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Application form for people outside New Zealand (unable to visit a driver licensing agent) and who need to replace their personal driver licence. This form also provides an option for the driver to extend the expiry date of their driver licence by up to 12 months.

For customers who wish to record or amend their gender information for driver licensing and/or motor vehicle registration purposes, and are required to submit a statutory declaration with their application.

Use this form if you are a holder of an overseas driver licence who wants to apply for a New Zealand driver licence to drive the same class or classes of vehicle. Find out more about converting your overseas driver licence

Current application processing times
Our Palmerston North office was evacuated on 13 June 2019, and we have limited capacity for processing some applications. We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this causes. In addition, we are strengthening our compliance processes, including making improvements to what is considered fit and proper behaviour. This requires more in-depth checking and we are hiring and training team members to help as we get used to the changes. We will continue to review timeframes over the coming weeks. To help minimise delays, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible. Standard applications (more likely to be processed without delay) are those where the following are met:

Application completed correctly
All required documents are attached
No fit and proper check issues
No prior Transport Agency concerns related to driving. Check the table to see how long it will take us to process your application.

Use this form if you are applying for any of the following endorsements on their New Zealand driver licence:

D – Dangerous goods endorsement
F – Forklift endorsement 
For use with special-type vehicles that are forklifts
R – Roller endorsement
For use with special-type vehicles that run on rollers
T – Tracks endorsement
For use with special-type vehicles that run on self-laying tracks
W – Wheels endorsement
For use with special-type vehicles that run on wheels and are not forklifts

Use this form if your driver licence has been disqualified, suspended or revoked and who is eligible to have their licence reissued.

Use this form if you are applying for any of the following:

a driver licence for the first time
to renew a driver licence
a learner driver licence holder applying for a restricted licence
a restricted driver licence holder applying for a full licence
for an additional licence class
to upgrade to a photo driver licence.

Use this form if:

your name has changed
your address has changed and you want your new address to appear on your new driver licence 
(only your address has changed and you do not want the new address to appear on your driver licence, please update your address online or call 0800 822 422. There is no fee involved)
your appearance has changed significantly from that shown in your current driver licence and/or driver identification card and a new photograph is required
your driver licence and/or driver identification card has been lost or stolen or destroyed
your driver licence and/or driver identification card has been defaced or mutilated or become illegible
your learner or restricted licence expiry date has been extended and you want a replacement card with your new expiry date on it.

VTNZ conduct practical driver tests on behalf of the NZ Transport Agency. If you would like to dispute a test result or complain about a testing officer employed by VTNZ, you can complain directly to VTNZ by completing the form on their website:
https://vtnz. co. nz/contact-us/

Use this form if you are applying to be issued with a limited licence. See also:
Limited licences (Factsheet 50)