Drivers License

Hi

Do you have you licence ???

Where you come from ???

Thanks

Merci

From Canada and we both have a Canadian, Ontario drivers licence.

@mjgbenoit There are precise steps on the internet, ministry of trnsportation page. Use the google translator if you can't read Spanish. You should receive a residence first.

Buenos Dias, You may use your valid Canadian drivers license as long as you carry your passport while you drive. The first step to get a CR drivers license is to make an appointment online, get a" dictamin medico" from a local clinic which is a physical you must take to prove you are physically fit to drive,eye test,blood pressure test,and mental exam.Not all clinics do this so check around. Next you must have your current license officially translated. Again check around,I had mine done in Liberia at a local abogada.If you have residency you must get a CR license.They are renewed easily if you have a clean record. You don't need to take a drivers test if your current foreign license is valid. Henrych mentioned that you need a residency card first, I think thats true,honestly i dont remember its been so long, suerte,pura vida.

If you are legal residents (pensionados, rentistas, etc) then you must get a Costa Rican driver's license, as you can only drive on your Canadian licenses for the time that Immigration stamped in your passports when you last arrived in Costa Rica (typically 90 days, but not always). That said, follow the advice of Surffeaver immediately above.