THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
 
No. 29/2015/TT-BGTVT
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
 
Hanoi, July 6, 2015
 
CIRCULAR
Providing the issuance and use of international
driving permits [1]
 
Pursuant to the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic;
Pursuant to the November 13, 2008 Law on Road Traffic;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 107/2012/ND-CP of December 20, 2012, defining the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Organization and Personnel and the General Director of the Vietnam Road Administration;
The Minister of Transport promulgates the Circular providing the issuance and use of international driving permits.
 
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides the issuance and use of international driving permits issued by Vietnam; and the use of international driving permits issued by contracting states to the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic (below referred to as the Vienna Convention).
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. This Circular applies to agencies that issue and manage international driving permits in Vietnam; organizations and individuals involved in the use of international driving permits issued by contracting states to the Vienna Convention.
2. This Circular does not apply to driver’s licenses of the police and army forces.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. International driving permit means a driver’s license issued by a competent state authority (which may be an administrative division) of a contracting party to the Vienna Convention according to a common form.
2. International driving permit is abbreviated as IDP.
3. Domestic driving permit means a driver’s license issued by a competent authority of a country and valid within the territory of such country.
4. International driving permit electronic dossier means a collection of e-documents relating to the issuance of an IDP.
Article 4. Form of international driving permits
1. An IDP is a booklet in format A6 (148 cm x 106 cm) with a security sign, grey cover page and white inside pages according to the form provided in Appendix I to this Circular.
2. The first page (cover page) contains basic information on the IDP in Vietnamese and English; the second page, provisions on the scope of validity of the IDP in Vietnamese and English; the third page, particulars concerning the driver and class of the IDP, printed in Vietnamese; the fourth page, blank; the fifth page, particulars concerning the driver and class of the IDP, printed in English; the sixth page, particulars concerning the driver and class of the IDP, printed in Russian; the seventh page, particulars concerning the driver and class of the IDP, printed in Spanish; the eighth page, particulars concerning the driver and class of the IDP, printed in French; and the ninth page, the category(ies) of vehicles for which the permit is valid, printed in French.

 


[1] Công Báo Nos 859-860 (24/7/2015)