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If a Canadian moves permanently to Spain would he/she have to take the Spanish driving test and medical in order to swap their Canadian driving licence to a Spanish one?
Steve
Yes because there is no direct agreement with Spain on exchanging licences. Each province in Canada has its own licence. You can drive with a Canadian licence and international driving permit for a maximum of 6 months in one year as a non resident (2 lots of 3 months) but you can't exchange the licence for a Spanish national one so you have to take a test.
Posted: Wed Dec 6, 2023 8:41pm
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marcliff wrote on Wed Dec 6, 2023 8:26pm:
Yes because there is no direct agreement with Spain on exchanging licences. Each province in Canada has its own licence. You can drive with a Canadian licence and international driving permit for a maximum of 6 months in one year as a non resident (2 lots of 3 months) but you can't exchange the l...
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...icence for a Spanish national one so you have to take a test.
As I thought. Thanks.
Posted: Thu Dec 7, 2023 10:07am
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You can drive in Spain with your valid Canadian driver's licence and an international driving permit for up to 6 months. For stays longer than 6 months, you must obtain a local driver's licence.
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