To prevent people from presenting fraudulent licences to be exempt from sitting tests, from 8 July 2024 you may need to provide extra evidence of validity. 

If your overseas licence is from an exempt country, but your evidence of identity is from a different country, you must provide evidence that your licence is valid. 

For example, if your licence is from Japan, but your passport is from Saudi Arabia, you'll need to provide evidence. 

If you apply before 8 July, you don't need to provide this evidence with your application. However, NZTA will still audit your application, and we'll be in touch if we have any doubts about your licence being valid. 

How to get evidence of validity

You'll need to get evidence of validity from the relevant licensing authority. Most people should be able to get this online at one of the websites below, or from the relevant embassy. 

If you can't get evidence of validity online, you'll need to get evidence that your licence is valid directly from: 

  • the overseas driver licensing authority, or 
  • the country's embassy or consulate, or 
  • a government department or similar (for example, police). 

When you have your evidence of validity, print it out and take it to the specialist overseas conversion site along with all your other documents when you apply for your overseas conversion. 

Australia Germany Luxembourg Spain
Austria Greece Netherlands Sweden
Belgium Hong Kong Norway Switzerland
Canada Ireland Portugal United Kingdom
Denmark Italy South Africa United States of America
Finland Japan South Korea  

Australia

ACT

ACT Government - licence records(external link)

New South Wales

Transport for NSW - Driver licence Check(external link)

Queensland

Queensland Government - Licence and Traffic History(external link)

South Australia

SA Government - driver licence history report(external link)

Tasmania

Service Tasmania - apply for the release of licence and registration details(external link)

Victoria

VicRoads - check demerit points and driver history(external link)

Western Australia

Government of Western Australia - check your driver's licence(external link)

Austria 

Osterreichische Botschaft Canberra - driver's licence(external link)

Belgium

Embassy of Belgium(external link)

Canada

Ontario - Driver record(external link) 

Denmark

Consulate of Denmark(external link)

Finland

Embassy of Finland(external link)

Germany

German Embassy Wellington(external link)

Greece

Your Europe - driver license validity(external link)

Hong Kong

Embassy of China(external link)

Ireland

National Driver Licence Service(external link)

Italy

Embassy of Italy(external link)

Japan

Embassy of Japan in New Zealand(external link)

Luxembourg

Consulate for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg(external link)

Netherlands

Government of the Netherlands(external link)

Norway

Norway in Australia(external link)

Portugal

Embassy of Portugal(external link)

South Africa

South African High Commission(external link)

South Korea

Safe Driving Korea(external link)

Spain

Embassy of Spain(external link)

Sweden

Embassy of Sweden(external link)

Switzerland

Embassy of Switzerland in New Zealand(external link)

United Kingdom

GOV.UK - Driving and Transport(external link)

United States of America

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Alaska

Alaska Driving Record(external link)

Alabama

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency - Driver License Division(external link)

Arizona

Out of the Line and Safety on the Road - Arizona MVD services online(external link)

Arkansas

Arkansas Driver Record(external link)

California

California Driving Record(external link)

Colorado

Colorado Department of Revenue(external link)

Connecticut

Connecticut driving record(external link)

Delaware

Delaware - requesting a copy of your driving record(external link)

Florida

Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles(external link)

Georgia

Georgia Department of Driver Services(external link)

Hawaii

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Idaho

Idaho Transportation Department(external link)

Illinois

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Indiana

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Iowa

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Kansas

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Kentucky

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Driver History and Clearance letter(external link)

Louisiana

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Maine

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)(external link)

Maryland

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Massachusetts

Massachusetts - Driving and Motor Vehicle requests(external link)

Michigan

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Minnesota

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Mississippi

Driving Mississippi Forward - Driver Records Division(external link)

Missouri

Missouri Department of Revenue - Driver Records(external link)

Montana

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Nebraska

Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles - Application for copy of Driving Record(external link)

Nevada

Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles(external link)

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles - Driving Records(external link)

New Jersey

New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission - Driver History  Abstract(external link)

New Mexico

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

New York

New York Department of Motor Vehicles - DMV records(external link)

North Carolina

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

North Dakota

North Dakota Transportation - Driver Record Services and Suspensions(external link)

Ohio

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Oklahoma

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Oregon

Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services(external link)

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation - Individual Driver Records(external link)

Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles(external link)

South Carolina

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

South Dakota

South Dakota Driving Records(external link)

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Safety and Home Security - Obtaining a Driving Record(external link)

Texas

Texas Department of Public Safety - Licensee Driver Records(external link)

Utah

Utah Department of Public Safety(external link)

Vermont

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Virginia

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles - Vehicle and Driver History(external link)

Washington State

Washington State Department of Licensing(external link)

West Virginia

US Embassy and Consulate(external link)

Wisconsin

State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation(external link)

Wyoming

Wyoming Department of Transportation(external link)