PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE CONVERTING DRIVER LICENSE OF FOREIGNERS WHO WISH TO RUN A VEHICLE IN VIETNAM

Before converting the driver license of a foreigner, please keep in mind that:

For people of foreign nationality, the following cases are allowed to use the IAA International driver license - issued by the USA - in Vietnam

* Short term Visa granted by Vietnam (less-than-3-months tourist visa) 

* Absolutely, the applicant must have a driver license nationally issued in attachment to the International license - and such driver license must be valid

For example: An American must have a valid US National driver license attached to an International driver license.

* The foreigner shall drive only vehicles of such class prescribed in his/her National driver license.

For example: a Frenchman holding a French driver license for car only, upon using international license, can only run cars (maximum under 9 seats) in Vietnam.

The following circumstances SHALL NOT entitled to use the IAA (INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. INC.) International driver license issued by the USA.

* Those using a 5-year visa (Marriage Visa - Visa Exemption) or a long-term residence card cannot use an International driver license in Vietnam.

 They shall have their International driver license converted by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam.

* Those not carrying a National driver license (in addition to the IAA International driver license, a National driver license is required)

For example, a Chinese who does not have a Chinese driver license cannot use an IAA International driver license in Vietnam

* Those having an expired National driver license

For example, an American with an expire US driver license shall not use an IAA International driver license in Vietnam, even though the international license is valid.

It is required by the law that his US driver license remains valid

* Those having a national Driver license for car only and an IAA International Driver license for both car and motorcycle shall not apply the IAA license to drive a motorcycle!

For example: 1 Singaporean holds a Singapore driver license which does not cover motorcycle, although his IAA International driver license applies to motorcycles. He shall not use the International driver License for riding a motorcycle in Vietnam!

He must have a driver license issued by the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam which applies to motorcycles so as to drive motorcycles in Vietnam

* Citizens of Vietnam or people of 2 citizenships are not allowed to use IAA driver license in Vietnam

For example, a Vietnamese who has a US-issued driver license, must transverse it into a Vietnam driver license: he shall not use the IAA International driver license (this IAA International Driver license is only applied to foreigners in Vietnam)

 * In the USA, only two organizations approved by the US government to print the transversion of International Driver license - they are AAA (3 A-triple A) and iAA

AAA -3A is American Auto Association, while iAA is International Automobile Association. AAA is an affiliate of iAA.

The only one official website of AAA is: aaa.com

The correct AAA transversion of the International driver license originating in the United States shall have a validity duration of 1 year at maximum - granting for more than 1 year is absolutely not allowed

 This is expressively evident at AAA's main system: Click => http://www.aaa.com/vacation/idpapplc.html

(An Khang only transverse international licenses issued by iAA)

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