WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE IDP 1968 & IDP 1949

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    TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Convention on Road Traffic – Vienna, 8 November 1968

    The IDP is an agreement between countries to recognize each other’s driver’s licenses to drive together. There are different versions of the IDP: the 1968 convention and the 1949 convention. To legally drive in Vietnam, your international driving license should follow the 1968 convention. Here is the list that has valid licenses to drive in Vietnam.

    Participant 

    Signature

    Accession, Succession, Ratification

    Albania

     

    29 Jun 2000 a

    Andorra

     

    25 Sep 2024 a

    Armenia

     

     8 Feb 2005 a

    Austria

     8 Nov 1968

    11 Aug 1981

    Azerbaijan

     

     3 Jul 2002 a

    Bahamas

     

    14 May 1991 a

    Bahrain

     

     4 May 1973 a

    Belarus

     8 Nov 1968

    18 Jun 1974

    Belgium

     8 Nov 1968

    16 Nov 1988

    Benin

     

     7 Jul 2022 a

    Bosnia and Herzegovina 

     

     1 Sep 1993 d

    Brazil

     8 Nov 1968

    29 Oct 1980

    Bulgaria

     8 Nov 1968

    28 Dec 1978

    Cabo Verde

     

    12 Jun 2018 a

    Central African Republic

     

     3 Feb 1988 a

    Chile

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Costa Rica

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Côte d’Ivoire

     

    24 Jul 1985 a

    Croatia 

     

    23 Nov 1992 d

    Cuba

     

    30 Sep 1977 a

    Czech Republic 

     

     2 Jun 1993 d

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

     

    25 Jul 1977 a

    Denmark 

     8 Nov 1968

     3 Nov 1986

    Ecuador

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Egypt

     

    15 Dec 2023 a

    El Salvador

     

    27 Aug 2024 a

    Estonia

     

    24 Aug 1992 a

    Ethiopia

     

    25 Aug 2021 a

    Finland

    16 Dec 1969

     1 Apr 1985

    France

     8 Nov 1968

     9 Dec 1971

    Georgia

     

    23 Jul 1993 a

    Germany 

     8 Nov 1968

     3 Aug 1978

    Ghana

    22 Aug 1969

     

    Greece

     

    18 Dec 1986 a

    Guyana

     

    31 Jan 1973 a

    Holy See

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Honduras

     

     3 Feb 2020 a

    Hungary

     8 Nov 1968

    16 Mar 1976

    Indonesia

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Iran 

     8 Nov 1968

    21 May 1976

    Iraq

     

     1 Feb 2017 a

    Israel

     8 Nov 1968

    11 May 1971

    Italy

     8 Nov 1968

     2 Oct 1996

    Kazakhstan

     

     4 Apr 1994 a

    Kenya

     

     9 Sep 2009 a

    Kuwait

     

    14 Mar 1980 a

    Kyrgyzstan

     

    30 Aug 2006 a

    Latvia

     

    19 Oct 1992 a

    Liberia

     

    16 Sep 2005 a

    Liechtenstein

     

     2 Mar 2020 a

    Lithuania

     

    20 Nov 1991 a

    Luxembourg

     8 Nov 1968

    25 Nov 1975

    Maldives

     

     9 Jan 2023 a

    Mexico

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Monaco

     

     6 Jun 1978 a

    Mongolia

     

    19 Dec 1997 a

    Montenegro 

     

    23 Oct 2006 d

    Morocco

     

    29 Dec 1982 a

    Myanmar

     

    26 Jun 2019 a

    Netherlands 

     

     8 Nov 2007 a

    Niger

     

    11 Jul 1975 a

    Nigeria

     

    18 Oct 2018 a

    North Macedonia 

     

    18 Aug 1993 d

    Norway

    23 Dec 1969

     1 Apr 1985

    Oman

     

     9 Jun 2020 a

    Pakistan

     

    19 Mar 1986 a

    Peru

     

     6 Oct 2006 a

    Philippines

     8 Nov 1968

    27 Dec 1973

    Poland

     8 Nov 1968

    23 Aug 1984

    Portugal

     8 Nov 1968

    30 Sep 2010

    Qatar

     

     6 Mar 2013 a

    Republic of Korea 

    29 Dec 1969

     

    Republic of Moldova

     

    26 May 1993 a

    Romania

     8 Nov 1968

     9 Dec 1980

    Russian Federation

     8 Nov 1968

     7 Jun 1974

    San Marino

     8 Nov 1968

    20 Jul 1970

    Saudi Arabia

     

    12 May 2016 a

    Senegal

     

    16 Aug 1972 a

    Serbia 

     

    12 Mar 2001 d

    Seychelles

     

    11 Apr 1977 a

    Slovakia 

     

     1 Feb 1993 d

    Slovenia 

     

     6 Jul 1992 d

    South Africa

     

     1 Nov 1977 a

    Spain

     8 Nov 1968

     

    State of Palestine

     

    11 Nov 2019 a

    Sweden

     8 Nov 1968

    25 Jul 1985

    Switzerland

     8 Nov 1968

    11 Dec 1991

    Tajikistan

     

     9 Mar 1994 a

    Thailand

     8 Nov 1968

     1 May 2020

    Tunisia

     

     5 Jan 2004 a

    Türkiye

     

    22 Jan 2013 a

    Turkmenistan

     

    14 Jun 1993 a

    Uganda

     

    23 Aug 2022 a

    Ukraine

     8 Nov 1968

    12 Jul 1974

    United Arab Emirates

     

    10 Jan 2007 a

    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 

     8 Nov 1968

    28 Mar 2018

    Uruguay

     

     8 Apr 1981 a

    Uzbekistan

     

    17 Jan 1995 a

    Venezuela 

     8 Nov 1968

     

    Viet Nam 

     

    20 Aug 2014 a

    Zimbabwe

     

    31 Jul 1981 a

     

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