Valid Driver's License on PET Material: Definition and Criteria
What is a valid PET material driver's license? In the case of reissuance, how many months overdue does a driver's license need to be before an examination is not required again?
What constitutes a valid PET material driver's license?
In Clause 13, Article 33 of Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT, as amended and supplemented by Point a, Clause 24, Article 4 of Circular 05/2024/TT-BGTVT, effective from June 1, 2024, it is stipulated as follows:
Usage and management of driver's licenses
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- A valid PET material driver's license is a driver's license issued by a competent authority, with the serial number, issuance date, and expiration date printed on the driver's license matching the serial number, issuance date, and expiration date in the driver's license management information system or with verified driver's license information on VneID.
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Thus, a valid PET material driver's license is a driver's license:
- Issued by a competent authority.
- Has the serial number, issuance date, and expiration date printed on the driver's license matching the serial number, issuance date, and expiration date in the driver's license management information system or with verified driver's license information on VneID.
What constitutes a valid PET material driver's license? (Image from the Internet)
In what case is a driver's license overdue by how many months not required to retake the examination?
In Article 36 of Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT, some phrases are replaced by Point a, Clause 1 of Article 12 of Circular 05/2023/TT-BGTVT regarding the reissuance of driver's licenses as follows:
Reissuance of driver's licenses
- A person with a driver's license expired
a) From 03 months to less than 01 year from the expiration date must retake the theoretical exam to be reissued a driver's license;
b) From 01 year or more from the expiration date, must retake both the theoretical and practical exams to be reissued a driver's license.
The procedure to retake the exam is carried out according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 19 of this Circular.
- A person with a lost driver's license still valid or expired for less than 03 months is eligible for reissuance of a driver's license.
The dossier includes:
a) The application for reissuance of a driver's license according to the form specified in Appendix 19 issued together with this Circular;
b) Original dossier corresponding to the driver's license (if any);
c) Health examination certificate of the driver issued by a competent medical facility as prescribed, except for cases of reissuance of indefinite-term driver's licenses for categories A1, A2, A3;
d) A copy of the identity card or citizen identification card or valid passport with the identity card or citizen identification card number recorded (for Vietnamese citizens) or valid passport (for foreigners or overseas Vietnamese).
When coming to carry out the procedure for reissuing a driver's license at the Vietnam Road Administration or the Department of Transport, the driver must submit 01 set of documents, take a direct photo, and present the originals of the aforementioned documents (except for the originals already submitted) for comparison. After 02 months from the date of submitting sufficient documents, taking photos, and paying the prescribed fees, if no driver's license is found to be seized or handled by competent authorities or recorded in the dossier of the examination management agency, the driver will be reissued a driver's license.
- A person with a lost driver's license, expired for 03 months or more, whose name is in the examination management agency's dossier, not being seized or handled by competent authorities, after 02 months from the date of submitting sufficient valid documents as prescribed, must retake the following exams:
a) Expired for 03 months to less than 01 year must retake the theoretical exam;
b) Expired for 01 year or more must retake both the theoretical and practical exams.
The procedure to retake the exam is carried out according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 19 of this Circular.
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Thus, a driver's license overdue by less than 03 months does not require retaking the examination to be reissued a driver's license.
How many years is the validity period of a driver's license?
In Article 17 of Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT, supplemented by Clause 3, Article 2 of Circular 01/2021/TT-BGTVT, the validity period of a driver's license is specified as follows:
- Category A1, A2, A3 driver's license: Indefinite.
- Category B1 driver's license: Valid until the driver reaches 60 years old for men and 55 years old for women. If the driver's license is issued when the driver is over 45 years old for women and over 50 years old for men, the validity period of the license is 10 years from the issuance date.
- Category A4, B2 driver's license: Valid for 10 years from the issuance date.
- Category C, D, E, FB2, FC, FD, FE driver's license: Valid for 05 years from the issuance date.
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