Vietnam: If vehicles which have not been issued with official license plates wish to join traffic, is it necessary to apply for temporary registration?
Vietnam: If vehicles which have not been issued with official license plates wish to join traffic, is it necessary to apply for temporary registration? What documents are included in the application for temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam?
I've just bought a new motorbike. It has not been issued with official license plate, but I need it to join traffic. Am I permissible to do it?
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Vietnam: If vehicles which have not been issued with official license plates wish to join traffic, is it necessary to apply for temporary registration?
Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA, types of vehicle subject to the temporary registration in Vietnam 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.
As regulations above, if vehicles which have not been issued with official license plates wish to join traffic in Vietnam, onwer of vehicles must apply for temporary vehicle registration.
What documents are included in the application for temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 13 of the Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulating the documentation of temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam as follows:
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.
As regulations above, the application for temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam include: the declaration of vehicle registration, sales invoice, warehouse discharge note, declaration of import and export goods, etc. Owners of vehicles are allowed to submit the application for temporary vehicle registration at the nearest vehicle registration agencies.
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