This is How to Get a Mexican Driver's License

[Jzmackenzie]

Thank you all for your help. I now have a Mexican Driver's License. To assist others, because the online information is wrong.

1. Gather together and make ONE copy (a) your passport, (b) the front AND back of your FM3 visa, © utility bills that have your address on them, (d) your existing VALID drivers license,

2. Go to the Red Cross ambulance office next door to Mexicana Comerical.
Just walk in and say you need a health declaration. You will pay $50pesos for a blood test to determine your blood type. (ie. regardless of the fact that my Medic Alert Bracelet says "B Pos" I still had to have the test.).
The results take one hour (ie. they said one hour and it took just one hour - amazing)
You will then pay $95 pesos to see the medical doctor. You will be interviewed about your health: surgeries, medicine you take, vision and hearing needs, weight (taken) and height (taken).
You will be given a health declaration.

3. Go the the Transito Office. Take the road to Marfil, Yurabuena past the Glorita Santa Fe toward... Puenticillias. Turn around and head back to GTO and see a big clearly marked sign "Oficina del Transito" with an arrow (another amazing occurance) and head up the hill a short distance. The entire BIG building is a dark terra cotta - freshly painted. A nice security guard will tell you to park in a fenced in area to the right. Walk into the building about the middle and get in the first of many lines. Show your ONE copy of (a) your passport, (b) the front AND back of your FM3 visa, © utility bills that have your address on them, (d) your existing VALID driver's license AND all the originals.
Answer lots of questions including how many years you want to buy. I choose 5 years, the max. and the fee was $648 pesos.
Choose to give up your USA driver's license and move to step two OR keep you USA drivers license and take an eye test, hearing test, written driver's test, and physical drivers test. I choose to give up my existing VALID driver's license and for go a driving test by a Spanish speaking examiner and a written test in Spanish.
They will take and keep your USA driver's license, plus hold your FM3/FM2 for about 30 minutes.
You will then be told to go to the cashier. You will need to be sure all the answers you gave are correct and have a photo taken, your right and left fingerprint, and your signature. Then you will take a paper outside to another building and stand in another line to pay. Take that receipt back to the cashier and get back your FM3/FM2.
The man will hand you a driver's license!

BTW. I made about 6-7 phone calls to Jolene to help me translate. You might want to take a Spanish speaker with you to help with the process.

Total cost: $798 pesos ($57.75USD) for a five year license and about 3 hours waiting time. Heading back to Arizona was about $1300 in airfare and at least 4 days lost time. This was a bargain!

You heard it here.

Good Luck! Jacquie