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International Drivers
Licenses Not Valid, Nor
Required in Costa Rica
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International Drivers
Licenses Not Valid, Nor
Required in Costa Rica
Tránsito authorities are
suspicious of the
international drivers
licenses being used by
drivers in Costa Rica,
suspecting that many of
the documents are false
and that many visitors
are being duped into
buying the documents,
when in fact they are
not required t drive in
Costa Rica.
According to
specialists, the
documents, like that
confiscated from a
Colombian by the Policía
de Tránsito, is not
valid in Costa Rica. The
Colombian had just
recently arrived in
Costa Rica and was found
driving with the false
document.
International drivers
licenses are not
required in Costa Rica.
Any visitor with a
foreign drivers license
can drive in Costa Rica
with their current
license during their
"visitor" status period.
Americans, Canadians and
Europeans, for example,
are allowed a 90 day
visitor status and can
drive with their "home"
drivers license during
the period. Other
nationals, like South
Americans, for example,
are only allowed a 30
day visitor stay.
If the foreigner wants
to continue driving in
Costa Rica after their
visitor period ends,
they can obtain a Costa
Rican drivers license
from the Ministerio de
Obras Pública y
Transporte (MOPT) by
visiting the nearest
licensing office, paying
the fee and submitting a
copy of their passport
and foreign drivers
license. This must be
done during their
visitor period and not
after.
The Policía de Tránsito
believes that the
international drivers
licenses are being
falsified and are being
sold at the border
crossings into Costa
Rica, making tourists
beleive that they will
need the document to
drive in Costa Rica.
International drivers
licenses can also be
obtained on many
different internet
websites. Again, such
documents are not
required in Costa Rica
nor are they valid. |
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International drivers
license documents like
the above are not valid
nor required in Costa
Rica. |
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