Find us on:
Ethos - Spirit of the Community
  • About Us
    • Spirit of the Community
    • ETHOS Constitution
    • FAQ's
    • Inbound Tour Operators Licence
    • Guide Team
    • Sapa Map
  • Create your Experience
    • The Spirit Tree
    • Simply Hmong
    • Photography Experience
    • Sapa Mountain Riders
    • Buffalo Valley Trek
    • Red Dao Sewing Workshop
    • Riverside Trek
    • Butterfly Valley BBQ
    • Tam Duong
    • Muong Hum Market
    • Black Hmong Hemp & Embroidery Workshop
    • Motorbike Adventures
    • Sapa Speciality Food Tour
    • Sapa Market Tour
    • Muong Hoa Valley
    • Hmong Batik
    • Sin Ho
    • Ta Giang Phin
    • Ha Giang / Tuyen Quang Special
    • Mu Cang Chai
    • Anthropological Tours
    • Textiles Tours
    • Taste of Muong Hoa (Half day)
    • Ta Phin Experience
    • Lu Weaving and Dyeing
    • Twin Waterfalls
    • Rice Terraces and Waterfalls
    • Ha Giang Loop?
    • The Great North Motorbike Loop
  • Photos & Videos
    • Explore and Discover
  • Contact Us
    • Online Booking Form
  • Train Transfers
  • Sapa Bus Service
  • They Came
  • Blog
  • Sapa Trekking Map
  • Sapa Tips
  • Social Responsibility
  • The History of Sapa
  • Papers and Publications
  • Accommodation in Sapa
  • Current Job Vacancies
  • A guide to Northern Markets
  • Six Tips for Travelling Vietnam Sustainably
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Press and Blogs
  • TrashTrekkers
  • ETHOS Newsletter
  • Reasons to visit Vietnam
  • Important Information

Option 2: Only applicable if you are in Vietnam with a visa valid for three months or MORE.

Status 1 - You have your home country driver’s licence and can operate either automobiles and/or motorcycles. However, you only have a tourist visa. Sadly, it’s impossible to convert to a Vietnamese driving license.

Status 2 - You have a visa to remain in Vietnam over three months. You have your home country driver’s license and can operate both automobiles and motorcycles. If this is you, you can obtain the equivalent driver’s licence in Vietnam, without the need to do a test. In short, it’s just about converting your license.

Status 3 - You have a visa to remain in Vietnam over three months. You hold your home country driver’s licence, but can only operate an automobile. If this is you, you can obtain a motorcycle licence after passing a motorcycle driving test. There is no need to do a theory test.

Status 4 - You have a visa to remain in Vietnam over three months but do not have any driver’s licence that allows you to operate an automobile or motorcycle. If this is you, you will need to pass both theory and driving tests to operate a motorcycle. Please note though, the theory test is in Vietnamese and on a computer screen with 20 questions and you must pass at least 18 of them. To make it more difficult, sadly you can’t have an interpreter. In other words, you need to be fluent in spoken and written Vietnamese.

Applying for a conversion:
​
Firstly, assure you have an up to date motorcycle driving licence in your country of origin. Car licences do not allow you to drive a motorcycle legally in Vietnam.

Fill in this form:  https://goo.gl/3gAr8X

Where to apply Vietnamese driver license:

In Hanoi, applications for temporary driver's licenses should be directed to the Office of Traffic and Public Works, 16 Cao Ba Quat Street (Website: http://www.sogtvt.hanoi.gov.vn)

In Ho Chi Minh City, applications should be directed to the Office of Transportation, 63 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1 (Tel 84-8 38 290 451)

In order to apply or convert your existing driver license to a Vietnamese equivalence, you need to submit the following documents:

+ One copy of your passport with the photo page and the visa page (both visa and passport need to be valid).
+ One copy of your existing driver license, with a translated and notarized version (by a public notary office)
+ Three passport size photos
+ Filled in application form (see above)
+ Processing fee
Proudly powered by Weebly