LTO: Processing of student permits and new licenses start August 3

MANILA: The LTO (Land Transportation Office) begin accepting and processing Student Permits (SPs), new driver’s licenses, and additional restriction code transactions on 03 August, but only from applicants with driving course completion certificates.

According to LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante, the certificates must be issued by LTO-accredited driving schools, authorized driving school instructors/administrators, and by LTO-Driver Education Centers from LTO offices which were qualified to conduct the 15-hour driving course starting 01 July 2020.

Student Permit applicants, including holders of foreign and expired SPs, who will be applying for new SPs starting 03 August are required to secure the Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) certificate.

Applicants for a new driver’s license, whether pro or non-pro, with SPs issued 03 August and onwards must possess a Practical Driving Course (PDC) certificate.

Those seeking to add restriction codes must have a PDC certificate specifically for the code being applied for.

After course completion, the certificate will be electronically transmitted by the accredited driving school or DECs to the LTO-IT system.

Conversion of a foreign driver’s license to a local one requires no TDC or PDC certificate.

“To recall, we have already launched the new Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) in 24 offices as our way of adhering to the directive of [DOTr> Secretary Tugade to shift to digitalization of transactions. As we ready for the nationwide activation of this new system, I have directed all concerned regional offices and district offices to be fully equipped and ready to accept electronically-transmitted certificates, which are prerequisite in securing driver’s licenses before August 3,” said Asec. Galvante.

Photos from the Land Transportation Office

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