Can an international driving licence be issued for a period longer than 3 years?

The illustration shows an international driving licence - a document with the words "Międzynarodowy ruch samochodowy" (international motor traffic), a number, and the boxes "Ważne do" (valid until) and "Wydane przez" (issued by). An international driving licence cannot be issued for a period longer than 3 years - answer C. A medical certificate (A) does not change this, and answer B is wrong.

The Vehicle Drivers Act states that an international driving licence is issued by any starost (head of the district authority), at the request of the person concerned, for a fee, on the basis of the national driving licence; a document in line with the 1968 Vienna Convention is issued for 3 years, and one in line with the 1949 Geneva Convention for one year - in both cases for no longer than the validity of the national driving licence. So three years is the upper limit, not the standard: if your national driving licence expires earlier, the international one will expire together with it. The document is valid only together with the national driving licence and confirms your entitlement in the countries that have signed the conventions, except for driving an agricultural tractor. It is not needed in European Union countries; it is useful outside Europe.

Legal basis: Art. 10 para. 2 and Art. 4 para. 3 of the Vehicle Drivers Act (ustawa o kierujących pojazdami)