How to renew a professional licence

The validity period of the professional licence is a maximum of five years up to the age of fifty. From the age of fifty, the validity period of the professional licence is a maximum of two years. However, the validity period of the professional licence issued to seasonal taxi operators may not exceed the duration of the administrative authorisation they have been granted. 

When it expires, you can request renewal.

The validity of the professional licence automatically ceases when the holder reaches the age of seventy orwhen a driving licence is revoked due to the holder being declared permanently unfit to drive. The professional licence must be returned to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office in the event of the termination or suspension of the business activity.

Suspension of the driving licence or the prohibition of driving in Monaco will lead to the suspension of validity of the professional licence for the duration of these administrative measures.

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

A request for renewal of a professional 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:

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• Collect from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

• The application form for a professional licence for Taxi driving, chauffeur-driven vehicles, motorcycles on request, municipal shared taxis (see step 1 Formulating the request), duly completed, including a 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:
  • A copy of both sides of a valid ID document (ID card or national passport)
  • If the address on the proof of identity is different or no address is indicated, 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 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than 3 months or a certificate from the issuing country confirming that the right to drive has not been suspended or withdrawn, dated within the last 3 months 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
• The original medical certificate dated of less than 3 months, issued by a doctor in the Principality of Monaco who is authorised to conduct medical examinations to determine fitness to drive a land vehicle, in accordance with the model provided for that purpose. This may be:
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  • Collect from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office
• A document proving your professional activity in the Principality:
  • Either, for salaried drivers, a copy of a work permit, an authorization of employment or an application for renewal duly registered with the Employment Service
  • Or for non-salaried drivers, an entry in the Trade and Industry Registry dated of less than 3 months, stating your name 
  • Or for self-employed individuals, a certificate of listing in the NIS (statistical identification number) register dated of less than 3 months
• In the case of procedures carried out by a third party, a mandate, signed by the principal and accompanied by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities. It should specify that the mandate allows the representative to submit the progress of the principal’s application(s), but not to sign documents instead of the principal
• 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

To submit your application, you must first make an appointment with an agent of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office.

You can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online using the online service made available for this purpose
• By email to circulation@gouv.mc
• By telephone on (+377) 98 98 80 14

The staff of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office will be waiting for you at the time of the appointment; you should bring with you the documents listed in steps 1 and 2 and your preferred means of payment.

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.