Procedures & Fees for Changing Driver's License For Foreigners In Vietnam

Vietnamese type can use an American driver's license in Vietnam, I am a Vietnamese citizen but immigrated to the US since 2014 in the extra time I have to take a driver's license test in the host country and get a driver's license Now, I plan to return to Vietnam to visit my hometown for a month and intend to join traffic in Vietnam.

As far as I know, Circular 12/2017 TT of the Ministry of Transport, Article 37, about 5 points I, stipulates that Vietnamese people who have Vietnamese nationality during the period of residence, study and work abroad are granted a license by a foreign country. valid national driving license.

If you have a need to drive in Vietnam, you are allowed to change to a corresponding license of Vietnam, now you do not permanently reside in your household registration because you are going abroad, your permanent residence right is no longer valid, however. When I return, I will declare my temporary residence in accordance with the law. So let me ask you what documents do you need and what are the procedures to change your driver's license to a Vietnamese driver's license? What procedures do I need to do to be able to use a US driver's license in Vietnam?

 According to the provisions of Point I, Clause 5, Article 37 of Circular 12/2017 of the Ministry of Transport providing for specific training and testing for issuance of road motor vehicle licenses, Vietnamese people hold Vietnamese nationality for a period of time. If you have a need to drive in Vietnam, you will be considered for conversion to a corresponding Vietnamese driving license.

Accordingly, you already have a US-issued driver's license, so you are considered to change the corresponding Vietnamese driver's license, except for temporary foreign driver's licenses, international driver's licenses, driver's licenses. The vehicle of a foreigner, military police officer, has expired according to regulations, is erased, torn, and no longer has all the necessary elements to change a driver's license or has a difference in identity or driving license. foreign countries not issued by competent authorities, specified at Point A, Clause 6, Article 37 of this Circular. Procedures for changing a foreigner's driver's license are specified in Article 41. Article 41. Procedures for changing a foreign driver's license or driver's license:

1. The driver shall make a dossier and send it directly to the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam or the Department of Transport where he/she registers his/her residence, stay, temporary residence or permanent residence, the dossier includes:

+ An application form for the change of a Vietnamese driver's license, made according to the form specified in sub-law 19 attached to this circular. For foreigners, follow the form prescribed in sub-law 20 attached to this circular.

+ The translation of the foreign driver's license into Vietnamese is guaranteed by the translation quality at the notary public agency or the embassy or consulate in Vietnam where the translator works, stamped adjacent to the copy of the license drive. In case of doubtful legality, the driving license-issuing agency shall send a written request to the embassy or consulate of the country issuing the driving license in Vietnam for verification.

+ Copy of passport, identity card or citizen identification card, diplomatic or official identity card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam or copy of residence card, residence card, temporary residence card, card permanent residence, documents verifying long-term settlement in Vietnam for foreigners, in case of suspicion when coming to carry out the procedure for changing driver's license, the driver must take a photo directly at the agency. issue a driver's license and must present the originals of the above-mentioned documents, except for the originals sent for comparison.

2. The driving license renewal application file assigned by the driver license exchange agency to the driver for management is the original dossier consisting of the documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article and the foreign driver's license.
3. Dossiers for changing driver's license of foreigners who do not permanently reside in Vietnam, which are kept for 1 year by the driving license exchange agency, include the documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

Can overseas Vietnamese take the test to change their driving license for cars and motorbikes in Vietnam?

Question: I settled in the US this time I am in Ho Chi Minh City, I have a question, please answer, can overseas Vietnamese take the exam to change the driving license for cars and motorcycles in Vietnam? If so, what procedures should be done?

Reply: To be eligible for the A2 and A1 class two-wheel driving license, the two-wheeler driving license is under 2cm, the first condition is that the passport must have a visa to Vietnam with a period of 175 months or more. health check, passport, 3 2x2 photos.

For theory and practice exams like domestic candidates, the fee is 300.000 VND/person, the time to issue a driving license is 1 days from the date of passing the test. If you already have a driver's license and want to take the test for a 10-wheeler's license, you must submit an application with the above procedures and only take the practical test, the fee for the practical test is 2 VND and the issuance fee is 120.000 VND. For those who already have a car license abroad but want to change their driving license in the country, the application for change must have the seal of the foreigner's management agency, one of which will certification, embassies, consulates, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Immigration Registration, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Foreign Trade, Joint Venture, 90.000% foreign owned company. In addition to the application to change the driver's license, additional procedures for a valid international or national driver's license are required, Vietnam's visa is valid for 100 months or more, 3 2x2 photos.

Submit the application to the driver's license renewal department at 252 Ly Chinh Thang, District 3. The change fee is 30.000 VND, the change time is 10 days. In case overseas Vietnamese want to study and take the test for a driver's license in Vietnam, they must register for a driving course at an institution with a training function. class.