Panama Driver’s License

Panama Driver’s License

Fee: $200 per household

 

Required Documents:

Driving School Certificate Option:

  • Purchase Driving School Certificate $65, transfer to GCCC account, takes 3-5 days
  • Send photo of temp visa, perm visa or cedula and photo of your passport
  • Selfie photo with white wall background
  • Email address
  • Blood test certificate from approved clinic ($5-$15) Dr. Levy in the Machetazo plaza or BioTech labs at the Las Lajas entrance, link to website: https://www.laboratorioclinicobiotech.com/
  • Appointment for driving exam is usually a week from receiving certificate
  • All testing is in Penonome, parallel parking is required
  • Exam consists of 10 questions from a possible 133, we supply all the questions and answers in English
  • Blood test certificate from approved clinic ($5-$15) Dr. Levy in the Machetazo plaza
  • Total time is 3-4hrs, license fee is $36, expires in 4yrs
  • Temp visa, license is good for 6 months, then renew online
  • People 70yrs or older require a certified geriatric letter from an approved geriatric physician (add. $40) Dr. Levy has a doctor come out once or twice a month, the next closest is Penonome, we can arrange transport at an additional charge

 

Certified License via Embassy

  • We can assist you
  • Requires appointment with Embassy to certify license
  • Appointment required to have license apostilled by Ministry of Affairs
  • Difficult to get appointments in the same day requiring two trips to the City

Driving School Certificate Option

We will issue you a driving school certificate (add. $65) picture of your cedula and a headshot of yourself (use a white wall as a background) are required and can be WhatsApp’d to David Marquez 6531-3089, takes 3-5 days. You will need to deposit or transfer the money to him, he will supply the details.

We then schedule you for your driving Test and Exam

  • Exam consists of 10 questions from a possible 133, we supply all the questions and answers in English
  • There is also a simple vision and hearing test

The whole process takes less than 3hrs from start to finish not including studying for the exam. Our bilingual staff will literally be by your side the whole time. Once you have your driving certificate and blood type letter we will schedule your test within a week. Most exams are done in Penonome but we can do them wherever it is convenient for the client.

Penonome driving test requires parallel parking. You will also pull into a parking spot with cones on either side and then reverse and park in the same spot. You can only use your mirrors. You have 5 minutes to complete all three parts, if you hit any cones you have failed and will have to reschedule.

If you need practice we can arrange it for an additional fee.

Once successfully completed we go to the Sertacen office across the street for the written test, hearing test and vision test. Once completed you will pay the license fee and wait for pick up of your driver’s license.