Foreign License Exchange in Saint-Denis

Saint-Denis, a medium-sized city of 149,077 inhabitants INSEE in Île-de-France within department 93, sees the Foreign License affect a population with strong international composition: researchers in mobility, master students, employees of international subsidiaries. Checking administrative status (residence permit, EU ID card) is the first step before any ANTS filing.

In the a medium-sized city of Saint-Denis, the Foreign License often requires coordination with the foreigners service of the prefecture of department 93 for residence permit holders. The multi-year residence card, the resident card or the private and family life card are the most frequently presented documents to the competent CERT in Île-de-France.

In Saint-Denis, the Foreign License generates no tax stamp (unlike other procedures such as ID cards or passports). This administrative gratuitousness, specific to the French framework, distinguishes the foreign-licence exchange procedure from other paid procedures handled by the prefecture of department 93 in Île-de-France.

Several approved operators (La Poste, SGS, Objectif Code, Pointcode, Dekra, among others) run the highway code (ETG) sessions since the 2016 liberalisation. Candidates in department 93 can in particular search for a La Poste session in Bobigny, Rosny-sous-Bois, Noisy-le-Grand and Villepinte.

For the Foreign License in Saint-Denis, the candidate must check the date of first acquisition of their foreign licence: this date, sometimes different from the physical document delivery date, conditions driving seniority and the validity duration of categories on the future French title issued by the prefecture of department 93 in Île-de-France.

In Saint-Denis, departmental statistics for 93 show a 1st-attempt Class B pass rate of 59.2% (departmental data) and an average practical exam wait of 63 days (national average) according to ONISR. The national average stands at 58.0%. Department 93 hosts 4 attached exam centres. These benchmarks frame the training plan for the Foreign License.

For administrative procedures linked to the Foreign License, candidates in Saint-Denis deal mainly with the Prefecture of Bobigny and with the ANTS portal for digital requests. Expected processing times depend on the department workload; keep all original documents on hand and anticipate the validity of your health check-ups when required.