No appointments and no originals in the post. You can order from a PDF or a scan of your licence.
Send the PDF, a scan or a clear photo. If your passport spells a name differently, tell us in the comments.
Every field is translated, including notes recorded on the licence and any apostille.
Typically within 24–48 hours, ready to upload with your application. Add a printed copy by post if you need one.
Your translation is compared line by line with your passport and other documents, so it has to be complete and exact.
Each state sets its own rules for visitors and for converting to a local licence. Here they are, from each state's own website.
Visitors in every state can drive on a current overseas licence, carrying an English translation or an International Driving Permit where the state asks for one. Converting to an Australian licence is different: Transport for NSW only accepts translations from Multicultural NSW or the Department of Home Affairs (plus the Korean and Taipei offices for their own licences), so a private NAATI translation, including ours, is not accepted for a NSW conversion. Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania accept NAATI translators for a conversion. The NT asks for an “authorised translator”; check with the NT Motor Vehicle Registry first.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland are recognised countries in every state and territory. With a current car licence you can convert without a knowledge test or a driving test. Translation rules still differ by state.
Visitors can drive on a current overseas licence. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania ask drivers with a licence not in English to carry an English translation (or an International Driving Permit in most of them).
Permanent residents usually have 3 months to convert (6 in Victoria and Tasmania, counted differently). After that, the overseas licence no longer lets you drive.
| State | Visitors / converting | Translation for a conversion |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | Visitors up to 6 months, carrying a translation or IDP. Permanent residents convert within 3 months of arriving. | Only Multicultural NSW or Home Affairs; a private NAATI translation is not listed |
| VIC | Visitors living in Victoria under 6 months, carrying a translation or IDP. Convert once you have lived there 6 months. | Any NAATI accredited translator, or your country's consulate |
| QLD | Visitors carry a recognised English translation. Permanent residents transfer after 3 months living in Queensland. | An approved NAATI translator |
| ACT | Visitors should have an IDP. Permanent visa holders: 3 months. | NAATI, Home Affairs, or an embassy or consulate |
| WA | Visitors may use a current licence. Permanent residents: 3 months. | NAATI certified translators, among others |
| SA | Visitors carry a translation or IDP. Permanent residents: 3 months. | NAATI translator, stamped and signed or with a NAATI digital stamp; original, not a photocopy |
| TAS | Visitors carry an IDP or a translation. Convert within 6 months of being granted permanent residency. | A NAATI certified translator |
| NT | Visitors up to 3 months; an IDP, or a translation by an authorised translator. Transfer within 3 months. | “An authorised translator”; check with the Motor Vehicle Registry |
From the Department of Home Affairs' guidance on documents in languages other than English:
Our certified translations carry the translator's NAATI stamp and certification statement, on our letterhead with our address and telephone number.
No. Transport for NSW only accepts translations from Multicultural NSW or the Department of Home Affairs. Our translation can be carried while you drive as a visitor, and is accepted for conversions in Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania.
Not for a car licence. Germany, Austria and Switzerland are recognised in every state and territory, so a current car licence converts without a knowledge or driving test. Other classes, such as trucks, can need a practical test.
Western Australia says a licence written in two languages, English and another, still needs an English translation. EU and Swiss card licences are mostly in the national language, so translate both sides.
Car hire companies set their own rules. Check your booking conditions; many ask for an English translation or an International Driving Permit with a licence that is not in English.
Standard delivery is by email; choose the 48-hour option for $70, or urgent, when you order.
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