Convert my overseas driving licence to Australia Driving License
I have stayed in Sydney, Australia for almost 5 years now, but till now , i still don’t have Australian driving license yet. The reason is simple because i never thought i gonna need it. Because i live in sydney cbd, very close to bus station, train station, supermarket, and shopping places. So even if i got a car, i wont think i will drive it so often though. But i gonna move out soon to suburb, that’s why now i’m thinking to get my aussie driving license here. I heard if i still got overseas driving license, i can get the full license instead of the learner or P1 license if i pass the test. Luckily, i found my Indonesian Driving license, and its still not expired yet until January 2008.
After reading some information on RTA ( Road and traffic authority) NSW website, i went to RTA office in Wynyard this morning to confirm if i need to get translation for my indonesian driving licence. They told me that i will need to get the translation and apparently only one place i can get the translation from, its from the community relations commission for multicultural NSW . The office is located at Level 8 , 175 Castlereagh St Sydney. Because its not too far from the RTA office in Wynyard, i decided to go there as well at that time. When i got there, there are around 10 people are waiting, and there are only 2 counter. It took me 1.5 hr waiting there. and cost me $65 for 2 weeks waiting time. They have 1 day service, but they charge $100. Because i don’t really need it urgently, so i just choose the $65. Once i got the translation, i will go to RTA again to apply for the test, and hopefully i can get full license soon.