How to convert PH Driver's License to AU Driver's License?

chehrd · February 2017

Cassey said:
@chehrd Tama yung analysis for the hubby, you just need to take the exams for the conversion and 6mos will start from your date of arrival in Au if you got the PR grant offshore. Not sure yung sa wife na PRO kung pareho lang sa Non-Pro. If i have time, i'll ask VicRoads and let you know. Ano po conditions nung sa Pro para mabanggit ko na rin sa VicRoads?

wife here..honestly, from student's permit direct na to Prof, di na ako nag-non prof, naka-fixer kasi so di dumaan driving test sa LTO..nag driving skol naman ako when I got my SP but di nman gaano na-practice kc full-time mom sa 1 yr old..
ano po ba better, practice dito again na left hand drive or better na dyan nalang para di ma-GGB kc right hand drive..

Cassey · February 2017

@MrBean Sa pagkakarinig ko kailangan ng LTO Certification kung walang card pero verify ko na lang din.
Malaki ang kaibahan pag from the start ang pagkuha mo. Hindi siya diretso into Full license. Bago ka maging Full License holder daraan ka muna ng P's (Red and Green). Dapat yung Learner's permit hawak mo siya for a certain period of time depende sa age bago ka makakuha ng P's mo. After ng P's which may take for years tsaka ka makakakuha ng Full license.
Hindi pwedeng pagsabayin yung Knowledge and Hazard test kasi binobook siya beforehand. Pwedeng magkasunod na araw kasi tinanong ako sa Vicroads dati kung gusto ko ng magpabook for the Hazard after passing my Knowledge Test.
Kung full license yung sa Pinas then full license din ang conversion niya rito sa Au.

MisterKehn · February 2017

chehrd said:

Cassey said:
@chehrd Tama yung analysis for the hubby, you just need to take the exams for the conversion and 6mos will start from your date of arrival in Au if you got the PR grant offshore. Not sure yung sa wife na PRO kung pareho lang sa Non-Pro. If i have time, i'll ask VicRoads and let you know. Ano po conditions nung sa Pro para mabanggit ko na rin sa VicRoads?

wife here..honestly, from student's permit direct na to Prof, di na ako nag-non prof, naka-fixer kasi so di dumaan driving test sa LTO..nag driving skol naman ako when I got my SP but di nman gaano na-practice kc full-time mom sa 1 yr old..
ano po ba better, practice dito again na left hand drive or better na dyan nalang para di ma-GGB kc right hand drive..

@chehrd - not sure on vicroads. But here in sydney, if less than 3 yrs ang experience mo sa driving, it will be still considered as P1 once you passed the DKT and Practical. Mas better na dito ka na sa Au kumuha ng lessons to drive para maexperience mo mismo yung daan dito. Or better yet, since yung hubby can easily convert to OZ full license, sya nalang magturo sayo in preparation for your practical exam here. Goodluck

chehrd · February 2017

MisterKehn said:

chehrd said:

Cassey said:
@chehrd Tama yung analysis for the hubby, you just need to take the exams for the conversion and 6mos will start from your date of arrival in Au if you got the PR grant offshore. Not sure yung sa wife na PRO kung pareho lang sa Non-Pro. If i have time, i'll ask VicRoads and let you know. Ano po conditions nung sa Pro para mabanggit ko na rin sa VicRoads?

wife here..honestly, from student's permit direct na to Prof, di na ako nag-non prof, naka-fixer kasi so di dumaan driving test sa LTO..nag driving skol naman ako when I got my SP but di nman gaano na-practice kc full-time mom sa 1 yr old..
ano po ba better, practice dito again na left hand drive or better na dyan nalang para di ma-GGB kc right hand drive..
@chehrd - not sure on vicroads. But here in sydney, if less than 3 yrs ang experience mo sa driving, it will be still considered as P1 once you passed the DKT and Practical. Mas better na dito ka na sa Au kumuha ng lessons to drive para maexperience mo mismo yung daan dito. Or better yet, since yung hubby can easily convert to OZ full license, sya nalang magturo sayo in preparation for your practical exam here. Goodluck

salamat @MisterKehn ..si hubby nalang para mas tipid..need pa ba talaga ng certificate of first issuance on hubby's part to prove number of yrs sa driving?

MrBean · February 2017

@Cassey salamat sa explanation pre. Maliwanag na. Hehe kuha n lng ako ng LTO cert para sure, verify ko rin sa vicroads.

Cassey · February 2017

@chehrd Mas okay na rito na magpractice kasi iba yung road, yung side ng driver's seat, road rules, roundabouts at rules sa giving way. Hindi na need pa ng certificate of first issuance, titignan lang yung Ph license card sa VicRoads. Saang state ba kayo? kasi every state varies.

Cassey · February 2017

@MrBean Walang anuman, tawag ka na lang sa Vicroads para sure.

MisterKehn · February 2017

chehrd said:

MisterKehn said:

chehrd said:

Cassey said:
@chehrd Tama yung analysis for the hubby, you just need to take the exams for the conversion and 6mos will start from your date of arrival in Au if you got the PR grant offshore. Not sure yung sa wife na PRO kung pareho lang sa Non-Pro. If i have time, i'll ask VicRoads and let you know. Ano po conditions nung sa Pro para mabanggit ko na rin sa VicRoads?

wife here..honestly, from student's permit direct na to Prof, di na ako nag-non prof, naka-fixer kasi so di dumaan driving test sa LTO..nag driving skol naman ako when I got my SP but di nman gaano na-practice kc full-time mom sa 1 yr old..
ano po ba better, practice dito again na left hand drive or better na dyan nalang para di ma-GGB kc right hand drive..
@chehrd - not sure on vicroads. But here in sydney, if less than 3 yrs ang experience mo sa driving, it will be still considered as P1 once you passed the DKT and Practical. Mas better na dito ka na sa Au kumuha ng lessons to drive para maexperience mo mismo yung daan dito. Or better yet, since yung hubby can easily convert to OZ full license, sya nalang magturo sayo in preparation for your practical exam here. Goodluck

salamat @MisterKehn ..si hubby nalang para mas tipid..need pa ba talaga ng certificate of first issuance on hubby's part to prove number of yrs sa driving?

@chehrd - I don't think it's needed, pero kuha na rin kayo for sure..Goodluck

chehrd · March 2017

Cassey said:
@chehrd Mas okay na rito na magpractice kasi iba yung road, yung side ng driver's seat, road rules, roundabouts at rules sa giving way. Hindi na need pa ng certificate of first issuance, titignan lang yung Ph license card sa VicRoads. Saang state ba kayo? kasi every state varies.

sa Melbourne kami..

Cassey · March 2017

@chehrd Sa Vicroads pala kayo, di na need yung Cert of issuance kasi walang hinanap na ganun sa akin.

Cassey · March 2017

@MrBean @dan78
I called VICROADS, ang sabi sa akin kung receipt lang daw, hindi daw sufficient. Pwede raw kumuha ng letter (with the Letterhead) from LTO kung saan nakalagay yung status ng Ph license, yung type of license, date of issuance and expiration date na rin. Another option is to get a letter dito sa Consulate sa Australia saying that it has verified your license details from LTO and of course containing the above information as well.

@chehrd With regards to your question with the pro and non-pro, makoconvert both into full license regardless.

I was informed as well na yung Philippine License, as long as it's a full license kahit na kakakuha mo pa lang (kahit na 1day old), you can convert it to a full Au license (by passing the 3 tests). Sa ibang countries daw kasi like HK, they need to have it for a year before they can convert it here.
Another info is that if you hold a Learner's Permit, you can drive with anyone who has a full license (overseas license- as long as valid, other state license,& Au full license holders)

Captain_A · March 2017

@Cassey you've been so generous maraming salamat po.. God Bless you

Cassey · March 2017

@Captain_A Ehehe Thank you, just sharing whatever I can. Godbless you as well.

MrBean · March 2017

@Cassey Thanks a lot sa extra effort bro! Very helpful! Good luck, all the best!

aug88 · March 2017

@cassey hello, yung non-prof PH license pde nang gamitin derecho for 6 months or kelangan mo pa ng permit sa vicroads?

aug88 · March 2017

aug88 said:
@cassey hello, yung non-prof PH license pde nang gamitin derecho for 6 months or kelangan mo pa ng permit sa vicroads?

Sorry, ni-back read ko, pde na palang gamitin agad for the first 6 months. But after 6 months, pagkatapos mo maipasa yung exams derecho na full Victorian license or dadaan pa din talaga ng learner's permit? Sa website kasi nakalagay na "If you want to continue driving in Victoria after this time you must get a Victorian driver licence. If your overseas driver licence has expired, you will still be able to take the drive test as you are exempt from holding a learner permit for the test."

Cassey · March 2017

@aug88 Hi, kailangan mo pa ring dumaan nung 3 tests. Kailangan mong kumuha ng knowledge test, hazard test at drive test. Ibig sabihin niyan na since may overseas license ka na kahit expired pwede ka pa ring magundergo ng drive test kasi exempted ka na for the Learners stage. Pag wala ka kasing overseas license, hindi ka basta bastang makakaconvert into Full kailangan mo munang ihold yung LP mo for 3months bago ka magprogress into red and green Ps then into Full. Hope that makes sense, hehe

GSW · March 2017

Hello po may question po ako sana may makasagot. Talaga po bang after 3 months pa after passing the Learner Test bago makapagtake ng hazard perception test? May license po ako from pinas.

Cassey · March 2017

@GSW That's if you're starting from scratch meaning no overseas license. If you have an overseas license then you can do it right after passing the knowledge test (VIC)

GSW · March 2017

@Cassey

May license ako from pinas pero nagtake ako Learner's exam. Pero nung nagbook na ako for the Hazard Perception test eh may 3 months waiting time pa bago ako makapagtake. Hindi ko lang alam ang rule kung may Philippine license na ako kung kailangan ba talaga mag-antay ng 3 months.

Cassey · March 2017

@GSW Sa Victoria ba yan? Pinakita mo ba yung overseas license mo sa kanila? Yung staff sa VicRoads tinanong ako right after kong makapasa for L's kung gusto ko ng magbook na for Hazard Test.

GSW · March 2017

Yes sa VicRoads ako nagtake and nakita naman nila yung Philippine license ko. Ano sinabi mo sa kanila after mo pumasa? Pinasched ka ba ng hazard test right away? Nung una hindi kagad ako pinakuha ng Learner's Card kasi sabi nila valid for up to 6 months yung Philippine license ko. Pero sabi ko gusto ko kumuha ng license sa Australia para permanent na kaya dun ako inissuehan ng Learner's card pero sabi nila di ko daw pde na magamit yung Philippine license once may Learner permit na.

Cassey · March 2017

@GSW Hindi ka pinakuha kaagad kasi pwede mo pa sanang gamitin yang Ph license mo to drive around for 6months pero dahil pinaconvert mo na siya hindi mo na siya magagamit pa to drive not unless may kasama kang full license holder. The moment na kinonvert mo license mo, considered Learner's ka na dito sa Au not until maipasa mo yung dalawa mo pang natitirang test na makukuha mo yung Full Au license.. Oo tinanong ako kung gusto ko ng maghazard after kong pumasa.

GSW · March 2017

Salamat sa explanation

Nagpaschedule ka ba kagad ng hazard test? 3 months ba yung waiting time mo to take the hazard test?

Cassey · March 2017

@GSW
“If you are issued with a Victorian driver licence or learner permit, this is the licence or permit you must drive on and it will be an offence to produce your interstate or overseas licence or permit to a law enforcement officer when driving in Victoria." -Vicroads

GSW · March 2017

@Cassey
Salamat. Need to wait 3 months to take the hazard Test

Cassey · March 2017

@GSW Hindi na ako nagantay ng 3mos pero di ako nagpasched nung araw na yun at during my knowledge test dami kong nakitang fail sa Hazard. Iisa lang kasi ang computer room na ginagamit for both tests. Definitely not 3mos kasi hindi naman ako sasabihan ng staff to book for the next day kung may waiting time. Pareho lang din nung sinabi sa akin nung taga Vicroads na nakausap ko thru phone.