The Land Transportation Office (LTO) is the body of the Philippine government who is tasked to govern all land vehicles in the country. The LTO is where you apply for a student’s permit or a student’s license; it is also where you will have that permit certified to become either a non-professional or a professional license.
But as time goes by, the processes, venues, and fees change. They change because they attempt to abide to both the needs and the wants of people. More so, some government processes change and that is why they change, too.
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What are the new fees involved in getting licenses from the LTO?
If you are not aware, the driver’s license is not just the thing you can get from the Land Transportation Office (LTO); there are other things that they offer that you need to avail and apply for in certain scenarios.
Nevertheless, here are the new and updated LTO fees that you can utilize for your perusal:
For the Student’s Permit
The student’s permit is the permit that a future driver would be required to get if they plan on applying for a non-professional or professional license. Now you need to take a 15-hour Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) and obtain a certificate to get a Student Permit. You can get this for free if you take it to an LTO driving center that gives free training, list of LTO Driving Centers can be found here. If you take TDC on driving schools, here are the estimate that you need to spend on Student Permits.
| New Student’s Permit | |
| TDC | P1,500 |
| TDC Certificate | P200 |
| Medical Certificate | P480 |
| Student Permit | P317.63 |
| TOTAL | P2,497.63 |
Application for new license
In this table, we will be giving you the updated list of the LTO fees for the different types of licenses which are non-professional license, professional license, and the conductor.
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| New License Application | |||
| Non-Professional License (non-pro) | Professional License | Conductor | |
| Applcation Fee | P100.00 | P100.00 | P100.00 |
| Computer Fee | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 |
| License Fee | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 |
| TOTAL | P820.26 | P820.26 | P820.26 |
For Additional Restriction Codes
LTO Additional Restriction codes is the code which designates the type of vehicle that they can operate. More so, this is where Officials will be able to see what type or course of vehicle they can maneuver.
| LTO Restriction Code Fees | |||
| Valid Non-Professional License | Valid Professional License | Expired Professional to Non-Professional | |
| Applcation Fee | P100.00 | P100.00 | P100.00 |
| Computer Fee | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 |
| Replacement Fee | P225.00 | P225.00 | |
| Replacement Fee | P350.00 | ||
| Computer Fee | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 |
| Additional Restriction Fee | 100.00 per RC | 100.00 per RC | 100.00 per RC |
| TOTAL | P560.26 | P560.26 | P560.26 |
Additional notes:
- Additional Restriction Code (ARC) 1 is equivalent to no computer fee
- ARC two (2) to eight (8) only
- ARC two (2) to ARC four (4) only
- ARC three (3) to ARC five (5) only
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For License Renewal
These are the new and updated LTO fees for renewing the license. This table would involve non-professional, professional, and conductor posts.
If your license has expired, you should consider having it renewed because an expired identification card is not considered a valid ID.
| License Renewal New Fees | |||||||
| Non-Professional/ Professional/ | Expired from 1st day to 1st year | Expired from 1st year until the 2nd year | Expired for more than two (2) years | ||||
| Non-Professional and Professional | Conductor | Non-Professional and Professional | Conductor | Non-Professional and Professional | Conductor | ||
| Penalty | P75.00 | P75.00 | P150.00 | P150.00 | P225.00 | P225.00 | |
| License Fee | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 |
| Application Fee | P100.00 | P100.00 | |||||
| Computer Fee | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 |
| Total | P652.63 | P727.63 | P727.63 | P802.63 | P802.63 | P1,045.26 | P1,045.26 |
For Converting a foreign license to a Philippine License
If you are or if you know someone who has a foreign license and they are looking to convert it to be a Philippine license, here are the new fees that you or they need to consider.
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| Conversion LTO Fees from Foreign to Philippine Licenses | |||||
| Valid Foreign License to Non-Professional (No examination) | Expired Foreign License to Non-Professional (Includes Written and Practical Exam) | Valid or Expired Foreign License to Professional License (With Written and Practical Exam) | With Philippine Driver’s License (Continuity) | ||
| Application Fee | P100.00 | P100.00 | P100.00 | P100.00 | P100.00 |
| License Fee | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 | P585.00 |
| Conversion Fee | P100.00 | P100.00 | |||
| Computer Fee | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 | P67.63 |
| Revision of Records | P100.00 | P100.00 | |||
| Total | P852.63 | P920.26 | P920.26 | P852.63 | P952.63 |
These are the fees that are involved whenever you transact with the LTO. Before, these fees were different; however, as we’ve mentioned, the fees change because of the fact that the demand and the processes change too.
same here in Alaminos, Pangasinan – 10K charge for license; almost 3K+ for student’s license (wala pa driving school fee dun)
Can I ask where did you get this information? If you can cite your source, I’d appreciate that too.
Bakit dito sa amin umaabot 8k ang magkuha ng license?,🤔🤔🤔
Maam may sumagot ba nito? Sa Cebu more than 10K din? Taga LTO sumagot kayo!
How about the student license that affected in pandemic kasi hindi sila maka pag apply non pro and pro dahil covered po sila sa age limit bawal lumabas magbibigay po kaya nag extension ang LTO ?
Anonpong kailangan na requirements na ipapasa pag gagawing professional po yung non-pro? At paano pong proseso yung dadagdagan ng jr yung pangalan?
Ito po ang complete guide: https://www.efrennolasco.com/how-to-get-drivers-license-in-the-philippines/
How to apply students permit?
Pls read the Updated LTO Student’s Permit Requirements and Procedure 2020 —>> https://www.efrennolasco.com/lto-students-permit-requirements-and-procedure/
May online application na po ba para sa stutend permit?
How to apply Professional License?
ito guide: https://www.efrennolasco.com/how-to-get-drivers-license-in-the-philippines/
How to apply student permit
Good day po. Pano po sir yung kumuha ng student license last year tapos po na abutan ng pandemic (covid-19). Pwede pa po ba yung student permit at medical nya.
How to apply student permit
Pls read the Updated LTO Student’s Permit Requirements and Procedure 2020 —>> https://www.efrennolasco.com/lto-students-permit-requirements-and-procedure/
How can i apply non professional license going to professional license?
ito guide: https://www.efrennolasco.com/how-to-get-drivers-license-in-the-philippines/
Ask ko lng po kung pwd pa po kumuha ng non pro kahit expirex na yung student permit,, inabutan na po kc ng lockdown hnd po mkabyahe
Ano po mga requirements pag kumuha Ng student
Pls read the Updated LTO Student’s Permit Requirements and Procedure 2020 —>> https://www.efrennolasco.com/lto-students-permit-requirements-and-procedure/
How to apply in online registration?
How to apply student’s permit on line?
Magkno.po.professional lisence
How to apply??
How to apply sp
Pls read the Updated LTO Student’s Permit Requirements and Procedure 2020 —>> https://www.efrennolasco.com/lto-students-permit-requirements-and-procedure/
1.2 code ng license ko poh maam.pa addcode poh ako ng 3.8 mgkano poh babayaran poh nyan maam.