Fahrerlaubnis: Erweiterung um die Klassen AM, A1, A2 oder A beantragen

You can have your existing driving license extended by a category AM, A1, A2 or A driving license.

With the AM driving license category, you can drive two- and three-wheeled mopeds and four-wheeled light motor vehicles.

With driving license category A1, you can drive motorcycles with an engine capacity of up to 125 cubic centimetres and up to 11 kW of power.

With driving license category A2, you can drive motorcycles with an output of up to 35 kW and no more than 70 kW.

With category A, you can drive motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles.

The AM, A1, A2 and A driving license categories are issued for an unlimited period.

Simplified requirements apply for upgrading from A1 to A2 and A2 to A.

To obtain the driving license extension, you must pass a theoretical and a practical test.

• Valid identity card or passport (with current registration certificate if applicable)
• Application for extension of driving license
• biometric photo in accordance with the passport regulations (size 45x35 mm)
• Eye test certificate (not older than two years)
• Proof of first aid training (if not already shown to the driving license authority)
• Valid driver's license
• If applicable, a copy of the file card from the last issuing authority (if different from the authority)
• Details of driving school

• You must have a driver's license.
• You must have your main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• The minimum age for category AM is 15 years.
• The minimum age for category A1 is 16 years.
• The minimum age for category A2 is 18 years.
• The minimum age for category A is 24 years for motorcycles with direct access and 21 years for three-wheeled motor vehicles with a power output of more than 15 kW.

The fee is based on the scale of fees for road traffic measures (GebOSt).

If the driver's license is sent directly to your home address, an additional shipping fee will be charged.

The practical test must be taken within 12 months of passing the theoretical test. Otherwise the theoretical examination loses its validity.

• Driving license extension for categories AM, A1, A2 or A
• An existing driver's license can be extended to include a category AM, A1, A2 or A driver's license
• the AM category entitles the holder to drive two- and three-wheeled mopeds and four-wheeled light motor vehicles
• category A1 entitles the holder to drive motorcycles with an engine capacity of up to 125 cubic centimetres and a power output of up to 11 kW, where the ratio of power to weight does not exceed 0.1 kW/kg, as well as three-wheeled motor vehicles with symmetrically arranged wheels and an engine capacity of more than 50 cubic centimetres with internal combustion engines or a maximum design speed of more than 45 km/h and with a power output of up to 15 kW
• category A2 entitles the holder to drive motorcycles with a power output of up to 35 kW, a power-to-weight ratio of no more than 0.2 kW/kg and an output power of no more than 70 kW
• with driving license category A, the applicant can drive motorcycles and three-wheeled motor vehicles
• Responsible: competent driving license authority