According to Clause 2 Article 11 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, the vehicle owner wishes to replace 3-digit or 4-digit license plate number to 5-digit license plate number is a subject matter of replacement of license plate. Below are the instructions for changing vehicle license plates from 4 digits to 5 digits.
Article table of contents
Step 1: Prepare dossiers
1. Vehicle registration declaration
2. The owner’s legal documentation
If the legal owner is Vietnamese, one of these documents must be submitted: Identity card (9-digit or 12-digit) or household register.
If the legal owner is a member of armed forces' personnel, one of these documents must be submitted: people’s police or military identity card or document certified by the head of working agency/unit of regiment or higher, division of police office of district or higher (in the absence of identity card of the armed forces' personnel).
If the legal owner is a Vietnamese expatriate currently living and working in Vietnam, temporary residence or household register and passport (valid) or any other valid document in lieu of passport must be submitted.
If the legal owner is a foreign national:
- As for foreign nationals who are working for diplomatic missions, consular posts and representative offices of international organizations: they must show a letter of accreditation to Directorate of State Protocol or Department of Foreign Affairs and Diplomatic and Official Identity Card (valid);
- As for foreign nationals working and living in Vietnam: they must show their passport (valid) or other valid substitutes for the passport.
If the legal owner is an agency or organization:
- If the legal owner is a Vietnamese agency or organization: identity card (9-digit or 12-digit) of the authorized person must be shown. Regarding a military enterprise, a letter of introduction signed and sealed by the Director of Department of Vehicles affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense must be shown;
- If the legal owner is a diplomatic mission, consular post and representative office of international organization in Vietnam: A letter of accreditation from Directorate of State Protocol or Department of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic and Official Identity Card (valid) of the authorized person must be shown;
- If the legal owner is a joint-venture or wholly foreign-owned enterprise, representative office and a foreign enterprise who have won a bidding in Vietnam, and non-governmental organization: the authorized person to register their vehicle must show his/her identity card (9-digit or 12-digit) or passport (in case of foreigner).
3. The license plate
Step 2: Submit dossiers
Applicants shall submit dossiers at the issuing authority, specifically at one of the following agencies:
- Department of Traffic Police;
- Division of Traffic Police;
- Division of Roadway - Railway Traffic Police;
- Division of Road Traffic Police affiliated to the Department of Public Security of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as Traffic Police Division);
- The Police of a district, town and provincial municipality (hereinafter referred to as the Police of a district).
Step 3: Pay the fee for changing the license plate number
The fee for changing license plates is determined for each specific group as specified in Article 5 of Circular No. 229/2016/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam on the rate, collection, payment and management of charges for registration and license plate of road motor vehicles, specifically as follows:
The rate of charges on an individual's automobile or motorcycle registered and plated in a zone whose mandatory charges are lower than the zone to which the vehicle is relocated due to job relocation or change of permanent address shall be equal to that for revision of registration and license plate according to Section II of the schedule in Section 1 of this Article provided that the vehicle owner does not change and the formalities defined by police authorities are fulfilled upon registration.
Note: According to Clause 4 Article 5 of Circular No. 229/2016/TT-BTC, for passenger automobiles with 9 seats or less or motorcycles transferred to a zone imposing higher charges than those of the previous zone (whether the owner is changed), the organizations and individuals shall pay the charge for new registration as follows:
Step 4: Receive the result
According to Article 4 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BCA, the deadline for issuing and changing vehicle registration certificates and license plates is within a maximum of 2 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid application. If the application is submitted within the specified timeframe, the applicant can visit the designated agency to receive the results as stated in the appointment letter.
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