Converting Indian Driving License in Australia - Problem with name and format



The first thing most of the Indians arriving in Australia do is to get a driving license. However, its a tiresome and difficult path to obtain a driving license if you were to get one here directly. First one has to write a driving knowledge test, then obtain a learners license.There after you have to pass a driving test in one of the closest RMS centers post which you will receive a P1 (provisional driving license if less than 25 yrs of age). You need to hold this provisional license for 2 years and then graduate to P2 which lasts for 1 year. You may directly receive a P2 if you are more than 25 years of age.

However, if you already have an overseas license (in this case Indian license) you can directly convert your license to Australian one after you pass a driving test. But, the name on the driving license should match exactly as in passport, and also the format of the license needs to be in recognized formats. Most of the states in north India have old formats and so if you are from UP, Punjab, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand you most probably face problems converting the license. Andhra, Karnataka and Telangana license in my experience have had no issues (only the newer licenses with chip on them)


The process is to get a letter from the consulate and produce it to the RMS center. However, the consulate being very bureaucratic want you to supply documents to give you the letter.
In most cases they ask you to get the extract of driving license from the issuing RTO

If the name is wrong then you have to give a self declaration affidavit before a notary
and fill IDLV forms with VFS center and submit the documents.
You shall get the letter in about 4 to 5 working days. Many people have this issue and they have successfully converted their license to Australia one after a successful driving test. You can join https://indianz.org which is a popular local portal used by indians living in Australia. So you can post there to get more opinions from people.

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