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Hello everyone. Can I use the translation provided by the rental car for Road trip in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with just a driver's license? I used to check the guide and it said I needed to find a sworn translation ?

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Check the car rental company, usually just a translation document

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We recommend you to contact a sworn translator with the qualifications for German court to authenticate your driving license. Shi Translation in Munich can provide professional authentication translation services for driving licenses. Please visit www.shi-china.de for more information. There are also specific regulations for using driving licenses on the German embassy website: https://china.diplo.de. Contacting a sworn translator in Germany directly is the most time- and cost-saving way.

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