LTO Student-Driver’s Permit

Agency

Land Transportation Office (LTO)

How to apply

Online or walk-in

Published processing time

Counter time depends on appointment volume and whether medical/TDC records are already in LTO systems. Confirm current queue or portal SLA at your licensing site—do not rely on unofficial “same-day” promises.

Published LTO fees

₱100.00

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

• Meet the age / stay qualification for your nationality

  Official source

  Filipino citizens: at least 16 years old. Foreign citizens: at least 18, in the Philippines for at least one month, with proof of stay for at least six months (or PSA birth certificate if born in the Philippines, per LTO NCR checklist).

• Certificate of Completion of the 15-hour Theoretical Driving Course (TDC)

  Official source

  Must be electronically transmitted to LTO by an LTO Driver’s Education Center, LTO-accredited driving school, or LTO-accredited TESDA training center. Present original and submit photocopy as instructed.

  Get it from: LTO DEC / accredited driving school / accredited TESDA center

• Electronically transmitted medical certificate from an LTO-accredited clinic

  Official source

  Present the original and submit one photocopy.

  Get it from: LTO-accredited medical clinic

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

  Official source
  1 originalGet it from: LTO forms / LTMS / licensing office

• PSA/NSO birth certificate, PhilID, passport, or PSA marriage certificate

  Official source

  Present original and submit photocopy of an accepted civil-registry or ID document from the current LTO checklist.

  Original and photocopy

• Valid ID of the applicant

  Official source

  Present original and submit photocopy.

  Original and photocopy

• Parent’s or guardian’s consent + their valid government ID (if under 18)

  If it appliesOfficial source

• Passport/visa proofs for foreign applicants

  If it appliesOfficial source

  Present original and submit photocopy of passport with required entry/stay evidence, or PSA birth certificate if born in the Philippines, per the foreign-applicant checklist.

• Active email address / LTMS Client ID as required by channel

  Confirm at office

  Portal and many walk-in flows expect an email and LTMS client registration. Minors should use LTMS only with parent/guardian permission per LTMS terms.

1. 1

   Finish TDC and medical before filing

   Official source

   Complete the 15-hour TDC and medical exam so both certificates are electronically transmitted to LTO.

2. 2

   Prepare LTMS / APL details

   Official source

   Create or update your LTMS client profile when using the portal path, and accomplish the APL form for Student-Driver’s Permit.

3. 3

   Appear or complete portal steps, then pay

   Confirm at office

   Submit documents for evaluation, encode/biometrics as required, pay the assessed license fees, and claim the Student-Driver’s Permit card/printout per office instruction.

4. 4

   Use the permit only with a licensed accompanying driver

   Official source

   A Student-Driver’s Permit authorizes learning to drive under the conditions LTO sets (including accompaniment by a duly licensed driver with appropriate restriction codes). It is not a Non-Professional Driver’s License.

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

Application fee (published new-license schedule line)

Shown on LTO’s published driver’s license fee schedule (Application P100). Confirm whether your office’s assessed total includes additional computer/card lines before paying.

Official source

₱100.00

Total Student-Driver’s Permit fee assessed at payment

Do not rely on blog “₱250 package” figures. Use the amount on your Order of Payment / portal checkout. Medical and TDC school fees are separate.

Confirm at office

Confirm at LTMS / LTO cashier

• Generally valid for one year

  Official source

  LTO NCR guidance: the Student Permit is valid for one year from issuance. After one year it cannot be used to take the practical driving course, but may still support an NPDL application if PDC was completed within that year. Confirm the rule printed on your permit and current charter.

• This is not driver’s license renewal

  Official source

  Renewing an existing Non-Professional or Professional license is a different procedure. Use the Driver’s License Renewal guide for that.

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

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

• LTO Citizen’s Charter 2025 (External Services)

  Land Transportation Office

  Open official source

• LTO website

  Land Transportation Office

  Open official source

• LTMS Public Portal

  Land Transportation Office

  Open official source

• LTO driver’s license fee schedule

  Land Transportation Office

  Open official source