Convert overseas licence

• If you're moving to Victoria and plan to live here for more than 6 months, you must convert your overseas driver licence or learner permit to a Victorian one.
• If you're staying for less than 6 months, you can drive with your overseas driver licence or learner permit – as long as it's valid, and it's in English or has a translation. 

If your driver licence or learner permit is not in English, you must have it translated by any NAATI accredited translator or the country’s consulate in Australia. Fees may apply.

You can use a translated current International Driver Permit if it complies with the UN Convention for international driving permits and:

• is issued by the country which issued your overseas driver licence
• it contains the first issue date, licence categories, expiry date, your full name and date of birth
• is used in conjunction with your overseas licence, which you must also carry.

The 6-month period starts from the day you first begin living in Victoria, even if you leave and return later.

Use our requirements checker to see what you need to do to convert your overseas car or motorcycle licence. 

Your Victorian licence conversion requirements depend on your licence type, the age you were when your overseas licence was first issued, how long you’ve held that licence and the country or jurisdiction where it was issued.

 
Use our requirements checker to find out exactly what you need to do to convert your overseas car or motorcycle licence.