Victorian driver licence
Updated 22 July 2026
Fees, phone numbers and eligibility change. Always confirm details on the official website before you rely on them.
Overview
If you have moved to Victoria on an overseas driver licence, you can drive on it for up to 6 months, but if you plan to stay longer you must convert it to a Victorian licence through VicRoads. What you need to do depends on your age, the country that issued your licence and how long you have held it, and may include a Hazard Perception Test and a practical drive test. Use the VicRoads online requirements checker to find your exact steps and to book an appointment.
Step by step
Step 1: Check how long you can keep driving on your overseas licence: you may drive in Victoria for up to 6 months from the day you first begin living here, after which you must convert. Always carry your overseas licence, and if it is not in English also carry an English translation from a NAATI accredited translator or your country's consulate, or a valid International Driving Permit.
Step 2: Use the VicRoads online requirements checker (vicroads.vic.gov.au/licences/new-to-victoria/convert-your-overseas-licence) to find exactly what you must do, based on your age, licence type, how long you have held the licence and the country that issued it.
Step 3: Book an overseas licence verification appointment at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre to have your identity and overseas licence checked. An appointment fee of AUD22.10 applies.
Step 4: If required, complete the Hazard Perception Test. Your first online attempt is free, and the test is available in Albanian and several other languages.
Step 5: If required, book and pass the practical drive test. You must supply a suitable vehicle yourself, and an eyesight test is included.
Step 6: Pay the licence fee to be issued your Victorian driver licence (a 3-year or 10-year term). Your plastic licence is posted to you, and you can also use a digital driver licence in the myVicRoads app.
Eligibility & requirements
- You have moved to Victoria (or plan to stay more than 6 months) and hold a current overseas driver licence or learner permit.
- If your licence is not in English, you must have it translated by a NAATI accredited translator or your country's consulate in Australia, or carry a valid International Driving Permit that complies with the UN Convention.
- Your exact requirements (whether you need the Hazard Perception Test and/or the drive test) depend on your age when the overseas licence was first issued, how long you have held it, and the country that issued it. Use the VicRoads requirements checker to confirm.
- To sit the Hazard Perception Test online, you must first have your identity and overseas licence verified at a VicRoads Customer Service Centre (or book an overseas licence verification appointment).
- Learner permit holders must always be supervised by someone who holds a full Australian or overseas driver licence.
Costs
| Item | Indicative cost |
|---|---|
| Appointment fee to verify your overseas licence (conversion) | AUD22.10 |
| Hazard Perception Test - first online attempt | Free |
| Hazard Perception Test - each further online attempt | AUD22.10 |
| Car practical drive test (test AUD53.20 plus appointment fee AUD22.10) | AUD75.30 total |
| Full Victorian driver licence | 3 years: AUD96.50 / 10 years: AUD330.70 |
Key links
- Convert overseas licence (VicRoads) (opens the official website)
- Requirements checker - find your steps and book an appointment (opens the official website)
- Driving with your overseas licence in Victoria (opens the official website)
- Hazard Perception Test (opens the official website)
- Driver licence fees (opens the official website)
- Ls and Ps fees (test and appointment fees) (opens the official website)
- Free interpreter and translator help (opens the official website)
Contacts
- VicRoads payment line: 1300 554 853 - to pay licence fees by Visa or Mastercard through the automated menu (this number was read on the VicRoads Driver licence fees page).
- VicRoads payment line: 1300 554 853 - to pay licence fees by Visa or Mastercard through the automated menu (this number was read on the VicRoads Driver licence fees page).
- For appointments and other enquiries, find your nearest VicRoads Customer Service Centre at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/service-centres, or use the contact page at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/contact/call-message-write. A general contact-centre phone number was not shown on the pages we read.
- For appointments and other enquiries, find your nearest VicRoads Customer Service Centre at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/service-centres, or use the contact page at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/contact/call-message-write. A general contact-centre phone number was not shown on the pages we read.
- Free interpreter help is available: see https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/contact/using-an-interpreter-or-translator
- Free interpreter help is available: see https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/contact/using-an-interpreter-or-translator
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