Which vehicles must be temporarily registered? What are the procedures and documents for granting a certificate of temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam?
Which vehicles must be temporarily registered?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 12 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulating as follows:
Types of vehicle subject to the temporary registration include:
Vehicles which have not been registered or issued with official license plates wish to join traffic; vehicles registered abroad which have been permitted by the competent authorities to enter Vietnam for tourism, conferences, trade fairs, exhibition, and sports; vehicles used for conferences held by the Communist Party, the State, the Government; vehicles applying for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration and license plate to be re-exported to home country or transfer in Vietnam and vehicles subject to a decision on transfer, sale, or gifting.
Thus, vehicles in the cases specified above must be temporarily registered.
Which vehicles must be temporarily registered? What are the procedures and documents for granting a certificate of temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam? (Image from the internet)
What are the procedures and documents for granting a certificate of temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA (supplemented by Clause 3, Article 3 of Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BCA) as follows:
The documentation of temporary vehicle registration
1. A vehicle, manufactured and assembled in Vietnam, must complete the following documents:
a) The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);
b) The copy of sales invoice as prescribed or warehouse discharge note.
2. Imported vehicles; those that are temporarily imported and re-exported within an expiration date:
a) The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);
b) The copy of declaration of import and export goods or a detailed declaration of imported vehicle. If a vehicle completes the procedure for importation, the application for the registration and issuance of temporary license plate must include certain documents as stipulated at Clause 1 Article 8 of this Circular.
3. Vehicles permitted by competent authorities to enter Vietnam for tourism, conferences, trade fairs, exhibition, and sports; foreign vehicles travelling in Vietnam and vehicles used for conferences held by the Communist Party, the State, or the Government: The copy of certificate of vehicle registration or list of vehicles applied for registration approved by the competent authority.
4. As for automobiles, owned by foreigners and registered in foreign countries, and built with right-hand drive, or “canavan” left-hand drive that are allowed to run on the roads as per the law, the application for its legal operation on the roads shall include:
a) The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);
b) A document which allows the automobile to run on the roads in Vietnam made by the competent authority.
5. Procedures and processes for granting vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use
a) Granting vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use on the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security or the National Service Portal: Vehicle owners sign in the public service portal to enter information about the vehicle or vehicle owner in the electronic Application form for vehicle registration (form No. 01B/58) (specifying the number of the electronic application form for vehicle registration, the number of certificate of pre-dispatch quality inspection for verifying vehicle origin) and send attached documents (proof of transfer of vehicle ownership, letter of authorization allowing the declarant submitting application to apply for vehicle registration for temporary use); pay the fee for vehicle registration for temporary use; receive results of authentication of temporary vehicle registration from registration agencies on the public service portal and print the certificate of vehicle registration and number plate for temporary use online (form No. 05A/58) with respect to imported vehicles or domestically-manufactured or assembled vehicles running from warehouses, storage facilities, ports, factories or vehicle agencies to registration locations or to other agencies, warehouses or storage facilities; vehicles moved to other localities; vehicles re-exported to their home countries or assigned in Vietnam.
b) Granting vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use in case of vehicle owner’s application for registration with registration agencies in person:
Vehicle owners shall be required to submit the documents specified in Article 13 herein (bringing vehicles to the inspection location is not required).
The officer tasked with vehicle registration finalizes required dossiers and immediately grants vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use.
Thus, depending on the type of vehicle, prepare appropriate documents according to the above regulations.
Procedures and processes for granting vehicle registration certificates for temporary use are as follows:
- Granting vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use on the Public Service Portal of the Ministry of Public Security or the National Service Portal:
+ Vehicle owners sign in the public service portal to enter information about the vehicle or vehicle owner in the electronic Application form for vehicle registration
+ Send attached documents
+ Pay the fee for vehicle registration for temporary use
+ Receive results of authentication of temporary vehicle registration from registration agencies on the public service portal
+ Print the certificate of vehicle registration and number plate for temporary use online with respect to imported vehicles or domestically-manufactured or assembled vehicles running from warehouses, storage facilities, ports, factories or vehicle agencies to registration locations or to other agencies, warehouses or storage facilities; vehicles moved to other localities; vehicles re-exported to their home countries or assigned in Vietnam.
- Granting vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use in case of vehicle owner’s application for registration with registration agencies in person:
+ Vehicle owners shall be required to submit the documents specified as above.
+ The officer tasked with vehicle registration finalizes required dossiers and immediately grants vehicle registration certificates or number plates for temporary use.
How long is the validity period of certificate of temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulating as follows:
Validity period of certificate of temporary vehicle registration, temporary vehicle registry
1. The certificate of temporary vehicle registration is valid within 30 days.
2. Regarding vehicles provided for in clauses 2, 3 and 5 Article 13 of this Circular:
3. Temporarily registered vehicles shall be allowed to operate within an expiry date, and on the roads and at the areas that shall be clearly defined in the certificate of temporary vehicle registration.
4. The vehicle owner may register the vehicle at the nearest vehicle registry.
According to the above regulations, the certificate of temporary vehicle registration is valid for a maximum period of 30 days.
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