The implementation of the Digital Driving License in the Metropolitan Region (RM) It marks the closure of a progressive process initiated in January 2025, which has already reached regions such as Tarapacá, Aysén, Ñuble, O’Higgins and other hacienda. The objective is to reinforce road safety and speed up police controls and municipal through modern digital tools.
This New digital format It incorporates a unique, dynamic and encrypted QR code, directly linked to the driver’s key. This not only makes falsification difficult, but also facilitates instant access to information by Carabineros, the Ministry of Transportation and Municipalities. In addition, data centralization will allow to move towards the eventual implementation of a points license, a measure that has proven effective in reducing serious accidents in other countries.
Digital driver’s license details
The drivers will not need to perform extraordinary procedures to access the digital version: whether they get the license for the first time as if renewed, They will receive the updated physical format and, at the same time, you can download the digital version Through a mobile application available for iOS and Android, using your key -born. Physical licenses will remain in force until their expiration date, operating in parallel to the digital version, which acts as a complement, not as a replacement
To protect access, The key to entering the application is the key -born; In case of losing it, it is possible to recover it through the corresponding official site. Likewise, the project involves multiple state institutions – as the Undersecretariat of Transportation, the Civil Registry, the Secretariat of Digital Government and the Local Police Courts -, guaranteeing that the issuance, renewal and control of this digital document is solidly supported from the institutional point of view.
Requirements to access the digital driver’s license
- Be a license applicant for the first time or be processing a renewal of it. Only those who are in one of these two cases can access the digital format
- Minimum age: be at least 18 years old (although in certain exceptional cases they can accept from 17)
- Have valid identity card, in addition to a residence certificate in the commune where the process is carried out
- Approve the exams required in the Traffic Department, which include: psychotechnical evaluation, reflex and view tests (sensometric), medical examination and theoretical and practical examination, as appropriate (for professional licenses the theoretician is also required)
Procedure to obtain the digital version
- Go to the Transit Directorate of your commune: to carry out the process of obtaining or renewal of the license, presenting the aforementioned requirements.
- By approving the exams and carrying out the process, the physical license is delivered in the new format, which includes a high security dynamic QR code associated with your unique key
- Download the “digital license” application on a mobile device (iOS or Android). Then, access with your unique key to visualize your license in digital format
- The digital version works as a complement, does not replace physics. It is advisable to carry both formats for any eventuality
- In case of loss of access to application (for example, forgetfulness of single key), you can recover it via the official single key site
