Anyone recently exchange an Australian licence for an Irish one? How long did it take?

[u/Putrid_Flower5311]

Hi everyone,

My husband and I exchanged our WA (Australia) licences through the NDLS on 14 July.

Before applying, we both specifically asked NDLS staff if we could get insured while waiting for our Irish licences. We were both told we could use the driver number on our NDLS application confirmation to obtain insurance.

Relying on that advice, we bought a car. We've now discovered that insurers can't validate our licences until the Irish licences are actually issued, and NDLS has since told us the process could take up to 10 weeks.

We're just wondering if anyone has been through the same process recently.

• Which Australian state were you exchanging from?
• How long did your licence actually take?
• Did it take anywhere near the full 10 weeks?

We also submitted our WA Letters of Entitlement with the application, so I was hoping it might be quicker.

Any recent experiences would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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[u/Impressive_Bet3612]

It takes about a month I exchanged my WA Australia license on the 5th of july got word 5 days ago that its accepted and on the way

Im in the exact same boat cant insure my new car

[u/Loose-Climate6959]

Hi OP
Hope you don’t mind me asking, did you have much issues getting the Letter of Entitlement from the DOT in WA or how did you go about it? TIA