Confirmed online appointment (https://www.passport.gov.ph)

Duly accomplished application form;

Original and photocopy of PSA Birth Certificate (for applicant born in the Philippines) or PSA Report of Birth (for applicant born in Malaysia or in Sabah) please click this link for ROB requirements

If born in the Philippines, please submit a NOTARIZED STATUTORY DECLARATION explaining how she/he entered Sabah/Malaysia without passport.

For married woman, Original and photocopy of PSA Marriage Certificate / PSA Report of Marriage / JPN Marriage Certificate;

Note: If a woman opts to retain maiden name, a PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage is not required.

Supporting Documents for Adult New Applications

Pursuant to Section 6 of R.A. 11983, supporting documents will be further required in addition to the basic requirements to prove the applicant’s identity, citizenship and lack of travel restrictions, as specified in the following cases:

In case of Late Registered PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling

·       Original and photocopy of PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling;

·       At least one of the following on top of the basic requirements:

·       Additional primary government-issued valid ID accepted for passport application;

·       If unable to provide an additional primary ID, the applicant must submit any two (2) of the following documents:

·       NBI Clearance (valid or expired);

·       Baptismal / NCMF

·       School Records such as:

·       Form 137-A

·       Transcript of Records

·       Diploma obtained from Elementary, High School and/or College

·       If government employee, Service Record;

·       Member Data Record (MDR) from PhilHealth

If the passport applicant’s PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling has lacking data, or the first name is registered as “Baby Boy/Baby/BabyGirl/Girl/Boy” and the applicant is born before 1993:

·       Applicant must submit a PSA-annotated Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling.

If the passport applicant’s PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling contains a misspelled first or last name, or misspelled birth place, or mistake in the day or month of birth, or clerical error in the sex, or change of first name or nickname:

·       Applicant must submit a PSA-annotated Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling pursuant to R.A. No. 9048, as amended by R.A. No. 10172.

If by operation of law or through a court order, the passport applicant is permitted to use a name or other biographic detail other than what is officially recorded in the PSA:

·       Annotated Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth, or Certificate of Foundling as authenticated by PSA reflecting the corrected entry.

Discrepancies on the biographical details of supporting documents submitted for passport application:

The applicant’s name or other details in the PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth shall prevail over those appearing in any other public or private documents.

The applicant shall provide supporting documents that are consistent with the information as stated in the applicant’s PSA-issued documents, unless by operation of law or through court order, the applicant is permitted to use a name other than what is officially recorded in the PSA.

Thus, the applicant shall have the supporting document corrected in order for its details to be consistent with the PSA-issued document.

If the PSA-issued documents submitted by the applicant is unreadable, the applicant must submit the following:

·       Unreadable PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) or Certificate of Foundling: Local Civil Registry Municipal Form No. 102 or Civil Registry Form 1-A;
If born abroad, a copy of the Report of Birth is required.

·       Unreadable PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage: Local Civil Registry Municipal Form No. 97
If married abroad, a copy of the Report of Marriage is required.

·       Unreadable PSA-issued Certificate of Death: Local Civil Registry Municipal Form No. 103

In case applicant has NO PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth:

·       Applicant must first file for late registration with Local Civil Registrar (LCR) or Consular Office with jurisdiction over the place where applicant was born; and

·       Applicant must submit PSA-issued late registered Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth.

If applicant is a Naturalized Filipino Citizen, the following are the additional requirements:

·       For persons who have undergone Administrative Naturalization under Republic Act No. 9139:

·       Certificate of Naturalization;

·       Certificate of Renunciation of foreign citizenship issued by the concerned Foreign Embassy or Foreign Ministry; and

·       Identification Certificate issued by BI.

·       For persons who have undergone Judicial Naturalization under Commonwealth Act No. 473:

·       Certificate of Naturalization;

·       Court Order, Certificate of Finality of Decision granting naturalization, Decree of Naturalization; and

·       Identification Certificate issued by BI.

·       For persons who have undergone Legislative Naturalization under Commonwealth Act No. 63:

·       Certificate of Naturalization;

·       Certified true copy of the law granting citizenship;

·       Foreign Birth Certificate authenticated by the Philippine Foreign Service Post; and

·       Identification Certificate issued by BI.

·       For persons who availed of the Facilitated Naturalization of Refugees and Stateless Persons under Supreme Court Rule 21-07-2022-SC:

·       Decree of Naturalization

If applicant obtained Filipino citizenship by Election

·       Applicants those born before 17 January 1973 to Filipino mothers and married to non-Filipino spouses and elected Philippine citizenship within three (3) years upon reaching the age of twenty-one (21), the following are the additional requirements:

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth of or PSA-issued Report of Birth; and

·       Additional documents proving election of Philippine citizenship.

If applicant retained or re-acquired their Philippine citizenship

·       Applicants covered by the provisions of under Republic Act No. 9225, otherwise known as "Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003", shall submit any of the following documents issued by a Philippine FSP or by the Bureau of Immigration (BI):

·       Order of Approval;

·       Oath of Allegiance; or

·       Identification Certificate or Certificate of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship.

·       Applicant is a derivative beneficiaries of Filipino parents who retained or re-acquire Philippine citizenship, shall submit the following documents:

·       Order of Approval of parent or child (as applicable); and/or

·       Identification Certificate issued by a Philippine FSP or Certificate of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship issued by the BI.

If a married woman applicant wishes to revert to her maiden name based on the following:

·       By virtue of death of the spouse:

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Death or Report of Death (ROD) of spouse or apostillized or authenticated Foreign Death Certificate of foreign spouse with English translation, if applicable;

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and

·       Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).

·       By virtue of an annulment, declaration of nullity of marriage, judicially-recognized foreign divorce, and judicially-recognized divorce under Presidential Decree No.1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines):

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage or Report of Marriage (ROM) with annotation reflecting the nullity or dissolution of marriage

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and

·       Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).

·       For other reasons of reversion:

·       PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth;

·       Notarized Affidavit of Explanation that includes request for the reversion of maiden name in the Philippine passport or travel document and stating she has not hitherto availed of the reversion

·       Latest-issued Philippine passport or travel document; and

·       Any existing government-issued valid ID accepted for passport application reflecting the maiden name.

Note: This mode of reversion can only be done once.

List of Acceptable IDs for Philippine Passport Application (Any of the following with one (1) photocopy):

• Philippine Identification (PhilID) / ePhilID
• Digital National ID (*printed copy must be submitted) *Applicants will be required to generate the digital ID via the website: https://national-id.gov.ph/ or the eGovPH mobile application during processing for document verification.

The following IDs may also be used in lieu of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) / ePhilID:

• Social Security System (SSS) Card
• Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Card
• Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Card
• Land Transportation Office (LTO) Driver’s License. Student Permit may be accepted if in card format.
• Bangsamoro Land Transportation Office (BLTO) - issued Driver's License (DL) Cards issued 2022 onwards
• Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) ID
• Philippine Identification (PhilID)/ePhilID
• Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) E-Card
• Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Voter's ID or Voter's Certificate issued from COMELEC main office in Intramuros, Manila.
• Senior Citizen ID
• Philippine Postal ID (issued November 2016 onwards)
• Seafarer's Record Book (SRB) or Seafarers Identity Document (SID) (*must be issued Feb 2020 onwards) issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
• Valid or Latest Passport (For Renewal of Passport)
• School ID (if applicable) For minor applicants -(if school ID is not applicable) Certificate of Enrolment with photo of minor and dry seal of school For adult applicants -School ID and Certificate of Registration

Reminder:

• All IDs presented should be readable, untampered and contain consistent information with the documents presented upon application.
• Original and photocopy of IDs and supporting documents are required to be presented upon application. 

Important Reminder: The Department may require additional supporting documents as may be necessary.

  Consular Fee

:  Passport - RM 312.00

  Processing Period

:  6 to 8 weeks

  Submission Time

:  9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m only

  Application Form

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