Eligibility to qualify for a Victorian licence
Victorian full driver licence
To obtain a Victorian full driver licence you must:
be 21 years of age or older; and
hold an overseas full driver licence; or
have held an overseas probationary driver licence for at least three years from your 18th birthday (you must provide evidence).
Your overseas driver licence must be current or not expired by more than five years. Any period where you have been suspended or disqualified from driving is excluded when calculating the period of time you have held a licence.
Countries where 'driver experience' is recognised
If you are 25 years of age and older and hold a licence from the following countries you are eligible to change your driver licence over without being tested. If you are under the age of 25 years and hold a licence from one of the following countries where "driver experience" is recognised, you will be required to undertake the road law knowledge, hazard perception (HPT) and drive test.
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Taiwan
Hong Kong*
Czech Republic
Estonia
Bulgaria
Cyprus (must be accompanied by a Cypriot Passport, Cyprus Identity card or letter of verification from the Cyprus High Commission of Canberra).
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa.
*The Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.