Step by step: Montevideo

8 steps to a category A license in the department of Montevideo, in the order you take them.

Steps checked on August 23, 2026

1. 1

   Step 1. Get the medical certificate

   First step of the route: no certificate, no booking. At some centers it lasts 30 days, not 60.

   • certificado médico
   • Cost from 1,399.00 UYU
2. 2

   Step 2. Book the visit

   Three booking channels. The window opens daily at 8:00 and slots are limited.

   • agenda
   • Do step 1 first: Get the medical certificate
3. 3

   Step 3. Hand in the documents and pay

   A visit to the intendencia building, payment on the spot. Then they assign the theory.

   • presentar la documentación
   • Cost 2,360.00 UYU
   • Do step 2 first: Book the visit
4. 4

   Step 4. Put in 15 hours of practice

   The hours are mandatory, not the school. They cannot be banked before you file.

   • clases prácticas
   • Cost 13,500.00 UYU
   • Do step 3 first: Hand in the documents and pay
5. 5

   Step 5. Pass the theory test

   For the theory there is an official textbook, named by the agency itself.

   • examen teórico
   • Do step 3 first: Hand in the documents and pay
6. 6

   Step 6. Retake the test after a fail

   not for everyone

   Only for those who failed: wait out the interval and book again.

   • reprobación
   • Cost 686.00 UYU
7. 7

   Step 7. Pass the practical test

   Two stages: track and city. A passed track is kept — you retake the city only.

   • examen práctico
   • Cost 1,500.00 UYU
   • Do step 5 first: Pass the theory test
   • Do step 4 first: Put in 15 hours of practice
8. 8

   Step 8. Pick up the license

   Pass the practical and you get it that day, at the Velodrome. If not, you book.

   • PUNC
   • Do step 7 first: Pass the practical test