How to get a driving licence in Armenia: documents and fees

Before booking the exam it is worth checking three things: your age, your documents, and whether you need a medical assessment at all.

Who can take the exam

The minimum age depends on the category you are applying for:

Anyone on the narcological or psychiatric register, or on the list of people disqualified from driving, is not admitted to the exam. The exam is taken in person: nobody can sit it on your behalf.

Which documents you need

• an identity document — a passport or an ID card (you must be registered in the state population register),
• the receipt for the state duty for taking the exam,
• the receipt for the practical exam service fee,
• the receipt for the state duty for issuing the licence,
• the document confirming you finished driving school,
• your existing driving licence — if you are adding a category, exchanging it, or applying for an international one.

The fees

The two amounts for the practical exam add up, they are not alternatives: the 3,000 drams is the state duty for the exam, and the 10,000 drams is the vehicle depreciation charge. That 10,000 drams is payable even if you take the exam in your own car.

So with no retakes, a driving licence costs 28,000 drams: 3,000 (theory) + 13,000 (practical) + 12,000 (the licence itself).

I wear glasses — do I need a medical certificate?

The short answer: no, glasses do not require a separate document. More than that, for most people a medical certificate is not mandatory at all.

• For categories "A", "B" and "BE" you simply fill in a health declaration. A medical assessment is required in only two cases: if you yourself declare a condition that interferes with driving, or if at the time of applying it is evident that you may have a contraindication.
• Wearing glasses is not in itself a restriction. The law looks at your eyesight after correction. For category "B", a restriction means visual acuity below 0.6 in the better eye and below 0.2 in the worse one — and that is already with glasses, contact lenses or after surgery. In other words, if you see well with your glasses on, there is no problem.
• For categories "C", "D", "T" and the trailer categories, a first-time medical assessment is mandatory.
• If there is a restriction, it is recorded in column 12 of the licence, "Restrictions". In that case your glasses have to be with you when you drive.
• After the age of 70 the medical assessment is repeated every three years, and after 80 every year.

Since 4 July 2026 the service receives medical data — including recommendations and restrictions — automatically from the ARMED system. A paper certificate is only submitted by foreign citizens and stateless persons, and in cases where ARMED is unavailable.

Quick answers

Do I need a certificate because of my glasses? No. What matters is your eyesight with the glasses on: if it is good enough, no restriction is recorded.

Is a medical assessment mandatory for category "B"? No, as long as you do not declare a problem.

How much does the theory exam cost? 3,000 drams. The practical exam is 13,000, and issuing the licence is 12,000 — 28,000 drams in total if everything works out first time.

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Next: how to book the exam, and what the exam itself is like.

Fees checked on 28 July 2026 and subject to change.