RoK, Vietnam recognise each other's international driving permits
Citizens of the Republic of Korea (RoK) with a valid driver's licence can soon be eligible to drive in Vietnam with an international driving permit under a bilateral pact that will come into effect on July 23.
Seoul (VNA) – Citizens of the Republic ofKorea (RoK) with a valid driver's licence can soon be eligible to drive inVietnam with an international driving permit under a bilateral pact that will come into effect on July 23.
🔯 The pact was signed between the two nations on June 23 during RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to Vietnam.
The Korean National Police Agency expected some 4.3million Korean citizens to take advantage of the international driving permitto drive in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnamese tourists are already ableto drive in the RoK with an international driving permit. Korean citizens with a driver's licence can apply for theinternational driving permit. Once issued at police stations, licence examinationoffices, Incheon Airport or Gimhae Airport, the permit is valid for a year. Earlier, the RoK Government had granted permission forholders of international driving permits issued by Vietnam to drive in the RoKunder Article 96 of the country's Road Traffic Law. The RoK is a signatory of the Geneva Convention onRoad Traffic (1946) which has been ratified by 101 countries. The country acceptsinternational driving licences of signatories of the 1968 Vienna Convention. However, Vietnam only accepts driving licences ofcountries participating in the Vienna Convention with the participation of 86 nations./.
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