equivalence drivers' license for residents

Although your post’s first two sentences seem somewhat confusing, I suspect you want to obtain an Ecuador drivers license without being tested.

USA and Canadian citizens can obtain an Ecuador DL -- I did so last year (2015) -- without a road test.  However, you still must pass the computer-screen test of 20 questions about driving topics.

You must also pass a motor-skills test .. get a blood test (no studying needed for that one) .. provide your certified driving record (from some jurisdictions:  apostilled) .. and show your unexpired drivers license from the States or relevant province.

Some seniors may have to do an extra step related to a hearing test.  Loss of ability to perceive obscure high-pitched sounds may mean an Expat has to buy expensive, fancy audífonos -- headphones -- and re-take the hearing test as a DL requirement.

Other requirements may apply.  Check the ant.gob.ec website of the Agencia Nacional de Tránsito for any late-breaking curveballs.

Don’t expect to go through the licensing process without any Spanish-language skills.  However, there have been reports of Spanish-challenged Expats memorizing the pool of off-road driving-test questions in Spanish .. and then acing the test.

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