Can you drive in New South Wales using a foreign licence?

Driving in NSW with a foreign licence is allowed if you meet all the following conditions below:

• You are a temporary overseas visitor (tourists, people with working visa, people on a temporary business trip, people visiting friends or relatives)

• Your foreign licence or driver permit is current and valid

• Your foreign licence is in English, otherwise, you must carry an English translation of your licence or your International Driving Permit

• You have not been given a suspension or disqualification to drive in NSW or somewhere else

What are the licensing rules in NSW for temporary foreign visitors?

A temporary foreign visitor will be qualified to apply for a NSW driver licence upon residing for a continuous period of 6 months in Australia immediately prior to licence application. Take note that your most recent date of arrival in Australia must be declared in the licence application form.

The licences will have the letter code ‘Q’ marked in the conditions area on front of the licence, and the text ‘Evidence of permanent resident status not provided to Roads and Maritime Services (replacing Roads and Traffic Authority)’ on the back of the licence.

Licences with a ‘Q’ mark will be valid for a period of only 12 months, this also applies to Learner, P1, P2, and unrestricted licences.

在新南威尔士州，如果你符合以下所有条件，可以持有外国驾照驾驶:

你是临时的海外访客(游客、持工作签证的人、临时出差的人、探亲访友的人)

您的外国驾照或驾驶执照是有效的

你的外国驾照是英文的，否则，你必须携带你的驾照或国际驾驶许可证的英文翻译件

你没有在新南威尔士州或其他地方被吊销或取消驾驶资格

新南威尔士州对外国临时游客有什么许可证规定?

临时外国游客在申请新南威尔士州驾照之前，只要在澳大利亚连续居住6个月，就有资格申请新南威尔士州驾照。请注意，您到达澳大利亚的最近日期必须在许可证申请表格中声明。

牌照前的条件区域将标有字母代码“Q”，牌照背面将标有“未向道路和海事服务部门提供永久居民身份证明(取代道路和交通管理局)”的文字。

带有“Q”标记的牌照有效期只有12个月，这同样适用于学习者、P1、P2和非限制性牌照。