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NAATI translation in every Australian state and territory
We have no walk-in office in any city, and you do not need one. Photograph your document wherever you are in Australia, order online, and the translation arrives by email as a PDF. NAATI certification is an option, prepared by a NAATI-certified translator.
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Driving in Australia on an overseas licence?
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One way to order, in every state and territory
No counter to visit, wherever you live
Upload from anywhere
There is no counter to visit and nothing to post. Photograph every page, front and back, order from your phone or laptop, and the translation arrives by email as a PDF. If an office wants paper, print the PDF.
A NAATI-certified translator, when you need one
The NAATI certification option is prepared by a NAATI-certified translator and carries a digital stamp with a scannable QR code. Standard is a translation with no statement or stamp, for when nobody has asked for certification.
The full price before you pay
Every document is priced per page, and the full price is on screen before you pay, in Australian dollars. We add nothing at checkout. Up to 4 pages online; a longer document is priced by email first.
NAATI translations don’t expire: keep the PDF and use it again while your document stays the same. A renewed or reissued document needs a new translation, and each office sets its own requirements; tell us who it is for and we’ll check what they ask for. What NAATI says about expiry.
State by state
What each licence authority says, in its own words
Your document is translated the same way wherever you order from, but the rules for an overseas licence differ from state to state. Below is one line from each licence authority, quoted as it appears on its page, with links to our own pages for that state or territory.
Sydney
New South Wales
For visitors: “If your licence is not written in English, you must also carry an English translation, or an International Driving Permit.” Converting to a NSW licence is different: Transport for NSW “only accepts translations from” four named sources, and we are not one of them, so we do not sell translations for a NSW licence transfer.
NAATI translation in Sydney Driving in NSW on an overseas licence Who Transport for NSW names for a transfer
Sources: NSW Government, driving with an overseas licence in NSW; Service NSW, transfer an overseas driver licence (last published 16 September 2026; checked 18 September 2026)
Melbourne
Victoria
VicRoads, on converting a licence: “If your driver licence or learner permit is not in English, you must have it translated by any NAATI accredited translator or the country’s consulate in Australia.”
NAATI translation in Melbourne Licence translation for Victoria Driving in Victoria on an overseas licence
Source: VicRoads, convert an overseas licence (no date shown on the page; checked 18 September 2026)
Brisbane · Gold Coast
Queensland
“If your licence isn’t in English, you should carry a recognised English translation of it when you’re driving.” The same page points to NAATI’s list of translators. In Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan you can also book a visit.
Translation services in Brisbane NAATI translation on the Gold Coast Driving in Queensland on an overseas licence Licence transfer in Queensland
Source: Queensland Government, driving on an overseas licence (last updated 19 February 2024)
Perth
Western Australia
WA’s Road Safety Commission, for visitors: “You must carry your current overseas licence and a translation, or an International Drivers’ Permit (IDP) with you while driving.” It does not say who translates for a visit. To transfer to a WA licence, WA’s translator lists include “National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) certified translators”. For driving, hiring a car or a transfer, choose the NAATI option.
NAATI translation in Perth Renting a car in Australia, state by state When we will ask you a question first
Sources: WA Government, Road Safety Commission — visitors to regional WA (last updated 5 May 2023; checked 21 October 2026); WA Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, transfer a licence from a recognised country or region (page updated 10 April 2026; checked 21 October 2026)
Adelaide
South Australia
SA lists what a visitor needs as “a current licence with an English translation if necessary or an international driver’s licence”. Its list of who may translate starts with a NAATI approved translator.
NAATI translation in Adelaide Driving in South Australia on an overseas licence
Source: SA.GOV.AU, driving with your overseas licence in SA (last updated 3 March 2026)
Hobart
Tasmania
“If your licence is not in English you must also carry an official translation or international drivers permit.” The same page asks for a translation “by a person accredited to translate”.
NAATI translation in Hobart Driving in Tasmania on an overseas licence
Source: Transport Services Tasmania, driving in Tasmania on an overseas licence (last updated 21 July 2026)
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
Access Canberra says a visiting driver should have an International Driving Permit, and the same page also lists “an overseas licence not in English, with an official English translation”. A NAATI-certified translator is one of the three sources it names for that translation.
NAATI translation in Canberra Driving in Canberra on an overseas licence
Source: Access Canberra, drivers with licences from overseas
Darwin
Northern Territory
The Territory’s page says “you must apply for an international driving permit if: your overseas licence is not written in English”, and that any translation “must be done by an authorised translator in the NT”, which we are not. So we do not sell a licence translation for the Northern Territory, for a transfer or for driving. Documents for a visa, citizenship or passport application are ordered online from Darwin as from anywhere else.
NAATI translation in Darwin Where we will tell you not to order International Driving Permit or translation?
Source: NT.GOV.AU, driving in the NT for new residents and visitors (checked 18 September 2026)
Every state’s licence rules on one page: driver licence translation into English. Driving through more than one state? Does one translation of your licence work in every state?
Cities
Ordering from your city
The order works the same way in each of these cities; what changes is the local rule. Each city has its own page, quoting that state’s or territory’s rules in the authority’s own words.
Documents
Documents people send us from every state and territory
Driver’s licence Birth certificate Marriage certificate Academic transcript Degree certificate Passport Police certificate Bank statement Medical record Divorce certificate Death certificate Other official documents
Common questions
Questions about ordering from anywhere in Australia
No. We have no walk-in office or shopfront in any city, and you do not need one: photograph the document, order online, and the translation arrives by email as a PDF. If you would rather have someone with you, we visit in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Logan for a fee, photograph your documents with you and hand them straight back; see the visit fee and how to book. Everywhere else, the order is online only.
Yes. The whole order runs from your phone or laptop wherever you are in Australia, or from overseas before you fly, and the PDF arrives by email. There are two exceptions, both about licences. The Northern Territory’s page says any translation “must be done by an authorised translator in the NT”, which we are not, so we do not sell a licence translation for the Territory, for a transfer or for driving. And for a NSW licence transfer, Transport for NSW names four sources and we are not one of them.
For driving through as a visitor, nothing on the state pages we have checked asks for a new translation because you crossed a border; only the Northern Territory ties a translation to where it was done. Converting the licence is a different job: the transfer pages differ far more than the visitor pages do, and NSW does not take an independent translation at all, so for a licence transfer, the licence checker gives your state’s rule. The detail is in does one translation of your licence work in every state?
The order page starts on Standard. Choose the NAATI certification option, prepared by a NAATI-certified translator, when an authority names NAATI and for driving or hiring a car. Standard is a translation with no statement or stamp, for when nobody has asked for certification. Not sure which fits? Message us before you order.