to drive motor vehicles of a relevant category on roads; driving licence is granted to individuals who have successfully passed the driving test. Motor vehicle driving licence is valid until the age of 80; thenceforth, it may be extended on the basis of a medical examination for a maximum of 3 years.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of the Rules on driving licences, a new driving licence is issued upon the request of a person whose driving licence was issued in one of the following countries:

• EU Member State;
• Iceland;
• Liechtenstein;
• Norway.

Prior to the issuing of a driving licence, a competent administrative unit is obliged to acquire necessary information on driving licence from the authorities of a foreign country. Administrative unit notifies the authorities who issued the original driving licence of the issuing of a new driving licence.

Applications for the replacement of a foreign driving licence with a Slovenian driving licence must be, upon the meeting of conditions laid down by the law, accompanied by:

1. health certificate referred to in point 2 of Article 4 of Rules on driving licences, unless otherwise provided for by the law;

2. valid foreign driving licence;

3. certificate on completed practical part of the driving test passed before a competent examining board in the Republic of Slovenia;

4. document confirming the payment of liabilities (administrative fee and other costs in relation to driving licence replacement).

Upon foreign driving licence replacement, it is not required to accompany applications by health certificate referred to in point 1 and certificate referred to in point 3 of the previous paragraph, provided that the driving licence was issued by one of the countries referred to in Article 17 of the Rules on driving licences or Switzerland. In response to the call by a competent administrative unit, persons must accompany applications referred to in the first paragraph by a certified translation of foreign driving licences and document confirming that they have resided a minimum of 6 months abroad, if so provided for by the law.