To drive in Victoria on an overseas licence, you need to translate your license if it’s not in English. If you’re from a country where Vicroads can’t verify your driving history, you’ll need to provide a translation of your foreign driving history. This translation will need to be NAATI certified. You may also need to sit a VicRoads drive test.

If you have an interstate or New Zealand driver’s licence, you can use it to drive in Victoria for as long as it remains current. You don’t need to get a Victorian licence.

 

However, if you want to drive a commercial vehicle (for example, a taxi or truck), you will need to apply for a Victorian driver’s licence. This is because different states and territories have different rules and regulations for these types of vehicles.

 

If you’re from a country where we can’t verify your driving history, you’ll need to provide us with a translation of your foreign driving history from an accredited translation service. You may also need to sit a VicRoads drive test.

 

You can find more information about how to change your overseas driver’s license to Victoria on the VicRoads website.

The cost of a NAATI translation can vary depending on the length and complexity of the document, as well as the language it is being translated from.

For a basic NAATI driver’s licence translation, you will pay $69.

All you need to do is email us your foreign driver’s licence so we can translate it for you. Really? Yep, just like that. Send it through to info@sylaba.com.au – we will confirm the price and turnaround ($69, 2 business days) and tell you how to place the order. You’ll get the translation of your foreign driver’s license in your inbox. And by post, if you request it.

The short answer is yet. You will most likely need your foreign driver’s licence translated by a NAATI-certified translator. Head to the relevant government department for the state where you live to learn more about this.

We provide translations of foreign driver’s licences in Melbourne and all major cities of Australia. We don’t need to see the original driver’s licence to be able to translate it. All we need is a scanned copy or even a clear photo taken with your phone.

Translations do not have an expiry date, but your driver’s licence might.

We can post hard copies at no extra charge. But we only provide electronic copies unless you request for hard copies to be posted to your designated address.