Required Drivers license in Sydney Depends on your current license
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Required Drivers licence for Visitors to Sydney in
NSW Australia
The source of information on this page is the website of the road and
traffic authority of NSW. The link is provided below. You should visit
their site if you need to understand the legal issues related to your
license conditions.
International drivers licence for visitors to Sydney can be used for driving
cars in Sydney if you do not intend to stay in NSW and do not hold a
permanent visa as this makes you a visiting driver.
Please note that if you hold a current overseas driver licence you are not
required to get a NSW licence even if your stay is longer than three
months.
If the licence is not written in English, an International Driving Permit, or
an English translation must also be carried with the licence when driving.
As of 14 October 2005, visiting car licence holders may drive vehicles of a
kind covered by NSW class C licences (up to 4.5 tonnes GVM and seating
up to 12 adults, including the driver.
For the source of this information and for more information on required
drivers licence for visitors to Sydney, visit this official website of NSW road
and traffic authority.
Required Drivers licence for Permanent visa holders and New Zealand
citizens
If you intend to stay in NSW and you hold a permanent visa you are no
longer considered to be a visitor. In this case, you are allowed to drive or
ride in NSW on a current overseas licence for a maximum of three months
after arriving in Australia.
If you are a licence holder from New Zealand, you must obtain a NSW
licence within three months of residing in NSW or stop driving.
If you wish to continue to drive you must get a NSW licence.
To obtain a NSW licence you must be aged 17 years or older.
If your Drivers licence is written in English:
• Go to an RTA motor registry and present your licence.
If your licence is not written in English, provide:
• Your overseas licence and an official translation from the NSW
Community Relations Commission or the Commonwealth Department of
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
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:
• Provide proof of 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 or riding test, unless exempt.
Exemptions from licence tests
You may not be required to pass a car/rider knowledge test or practical
driving/riding test if:
• You have previously held an Australian driver or rider licence which
can be verified by the issuing authority.
• You hold a current New Zealand driver or rider licence.
• You are applying for a car or rider licence and you hold a current
overseas licence, or one that expired within the last five years, from a
country recognised as having comparable licensing standards to Australia.
Recognition of licences from certain countries
As from 17 January 2005 customers are exempt from the car and rider
knowledge test if they hold an acceptable licence from one of the
recognised countries.
Recognised countries
• Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark
• Finland, France, Germany, Greece
• Ireland, Isle of Man (licences issued since 1 April 1991), Italy,
Japan, Luxembourg
• Malta (licences issued since 2 January 2004), Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Singapore, Spain
• Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
NSW Australia
The source of information on this page is the website of the road and
traffic authority of NSW. The link is provided below. You should visit
their site if you need to understand the legal issues related to your
license conditions.
International drivers licence for visitors to Sydney can be used for driving
cars in Sydney if you do not intend to stay in NSW and do not hold a
permanent visa as this makes you a visiting driver.
Please note that if you hold a current overseas driver licence you are not
required to get a NSW licence even if your stay is longer than three
months.
If the licence is not written in English, an International Driving Permit, or
an English translation must also be carried with the licence when driving.
As of 14 October 2005, visiting car licence holders may drive vehicles of a
kind covered by NSW class C licences (up to 4.5 tonnes GVM and seating
up to 12 adults, including the driver.
For the source of this information and for more information on required
drivers licence for visitors to Sydney, visit this official website of NSW road
and traffic authority.
Required Drivers licence for Permanent visa holders and New Zealand
citizens
If you intend to stay in NSW and you hold a permanent visa you are no
longer considered to be a visitor. In this case, you are allowed to drive or
ride in NSW on a current overseas licence for a maximum of three months
after arriving in Australia.
If you are a licence holder from New Zealand, you must obtain a NSW
licence within three months of residing in NSW or stop driving.
If you wish to continue to drive you must get a NSW licence.
To obtain a NSW licence you must be aged 17 years or older.
If your Drivers licence is written in English:
• Go to an RTA motor registry and present your licence.
If your licence is not written in English, provide:
• Your overseas licence and an official translation from the NSW
Community Relations Commission or the Commonwealth Department of
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs.
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:
• Provide proof of 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 or riding test, unless exempt.
Exemptions from licence tests
You may not be required to pass a car/rider knowledge test or practical
driving/riding test if:
• You have previously held an Australian driver or rider licence which
can be verified by the issuing authority.
• You hold a current New Zealand driver or rider licence.
• You are applying for a car or rider licence and you hold a current
overseas licence, or one that expired within the last five years, from a
country recognised as having comparable licensing standards to Australia.
Recognition of licences from certain countries
As from 17 January 2005 customers are exempt from the car and rider
knowledge test if they hold an acceptable licence from one of the
recognised countries.
Recognised countries
• Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark
• Finland, France, Germany, Greece
• Ireland, Isle of Man (licences issued since 1 April 1991), Italy,
Japan, Luxembourg
• Malta (licences issued since 2 January 2004), Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Singapore, Spain
• Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA