You need a current testing officer (O) endorsement to conduct practical driving tests.
You need to renew your O endorsement before it expires if you want to keep working.
You can apply to renew your endorsement up to 60 days before it’s due to expire. The date it expires is listed on the back of your photo driver licence.
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We'll send you a reminder about 6 weeks before your endorsement is due to expire. If you've recently changed your address, you can update it with us online.
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You can choose to renew your O endorsement for 1 or 5 years. Its new expiry date will depend on when you apply.
| If you apply: | then your new expiry date will be: |
| up to 60 days before your current expiry date | 1 or 5 years from your existing expiry date |
| after your current expiry date | 1 or 5 years from the date the renewal is granted |
To renew your endorsement, you must apply at a driver licensing agent.
You'll need to:
If you need a medical certificate you must provide it when you apply to renew your endorsement at the agent. If you don’t, your application won’t be accepted.
To make sure the public in New Zealand are safe while using these services, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency checks the background of anyone applying to renew their O endorsement. This ensures all applicants are assessed to the same standard and all members of the public can expect to be safe while using the service.
Once you've made your application at a driver licensing agent, we'll start the fit and proper person check.
Fit and proper person check: what are we checking on?
You don't need to provide evidence of your immigration status to Waka Kotahi.
Go to the Immigration New Zealand website for more information about working in New Zealand.
You can choose whether you want your O endorsement to last for 1 year or 5 years. The application fee is the same no matter which term you choose.
|
Term |
Application fee |
Vetting fee |
Total |
|
1 year |
$92.00 |
$9.70 |
$101.70 |
|
5 years |
$48.50 |
$140.50 |
Your application will be sent to Waka Kotahi to be processed.
If you’ve provided all the necessary information with your application and all the endorsement requirements have been met, please allow up to 10 working days for your application to be processed.
If some information hasn’t been provided yet, or if some requirements haven’t been met, your application will take longer to process.
If you're cleared and your application is granted, your endorsement will be approved and your new licence will be made and sent to you.
If you’re not cleared, you’ll receive a letter explaining this and the process you may take to appeal the decision in the district court.
If you give us your email address, we’ll send you updates on your application status.
PVIO endorsement application progress
If you hold more than 1 endorsement and want to renew them at the same time, you only have to pay 1 renewal fee and 1 vetting fee. This will renew all the P, V, I or O endorsements you hold.
Download Factsheet 61: Renewing driver licence endorsements [PDF, 250 KB]
