Hi Marta,

Thank you for this extremely usefull post. I tried it out myself and thought I give a little update on how things are now.

Pretty much everything is still the same except for one thing. If you want to do a test you have to get a 'turno' (appointment) first and you can do this online or by phone. I did not know this at first, so I went to Roca Street, but couldn't hassle myself in getting an appointment on the spot. Then I tried it online, but for some reason it didn't work. Lastly I called, but when you dial for the option 'English' you're pretty much on hold without an end. So then I let a spanish speaking friend call for me and it turned out that the first appointment I could get would be somewhere in april, which was too late for me. So I ended up not getting my license, but there are other ways to get an official license under the table, which I'm working on right now.

So basically between then and now it has become busier at Roca street. Locals here tell me this is normal for all gov stuff here in Argentina, one year something is simple and fast and the next year it can be completely different.

This is the link with the info provided by the city gov:
Buenos Aires Ciudad - Licencias para conducir

And the general advice based on my experience is: if you want to do this, make sure you get an appointment in time, else it might become difficult!

Cheers,
Suzanne