The document and its nickname
Officially it is the driving training permit, braukšanas mācību atļauja. In everyday speech Latvians call it the white licence, and that is what people type into search. It is the same thing: proof that a person is allowed to learn to drive.
Who needs it and what it covers
Every future driver needs the permit. It confirms the right to learn to drive vehicles of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1, B or C1.
The permit is valid for three years.
It is also one of the documents you may show before the CSDD theory exam: a passport, an eID card or the learner permit will do.
The deadlines that start with your training
Enrolling in a driving school starts two clocks, and they are the usual reason training ends up costing more:
- the school's own theory exam must be passed within a year of enrolling; only then can you book the CSDD theory exam
- the CSDD driving test must be passed no later than three years after enrolling
One more is worth remembering: the driving test must be passed within a year of passing the theory exam. Once that year is up, the theory has to be taken again.
What else matters during training
The instructor must register every driving lesson in e-CSDD, and unregistered lessons do not count. It is worth checking this yourself in your e-CSDD profile.
If you do not get on with your instructor, you have the right to ask the school for another one. Here you can choose an instructor by language, category, meeting place and price per academic hour.
You may also practise outside the school, driving with a parent or anyone else allowed to teach individually.
What it costs
The permit is a state fee, not a payment to the school. Every amount, to the school, to the state and to other institutions, is listed separately on the price page, together with a calculator for the whole path to a licence.
Sources
The nature of the permit and its three-year validity come from csdd.lv, section "Braukšanas mācību atļauja". The training deadlines and lesson registration come from csdd.lv, section "Autoskolas izvēle un apmācība". Checked on 1 November 2026.