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Recently, the Australian Weekly newspaper received a backstage message from reader Mr. C, reflecting a disturbing issue that bothers him.
Mr. C said his wife, who held TR status, had recently passed the New State DKT driver's license test, while staff at the Haymarket branch of the New State goverment Service Center had suddenly asked her to provide a letter of confirmation of the driver's license.
The staff member also said that if Mr. C's wife could not provide the confirmation letter, she would not be able to participate in the road test (road test)!
To confirm the real need for a driver's license confirmation letter, Mr. C went to the Parramatta branch of the New State Government Service Center the next day to consult on the overseas driver's license confirmation letter.
Parramatta staff told Mr. C that their division could accept Mr. C's wife's Chinese driver's license, but not all service center divisions could.
Subsequently, the staff member would like to help Mr. C's wife to update his driver's license information, but he was very sorry to inform Mr. C: Mr. Haymarket has shielded his application. Unless Mr. C's wife made a clear letter of the driver's license. In other words, she has to apply for a road test only after a driver's license is notarized in China.
In addition, the staff member patiently told Mr. C that his wife's Chinese driver's license was not a problem, except that "valid period" was marked at the bottom of her license, unlike "valid from" on all their Chinese drivers' sample.
And that's why Mr. C's wife has to prove it.
After that, Mr. C asked his friends in China and Australia and searched the Internet for information, and found that the real reason for the problem was that China's driver's license was updated every six years, and there are currently two major versions of the driver's license in China:
One is the 2008 version of the driver's license, which says "valid from" below,
The other is Mr. C's wife's 2012 license, which reads "valid period" at the bottom left.
Even though the Chinese driver's license for Mr. C's wife is valid from 2013 to 2019, as the sample driver's license held by the service center is the 2008 version, it is clearly stated in the English translation provided to the New State Service Center. As a result, the 2012 version of the driver's license is not recognized.
At the same time, Mr. C also found that many Chinese in Australia have the same problems as themselves.
A staff member of the consulate told him that someone had come to ask him if he could notarize a driver's license and told him that the consulate was unable to provide such a service; A local coach also told Mr. C that many from China need to provide driver's license confirmation letters.
To that end, Mr. C also wrote specifically to RTA, reflecting that many of the existing Chinese drivers' licenses were the 2012 edition, rather than the 2008 version of the sample held by most service centres, and asked how the problem should be addressed.
In response, the NSW replied that the international driver's license is required to verify that its authenticity is a procedural requirement, and that each service center receives updated guidelines annually. However, there is no guarantee that a sample of the 2012 version of the Chinese driver's license will be received in 2018.
Unfortunately, the RMS and the service center can't control the international driver's license sample, so they'll have to wait for the 2018 update, and perhaps they'll be able to update the 2012 version of the driver's license by then.
2 letter of confirmation required by relevant agencies is not uncommon
In this regard, the editor also looked up some information on the network, and found that it is not uncommon for RTA to provide a Chinese driver's license notarization.
In this regard, some Chinese advice is: send the driver's license back home for notarization, and then return the notary letter with the driver's license.
But Mr. C said the Parramatta staff had explained in detail that the local license authority was required to file the original driver's license through a shift.
In addition, according to the online response, not every SERVICE requires a notarization from Chinese passport holders, combined with Mr C's fate. So perhaps Mr C's experience could also help some of the Chinese who recently went to Sydney's Haymarket Service Centre to apply for road tests.
Mr. C also mentioned that consulate officials had made it clear that they had sent a letter to RTA two years ago stating that the consulate had no right to notarize a Chinese driver's license.
< Australian WeChat > reminds readers: if you hold a domestic 2012 edition driver's license, if you want to directly request to participate in the road test to FULL LICENSE or P license driver's license in Australia, it is best to apply for a notarization letter in advance after the relevant domestic authorities request the original. In case of a situation similar to that of Mr. C.
Although the process of handling notarization is cumbersome, but also in case of emergency needs!
