Spanish Driver's License Translation
Spanish driver's license translation for a DMV, a car insurer, an employer or a rental counter. We translate the licencia de conducir issued by each Mexican state, the licencia federal de conductor, the Colombian licencia de conducción and the Spanish permiso de conducir into certified English.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Spanish driver's license records
What is on a Spanish-language driver's license
There is no single Spanish license. Each country, and in Mexico each state, prints its own card with its own classes.
Mexico: one license per state, plus the federal one
A Mexican licencia de conducir comes from the state, and the states do not share one set of class letters: Mexico City's tipo A for private cars and A1 for motorcycles are that city's scheme, not the country's. The licencia federal de conductor from the SICT is a separate card for bus and truck drivers with its own categories A to F. The translation spells out what each class allows as that card defines it and names the issuing office, so a DMV is not left reading a bare letter.
Fields a US reader will not expect
Latin American licenses often print the holder's blood type as tipo de sangre or grupo sanguíneo, organ donor status, a CURP or cédula number, and restricciones such as uso de lentes. Colombian cards show the category table with a separate expiry for each one. Every field is translated with its heading, so an insurer or a DMV clerk can read the restrictions and the dates without a guess.
Spain's EU card
The Spanish permiso de conducir is the EU credit-card format from the DGT. Fields 4a and 4b carry the issue and expiry dates, and the back lists the classes AM, A1, A2, A, B, C1, C, D1 and D with a start and end date for each. That table is what an insurer wants for a driving history, because it shows how long you have held class B. We translate the field labels and keep the numbers where they sit.
Who is asking for your Spanish driver's license translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
State DMVs
Most DMV offices accept a certified translation of a foreign license. A few want it notarized as well, so check with your office before you order.
USCIS
USCIS asks for a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
US passports and the Department of State
The Department of State wants the translation notarized. Add notarization at checkout and we handle the rest.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Spanish driver's license.
Scan both sides
The categories, restrictions and the issue and expiry dates are usually on the back. Upload the front and the back in one order so the translation covers the whole card.
Match the name to your passport
Tell us the English spelling you use. The translation shows the name as the license prints it and notes your spelling so the office can match both.
Ask the office which format they accept
Some DMVs want a certified translation, others want it notarized as well. Check before you order and add notarization at checkout if they ask for it.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Spanish driver's license translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the driver's license is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Spanish Driver's License FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Will a DMV accept the translation so I can drive on or exchange my Mexican license?
- The translation lets the DMV read the license. Whether you can drive on it, for how long, or swap it for a state license is each state's rule, and it varies. Ask your DMV before ordering so you also know whether they want the translation notarized, which is an add-on at checkout.
- My license is expired, or it is a licencia permanente. Does that matter?
- Not for the translation. We translate the card as it is, including an expired date or the word permanente on a Mexico City licencia permanente, which has no expiry. The DMV or the insurer decides what to make of it. If the card has a sticker, a hologram or a QR code, keep them in the photo; they are described in the translation.
- Can you translate a US driver's license into Spanish?
- Yes. People need it for a residency file, a car purchase or an insurance policy in Mexico, Spain or Colombia, and some offices want the translation notarized or the license apostilled first. Tell us the country and the office at checkout and we translate the front and back into Spanish with the state's name and class codes written out.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Spanish documents we translate
Driver's license translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's driver's license records.
