Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Are you an Expat, want a driving license in Vietnam?

Vietnam is one of the most beautiful country in Asia with friendly people, healthy and exotic dishes mesmerizing scenery and fun places to explore. One of the amazing fact that Vietnam moves on motorbikes. There are cars on road but comparatively lesser than bikes.
If there are 4 members in a family, there will be five motorbikes in house.

With few days spent in Vietnam, bike riding may turn to be your favorite adventure. Driving around city is mostly safe and no police will catch you if you are foreigner and driving without a driving license.


Although you might fall in trouble if you break traffic rules, jump a signal or drive in wrong direction.
Your insurance will cover you only when you are driving with a valid driving license. In case of accident and further cause of death, it will turn to be a case of murder, if there is no driving license.

If you are carrying your country's driving license, you can get a Vietnamese driving license with a mere expense of 10$ within 5-7 working days and hit the road on an adventure trip.
If your driving license is for both 2 wheeler and 4 wheeler, you will get similar one in Vietnam.

Below are the steps you need yo follow to get a driving license in HCMC, Vietnam.

documents Required:
a) Original Driving License.
b) Translated copy of your country Driving License.
c) Passport copy with copy of visa page(or resident card).
d) Original passport.
e) A form to fill and passport photo ( they will provide both)

1) Get your driving license translated in Vietnamese.
go to address : 184, bis Pasteur Street, Q1 HCMC . 

This is FS (foreign services). Your driving license should be notorized as well.
It will take 2-3 working days to translate your Driving License.
Timing : 8AM to 4PM. Lunch break around 11AM to 1:30PM.

2) Post translation, carry your original passport, original driving License and translated copy to
Address: 252, Ly Chinh Thang, Phuong 7, Q3 HCMC
This is a small street. Go to last house first floor. Submit your documents and fill the form.
They will make photocopy if you are not carrying. They will take a photo of you.
Once done, you will get a collection receipt and can collect after 5 working days.
Timing : 8AM to 4PM. Lunch break around 11AM to 1:30PM.




Yay!! you got your driving license. you are free to drive in Vietnam now.
Driving license validity will be as per validity of your stay in Vietnam.

Message me if you have any further query.

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