Returning to PI, need driver's license

[hk blues]

14 hours ago, Gutenberg said:

Sounds good. Do you know if the ACR is required?

I'm pretty sure I handed over my ACR when I went for the tests.  T.B.H. I don't recall but must have.

[Lee]

15 hours ago, Gutenberg said:

Do you know if the ACR is required?

I didn't bring my ACR with me to LTO when I renewed-----every office is different.

The only time that my ACR leaves the house locally is when I go to BI.

[philippinesgreat]

The ACR I never understood, except you must pay for it 😀 I payed for one in Davao and had to go back to Cebu before it arrived. When I flew out that time I had no ACR and was sent to an office on Mactan for finger printing "instead". This was free of charge :😱 

Thank you all for info on driver's license. It sounds there can hopefully be a way for me to get a license.

 

[Gutenberg]

4 hours ago, philippinesgreat said:

It sounds there can hopefully be a way for me to get a license.

Yep! Hopefully me too. I have nothing but an expired Thai driver license.

Edited April 16 by Gutenberg

[Jack Peterson]

33 minutes ago, Gutenberg said:

Yep! Hopefully me too. I have nothing but an expired Thai driver license.

 You may find that you will need to do the Tests, for the LTO you have an  expired Foreign License ( this happened to me expired Spanish License) you will also have to show ACR card as Proof of Address ( this also was the case with me) 

[Gutenberg]

3 minutes ago, Jack Peterson said:

 You may find that you will need to do the Tests, for the LTO you have an  expired Foreign License ( this happened to me expired Spanish License) you will also have to show ACR card as Proof of Address ( this also was the case with me) 

It seems the tests aren't so difficult. I'll probably just try it out directly in the beginning of the arrival and see if they want to have it. Otherwise, from what I understand, it takes 1-2 extensions before ACR can be applied for.

Edited April 16 by Gutenberg

[philippinesgreat]

13 minutes ago, Gutenberg said:

It seems the tests aren't so difficult. I'll probably just try it out directly in the beginning of the arrival and see if they want to have it. Otherwise, from what I understand, it takes 1-2 extensions before ACR can be applied for.

I think you always get the ACR on the second extension which is at least twice as costly as the others. I never saw a use for it, neither did my friends and the picture is really horrible. But I never had to give "proof of residence" before.

[Jack Peterson]

20 minutes ago, philippinesgreat said:

But I never had to give "proof of residence" before.

 Really? Well things change all the time

[hk blues]

22 hours ago, Lee said:

I didn't bring my ACR with me to LTO when I renewed-----every office is different.

The only time that my ACR leaves the house locally is when I go to BI.

I wasn't renewing though, this was my 1st application. 

I've needed my ACR numerous times i.e. getting a bank account, dealing with BIR etc as well as BI obviously.

[Gator]

1 hour ago, hk blues said:

I wasn't renewing though, this was my 1st application. 

I've needed my ACR numerous times i.e. getting a bank account, dealing with BIR etc as well as BI obviously.

Also comes in handy as a photo ID when traveling domestically on ferries and airlines or when making credit card purchases, doctor office visits, etc  

I believe when I converted my USA DL they asked for my ACR or my passport. Either was acceptable. Plus they wanted color copies of either (front and back of the ACR card / data page and page with latest entry stamp - extension) as well as color copy of my USA DL (front and back).