How to register your vehicle for non-residents

Natural persons who own one or more vehicles with a maximum laden weight of less than 3.5 tonnes and who can prove that, in their own personal capacity, they have a title deed or a lease for a dwelling and one parking space in the Principality per vehicle, may register a vehicle in the Principality and retain this registration.

Spouses and children accommodated by the person who has entitlement to the title deed or lease for the dwelling may also benefit from this registration, upon presentation of an accommodation certificate.

All registrations are recorded in a register of registrations and give rise to the issue of a certificate and a pair of front and rear registration plates with a sticker. The only exceptions are trailers, quadricycles, motorcycles, mopeds and similar vehicles that have only one rear registration plate; however, a front registration plate may be issued on request.

The words "non-resident" are shown on the registration certificate.

The registration plates must be fixed so that they are irremovable in the places provided for this purpose.

The certificate and registration plates indicate the number assigned to the vehicle, which is comprised of the letter Z followed by a group of three digits, or a group of three digits followed by the letter Z. The period of validity of the registration, which is time-limited to 31 December of the current year, or 31 December of the following year if the registration is made between 1 October and 31 December.

Registration can be renewed for another year during the annual renewal period. In addition to the details given on the form entitled How to renew your annual car sticker the following must be provided: a copy of the most recent electricity receipt, a copy of the rental and parking charges, as concerns rental, and a copy of a valid passport. Failing this, registration of the vehicle in the Principality of Monaco cannot be retained and the holder of the registration will be requested to remove the vehicle from the registration file in the case of a sale or transfer or a move abroad. 

In addition, vehicles (except mopeds and similar vehicles) must undergo a periodic technical inspection, details of which are set out in Technical inspection of vehicules

Finally, if the owner of the vehicle obtains a residence permit in the Principality of Monaco, registration cannot be retained in this series but must be changed to the normal series.

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

The application to register must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office using the appropriate forms, duly completed and signed on the original by the owner of the vehicle.

The forms may be:

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

• The form (see step 1 Formulating the request)
• A copy of your valid passport
• A copy of a title deed in the applicant’s name or a rental agreement in the Principality of Monaco in favour of the applicant (the lessee), registered with the Department of Tax Services and, where applicable, a certificate of accommodation for spouses and children
• A copy of an accommodation certificate issued by the Police Department, for persons with entitlement who are not mentioned on the title deed or the rental agreement
• A copy of the most recent rent receipt, if the term of the lease has expired
• A copy of the most recent electricity receipt (or the subscription receipt dated of less than 3 months)
• A copy of the proof of the location of the parking space of the vehicle: the title deed or rental agreement or the last rent receipt, if the term of the lease has expired
• The original documents relating to the vehicle concerned, a list of which is available in step 2 (Collating the documents) of the procedures: How to register a new vehicle and How to register a used vehicle
• If the documents are written in a foreign language using non-Latin characters, a translation into French, by a sworn translator at the Monaco Court of Appeal or a French Court of Appeal. 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. 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. Where required, a translation may also be requested for any document written in a foreign language
• 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, by cheque issued by an establishment operating 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

A copy of the complete application must be first sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, which will review its admissibility, by post or by email to circulation@gouv.mc.

The applicant will then be informed by telephone or email, within no more than 10 days, of the next steps in their application: either the application will be deemed admissible and can be submitted in its original format, together with the payment, or further information will be required.

To submit the validated application, you can request an appointment in one of the following three ways:

• Online using the online servicemade 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.

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link

The certificate and registration plates, if applicable, are available within 72 hours by appointment arranged by the customer manager at the end of the interview, on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice) and an identity document.

If a collection date is not agreed during the appointment to submit your application, 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

You can find all the information about making an appointment with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by following this link