Basic Information

Business type	Public service	Certificate type	Immediate
Business category	Certificate handling   Traffic travel	Implementing entity	Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau
Code of implementing entity	11310000002420447T	Service objects	Natural persons
Service Scope	Across this Municipality	Exercising level	Municipal level
Source of power	Legal exercise at this level	Handling mode	Handling at the window
Is reservation available?	Yes	Is online payment available?	No
Is courier service available?	No	Is self-service terminal service available?	No
Co-handling body	No	Intermediary service	No intermediary service is involved in this business.
Service quantity	No quantity limit	Whether it is available at the online administrative service center	Yes
Required number of arrivals at the site	1	Depth of online handling	Online consultation
Handling period specified by law	1 (working day)	Committed time limit for closing	Closing on the spot (working day)
Business status	In use	Business version	15

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Conditions for Acceptance 

Materials which are complete and in a legal form will be accepted.

Application Materials

Instructions for Filling

1. The application materials shall be sequenced in the order as set out in the List of Application Materials in this Guide;

2. The documents prepared by the Applicant are printed with A4 papers, and those issued by the government and other authorities shall be provided in the size(s) as the original(s);

3. Copies of the application materials shall be clear and legible.

Formal Standards

1. Duplicate materials should be in the size of A4;

2. Duplicates of the application materials should be legible;

3. The application form should be truthfully filled in.

List of Application Materials

Name of material	Source	Type of material	Number of hardcopy materials	Form of material	Remarks	Mandatory or not	Template	Blank form
Application Form for Driving License	The applicant may download the electronic form at the [A1] Yiwangtongban general portal (http://zwdt.sh.gov.cn/govPortals/index.do), or print it at the accepting window.	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory	Download to view	Download to view
Identity certificate of the applicant	Approved and issued by the public security organ	Original	1	Hardcopy or electronic	View details	Mandatory
Physical Condition Certificate for Motor Vehicle Drivers	Issued by medical institutions	Original	1	Hardcopy	View details	Mandatory
Digital photo of the driving license	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	3	Electronic	View details	Mandatory
Relevant certificate shall be provided to prove that the original motor vehicle driving license has been revoked legally. In case of failure to provide such certificate, the applicant can ask the vehicle administration office for verification.	Verification by the vehicle administration office	Original	1	Hardcopy		Mandatory
If a motor vehicle driving license of the armed forces or the armed police forces or an overseas motor vehicle driving license has expired, such expired license shall also be submitted. If the overseas motor vehicle driving license is in language other than Chinese, a Chinese translation is also required.	Prepared by the Applicant	Original	1	Hardcopy or electronic	View details	Mandatory
If the applicant holding an overseas motor vehicle driving license is a resident of the Chinese Mainland, the applicant should also submit his or her passport upon entry into the country or region where he/she was granted such motor vehicle driving license, or the Hong Kong and Macao Travel Permit for Mainland Residents and the Taiwan Travel Permit for Mainland Residents.	Approved and issued by the public security organ	Original	1	Hardcopy or electronic	View details	Mandatory

Name of the Application Document

Application Form for Driving License

Handling Place

Handling Place

Substation I, Vehicle Management Station of Traffic Police Headquarters of Shanghai Public Security Bureau (No. 2999, West Huaxia Road, Pudong New Area) will receive the applications.

Business Hours

Monday-Friday: 9:00-17:00

Legal Basis

According to Article 19 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the Peoples Republic of China (as published at the 5th Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Congress on October 28, 2003; revised for the first time by the Decision on Amending the Road Traffic Safety Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at the 31st Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Congress on December 29, 2007; revised for the second time by the Decision on Amending the Road Traffic Safety Law of the Peoples Republic of China adopted at the 20th Session of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National Peoples Congress of the Peoples Republic of China on April 22, 2011), whoever drives a motor vehicle shall have lawfully obtained a motor vehicle driving license. Whoever applies for a motor vehicle driving license shall meet the conditions for driving permission as prescribed by the public security institution under the State Council; after he is found upon examination be qualified, the traffic administrative department of the public security organ shall issue a motor vehicle driving license of the corresponding category.

Procedures of Business Handling

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Service Mode

Service Mode

The applicant may apply at the business window at the Substation I, Vehicle Management Station of Traffic Police Headquarters of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (No. 2999, West Huaxia Road). After the policemen accept, review and approves the application, the applicant can make a reservation for examinations. Those who pass the examinations will be granted the driving license on the spot. Online reservation is available on the Yiwangtongban general portal (http://zwdt.sh.gov.cn/govPortals/index.do) and the Suishenban APP.

Special Procedures

No

Service Charge

Charged or not

Yes

Name of charge item	Charge link	Charge standard	Basis for charge	Is any relief allowed?	Instruction for the relief	Basis for the relief	Remarks
Producing fee for driving license; automobile driver examination fee; traffic regulations and related knowledge examination fee	Issuance and Examination	Driving license: production fee:10 yuan per license; automobile driver examination fee: 40 yuan per subject; traffic regulations and related knowledge examination fee: 40 yuan per person-time	FGJG (2004) No. 2831; HJH (1997) No. 140	No			No

Consultation Method

Consultation Phone

（021）12345、4009213636

Consultation Approach

1. Service Platform for Comprehensive Management of Traffic Security (http://sh.122.gov.cn/); 2 the interaction between policeman and the public on the website of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (https://gaj.sh.gov.cn)

Supervision and Complaint Method

Complaint Phone

（021）12345

Complaint Channel

Mailbox for letters to bureau chief and mailbox for complaint letters on the website of Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau (https://gaj.sh.gov.cn)

FAQs

FAQs

Question: What do the identity certificates refer to?

Answer: 1. For an organ, enterprise, institution or social organization, the identity certificates refer to the Organization Code Certificate, the power of attorney affixed with its official seal, and the identity certificate of the agent holding such power of attorney. If the owner of the motor vehicle is an internal organization of the unit and does not met the conditions to receive the Organization Code Certificate, the Organization Code Certificate of the superior unit can be used as the identity certificate of the owner of the motor vehicle. If the unit has been canceled, revoked or gone bankrupt, and its motor vehicle needs to go through the procedures of registration change, registration transfer, cancellation of mortgage registration, de-registration, cancellation of pledge registration, application for motor vehicle registration certificate, and replacement or renewal of motor vehicle registration certificate, license plate and driving license, the cancellation certificate issued by the administrative department for industry and commerce can be used as the identity certificate of the unit that has been canceled. For an organ, institution or social organization which has been revoked, the identity certificate refers to the certificate issued by the superior administration. For an enterprise which has gone bankrupt, the identity certificate refers to the certificate issued by a legally formed liquidation institution; 2. For a foreign embassy or consulate in China, a foreign office in China, or a representative office of an international organization in China, the identity certificate refers to the certificate issued by the embassy or consulate, the foreign office or the representative office; for a Chinese resident, the identity certificate refers to the Resident Identity Card or the Temporary Resident Identity Card. For a resident temporarily residing in the Chinese Mainland, the identity certificates refer to the Resident Identity Card or the Temporary Resident Identity Card and the certificate of residence or temporary residence issued by the public security organ; 4. The identity certificate of a soldier in active service (including an armed policeman) refers to the Resident Identity Card or the Temporary Resident Identity Card. Before the Resident Identity Card is obtained, the identity certificates refer to the Military ID, the Civil Official ID, the Certificate of Soldiers, the Certificate of Special Retirement, the Certificate of Retirement or any other valid military identity certificate as issued by a relevant department of the army, and his or her domicile certificate as issued by an entity at or above the regimental level where he or she serves; 5. the identity certificates of a resident in Hong Kong or Macao Special Administrative Region refer to the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents or theTravel Permit of the Peoples Republic of China, the Identity Card of Residents of Hong Kong or Macao Special Administrative Region and the accommodation registration certificate issued by the public security organ; 6. the identity certificates of a resident in Taiwan region refer to the Mainland Travel Permit for Taiwan Residents valid for more than six months which is issued by the public security organ or the Travel Permit of the Peoples Republic of China issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the accommodation registration certificate issued by the public security organ; 7. the identity certificates of an overseas Chinese shall be the Passport of the Peoples Republic of China and the accommodation registration certificate issued by the public security organ; 8. the identity certificates of a foreigner means the passport or any other travel certificate he or she holds at the time of entry, the valid visa or certificate of residence or stay with a period of residence (stay) for six months or more, and the accommodation registration certificate issued by the public security organ; and 9. The identity certificate of a person working in a foreign embassy or consulate in China or a representative office of an international organization in China refers to the valid identity certificate issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Common Unacceptable Sample

There is no example of common mistake for this business.