How to apply for or renew a professional driving instructor licence

The expiry date on the professional driving instructor licence will match the date on which the French professional competence expires, unless otherwise indicated 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. Once expired, you may request that the licence be renewed.

The professional licence ceases to be valid automatically when the holder reaches the age of seventy or if their licence is withdrawn on grounds of permanent unfitness to drive.

You must return your professional licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office if you abandon or suspend your professional activity. 

If your driving licence is suspended or you are banned from driving in Monaco for any period of time, your professional licence will be suspended for the same period.

There is a fee associated with this procedure in accordance with the current applicable rates.

The request for a professional driving instructor licence must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate form, duly completed and signed on the original by the applicant.

The form may be:

• Downloaded online:
  PDF199.6 kB

  STC018 Demande de titre professionnel Interactif (385-0055_18-2022)
• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office (Driving Licence Section)
• Collected from your driving school

• The professional driving instructor licence application form, duly completed, (see step 1 Formulating the request), including a recent coloured ID photo, dated of less than 6 months, on a light background, frontal view, bareheaded, of size 35x45, not scanned. It must be affixed in the space provided
• A document proving your identity and address:
  • The copy of both sides of of a valid ID document (ID card or national passport)
  • If the address on the proof of identity is different or no address is noted, please attach a proof of address dated of less than 3 months (electricity bill or rent receipt
• Documents proofing your fitness to drive:
  • A copy of both sides of a valid Monegasque driving licence
  • If your driving licence is not Monegasque, a secure copy of a certificate of your right to drive, dated of less than 3 months or a certificate from the issuing country confirming that the right to drive has not been suspended or withdrawn, dated within the last 3 months
  • A French translation of the non-EU driving licence and certificate in a foreign language. The translation must be carried out by a sworn translator at the Monaco Court of Appeal or a French Court of Appeal. Where necessary, translations can be made in the country issuing the documents to be translated. In this case, they must be legalised or apostilled. If the country issuing the documents to be translated is a signatory to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, the apostille for the sworn translation can be requested directly from the Court of Appeal where the translator is registered. If the issuing country is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, diplomatic or consular legalisation of the translation will be required. The list of sworn translators in the Principality of Monaco is available from the Monaco Court of Appeal, while the list of sworn translators at the French Court of Appeal can be found on the following website: www.directory-sworn-translator.com
• A document proving your professional capacity:
  • A copy of a valid French driving school instructor's professional card
• A document proving your professional activity in the Principality:
  • Either, for employees, a copy of the employment authorisation, application for renewal, or a work permit issued by the Employment Office
  • Or for non-salaried corporate officers, a copy of an entry in the Trade and Industry Directory dated of less than 3 months, stating your name
• The original medical certificate corresponding to the categories of driving licence taught, dated of less than 3 months issued 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:
  • Downloaded online:
    PDF259.3 kB

    STC011 Certificat médical d'aptitude à la conduite de véhicules terrestres (385-0055_08-2023)
  • Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office
• The payment, to be made by cheque or postal order (clearable in Monaco or France), made out to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office in accordance with the current fee schedule 

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

Depending on the option chosen on your request form, you will be contacted when your card is available by appointment at the reception desk, or your card will be sent directly to you via registered post with acknowledgement of receipt.