×
Interested in our Partner Program for businesses or our Local Guide Program for experienced expats and digital nomads? Click here to learn more.
Partners & Local Guides
Expat Exchange
Free MembershipSign In
Account Colombia Index   Search
Explore DestinationExplore ColombiaBest Places to Live Schools FindCommunity FavoritesPlan Your Move
Explore DestinationExplore Community
Plan Your Move

Expat Community > Colombia

 classic view

Buying a car in Colombia

6 months ago
A gentlemen recently asked about importing a car from the USA and the group advice was: Do not do so, buy here.

To that end, do you need a PHYSICAL cedula extranjero to buy a car? You have to register with RUNT, which will ask for a cedula number and a driver's license. I cannot even take lessons to get a Colombian DL without the physical cedula. I have the number, but not the card yet. The card apparently takes 3 months to obtain.

This leaves me in the spot where: My foreign DL is only good for 3 months. I won't get the cedula for 3 months, so then I will have no valid license while taking lessons for a few weeks or month, and presumably I also cannot buy a car.

Advice appreciated, as always.

Colombian Visa Services
Colombian Visa Services
GeoBlue
GeoBlue

Top-quality coverage for people who live, work, study and travel internationally.
Get Quote

GeoBlueGeoBlue

Top-quality coverage for people who live, work, study and travel internationally.
Get Quote

Colombian Visa Services
Colombian Visa Services

Our Story Our Team Contact Us Partner with Us
Guides to Cities in Colombia
Armenia Barranquilla Bogota Bucaramanga Cali Cartagena Cartago Manizales Medellin Pereira Popayan Providencia Island Salento San Andres Island Santa Marta Villa de Leyva Villavicencio
Country Resources
Health Insurance Moving & Shipping Language Schools Real Estate Firms More Resources

Copyright 1997-2025 Burlingame Interactive, Inc.

Privacy Policy Legal Partners & Local Guides