Driving in Campbelltown NSW with a foreign license is permitted if you fulfill all the following requirements below:
- You’re a temporary overseas visitor (tourists, people with working visa, people on a temporary business trip, people visiting relatives or friends)
- Your overseas licence or driver license is valid and current.
- Your overseas licence is in English, otherwise, you must carry an English translation of your license or your International Driving Permit.
- You have not been given a suspension or disqualification to drive in Campbelltown NSW or someplace else.
What are the licensing principles in Campbelltown NSW for temporary foreign visitors?
A temporary foreign visitor will be qualified to apply for a Campbelltown NSW driver licence upon residing for a continuous period of 6 weeks in Australia immediately before licence application. Take note that your latest date of birth in Australia has to be announced in the permit application form.
The licences will have the letter code ‘Q’ marked from the conditions area on the front of the license, and the text ‘Proof of permanent resident status not supplied to Roads and Maritime Services (replacing Roads and Traffic Authority)’ on the rear of the licence.
Licences with a ‘Q’ mark will be valid for a period of just 12 months, this also applies to Learner, P1, P2, and unrestricted licences.
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Be sure to’ve used this site to learn the traffic signs and other street rules so you can drive safely in Australia. Ignorance of these rules is no defence in court, and you may still be fined for not adhering to the principles even when you’re on a foreign licence.
Who’s exempted to these rules?
- Those moving an Australian interstate permit to a NSW licence or people who have already been issued with a NSW licence.
- New Zealand driver licence holders or New Zealand citizens.
- Temporary foreign visitors who are applying for a NSW student license
Renewal or program for NSW driver licence aren’t required for Australian citizens that aren’t permanently residing in Australia. They’re permitted to drive in NSW as an international customer assuming they possess a present foreign licence.
If you’re a New Zealand licence holder, you’ll be asked to obtain a NSW driver licence within 3 months of living in NSW or you need to stop driving. This applies to both temporary and permanent residents from New Zealand.
New Zealand citizens or New Zealand driver licence holder’s exemptions
Exemption applies to clients who present a New Zealand driver licence or New Zealand passport to the Roads and Marines Services.
You’re exempted from all of the temporary overseas visitor licensing agreements and you might be issued with a license of normal validity period. Your licence won’t be under the Q condition and you’ll be asked to stick to the 6 weeks waiting period.
You won’t be regarded as a visitor if you would like to live in NSW holding a permanent visa under the Commonwealth Migration Act 1958 or even if you’re already a permanent resident of Australia. On a current overseas license you’ll be permitted to drive for a maximum period of 3 weeks after your arrival in Australia.
Being a New Zealand licence holder, you’ll be asked to obtain a NSW driver licence within 3 months of living in NSW or you need to stop driving. This applies to both temporary and permanent residents from New Zealand.
The way to convert your overseas licence to a NSW licence?
You ought to be at least 17 years old to be permitted to obtain a NSW driver licence.
- Proceed to a Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) registry.
- Provide evidence of identity – you will have to supply two evidence of identity documents (one from List 1 and one from List 2).
- Provide a additional document as evidence of your NSW address in case your List 1 and List 2 files of identity doesn’t show your address.
- Present your overseas driver licence. If your overseas licence is not written in English you will need to provide an official translation just from the following:
- NSW Community Relations Commissions For a Multi-Cultural NSW.
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (the free translation service is only provided to eligible individuals).
- Translation in the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea confirmed through applicable South Korean driver permit authority (applicable for South Korean driver licences only).
If you can’t provide your overseas licence: you’ll need to offer a license standing and details verification letter in the overseas licence issuing authority or by a relevant consulate or diplomatic office (according to accumulated information from the overseas licence issuing authority).
- Pass the eyesight test.
- Have your picture be taken.
- Pay for the licence fee.
- Take and pass the knowledge test and the driving test for the necessary licence class. See below for exemptions in the understanding or practical driving test:
- You Have an Australian driver licence which have expired for more than 5 years and is verifiable through the issuing authority
- You hold a current overseas license or at least one that has expired for more than 5 years from a country identified as having commensurable licensing criteria to Australia (see licences from recognised countries)
- You hold a current New Zealand driver licence (learner licence or newspaper licence are considered invalid)
If you pass the driving test you will be issued one of the following licenses below:
- P1 licence will be issued to you in the event you’ve held your overseas driver licence for no longer than 12 months.
- P2 licence will be issued to you in the event you’ve held your overseas driver licence for over 12 months.
- Unrestricted licence will be issued to you in the event you’ve held your overseas driver licence for over 3 decades.
Should you fail the driving test you’ll need to find a learner licence to have another shot in a driving evaluation.
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