VN officially issues International Driving Permit

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Locals and those foreigners who have permanent residence permits can apply for the IDPs, as long as they have a driver’s license issued in Viet Nam.

The IDP will be valid for three years and is recognized in 84 other countries that signed the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic in 1968.

The International Driving Permit is a multi-page book with its basic information written in English and Vietnamese.

It also includes a section, printed in Vietnamese, English, Russian, French and Spanish, where the holder declares their personal particulars and the vehicle classes.

The fee for IDPs is VND135,000 and the maximum time for granting IDPs is within five days.

The Vienna Convention on Road Traffic is an international treaty designed to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety by establishing standard traffic rules among the contracting parties.

The convention was agreed upon at the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Conference on Road Traffic and concluded in Vienna on November 8, 1968, before coming into force on May 21, 1977.

Among the 85 countries that ratified the treaty are Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Spain, the UK, and Viet Nam, according to the United Nations Treaty Collection.

By Thuy Dung