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The time you can drive on an overseas car licence has changed from 12 months to 18 months. Time limit extended for driving on an overseas licence Further action to tackle driver licence wait times | Beehive website(external link) |
If you have a valid overseas driver licence you can convert it to a New Zealand driver licence. The process to convert your licence depends on which country your licence is from.
Some countries* require similar driving skills and have similar licensing systems to New Zealand’s. These countries are considered exempt countries:
| Australia | Denmark | Hong Kong* | Netherlands | Spain |
| Austria | Finland | Ireland | Norway | Sweden |
| Belgium | France | Italy | Portugal | Switzerland |
| Canada | Germany | Japan | South Africa | United Kingdom |
| Croatia | Greece | Luxembourg | South Korea | United States of America |
| *Hong Kong is recognised as a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. | ||||
If your licence is not from one of the countries above, then your licence is from a non-exempt country.
