Requirements for driving learners from 2025

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 14 of Circular 35/2024/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport (effective from January 1, 2025) stipulates the requirements for driving learners as follows:

1. Being a Vietnamese citizen, a foreigner who is allowed to reside or is working or studying in Vietnam.

2. Learners who want to upgrade their driving license must comply with the provisions of Clause 4, Article 60 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; in which, the safe driving time for each driving license class is specifically regulated as follows:

a) Class B to C1, B to C, B to D1, B to BE, C1 to C, C1 to D1, C1 to D2, C1 to C1E, C to D1, C to D2, D1 to D2, D1 to D, D1 to D1E, D2 to D, D2 to D2E, D to DE: safe driving time from 02 years or more;

b) Class B to D2, C to CE, C to D: safe driving time from 03 years or more.

3. People who already have a Class B automatic driving license can register to study for a new Class B mechanical driving license (manual transmission), people who already have a Class B driving license can register to study for a new Class C1 driving license and must study all the contents of the driving training program as prescribed, the driving student's profile is implemented according to the provisions in Clause 1, Article 15 of this Circular; in case of passing the test, the testing organization shall send a written request to the agency that issued the vehicle license to cut the corner of the old driving license and send a written request to the Vietnam Road Administration to delete the management number of the issued driving license.

Thus, from 2025, driving learners need to meet the above requirements.