In case you cannot change your driving license, everyone should know.

Cases where driving license cannot be changed

Article 37 of Consolidated Document No. 19/VBHN (consolidating Circular (TT) 12/217, TT 39/2019, TT 01/2021 and TT 04/2022 regulating training, testing and granting of driving licenses), does not change driving licenses in the following cases (Clause 6):

Temporary foreign driving license; international driving license; foreign, military, or police driving license that has expired, is erased, torn, or no longer has the necessary elements to exchange the driving license, or has differences in identification; foreign driving license not issued by a competent authority.

Driver's license of the Department of Transport but not in the driver's license information system, list of driver's license issuance (management book).

People who do not meet health standards according to regulations.

Vietnamese people with foreign driving licenses who stay abroad for less than 03 months and the stay period is not consistent with the driving training period of the country that issued the driving license.

Subjects eligible for driver's license exchange

Clause 5 of Article 37 of VBHN No. 19 also stipulates the subjects eligible for driver's license exchange, including:

Vietnamese and foreigners are trained, tested and granted driving licenses in Vietnam.

The person has a damaged driver's license issued by the Department of Transport.

Vietnamese people and foreigners residing permanently in Vietnam who have a Vietnamese driver's license exchanged from a foreign driver's license, when it expires, if they need to exchange their driver's license.

People with a valid military driving license when they stop serving in the military (demobilization, discharge, transfer of profession, retirement, termination of labor contract in defense enterprises, etc.) can change their driving license if they need to.

People with a driver's license issued by the Public Security after July 31, 1995, with a valid term, when they no longer serve in the Public Security (demobilization, transfer, retirement, termination of labor contract in the People's Public Security), if they have a need, can change their driver's license.

People with a motorcycle driving license issued by the Public Security before August 1, 1995 that is damaged and needs to be renewed, and whose name is in the record book, will be considered for a new driving license.

Foreigners residing, working, studying in Vietnam, with diplomatic identity cards, official identity cards, temporary residence cards, residence cards, temporary residence cards, permanent residence cards with a period of 03 months or more, with a valid national driving license, if they need to drive in Vietnam, can be considered for conversion to a corresponding Vietnamese driving license;

Foreign tourists driving foreign-registered vehicles into Vietnam, with a valid national driving license, if they need to drive in Vietnam, can be considered for conversion to a corresponding Vietnamese driving license;

Vietnamese people (with Vietnamese nationality) who are residing, studying or working abroad and are granted a national driving license by a foreign country, with a valid term, if they need to drive in Vietnam, can be considered for conversion to a corresponding Vietnamese driving license.

Minh Hoa (t/h)

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