Nghe An: Only accept issuance, renewal and re-issuance of driving licenses with validity of less than 15 days

Driving license is still valid for nearly 1 year but still going to change it

For many days now, the administrative procedure settlement area of ​​the Department of Transport at the Provincial Public Administration Service Center has always been crowded. Many people have to come early in the morning, wait for hours, even all day for their turn.

The reason is not only due to cases of renewing driver's licenses, but also because some people do not fully understand the new regulations after the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety comes into effect, so they are afraid that if they do not renew in time, their driver's licenses will no longer be valid.

Mr. Le Duc Nhan, Nghi Loc district, shared: "When the officer received and checked my driver's license, they said that my driver's license was still valid until early July 2025, so it was not required to be changed. Before that, I heard a lot of information on social networks and from people around me that, according to the Law on Order and Road Traffic Safety, effective from January 1, 2025, all driver's licenses must be renewed. Therefore, I came here to do the procedure to change my license, but I did not expect that I was not required to change it yet."

It is worth mentioning that the reason for changing the driver's license even though it is still valid for a long time also comes from the concern of many people about the transfer of the authority to issue and change driver's licenses from the Ministry of Transport to the Ministry of Public Security.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, a resident of Vinh City, said that her driver's license still had nearly a year to expire, but she still went to renew it. However, when it was her turn to get a queue number, she was informed that she was currently only accepting applications for renewal or re-issuance of driver's licenses with a validity period of less than 15 days. Explaining the reason for going to renew early, Ms. Thanh shared: "Hearing that the issuance and renewal of driver's licenses would be transferred from the Ministry of Transport to the Ministry of Public Security, I was worried about whether the new process would be complicated or not. I plan to go abroad to work soon, so I took the opportunity to renew it for peace of mind."

Similarly, Mr. Nguyen The Trinh, from Do Luong district, also left because his driving license still had 6 months to expire. Regarding the reason for changing it early, Mr. Trinh expressed: "I am worried that when the transfer is completed, the issuance and change procedures will change, and may require additional documents, so I changed it early to be sure."

For these reasons, there were times when the Public Administration Service Center became overloaded, forcing the Department of Transport to mobilize additional staff to support. According to data from the Department of Transport's Vehicle and Driver Management Department, on average, about 350 applications were received each day, including 300 applications for driver's license renewal and 50 for restoration. Meanwhile, the number of applications for renewal via the public service portal was only 100-150 applications per day, a significant decrease compared to before.

Priority should be given to using online public services.

According to Mr. Tran Anh Tuan - Head of Vehicle and Driver Management Department, Department of Transport: The Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, effective from January 1, 2025, stipulates that driving licenses issued before the effective date of this law will continue to be used until the expiration date stated on the license.

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Regarding the change of the agency in charge of issuing and exchanging driving licenses from the Department of Transport to the Police, people should not worry because whichever department is in charge, the issuance and exchange of driving licenses will follow regulations, creating conditions for people to complete procedures conveniently and quickly.

In the coming time, when the Ministry of Public Security performs the task of state management of testing and issuing driving licenses, people can issue and renew their driving licenses right at the commune-level police station, without having to go to the Public Administration Service Center in Vinh City as at present. This will save people's costs and travel time; at the same time, reduce pressure on the Public Administration Service Center, contributing to improving the quality of service to the people.

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan said that on February 19, 2025, the Department of Transport issued a notice on receiving procedures for exchanging and re-issuing driving licenses in Nghe An province. Accordingly, based on Conclusion No. 121-KL/TW dated January 24, 2025 of the Party Central Committee on summarizing the implementation of Resolution No. 18-NQ/TW of the 12th Party Central Committee, in which the Ministry of Public Security was assigned to take over the task of state management of testing and granting of road motor vehicle driving licenses from the Ministry of Transport; Based on Official Dispatch No. 802/CDBVN-QLVTPT&NL dated February 14, 2025 of the Vietnam Road Administration on the handover of the task of testing and granting driving licenses; Pursuant to Official Dispatch No. 905/CDBVN-QLVTPT&NL dated February 19, 2025 of the Vietnam Road Administration on coordinating the assignment of state management tasks on testing and granting driving licenses. To ensure sufficient time to process applications for changing and re-issuing driving licenses before the date of the decision to transfer tasks and carry out the task handover as prescribed.

Regarding this content, Mr. Tran Anh Tuan also said that after the Provincial Police held a coordination conference to prepare for receiving a number of functions and tasks of departments and branches transferred to Nghe An Police, including state management of testing and granting of road motor vehicle driving licenses, from February 21, the Provincial Police began implementing professional training courses for officers of the Traffic Police Department, organized at the headquarters of the Traffic Police Department and the Road Motor Vehicle Driving Testing Center No. 1 Nghe An. This training process took place with close coordination and professional exchange between officers of the Traffic Police Department and the specialized department of the Department of Transport.

Therefore, people should closely monitor official information from authorities and not rush to change their driving licenses before the deadline.

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The rush to change driver's licenses when not really necessary not only leads to overload, causing difficulties in receiving and processing documents, but also affects those with more urgent needs. When there is a need to change driver's licenses, people should prioritize using online public services - a convenient, fast solution that helps save time and effort.