Lists of LTO Driver’s License Renewal Requirements 2024 for Processing
LTO DRIVER’S LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS 2024 – You can check here the guide on the documents required in renewing an LTO-issued Driver’s License.
In the Philippines, a person must have a Driver’s License issued by the Land Transportation Office, more popularly called LTO, to operate a vehicle in the road. It is one of the basic requirements whether you are driving a motorcycle, a car, a truck, or any other types of road vehicle.
To obtain a Driver’s License which is issued by the Land Transportation Office, a person must pass the physical driving exam as well as the written exam. Currently, it is already mandated by the license-giving body that the applicant must undergo a driving lesson conducted by authorized driving lesson centers.
Drivers who are caught on the road running a vehicle without a Driver’s License may be fined. It is one of the violations that come along with LTO fees. Also, driving with an expired Driver’s License is not allowed. You may also be fined when caught.
From time to time, drivers have to process an LTO Driver’s License renewal at the Land Transportation Office. It is open for individuals who belong to the following categories:
- individuals with an expired non-professional or professional LTO driver’s license or a conductor’s license but the expiry is not more than two (2) years ago
- a cardholder who is leaving the Philippines soon and a holder of a non-professional, professional, or conductor’s license that is due for renewal within a year
In processing for an LTO Driver’s License renewal, there are requirements that the cardholder must prepare and submit. The documents required by the license-giving body depends if the license is expired for over two (2) years or not at the time of the renewal. Prepare the requirements before setting an appointment through the LTO portal.
Here are the LTO Driver’s License renewal requirements if the card is not expired for more than two (2) years:
- duly-accomplished application form
- original driver’s license
- original and photocopy of government-issued ID that bearing your photo and signature
- copy of the medical examination certificate (only electronically transmitted to the LTO by an accredited clinic)
- Passed Comprehensive Driver’s Education (CDE) Certificate
If the driver’s license is expired for more than two (2) years already, here are the documents needed in processing for a renewal at LTO:
- duly-accomplished application form
- photocopy of passport covering the following areas: first page, visa page, and departure in the Philippines and latest arrival overseas
- within 30 days of arrival of the license holder, he/she must submit the following documents at the LTO branch where the renewal was processed:
- photocopy of passport (first and arrival pages)
- copy of the medical examination certificate (only electronically transmitted to the LTO by an accredited clinic)
- original manual Official Receipt (OR)
In case the Driver’s License is owned by an overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and he/she is still in abroad at the time of the processing of the renewal, here are the documents that must be submitted to the LTO:
- duly-accomplished application form
- criginal expired driver’s/conductor’s license
- copy of the medical examination certificate (only electronically transmitted to the LTO by an accredited clinic)