What type of driving license is required to drive a car in Vietnam? How long does it take to upgrade from a B1 to a B2 driving license in Vietnam?

What type of driving license is required to drive a car in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 16 of the Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT stipulating classification of driving licenses as follows:

[1] B1 class (automatic transmission) issued to persons who do not practice as a driver for controlling following types of cars:

- Automatic transmission 9-seat cars including driver seat;

- Trucks, including special trucks (automatic transmission) with design loading capacity less than 3.500 kg;

- Cars intended for the disabled.

[2] B1 class licenses issued to persons who do not practice as a driver for controlling following types of cars:

- 9-seat cars including driver seat;

- Trucks, including special trucks with design loading capacity less than 3.500 kg;

[3] B2 class licenses issued to persons who practice as a driver for controlling following types of cars:

- Special cars with design loading capacity less than 3.500 kg;

- Cars intended for B1 class.

[4] C class licenses issued to drivers controlling following types of cars:

- Trucks, including special trucks with design loading capacity from 3.500 kg and over;

- Tractors hauling a trailer with design loading capacity from 3,500 kg and over;

[5] D class licenses issued to drivers controlling following types of cars:

- 10 to 30-seat cars including driver seat;

- Cars intended for B1, B2 and C classes.

[6] E class licenses issued to drivers controlling following types of cars:

- Cars from 30 seats and over;

- Cars intended for B1, B2, C and D classes.

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How long does it take to upgrade from a B1 to a B2 driving license in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 Article 14 of the Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT stipulating license upgrade training as follows:

License upgrade training

1. Training time

a) B1 class (automatic transmission) to B1: 120 hours (practice: 120);

b) B1 class to B2: 94 hours (theory: 44, practice: 50);

c) B2 class to C: 192 hours (theory: 48, practice: 144);

d) C class to D: 192 hours (theory: 48, practice: 144);

dd) D class to E: 192 hours (theory: 48, practice: 144);

e) B2 class to D: 336 hours (theory: 56, practice: 280);

g) C class to E: 336 hours (theory: 56, practice: 280);

h) B2, D, E class to F: 192 hours (theory: 48, practice: 144);

i) C, D, E class to FC: 272 hours (theory: 48, practice: 224).

As regulations above, the duration of training for upgrading from a B1 to a B2 driving license is 94 hours, including 44 hours of theory and 50 hours of practice.

What are requirements for upgrading from a B1 to a B2 driving license in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 7 of the Circular 12/2017/TT-BGTVT (amended by Clause 5 Article 1 of the Circular 38/2019/TT-BGTVT) stipulating requirements for driving learners as follows:

Requirements for driving learners

1. Vietnamese citizens, foreigners who are eligible for residing, working or studying in Vietnam.

2. Minimum ages (to the time of attending the test), health and educational level as prescribed; those who apply for license upgrade may learn in advance but must be old enough to attend the test as prescribed.

3. Learners that apply for a license upgrade must obtain time and number of kilometers of safe driving as follows:

a) B1 class with automatic transmissions to B1: at least 01 year of driving and 12,000 km of safe driving;

b) B1 class to B2: at least 01 year of driving and 12,000 km of safe driving;

c) B2 class to C, C class to D, D class to E; B2, C, D, E classes to F; D, E classes to FC: at least 03 years of practicing as a driver and 50,000 km of safe driving;

d) B2 class to Article, C class to E: at least 05 year of practicing as a driver and 100,000 km of safe driving.

dd) If a learner who applies for a license upgrade commits administrative violation against regulations on road traffic and has his/her driving license suspended, the safe driving period shall begin from the date on which he/she finishes abiding by the decision on penalty for administrative violation.

4. Learners that apply for upgrade their license to D, E classes must obtain lower secondary education degree or above.

As regulations above, learners that apply for a license upgrade from B1 to a B2 must obtain following requirements:

- Vietnamese citizens, foreigners who are eligible for residing, working or studying in Vietnam.

- Minimum ages (to the time of attending the test), health and educational level as prescribed; those who apply for license upgrade may learn in advance but must be old enough to attend the test.

- Learners must obtain at least 01 year of driving and 12,000 km of safe driving.

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