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Recognition in Romania of the driving instructor attestation obtained in other Member States of the European Union or of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation

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In accordance with the Norms on the attestation of driving instructors, approved by OMT no. 733/2013, the Romanian Road Transport Authority - ARR issues the attestation of driving instructor for carrying out the activity of practical training of persons in order to obtain a driving licence. Driving instructors attested in other member states of the European Union or of the European Economic Area or in the Swiss Confederation, who are established in Romania, may request the Romanian Road Transport Authority - ARR recognition of the attestation, in order to exercise the profession in Romania. In order to gain access to the profession, the applicant must submit a request to this effect, a copy of the attestation of professional competence, a copy of the identity document, a double-sided copy of the driving licence valid for the categories for which recognition is sought, a driving record certificate from the State of origin, the criminal record certificate or an equivalent document from the Member State of origin, notarial declaration on his own responsibility showing that he/she has not suspended the exercise of the right to drive motor vehicles in the last year or more than twice in the last 15 years for alcohol consumption and also that he/she has not had his driving licence revoked in the last 10 years, the document certifying that the conditions regarding the applicant's physical and mental health (or the document requested in the home Member State) and the study certificate or the attestation of recognition/equivalence issued by the Ministry of Education and Research in the case of the study documents issued in other states. Romanian Road Transport Authority - ARR confirm to the applicant the receipt of the dossier within 30 days from the date of receipt and inform him, as appropriate, of the absence of any document or if the documents submitted do not meet the requirements for recognition of qualification. If the requested documents are not received at the headquarters of the Romanian Road Transport Authority - ARR within 60 days from the date of communication, the dossier shall be closed. In this case, for the recognition of the professional qualification, the applicant must return with a new application accompanied by the corresponding documents, in accordance with the regulations in force at the date of application. If the dossier is complete or after completing it with the requested documents, the Romanian Road Transport Authority - ARR requests from the competent authority of the State in which the certificate was issued, information on its administrative validity, if it confers on the holder the full right to exercise the profession lawfully, and if its validity is conditioned by participation in periodic training courses. We also specify that the final notification of the applicant depends on the time in which the reply is received from the certificate issuing authorities. The recognition procedure also applies to a Romanian citizen or of an EU Member State, state of the EEA or of the Swiss Confederation if he/she holds a certificate of professional training issued by a third country, if he/she has at least 3 years of professional experience attested by an EU Member State, state of the EEA or by the Swiss Confederation where he has obtained the recognition of professional qualification. In this case, the applicant will also submit the document proving the professional experience in legalised copy and authorised translation. Any person who considers himself harmed in its right or a legitimate interest by a public authority through administrative acts or failure to resolve a claim, have the right to appeal the Administrative Court, according to the Law no. 544/2004 on administrative contentious, as further amended and completed.
Entitled persons
Regulated professions
The profession of driving instructor is part of the List of regulated professions in Romania according to Annex no. 2 of Law no. 200/2004 with subsequent modifications and completions.*
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Professional attestation of driving instructor
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Scanned document
Document scanned in legalised copy and authorised translation
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Identity document
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Scanned document
Document scanned in legible form, certificate of conformity with the original by the applicant document scanned in legible form
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Copy of driver's license, double-sided
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Scanned document
Document scanned in legible form, certified for conformity with the original by the applicant
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Medical and psychological certificates with the mention of “APT” for driving instructor
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Scanned document
Document scanned in legalised copy and authorised translation, if it is not issued in Romania which shows that the applicant is medically and psychologically fit to carry out the activity
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Criminal record certificate or equivalent document
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Document scanned in legalised copy and authorised translation, if it is not issued in Romania, from which it should result that the applicant meets the conditions from art. 7, lit. f) of Annex no. 2 of OMT no. 733/2013
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Notarial declaration on own responsibility regarding the driving licence, if the document from point 5 does not cover the last 15 years
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Document scanned in legalised copy and authorised translation, if it is not issued in Romania, from which it should result that the applicant meets the conditions from art. 7, lit. c) and d) of Annex no. 2 of OMT no. 733/2013
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Standard application
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Document scanned in a legible form
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Driving record or other equivalent document from the state of origin
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Document scanned in legalised copy and authorised translation, if it is not issued in Romania, from which it should result that the applicant meets the conditions from art. 7, lit. c) and d) of Annex no. 2 the OMT no. 733/2013
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Study document
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The study certificate or the attestation of recognition / equivalence issued by the Ministry of Education and Research in the case of study documents issued in other states showing that the applicant is a high school graduate with a baccalaureate degree or graduate of a foreman school in the automotive specialty
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Proof of professional experience
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Proof of at least 3 years' professional experience attested by a Member State of an EU or EEA or by the Swiss Confederation, in legalised copy and authorised translation (only in the case of a Romanian citizen or of an EU Member State or of the EEA or of the Swiss Confederation if he/she holds a certificate of professional training issued by a third country, if he/she has at least 3 years attested by an EU member state, other than Romania, by an EEA member state or by the Swiss Confederation where he obtained the recognition of the professional qualification)
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
Document proving the fulfilment of the language skills for the exercise of the profession necessary
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The diploma of studies or the certificate of professional qualification issued by an institution from Romania or a title issued by a competent language training center attesting the knowledge of the Romanian language, in scanned form
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
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Issuing authority of the professional attestation in a member state of EU, EEA or Swiss Confederation.
Document obligatoriu
Semnatură digitală obligatorie
Se poate obține prin OOTS
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Resolution time:
90
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Case filling duration:
60
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Notification deadline:
10
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The person who considers themselves harmed in a right or a legitimate interest, by a public authority, through an administrative act or by the failure to resolve a request within the legal deadline, may address the administrative litigation court in accordance with Law no. 544/2004 on administrative litigation, as subsequently amended and supplemented.

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Last updated: 
11 August 2025
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Romanian Road Authority*
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Romanian Road Authority*
B-dul Dinicu Golescu nr. 38, etaj 8, sector 1
Telefon: 021.312.15.19
Fax: 021.318.21.05
Email: arutiera@arr.ro
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