Permanent visa holders and New Zealand citizens
If you are an Australian permanent resident or hold a permanent visa under the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 and you intend to stay in NSW, you are not considered to be a visitor. As such, you are allowed to drive in NSW on a current overseas licence for a maximum of three months after arriving in Australia. If you wish to continue driving, you must obtain a NSW driver licence.

If you are a licence holder from New Zealand (regardless if you are a permanent or temporary resident), you must obtain a NSW driver licence within three months of residing in NSW or you must stop driving.

How do I convert my overseas driver licence to a NSW driver licence?
To obtain a NSW driver licence you must be 17 years of age or older.

If your licence is written in English:

Go to an RTA motor registry and present your overseas licence
If your licence is not written in English, provide:

Your overseas licence and an official translation from the NSW Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW.
The RTA also accepts translations obtained from the fee-free translation service provided by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The DIAC fee-free translation service is only available for eligible people. Further information on fee-free translations for eligible persons is available on the DIAC website at immi.gov.au.

For Korean driver licences, the RTA accepts translations from the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea as the Consulate verifies the licence details with the relevant Korean driver licence authority.

Translations obtained through other means are not acceptable.

If you cannot produce your overseas licence, provide:

A letter from the overseas licence issuing authority confirming your licence details and status, or
A letter from a relevant consulate or diplomatic office (based on information received from the overseas licence issuing authority) confirming your licence details and status.
You must also:

Prove your NSW address,
Prove your identity,
Pass an eyesight test,
Pass a knowledge test for each class of licence required, unless exempt,
Pass a driving test for each class of licence required, unless exempt,
Pay the licensing fee, and
Have your photo taken by the RTA for your driver licence card.
Exemptions from licence tests
You may not be required to pass a car knowledge test or practical driving test if:

You have previously held an Australian driver licence that expired within the last five years and it can be verified by the issuing authority,
You hold a current New Zealand driver licence (not a New Zealand learner licence or paper licence), or
You are applying for a car licence and you hold a current overseas licence (not a learner licence), or one that expired within the last five years, from a country recognised as having comparable licensing standards to Australia. See Licences from recognised countries for more information.
What happens next?
If you have held your driver or rider licence for less than 12 months, you will be issued a NSW provisional P1 licence. If you have held your driver licence for more than 12 months but less than three years, a provisional P2 licence will be issued. If you have held your drivers licence for more than three years, you will be issued with a NSW unrestricted licence.

If you fail the driving test, your visiting driving privileges will be withdrawn. To continue to drive in NSW you must then get a learner licence that will allow you to drive and attempt another driving test.

You must provide documentary proof of the first issue date of your overseas licence if the period for which you have held the licence is to be recognised for the issue of a NSW licence. Before you first attend the motor registry, you may wish to obtain a letter from the licence issuing authority (on their letterhead) or from your relevant consulate or diplomatic office, confirming your licence details, including the first issue date. If the letter is not in English, an official translation as mentioned above, is also required.

It is a legal requirement under Australian licensing laws that only one licence can be used for driving in Australia.

Before a NSW licence is issued, you must present your overseas licence so the details can be verified and recorded.

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