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This process seems so easy and painless that 2 questions arise, at least in my twisted mind (1) Wouldn't this make a great souvenir to show your good-time buddies in the U.S./Canada and (2) How valid is a CR license in upper North America? If stopped up here, would it be accepted in lieu of a U. S./Canadian license? In other words, what's the reciprocity? I'm assuming some property connection to CR (rent/ownership of property, or a business license).

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I started this to give a heads up that if your license is going to expire do it early so you do not have a hokie piece of paper as your only back up ID But thing went a bit off subject how does that happen I am glad getting a CR DL is a nice thing a non gutch kind of thing some lunch any of Bang Bangs places by the DMV One question what address is on your nice shiney new CR DL

Under Geneva Convention International Treaty on Roads of 1949 that virtually every country belongs to, your nation's DL is good in theirs for as long as you are legally entitled to be in that country. In Illinois for example, if a European has a 12 month student visa, his Euro DL is good for that period but only up to one year-- at least there--then IL wants them to get an IL DL, weird, because now you need a SS# which they can check. There must be a way around that.

So, unless you a CR citizen or naturalized, and using CR passport here, it won't fly. If you have ever seen a CR DL, all the info is barcoded other than your name and photo. So an american cop is going to ask you for your ss and dob and what not.

It gets complicated.

Now we have the Geneva Convention involed I watched Hogans Hero's
this going to end up in smack talk

The DL issuing office moved from San Jose over a year ago. They are now located in La Uruca. Costa Rica drivers licenses do not show any address which is understandable seeing that street addresses are basically non existent.

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