Before you can get your learner permit you need to prove who you are and that you live in Victoria by bringing certain documents to the VicRoads Customer Service Centre.
This is what you’ll need:
- A ‘primary evidence’ document such a birth certificate, a passport (not expired by more than two years) or an Australian naturalisation or citizenship document.
- A ‘secondary evidence’ document to confirm the current use of your name in the community. This includes gas, telephone and electricity bills up to one year old, or Medicare, student identity and credit or account cards with banks, building societies and credit unions.
- Evidence of Victorian residence, if this has not been shown on either the primary or secondary evidence documents provided. If documentary evidence cannot be provided, a referee statement signed by a Victorian driver licence holder (who has known you for at least one year) may be accepted. The statement must include the name and address of both the referee and the applicant.
A couple of other things to remember:
- Only original documents are acceptable. That means you can’t bring photocopies of documents, even if they have been certified.
- One of these documents must contain your signature.
If your signature does not appear on any of the documents provided, you will need to present a letter from your employer, school principal or any person authorised to witness a statutory declaration and witness your signature.
If there is a difference in names between the primary and secondary evidence documents you will need to provide additional documents such as a marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages in Australia or a Change of Name Registration.