These driving licences  are not valid for driving in Portugal. You can apply to  exchange your licence for one issued by IMT  but you will have to meet   the exchange requirements and  pass a practical driving test for each vehicle category you wish to hold.
 
What do I need to do to exchange my driving licence?
Start by asking your doctor for a medical exam.  After the exam, the doctor will issue a medical certificate and send it electronically to IMT via our medical certificate platform. You can then:
• A medical exam and the physician has to issue a medical certificate and made it available in the electronic medical certificate
  platform 
• A psychological assessment, if you intend to exchange categories for driving heavy vehicles 
• Acess here, fill out and submit with the following documents: 
  o Your residence permit 
  o ​Certificate of authenticity of the driving license, issued by the issuing entity or consular servisse, indicating the categories obtained       by examination (and what type of test) and the categories obtained by equivalence 
  o Your driving licence
  o A certified translation of your driving licence, if the content is in any language other than Portuguese, French, English or
     Spanish.  The certification must be carried out  by the Portuguese Consulate or the consular services of another member 
     state in the respective country of origin
  o A psychological assessment certificate if you are applying for vehicle categories C, D and/or E

After submitting the request, you must wait for communication from the services with an indication to go to the IMT service desk.

When your biometric data is collected,  a date for your practical exam will be requested and you will be asked to pay the exam fee.  You will subsequently be notified of the day and time of your test.
 
If you pass your practical test, your driving licence will be issued unless you have further tests to take in relation to additional vehicle  categories in which case, your remaining exams will be  scheduled. 

Note: Upon submission of the request to Exchange a Portuguese driver’s license for a Portuguese, in accordance with Order No. 12870-C/2021, of 31 December, it is accepted the expressions of interest, issued until 31.12.2021. However, please note that the completion of the exchange request is subject to the presentation of proof of residence in national territory.

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