The International Driving Permit (IDP) must always be accompanied by a valid national driving license.
The IDP is typically valid for up to 3 years, or until the expiry of your national license.
IDPs issued by Vietnam are not valid for use within Vietnam itself.
Here is the list of 85 countries that recognize the International Driving Permit (IDP) under the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic, organized by their international telephone country codes in ascending order:
| 1 | Bahamas |
| 30 | Greece |
| 31 | Netherlands |
| 32 | Belgium |
| 33 | France |
| 34 | Spain |
| 36 | Hungary |
| 39 | Italy |
| 40 | Romania |
| 41 | Switzerland |
| 43 | Austria |
| 44 | United Kingdom |
| 45 | Denmark |
| 46 | Sweden |
| 47 | Norway |
| 48 | Poland |
| 49 | Germany |
| 51 | Peru |
| 52 | Mexico |
| 53 | Cuba |
| 54 | Argentina |
| 55 | Brazil |
| 56 | Chile |
| 58 | Venezuela |
| 60 | Malaysia |
| 61 | Australia |
| 62 | Indonesia |
| 63 | Philippines |
| 66 | Thailand |
| 84 | Viet Nam |
| 90 | Turkey |
| 91 | India |
| 92 | Pakistan |
| 93 | Afghanistan |
| 94 | Sri Lanka |
| 95 | Myanmar |
| 98 | Iran |
| 212 | Morocco |
| 216 | Tunisia |
| 218 | Libya |
| 220 | Gambia |
| 221 | Senegal |
| 225 | Côte d’Ivoire |
| 229 | Benin |
| 230 | Mauritius |
| 233 | Ghana |
| 234 | Nigeria |
| 236 | Central African Republic |
| 237 | Cameroon |
| 240 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 241 | Gabon |
| 243 | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 244 | Angola |
| 248 | Seychelles |
| 250 | Rwanda |
| 254 | Kenya |
| 255 | Tanzania |
| 256 | Uganda |
| 260 | Zambia |
| 261 | Madagascar |
| 263 | Zimbabwe |
| 264 | Namibia |
| 265 | Malawi |
| 266 | Lesotho |
| 267 | Botswana |
| 268 | Eswatini |
| 269 | Comoros |
| 290 | Saint Helena |
| 297 | Aruba |
| 298 | Faroe Islands |
| 299 | Greenland |
| 350 | Gibraltar |
| 351 | Portugal |
| 352 | Luxembourg |
| 353 | Ireland |
| 354 | Iceland |
| 355 | Albania |
| 356 | Malta |
| 357 | Cyprus |
| 358 | Finland |
| 359 | Bulgaria |
| 370 | Lithuania |
| 371 | Latvia |
| 372 | Estonia |
| 373 | Moldova |
| 374 | Armenia |
| 375 | Belarus |
| 376 | Andorra |
| 377 | Monaco |
| 378 | San Marino |
| 380 | Ukraine |
| 381 | Serbia |
| 382 | Montenegro |
| 383 | Kosovo |
| 385 | Croatia |
| 386 | Slovenia |
| 387 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 389 | North Macedonia |
| 420 | Czech Republic |
| 421 | Slovakia |
| 423 | Liechtenstein |
| 850 | North Korea |
| 852 | Hong Kong |
| 853 | Macau |
| 855 | Cambodia |
| 856 | Laos |
| 880 | Bangladesh |
| 886 | Taiwan |
| 971 | United Arab Emirates |
| 972 | Israel |
| 973 | Bahrain |
| 974 | Qatar |
| 975 | Bhutan |
| 976 | Mongolia |
| 977 | Nepal |
| 992 | Tajikistan |
| 993 | Turkmenistan |
| 994 | Azerbaijan |
| 995 | Georgia |
| 996 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 998 | Uzbekistan |