Tourist Non Residents
EU citizens are allowed to use their home country drivers' licenses
whilst a tourist in Spain.
If you are living in Spain and use your home country
drivers' licenses you may be asked to document your absence from
Spain in the last six months or face a fine of 300 euros.
If you are driving a vehicle you own on Spanish
registration you must also carry some form of Spanish language license.
This can be an International driving permit or an official translation
of your home country drivers' license or a "Certificado
de Equivalencia" prepared by Spain's Royal Automobile Club - RACE.
Residents
Once you become a resident in Spain you must
have a Spanish Driving License.
A few countries have a reciprocal agreement with
Spain to exchange license. If this is the case you follow the same
procedure as a EU citizen.
Many others such as United States, Canada, Switzerland,
Australia drivers are required to start at the beginning, join
a
driving school and take a driving
test - just like any Spaniard except at the end of each class unlike
the other students you will probably get in your car and drive
away!
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