am and and VALIDATION OF AN ITALIAN DRIVER’S LICENCE
A driver’s license, expired or expiring, cannot be renewed an needs to pm without appe replaced with a new one. What a 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 bring to Consulate the following documents of on Tue and Thu between 9.00 am and 12.00 pm without appoitnament;
- expired or expiring driver’s licence;
- proof of current home address (utilities or bank letter, either dated not more than 3 months back);
- medical certificate (available from HERE) released by one of our authorized GPs (see our list) not more than 3 months back;
- 1 ID format picture with white background
- one proof of 6-month residence out of Italy (airport stamp on passport, boarding pass, air ticket, lease agreement, etc).
When a validation is ready for collection, applicants will be contacted to arrange collection of the document and payment of the corresponding fees, prior to exhibiting their current Italian driver’s licence, proof of current home address and medical certificate, all in original version only.
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 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.