What are procedures for initial vehicle registration in 2024 in Vietnam?

What are procedures for initial vehicle registration in 2024 in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 12 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating procedures for initial vehicle registration:

Procedures for initial vehicle registration

1. Organizations and individuals shall carry out procedures for initial vehicle registration according to regulations in Article 9 of this Circular; they shall bring their vehicles to vehicle registration authorities and submit documents specified in Article 10 and Article 11 of this Circular.

2. After vehicle registration officers inspect vehicle registration applications and conduct physical inspection of vehicles, if these applications and vehicles are satisfactory, license plates shall be issued as follows:

a) New license plates shall be issued to owners who have not yet been issued with identification license plates or owners who have been issued with identification license places that are being used for registration of other vehicles.

b) Identification license plates shall be re-issued if such license plates have been revoked.

In case vehicles and their applications does not meet regulations, it is required to supplement and complete these applications according to guidelines from vehicle registration officers in application guideline notes.

3. The applicant may receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result, pay vehicle registration fee and receive license plate (in case the license plate is issued according to regulations in point a, Clause 2 of this Article); if the vehicle owner wishes to receive vehicle registration result by post, it/he/she shall register with the public post office;

4. The applicant may receive the vehicle registration certificate and the license plate (in case the license plate is issued according to regulations in point b, Clause 2 of this Article) in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post.

As regulated above, the procedures for initial vehicle registration are as follows:

Step 1: The vehicle owner shall log into the public service portal by the following link: https://dichvucong.gov.vn/ and be responsible for declaring full contents specified in the vehicle registration form, digitally signing or signing, stating full name and bearing seal (in case of an agency or organization).

They shall bring their vehicles to vehicle registration authorities and submit documents specified in Article 10 and Article 11 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA.

Step 2: After vehicle registration officers inspect vehicle registration applications and conduct physical inspection of vehicles, if these applications and vehicles are satisfactory, license plates shall be issued as follows:

- New license plates shall be issued to owners who have not yet been issued with identification license plates or owners who have been issued with identification license places that are being used for registration of other vehicles.

- Identification license plates shall be re-issued if such license plates have been revoked.

In case vehicles and their applications does not meet regulations, it is required to supplement and complete these applications according to guidelines from vehicle registration officers in application guideline notes.

Step 3: The applicant may receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result, pay vehicle registration fee and receive license plate (in case the license plate is issued according to regulations in point a, Clause 2 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA); if the vehicle owner wishes to receive vehicle registration result by post, it/he/she shall register with the public post office;

Step 4: The applicant may receive the vehicle registration certificate and the license plate (in case the license plate is issued according to regulations in point b, Clause 2 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA) in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post.

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What documents are included in the application for initial vehicle registration in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating the application for initial vehicle registration in Vietnam:

Application for initial vehicle registration

An application for initial vehicle registration includes:

1. Vehicle registration form;

2. Legal documentation of the vehicle owner.

3. Vehicle documentation.

As regulated above, an application for initial vehicle registration includes:

- Vehicle registration form;

- Legal documentation of the vehicle owner.

- Vehicle documentation.

Which authorities are responsible for identification license plate registration in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA stipulating vehicle registration authority:

The registration of identification license plates will be carried out at the authorized vehicle registration agency, and the specific agency will depend on the type of vehicle being registered, including:

Department of Traffic Police shall register identification license plates for following vehicles:

- Vehicles owned by the Ministry of Public Security;

- Vehicles owned by the Office of the President;

- Vehicles owned by the Office of the National Assembly;

- Vehicles owned by the Offices of Ministries, Ministerial-level Agencies, and Government Agencies;

- Vehicles owned by the Offices of Central Organizations of Political and Social Organizations;

- Vehicles owned by the Office of the Supreme People's Procuracy;

- Vehicles owned by the Office of the Supreme People's Court;

- Vehicles owned by the Office of the State Audit.

Division of Traffic Police shall register identification license plates for following vehicles (excluding vehicles under the jurisdiction for registration of the Department of Traffic Police):

- Automobiles, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles similar to automobiles owned by organizations or individuals whose headquarters or permanent residence addresses are located in provinces or central- affiliated cities; cities, districts or district-level towns.

- Automobiles with license plates purchased at auctions; confiscated vehicles in accordance with the law and motorcycles with a displacement volume of 175 cm³ or more owned by local organizations and individuals (initial registration)

- Automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds owned by foreign organizations or individuals, and local consulates.  

The police authority of a district shall register identification license plates for following vehicles (excluding vehicles under the jurisdiction for registration of the Department of Traffic Police, Division of Traffic Police and the police authority of a commune): automobiles, motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such district.

The police authority of a commune, ward or commune-level town shall register identification license plates for following vehicles (excluding vehicles under the jurisdiction for registration of the Department of Traffic Police, Division of Traffic Police):

- The commune-level police authorities of districts and district-level towns affiliated to central- affiliated cities shall register automobiles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts and towns.

- The commune-level police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities affiliated to a province (except for the police authorities of communes where headquarters of Traffic Police Divisions or the police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities are located) that have processed an average of at least 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year during the last 03 years shall register motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals whose headquarters/permanent residence addresses are located in such districts, district-level towns and cities.

With regard to a specific area, according to the actual number of registered vehicles, the nature of the area and the geographical distance, the director of the provincial Police Department shall agree with the Traffic Police Department on organization of vehicle registration as follows:

- In case of less than 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year in a commune, the police authority of that commune shall organize vehicle registration, or the police authority of the district or an assigned commune-level police authority shall organize vehicle registration for multiple communes;

- In case the number of applications for registration of new vehicles exceeds the capacity of the commune-level police authority, the police authorities of the district and adjacent communes may assist in processing vehicle registration applications submitted by organizations and individuals residing in the commune.

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