LTO- local driver's license conversion

well fortunately my acr is up to date re address. they never questioned me on the changes and i never made a change except at the time i actually moved and then only when the next acr renewal came up. thanks for the heads up on that. its just the drivers license that LTO would not let me change. i will try again next year on my next renewal for that! its pretty hard to take any of this seriously when they don't

 

But I like @Show Pony and he can have as many LOLs as he wants. I like VERY MANY, probably 99.99%, of people here - just get perplexed by those who write nonsense about a subject they know nothing about (I had dogs for 40+ years but it does not make me a vet, I rode a motorbike but does not make me anything like the bike experts on this Forum). And in regards to the use of LOL - CONTEXT is everything.

 

As with any endeavour try and try again.
My experience is you need 12months of visa to satisfy LTO rule. Of course you can't get that at the moment and immigration while sympathetic can only issue 6month tourist visa just before the previous one expires and not in advance. I spoke to immigration about my impending 90 day expiry and the helpful lady suggested to ask LTO to call them.
In the end I successfully converted in a different LTO office with my existing licence and ACR and no issues with visas. As always YMMV

 

Here's what I found at the LTO website (location of the information changed, it's now here )

CONVERSION OF VALID FOREIGN DRIVER'S LICENSE TO NON-PROFESSIONAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
Requirements

1. Duly accomplished Application for Driver's License (ADL) form
2. Presentation of original and submission of one (1) photocopy of valid passport showing the first page, visa page and latest date of entry in the Philippines
3. Presentation of copy of the medical certificate. (Electronically transmitted to LTO by the accredited medical clinic)
4. Presentation of original and submission of one (1) photocopy of valid foreign Driver's License. If the foreign Driver’s License is not in English language, original and one (1) photocopy of official English translation
5. Presentation of expired NPDL / PDL if applicable

No mention of any requirement with regard to visa.

Another thing is that apparently LTO Dumaguete currently issues only very limited number of new drivers licenses.
I heard (about 2 months ago, when my asawa applied for her license) that they issue no more than 100 a month (no idea why, maybe a shortage of available plastic cards??).
Obviously that will affect any foreigners inquiring about conversion also.

 

You can find a very well researched account of these matters here
https://travel.stackexchange.com/qu...-the-philippines-as-a-foreigner/147440#147440
A long read but really explains the difficulties.

 

They refused to issue me with a licence (not because I am an ape) as they said my 'Visa' was not a Balikbayan because it did not have a 'BB' on it - it was issued as a Balikbayan, it was for a whole year and I have never had a problem on exit.

Like many employees here, they don't have a clue about their own job - they just pretend they do and enjoy what glorification it gives them.

Now I have a private chauffeur - also acts as a wife.