Moroccan driving licence conversion in Italy: rules and documents

Guidance only, updated November 2026. Always check the requirements with the receiving authority.

Since 3 June 2025 a new agreement between Italy and Morocco has allowed a Moroccan driving licence to be converted into an Italian one without an exam, provided you have been resident in Italy for less than six years and the licence is valid, permanent and was obtained before you moved. This information is updated to November 2026: always check with the competent Motorizzazione office.

The Italy–Morocco agreement at a glance

Signed on 27 March 2024, the agreement replaces the 1991 one and runs for five years: unless renewed, it will cease to have effect on 3 June 2030.

The equivalence table covers the Moroccan categories AM, A1, A, B, C, D, EB, EC and ED. As a rule, category B becomes an Italian category B with code 110: it does not entitle you to ride A1 vehicles, but it does cover AM vehicles.

How long you can drive on a Moroccan licence

Under Article 135 of the Italian Highway Code (Codice della Strada), a licence issued outside the EU can be used in Italy only if the holder has not been resident for more than one year, and only together with an international driving permit or an official Italian translation.

If you drive on the Moroccan licence after your first year of residence, you risk a fine and the licence being withdrawn and sent to the Motorizzazione for conversion. You can apply for conversion within six years of taking up residence, but after the first year you may no longer drive on the Moroccan licence.

Who can apply for conversion

According to the May 2025 circulars of the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT), you need:

• registered residence in Italy (residenza anagrafica) for less than six years on the date of application;
• a valid Moroccan licence showing all the holder’s details and matching one of the models listed in the agreement;
• a licence obtained before you took up residence in Italy;
• for categories A and B, a two-year probationary period that ended before you took up residence;
• a licence that was not itself obtained by exchanging a foreign licence that cannot be converted in Italy;
• the minimum age required in Italy for the category requested.

If any condition is not met, you will have to pass the Italian driving tests.

Documents to prepare

Lists vary slightly from office to office. This is the core set indicated by the Motorizzazione Civile offices (UMC):

• application on form TT 2112;
• pagoPA receipt for the fee for licences from non-EU countries (in 2025 the Lucca UMC listed €10.20 and €32.00);
• a recent medical certificate from an authorised doctor and a passport-style photo;
• identity document and Italian tax code (codice fiscale);
• residence permit (permesso di soggiorno) or the receipt of your application;
• the original Moroccan licence and a front-and-back photocopy;
• a self-declaration on your residence and on how you obtained the licence;
• the personal data authorisation required by the agreement;
• a translation of the licence, if requested.

Translating the Moroccan licence

The MIT instructions allow the UMC to ask, where it considers it useful, for an official translation of the licence. In practice, offices differ:

• the Padua UMC (instructions of 12 November 2025) requires it, issued by the Moroccan consulate in Italy and legalised by the Prefettura, or sworn (asseverata) before an Italian court;
• the Lucca UMC also accepts a translation by the Italian diplomatic mission in the issuing country or by an authorised official translator;
• the Autonomous Province of Trento (table of 3 November 2026) lists no special documents for Morocco.

For a sworn translation made in Morocco, the Italian Embassy in Rabat requires an Apostille. Before ordering one, ask your UMC which form it accepts.

Padua and Trento do not ask for a certificate of authenticity for Morocco, and the MIT has clarified that the Moroccan two-yearly certificate is no longer needed for categories C, D, EC and ED. If in doubt, the office may contact Morocco’s diplomatic missions before converting. Official sources give no standard processing time.

Step by step

1. Check the dates: residence, licence issue, end of the probationary period.
2. Book an appointment with the UMC, often through the Portale dell’Automobilista.
3. Have the medical and pay the fee shortly beforehand: both have limited validity.
4. Prepare the translation, if your office requires it.
5. Submit the application, showing the original licence.
6. Collect the Italian licence: only then does the UMC keep the Moroccan licence, which it returns to the Moroccan authorities.

The reverse case: an Italian licence in Morocco

The agreement is reciprocal: the six-year limit also applies to exchanging an Italian licence in Morocco, under a separate equivalence table. Applications go to NARSA (the National Road Safety Agency): its service sheet lists the valid original licence and, where it is not in Arabic or French, a translation into one of those languages. The NARSA website could not be reached during our check: confirm the list of documents with your NARSA centre.

Frequently asked questions

I have lived in Italy for more than six years: can I still convert?

No. The agreement no longer applies, so you will need to pass the Italian driving tests.

I obtained my licence in Morocco after moving to Italy: can it be converted?

No, and neither can A and B licences that became permanent after you took up residence in Italy.

Is a sworn translation always required?

No, it depends on the office: check with your UMC before submitting the application.

Sources

• Normattiva – Article 135 of the Codice della Strada
• Normattiva – Article 136 of the Codice della Strada
• Italian Ministry of the Interior – 2025 Interior and MIT circulars on the agreement
• MIT – North-West Territorial Directorate: Morocco, licence conversion
• Portale dell’Automobilista – Padua UMC
• Portale dell’Automobilista – Lucca UMC
• Autonomous Province of Trento – conversion table
• Italian Embassy in Rabat – Translation and legalisation
• NARSA – Exchange of a foreign driving licence

Tarjama24 can prepare the sworn translation of your driving licence, Moroccan or Italian, and of related certificates. The first consultation is free: send us a front-and-back scan and tell us which office will receive it, and we will check together which translation it requires.