How to get a Mexican drivers license on a Temporary Resident permit
01/03/2021If you want to travel to all the best places to visit in Mexico a Mexican drivers license will give you so much more freedom. You cannot use your home drivers license when you are staying In Mexico on a temporary resident visa, only on a tourist visa you are allowed to use your local drivers license for no longer than 30 days. I was the proud owner of a Filipino drivers license. I do not have a Dutch drivers license. So my experience of getting a license might be different from yours, but it is my good guess that…
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