How to request or renew a driving instructor's card

The driving instructor's card is required for carrying out this activity in the Principality.

The driving instructor's card is valid for five years, unless specified otherwise on the medical certificate of fitness to drive issued by the doctor consulted, who must be approved in the Principality of Monaco to conduct medical examinations for fitness to drive land motor vehicles.

There is a fee associated with this service - Please see

The request for a driving instructor's card must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed on the original.

The form may be:

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  STC018 Demande de titre professionnel Interactif (385-0055_18-2022)

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (Driving Licence Section)
• Collected from your driving school

The request for a driving instructor's card must be accompanied by the following documents:

• A copy of a valid French driving school instructor's professional card
• A copy of a valid identity card
• A copy of a valid driving licence
• A recent colour ID photo, against a light background, full-face, bare headed, of size 35x45mm, not scanned
• A medical certificate corresponding to the categories of driving licence taught, issued within the last 3 months by a doctor in the Principality of Monaco who is authorised to conduct this medical examination, in accordance with the model provided for that purpose
  This may be:
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    STC011 Certificat médical d'aptitude à la conduite de véhicules terrestres (385-0055_01-2023)

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  • Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office
• The payment, to be made by cash, cheque or postal order (clearable in Monaco or France), made out to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office and Visa or Mastercard bank cards only, in accordance with the current fee schedule

The complete file can be submitted by the applicant to his or her driving school, which will forward it to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

The card will be sent directly by post, with acknowledgement of receipt, to the address stated on the form.

A request for renewal of the driving instructor's card may be made to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, subject to submission of the same documents as the initial request and under the same conditions.