1. To exchange your foreign license for a local one, go to the Traffic Department located at Calzada Aguilar Batres 34-70 zona 11 Segundo Nivel, Centro Comercial Galeras del Sur.
2. Obtain an application form and provide all needed information.
3. Requirements needed for the procedure is on a case to case basis. The decision of what tests (theory or practical) you should take will depend on where you got your license and documents presented.

Requirements needed for the procedure is on a case to case basis. It will be best if you will get in touch with the Traffic Department first and ask about what documents you will need to present or submit.

MAYCOM
Phone: + (502) 2421 - 0800

Service Hours:
Capital City
Monday to Friday: 8:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Saturday: 08:00 to 13:00 hrs.

Departmental Headquarters:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 to 17:00 hrs.
Saturday: 08:00 to 13:00 hrs.

Transit Department of the National Police in Guatemala City
Calzada Ral Aguilar Batres 35-47 area 12
(opposite the galleries shopping centre of South)
Phone (502) 2320-4598 / 4545

• Class A License (Professional): Applicants must be at least 23 years old, and must have held a Class C or B license for at least 3 years. This type license will allow you to drive all kinds of vehicles.
• Class B License: Applicants must be at least 21 years old. Class B licenses are for driving light weight vehicles.

Driver's license related fees:

• Validity Period:
  • 1 year: Q 100.00
  • 2 years: Q 185.00
  • 3 years: Q 260.00
  • 4 years: Q 320.00
  • 5 years: Q 390.00
• Replacement and/or transfer: Q 100.00

1-5 years

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A driving license is an official document which states that a person may operate a motorized vehicle, such as a motorcycle, car, truck or a bus, on a public roadway. This document also serves as identification and proof of age.

Here is a procedure on how you can convert or exchange your foreign driver's license for a local driver's license.

Since 1999, Maycom have been producing, managing, and controls the production of licenses from driving vehicles to the Republic of Guatemala. And in 2004, it became the first private company that delivers a government service, to the Republic of Guatemala and the Ministry of the Interior.

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• MAYCOM:

http://maycom.com.gt/preguntas/

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