Passport
Requirements:
FOR FIRST TIME APPLICANTS:
1. Certified True Copy (CTC) and photocopy of Birth Certificate (BC) issues by the National Statistics Office (NSO), or CTC and photocopy of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.
IN CASE OF NO BIRTH RECORD:
If born after 1950:
a. Authenticated Late Registered Birth Certificate
b. Baptismal Certificate or Voter’s Affidavit or Certified True Copy of Voter’s Affidavit from the Commission on Election (COMELEC) or any public document indicating date and place of birth and citizenship.
If born on or before 1950:
a. Certificate of Non-availability of Birth Record from the Local Civil Registrar’s office.
b. Joint Birth Affidavit signed and executed by two (2) disinterested persons.
c. Baptismal Certificate or Voter’s Affidavit or Certified True Copy of Voter’s Affidavit from COMELEC or any public document indicating date and place of birth and citizenship.
2. Three (3) copies 1.77” x 1.37” new photo (colored with plain white background). Photo should show applicant in decent attire.
3. Personal appearance except when the applicant is:
a. not more than 8 years old; or
b. at least 65 years old; or
c.
mentally or
physically incapacitated.
4. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
A. For married women who chose to adopt surname of husband
Certified
True Copy (CTC) and photocopy of Marriage Contract (MC) issued by the
National Statistics Office (NSO) or CTC and photocopy of MC issued by the
Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.
B. For women who obtained annulment or were divorced by foreign husband
Authenticated
copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the
judgment granting divorce or annulment.
Certified
True Copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the
judgment granting divorce or annulment, authenticated by the Philippine
Embassy/Consulate when the divorce was obtained.
C. For fiancés of foreign nationals and spouses of foreign nationals who were married at least six months prior to their application for a passport
Original
and photocopy of Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) Guidance and
Counseling Certificate of Attendance.
D. For minors (below 18 years old)
Personal
appearance of either parent.
If minor is
not traveling with either parent, submit an original and photocopy of DSWD
Clearance and Affidavit of Support and Consent.
If both
parents are abroad, such an affidavit must be authenticated by the nearest
Embassy or Consulate General.
If
application is filed by person other than the minor’s parents, submit Special
Power of Attorney (SPA). If executed abroad, SPA must be authenticated by
the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate General.
Passport and
photocopy of the passport of person traveling with the minor.
E. For adopted children
Authenticated
copy and photocopy of the dispositive portion of the Court Order on adoption.
Authenticated
copy and photocopy of original and amended Birth Certificate.
F. For government employees/officials
For official
passport, Travel Authority from the Head of Office/Department. For regular
passport, letter of no objection from agency where employed.
G. For Muslim applicants
For
those whose births were registered, follow requirements for new applicants.
For
those whose births were not registered:
§ Certified True Copy of Late Registered Birth Certificate from the National Statistics Office.
§ Original and photocopy of Voter’s Affidavit or NBI Clearance or other supporting documents indicating date and place of birth and citizenship.
§ Certificate from the office on Muslim Affairs, Office of the President.
H. For Muslim converts
Court Order
to change name.
I.
And such
other documentary requirements as may be deemed necessary by the passport
offices or consular posts abroad. Applicants with doubtful citizenship may
be referred to the Citizenship Evaluation Committee (CEC) for interview and
evaluation.
FOR
RENEWAL OF PASSPORT:
Present
old passport and submit photocopy of passport pages 1-4 and the pages showing
latest Bureau of Immigration departure and arrival stamps.
Three (3)
copies 1.77” x 1.37” new photos (colored with plain white background). Photo
should show applicant in decent attire.
In case
passport being renewed is brown or issued prior to May 1995, any document
with complete middle name (Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, driver’s
license, company I.D., Voter’s I.D., etc.).
For married
women who chose to adopt surname of husband – Certified True Copy and
photocopy of Marriage Contract issued by the National Statistics Office.
FOR REPLACEMENT OF PASSPORT:
If already
expired, submit notarized Affidavit of Loss.
If still
valid, submit Police Report and notarized Affidavit of Loss. There will be a
15-day clearing period prior to the processing of application for a new
passport.
Certified
True Copy (CTC) and photocopy of Birth Certificate (BC) issued by the
National Statistics Office (NSO) or CTC and photocopy of BC issued by the
Local Civil Registrar duly authorized by the NSO.
Three (3)
copies of 1.77” x 1.37” new photos (colored with plain white background).
Photos should show applicant in decent white attire.
Personal
appearance.
Passport
fees:
1. For Regular Passport:
(7 working days) Overtime Processing (3 working days)
- 32 pages: P1250 ($70 abroad) P1500
- 64 pages: P1500 ($80 abroad)
2. For amendment of Passport:
P500 ($40 abroad)
3. Replacement of Lost Passport, whether valid or expired:
- 32 pages: P1450 ($100 abroad)
- 64 pages: P1700
($155 abroad)
* REMINDERS:
1. Applicant should file his application where he is physically present.
2. Declare lost, invalid, or expired passport to avoid delay in the issuance of a new one.
3. Passport unclaimed after 60 days will be cancelled per Memorandum Circular 33-88.
4. Check all data in the passport upon release. Passport found to have scripting errors will be replaced gratis if presented for correction 6 months from date of release.
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