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License to Operate a Driving School
驾驶学校经营许可证
ອະນຸຍາດດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດ ໂຮງຮຽນສອນຂັບລົດ
Any person or legal entity that intends to establish and operate a driving school that will teach how to drive both a normal vehicle and heavy vehicle. Apply at Public Work and Transport Department.
Who needs this
Any person or legal entity that intends to establish and operate a driving school that will teach how to drive both a normal vehicle and heavy vehicle.
Requirements
- Shall have the Board of Directors that have a high school diploma or specialised knowledge relating to vehicle mechanics from the Intermediate Level and shall passed the training course relating to all the relevant legal acts
- Shall have at least 1 teacher who has specialised knowledge on vehicle, has passed the training course relating to driving lessons. Also, the applicant shall have at least 2 teachers who can teach practica lessons on driving, who have driving license of at least class C and have more than 5 five years of driving experiences
- Shall have appropriate location, permanent structures, teaching facilities that are modern and be sufficiently equipped for the driving lessons
- Shall have at least 3 cars or at least 5 types of vehicles for teaching in case of the general vehicle driving lessons
- Shall have the curriculum that is in compliance with the Decision No. 2326/MPTW
- Shall have registered capital of more than 8 billions LAK for general vehicle driving school or 15 billions LAK for heavy vehicle driving school
- In case of a general vehicle driving school, the foreign investor can only invest 49% of the total capital but for the heavy vehicle driving school, the foreign investor can invest 100%.
Documents — first application
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Annual Tax Payment | |
| Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate | |
| Feasibility Study | |
| Copy of ID | |
| Application Form | |
| Passport | for foreign investor |
| Letter of Assets Declaration | |
| Education Certificate | academic certificate of the owners and staff |
| Photo (3x4) | photo of the owner (4 photos) |
| Certificate of the Capital Importation | Or Bank Statement (for foreign investor) |
Documents — renewal
| Document | Note |
|---|---|
| Copy of Enterprise Registration Certificate | |
| Application form for renewal | |
| Photo (3x4) | |
| Certificate of Annual Tax Payment | or the receipt of tax payment |
Legal framework
- Instruction governing the Establishment of Controlled Business in Public Works and Transportation Sector
- Provision on the Establishment of Driving School Business
- Law on Land Traffic (Revised)
How to submit
- Means of presentation
- At the Authority Offices
- Address of authority
- Public Work and Transport Department, Vientiane Capital
- Processing time
- 3 The authority will consider and issue the license within 3 official days after the applicants submit the complete application and required documents. The applicant is recommended to follow up with the authority closely in case the submitted documents or/and required documents are incomplete. The applicant will later have to submit the correct documents according to the advice from the authority.
Validity and renewal
- Has an expiry date
- YES
- Validity
- 12 months
- Renewal process
- This formality shall be valid until 31 of December for each year and it shall be renewed by 30th of March in the following year.