HOW TO GET YOUR DRIVER´S LICENSE IN ECUADOR?
The process for getting a driver's license for first time is not as complicated as it sounds. The lines below were written in order to explain you one of the options that expats have to obtain the driving license in Ecuador.
FIRST STAGE
If you already know how to drive and you want to avoid taking the driving course, you can do it! What you have to do is going to a driving school and ask for a certificate showing that you have passed the driving test and the Psychosensometric test, of course it will have a cost but is not the same price as the whole course. At the Driving School, you have to present the following documentation:
1. Copy of your cedula (If you have it).
2. Copy of your passport and visa.
3. Copy of Blood type card.
4. A document that proves you have approved at least the Basic Education.
Once the documentation has been checked, the officers from driving school will make an appointment for you to take those tests. After you have passed them, the school will give you a certificate and some documents that will be necessary for the second stage. Do not forget that those tests are valid for a period of 60 days.
SECOND STAGE
One you have finished the first stage and the driving school has issued your certificates and necessary documentation, the next step is to get an appointment at ANT (Agencia Nacional de Transito) website. It is important to have in mind that usually to get you the appointment in the city of Cuenca it is longer since your appointment would be from 3 to 4 weeks; unlike in other cities like Gualaceo or Girón, they usually give appointments within the next 5 days.
Finally the day of the appointment at ANT present the following:
• Original Cedula (if you have it)
• Passport and Visa
• Blood type card issued by Cruz Roja Ecuatoriana.
• Original $ 65.00 license payment made in Banco del Pacifico, Coop. JEP...
• Minimum Level of Instruction Required Basic Education Approved.
Submit Certificate Legalized by the Ministry of Education if is necessary.
• Driver's title, learning permit with a photo and Annex of Qualifications
(You received it from Driving School)
• Personal Email Address.
• Psychosensometric certificate (You received it from Driving School)
• If you have a card from CONADIS inform the ANT prior to payment
• Persons 65 and older must present a medical certificate or a psychological
certificate.
• If you have fines, they must be completely paid
The appointment day at ANT, the theory test will take around 45 minutes, it's a multiple choice test which will be not difficult if you have studied the official questionnaire they have on their website.
