Driver’s License Renewal

Agency

Land Transportation Office (LTO)

How to apply

Online or walk-in

Published processing time

2 hours, 11 minutes for walk-in plain or advance renewal (published LTO total).

Published LTO fees

₱585.00

Use this as a preparation checklist. Items marked “If it applies” are situational.

• Duly accomplished Application for Permits and Licenses (APL) form

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  1 originalGet it from: LTO website, or CSA/PACD at the licensing office

• Electronically transmitted medical certificate from an LTO-accredited clinic

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  Present the original and submit one photocopy.

  Original and photocopyGet it from: LTO-accredited medical clinic

• Certificate of Completion of Comprehensive Driver’s Education (CDE), if still required

  If it appliesOfficial source

  Required for the initial renewal of a five-year driver’s license. LTO states CDE is no longer required for holders issued a Student-Driver’s Permit on or after 03 August 2020, and for those who renewed to their current license on or after 28 October 2021.

  Get it from: LTO Public Portal e-learning, District/Extension Office, DLRO, or Driver’s Education Center

• Original driver’s or conductor’s license

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  Original and photocopy

• Driver’s Reorientation Course certificate, if you have demerit points

  If it appliesOfficial source

  Required for holders with 5 to 9 demerit points, and for holders with 10 or more but less than 40 demerit points. The higher band also requires passing the automated theoretical examination.

  Get it from: LTO Driver’s Education Center (DEC)

• Plane ticket, for advance renewal only

  If it appliesOfficial source

  Advance renewal is for holders who intend to leave the country within one year before the expiry date.

  Original or electronic copy

1. 1

   Confirm you still qualify for plain renewal

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   The license must not be expired for more than two years. You must be physically and mentally fit, have no unsettled traffic violation, and complete CDE if it is your first five-year renewal and the CDE exemption does not apply.

2. 2

   Get the medical certificate and finish CDE if required

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   Use an LTO-accredited clinic so the medical certificate is transmitted electronically. Complete CDE through the LTO portal or an LTO site if you are not in the exempt group.

3. 3

   Apply at a licensing office or through LTMS

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   Walk-in: get a queue number, submit the APL form and documents, and wait to be called. Portal: use the LTMS Public Portal licensing module if that route is available for your record.

4. 4

   Pay the renewal fee and any published penalty

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   Plain on-time renewal is published at ₱585. Late penalties are published separately on LTO’s license fee schedule.

5. 5

   Complete biometrics and claim the card

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   LTO captures fingerprints, photo, and signature, then prints the license card. You claim it after fingerprint verification.

Only amounts published by LTO are shown as figures. Third-party charges are flagged instead of guessed.

Plain / on-time driver’s or conductor’s license renewal

Published both in the Citizen’s Charter walk-in service and in LTO’s license schedule of fees.

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₱585.00

Penalty if expired 1 day to 1 year

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₱75.00

Penalty if expired more than 1 year up to 2 years

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₱150.00

Penalty if expired more than 2 years

Licenses expired more than two years are not plain renewal. LTO requires examination. Use the expired-more-than-two-years service, not this page’s plain-renewal path.

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₱225.00 plus ₱100.00 application fee

• Expired more than two years is a different transaction

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  Plain renewal is only for licenses not expired more than two years. Beyond that, LTO requires examination. Do not assume the ₱585 walk-in total still applies.

• CDE is not required for every renewing driver

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  LTO exempts holders issued a Student-Driver’s Permit on or after 03 August 2020, and those who already renewed to their current license on or after 28 October 2021. If you are renewing a five-year license for the first time and those dates do not apply, complete CDE first.

• Demerit points add courses and exams

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  Five to nine demerit points require the Driver’s Reorientation Course. Ten or more but less than forty also require passing the automated theoretical examination.

You may also need these LTO procedures before or after this task.

Verify the checklist against the agency before you travel or pay.

• Land Transportation Office official website

  Land Transportation Office

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• LTMS Public Portal

  Land Transportation Office

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• License schedule of fees and charges

  Land Transportation Office

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