Change of Car Registration

Transfer of Registration

 

Fee: $280

 

Required Documents

  • Process is available January through November
  • Must have current license plate sticker paid
  • Receipt from payment of license plate (What’s This?)
  • Professional/commercial photocopy of your passport or cedula (Must be a photocopy not home scanned ) 2 copies in color center of page
  • Original Revisado…….top left photo of car is in color and signature at bottom is in original ink (What’s This?)
  • Original title, don’t sign (What’s This?)
  • 4 blank pieces of paper with your exact matching signature to your passport or cedula ¾’s of the way down on the left of each page, these will be used to create authorization forms.
  • We need to schedule an inspection appointment for your car in the City with the ATTT
  • Engine must be professionally cleaned
  • Transfer and new title takes about a month
  • For cars registered in another district please contact David Marquez davidmarquezgca@gmail.com
  • Payment methods: Cash, CC or Bank Transfer

 

 

VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL SIGNATURES MATCH EXACTLY HOW YOU SIGNED YOUR PASSPORT OR CEDULA!

Most cars here in Panama are registered in Panama city. The reason to transfer to the municipalities of Chame of which Coronado is a district of or San Carlos is so that you can then pick up your license plate sticker every year at the local municipal building. You can also do title transfers locally in the event of a sale of the car or you receive a new passport/cedula number.

 

Once we have the documents the car has to be inspected in Panama City. We will need to pick up your car the night before. Inspections are M-F from 6am to 8am, only 24 cars are done per day. Our driver leaves at 4am to get in line as the engine has to be cold before inspection. One of the requirements is for them to identify the engine number, some vehicles are difficult to obtain and if so may require going to another garage which is an additional $60 fee.