Contents of Administrative procedures - Department of Transport

Procedure Issuance of International Driving Permit (IDP)
Process

 - Citizen
+ Submitting dossier at the Reception-Return Unit (RRU) of Ha Noi Department of Transport.
- Ha Noi Department of Transport
RRU:
+ Receiving the dossier and writing reply coupon.
+ Collecting fees and handing over IDP to the citizen.
- Vehicle management division, competent person or authorized person checks the dossiers to renew driving permit.
Where to submit Submitting directly at RRU of Ha Noi Department of Transport - No. 16 Cao Ba Quat Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi.
Contents and number of the dossier

a) Contents of the dossier:
-    Application form for issuance of international driving permit;
-    01 (one) copy of passport;
-    01 (one) copy of passport, permanent residence card (for foreigner)
b) Number of the dossier: 01 (one) set.
Processing duration Within 05 (five) working days after receiving the complete and valid dossier.
Objects Vietnamese and foreigners with permanent residence cards granted by Vietnamese authorities, who have been granted driver's licenses made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and remain valid.
Competent agency Department of Transport
Outcome - A corresponding Vietnamese driving license - Upon detecting that an IDP holder has provided untruthful information in the IDP application or erased, modified or falsified information on the granted IDP, the agency that has granted the IDP will withdraw and the violator will be handled by law and not be granted another IDP in three years from the date his violation is detected.
Fee VND135,000
Form/Declaration

Application form for issuance of international driving permit
Other requirements - Produce the original passport and permanent residence card. - Not issue IDP in the following cases: + Domestic driving license is erased or so damaged that necessary information can no longer be read or there is any difference in the personal identification information; + Domestic driving license has not been granted by a competent authority under regulations.
Legal basis

- Law on Road Traffic No. 23/2008/QH12 dated November 13, 2008.
- Circular No. 29/2015/TT-BGTVT dated July 6, 2015 of the Minister of Transport providing the issuance and use of international driving permits
- Circular No. 73/2012/TT-BTC dated May 14, 2012 of Ministry of Finance on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 76/2004/TT-BTC dated July 29, 2004 the Ministry of Finance guiding the charges and fees in the road traffic domain;
- Document No. 14 638 / BGTVT-TC dated November 3, 2015 of Ministry of Transport on issuance fees of driving license.