In Vietnam, is written agreement on gifting of vehicle notarized?
In Vietnam, is written agreement on gifting of vehicle notarized? In Vietnam, what does proof of payment of vehicle registration fee include? I want to buy a car for my girlfriend, but I'm not sure about procedures. May I inquire as to whether or not the written agreement on gifting for my car must be notarized in order for ownership to be transferred? Thank you very much!
In Vietnam, is written agreement on gifting of vehicle notarized?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Ariticle 8 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulating the documentation of vehicle title transfer:
a) Invoices, financial documents (receipts) or documentation on sale and gifting of vehicle (decision, contract, inheritance document) as per the law;
b) Written agreement on sale or gifting of vehicle between individuals must be authenticated or notarized, or certified by the employers with respect to the armed forces; and foreign nationals working for diplomatic missions, consular posts and representative offices of international organizations, and registers his/her vehicle at the address of his/her employer, he/she must provide the confirmation from them.
c) As for liquidated vehicles of police: A decision on liquidation of vehicle made by the competent authority and invoice of selling public property or selling state-owned property;
d) As for liquidated vehicles of military: A certificate of vehicle registration, an official dispatch certifying that the vehicle has been moved out of the military equipment of the Department of Vehicles affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense and an invoice of selling public property or selling state-owned property.
Thus, the written agreement on gifting of your vehicle is not necessarily notarized but can be authenticated.
In Vietnam, what does proof of payment of vehicle registration fee include?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Ariticle 8 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulating proof of payment of vehicle registration feer:
3. Proof of payment of vehicle registration fee:
a) A receipt or a written proof of payment to the state budget or payment order through the bank of vehicle registration fee or other documentation on payment of vehicle registration fee as per the law or document printed from the vehicle registration system (with all information about the make, model number, model, engine number, chassis number). If there is only one proof of payment for vehicle registration fee, each vehicle must submit a proper duplicate legally certified and confirmed by an agency where that proof has been issued;
b) As for vehicles exempted from paying the registration fee: the declaration of registration fee certified by the tax authority.
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