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

From 4 January 2023, if the technical inspection is not accepted before the due date, or if the vehicle still has defects after the second inspection, the vehicle is no longer authorised to drive on the roads. To rectify the situation, you will need to make a new appointment and pay an additional fee. See the How to regularise a vehicle that has been deregistered following a failure to complete a technical visit

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.

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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.

The forms may be:

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• Collected from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office

The application to register a vehicle must be accompanied by a copy of the following documents:

• Your valid passport
• A title deed in the applicant’s name or a lease for rental accommodation 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
• An accommodation certificate issued by the Police Department, for persons with entitlement who are not mentioned on the title deed or the rental lease
• The most recent rent receipt, if the term of the lease has expired
• The most recent electricity receipt (or the subscription receipt dated within the past three months)
• The proof of the location of the parking space of the vehicle
• 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

Documents must be in French or if they are written in a foreign language, be accompanied by a translation into French, 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.annuaire-traducteur-assermente.

Any administrative procedure undertaken at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office by a third party must be accompanied by a mandate signed by the principal and by supporting documents showing proof of these persons' identities.

The mandate allows the representative to submit and track the progress of the principal’s application, but not to sign documents instead of the principal.

A copy of the complete application must be sent to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, which will review its admissibility.

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 and your preferred means of payment.

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 and on presentation of the payment receipt (invoice).

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