How to apply for Student Driving License (Step by Step Guide)

Wondering how students can acquire a permit for driving in the Philippines? We listed here the requirements and procedures to file a request to obtain a student driving permit.

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Venue: Any LTO Licensing Center and District/Extension Office.

How to Apply for Student Driving Permit: a step-by-step guide

To qualify, the student must be:

• at least seventeen years old
• physically and mentally fit to operate a motor vehicle
• able to read and write in Filipino or English or the applicable local dialect;
• for foreigners, the applicant must be eighteen years old and must have been in the Philippines for at least one year from date of application.

REQUIREMENTS (FILIPINOS/FOREIGNERS)

• Duly accomplished Application form for Driver’s License (ADL);
• Original and photocopy of the birth certificate duly authenticated by National Statistics Office
• If below eighteen years of age, original copy of parental/guardian’s consent with original and photocopy of one valid government issued Identification Card containing the signature of the consenting parent/guardian
• Medical Certificate issued by any licensed practicing physician stating that the applicant is physically and mentally fit to operate a motor vehicle or otherwise stating his/her impairment.
• for foreigners, original and photocopy of passport with the entry date of at least one month and visa duration of at least one year from date of application, or if born in the Philippines, present original and photocopy of the birth certificate duly authenticated by the NSO.

PROCEDURE 

• Receiving personnel shall check only the completeness of the documents required and transmit the same to an evaluator.
• The Evaluator shall evaluate the qualifications of the applicant and, if qualified, encode the application in the system.
• After encoding, the application shall be approved by the Approving Officer.
• Upon approval, the applicant shall be called for photo and signature taking.
• The applicant shall be called to pay the required fees to the Cashier.

• The SP Card with the Official Receipt shall be released to the applicant, who shall be required to write his/her name and affix his/her signature in the appropriate Release Form.

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