Renewal of Philippine Driver's License

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A D V I S O R Y

Filipino citizens, who are holders of authentic Philippine Driver's License at the time of departure from the Philippines and who are presently staying or working abroad can renew their Philippine driver's license through their duly authorized representative in the Philippines.

For the information, guidance and compliance of all concerned, following are the requirements prescribed by the Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO):

A. REQUIREMENTS

The authorized representative shall personally present the following to the Land Transportation Office (LTO):
  1. Original driver's license and a photocopy;
  2. Photocopy of the Philippine passport (data page and visa page of licensee);
  3. Letter from the licenses to the LTO requesting the renewal and authorizing a representative to renew the license on his/her behalf;
  4. Corresponding fees
B. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

The renewal of driver's licenses of Filipino nationals who are staying abroad shall be guided by the following procedures:
  1. The authorized representative shall present to the Licensee Section/District Office/Licensing Center the above-mentioned requirements;

  2. The Licensee Section/District Office/Licensing Center shall accept renewal; collect required fees issue/release the owner's copy of the Driver's License Receipt (DLR) to the representative;

  3. The releasing Clerk shall stamp the words "LICENSE ABROAD FOR THE PHOTOTAKE WITHIN 30 DAYS UPON ARRIVAL" at the right side portion of the DLR;

  4. The License Section/District Office/Licensing Center shall keep on file all the documents until such time that the licensee appears at the LTO office for photograph taking.

  5. The Licensee shall present himself/herself within thirthy (30) days upon arrival to the same office where the renewal was made for photograph taking with the following documents:
    • Original DLR (in case of lost DLR, submit a duly notarized affidavit of loss)
    • Original passport
    • Submit a valid drug test result
    • Medical certificate;
    • Original expired driver's license
    In no case should any other agency take the photograph of the licensee.

  6. The License Section/District Office/Licensing Center shall retrieve from the files the documents previously submitted to incorporate with the other requirements. The evaluator shall process the documents and after approval, recommend for the production of the driver's license and release same to the licensee.
C. PENALTIES

Penalty shall be collected from holder of an expired license submitted for renewal:


Prof
Non-Prof
Expired for less than one (1) year
P40.00
P30.00
Expired for one (1) year to less than two (2) years
   80.00
   60.00
Expired for two (2) years and more, but not subject for re-examination
120.00
   90.00


D. AUTHORIZED OFFICE TO ACCEPT RENEWAL

For applicants within the National Capital Region (NCR), only the License Section of the LTO Central Office may accept renewals of the expired driver's license. Applicants outside NCR, may renew at any field office at the option of the representative.

For further queries may be conveyed directly to the Land Transportation Office at the following contact details:

Land Transportation Office
East Avenue, Quezon City
Philippines
Telephone Nos. +(632) 5618327; +(632) 5618321 local 605-608
Fax No. +(632) 5618332
Email Address: ltombox AT lto.gov.ph (replace AT with @)
Website: www.lto.gov.ph



(SGD) BIENVENIDO V. TEJANO
            Ambassador

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