VALIDATION OF AN ITALIAN DRIVER’S LICENCE
A driver’s license, expired or expiring, cannot be renewed an needs to be replaced with a new one. What the Consulate of Italy can do is to issue a document called convalida, which merely validates the existing licence and enables its holder to legally drive in Italy for the time strictly necessary to request a new driver’s licence there. This document can only be issued if the licence is about to expire (4 months) or has been expired for less than 5 years. This service is only available to applicants who are AIRE-registered or able to prove to have resided out of Italy for over 6 months.
To request a validation, please download and complete on screen – only with Adobe Acrobat Reader, not with any browser or any PDF compatible software – the relevant application form;
then send it to perth.consolato@esteri.it, along with the following attachments, which must be brought in original the day ofg th eappointment;
- expired or expiring driver’s licence;
- proof of current residential address (utility bill or bank letter, dated not more than 3 months old);
- medical certificate (available HERE) issued by one of our authorized GPs (see our list) not more than 3 months old;
- one passport sized photograph on white background; make sure the backgound is white in the photograph and not any shade of grey or other color;
- only if not registered in AIRE – one document showing at leats 6 month residence out of Italy (airport stamp on passport, boarding pass, air ticket, lease agreement, etc).
When the validation will be ready for collection, the applicant will be contacted to arrange collection of the document and payment of the corresponding fees,
on the day of collection, all of the above doucments must be provided in original only, prior the issue of the validation.
IMPORTANT: no Consulate may issue a new driver’s licence but only a validation. In all cases, including licences lost, stolen or damaged, a new licence can only be obtained from the Motorizzazione Civile in Italy by either applying in person, through a third party or via a driving school.
A new licence will be sent to the applicant’s address in Italy by post.
Within 6 months after re-establishing your residence in Italy, you will have to renew the licence following the usual procedure at the Motorizzazione Civile. To this aim, it is essential that you keep the consular validation with you.
When requesting a new licence, it is worth noting that the Australian medical certificate is not recognized. Once in Italy, the applicant will have to obtain and produce a new medical certificate.
Licence holders over the age of 25 with a licence still valid or expired for less than one year may apply for an Australian driver’s licence from the WA Department of Transport.
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TRANSLATION OF A WEST-AUSTRALIAN DRIVER’S LICENCE
After the entry into force of the “Codice della strada“, the discipline regarding the “Circolazione con patenti di guida rilasciate da Stati non appartenenti all’Unione europea o allo spazio economico europeo” (Circulation with driver’s licences provided by States not into the European Union or into the European economic area) has been modified, as explained by the article 135.1. Indeed, in order to drive in Italy with an Australian driver’s licence, a translation is needed (issued by a NAATI certified translator) or an international driver’s license.
NAUTICAL LICENSES
The Consulate has no competence in the matter of nautical licenses and cannot issue any validation or certificate.
Those who need to proceed with the validation of a nautical license must contact the Capitaneria di Porto Office that issued it, sending the appropriate application form, medical certificate (issued by one of the Consulate’s trusted doctors) and payment of the stamp duty. For any questions, it is necessary to contact the Capitaneria di Porto responsible for the area.