Okay hi guys. Regarding this topic The link people were referencing to the Lto website is no longer working. I went through the Lto website and could no longer find any mention anywhere about the 6 month or 1 year valid visa for foreign license conversion. I called the QC main branch of LTO and they said it is not a requirement but they said other lto offices may require it. Well the Lto offices where I am are saying its 1 year valid visa to be granted license conversion. But the QC main office told me goto them and they will grant it no issues about any visa length. Unfortunately I cannot just travel to QC as I'm not on luzon and the covid travel restrictions are problematic. Is anyone up to date on this visa requirement? It seems the Lto reversed the decision and wiped all references to its existence from their website. Even their main LTO office in Quezon City says its not required to have a visa valid for 6 months or a year to get foreign license conversion. But the Lto in my area is saying 1 year is required at their branch. What the heck!
when i first came here i listed my residence as hotel essentia which is where i was staying at the time. on my renewal i was required to continue to list my residence as hotel essentia even tho i had long moved away from there. i was told it was not possible to change my address. will try again on my next renewal next year. (it took a year to get the actual license renewal in plastic in my possession and had to use a paper receipt during the intervening year)
If you change your address for your ACR-I (Immigration) be aware that you are supposed to inform the BI of an address change within a week or something like that (?). My neighbour was fined thousands of pesos for waiting several months before reporting the change to BI. I know I'm off topic so throw a rotten mango at me. LOL
I sent BI Cebu a letter re change of address but nothing ever happened. They they still have me registered at the old address. Dont bother any more, will just keep telling them my wife's family address as it was registered during 2006.
You do what you want. If you get caught out make sure you have lots of cash on hand for a heafty fine. Anyone that has moved here from another region would need a creative excuse to explain why they were renewing a visa or ACR-I in Dumagete. If it was me I would just say I moved here last week. You said you sent Cebu a letter and nothing happened. It could be they tossed your letter in the trash. If push comes to shove good luck proving it.
You gagos, stick to the topic! Can anyone find reference to the 6 month or 1 year visa requirement anywhere on the current lto website?
Here's one reference I've found, although not LTO. It says require minimum one year visa, or 13A with less than 12 months remaining is OK. https://britsinthephilippines.top/how-to-convert-a-foreign-license-to-a-philippine-license/
LTO site makes no mention of minimum time limit on visa. Clicking on the 'Non-Professional Driver's Licence' link for more info is a dead end - dud link.
