PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

notarial services The Consulate, through its Consular Officers, can notarize documents signed by individuals that will be used or presented in the Philippines. The notarized document will have a covering page (“ACKNOWLEDGMENT”) with an eyelet and a gold seal. Personal appearance of the signatory or signatories is a requirement for consular notarization.  Appointment is required for this service. Click here to book an appointment. Examples of documents that may be notarized at the Philippine Consulate are as follows: Affidavits Special Powers of Attorney General Powers of Attorney Certifications Contracts to Sell Deeds of Donation Deeds of Absolute Sale Bank Forms / Signature Cards Insurance Forms NBI Clearance Applications GSIS / SSS Forms Extra-Judicial Settlements J1 Visa Waivers List Items Au Pair Agreements Beginning 15 May 2019, the Consulate will no longer authenticate the signatures of public documents notarized by any US notary public or signed/issued/certified by a Federal, State, County, City, university or school official. To use these types of documents in the Philippines, these will only require an Apostille Certificate issued by competent U.S. authorities. Click here for information on how to obtain an Apostille Certificate.  STEPS Set up an appointment Appointment is required for this service. To set…

dual citizenship (ra 9225) Republic Act 9225 otherwise known as the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 (more popularly known as the Dual Citizenship Law) enables former natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country to retain/reacquire their Philippine citizenship by taking an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines before a Philippine Consular Officer. Upon retaining or reacquiring their Philippine citizenship, they shall enjoy full civil, economic and political rights as Philippine Citizens. Appointment is required for this service. Click here to book an appointment. TABLE  OF CONTENTS How to Apply Requirements for Principal Applicant Requirements for Each Dependent Child (below 18 years old) Petition for Inclusion of Dependent/s under RA 9225 Next Step/s After Issuance of Dual Citizenship Papers (For Principal and Dependent Child who is former natural born-Filipino) Next Step/s After Issuance of Dual Citizenship Papers (For Dependent born in the US to parents who were already US citizens at the time of child's birth) Downloadable Forms Dual Citizenship FAQ Natural-born Filipinos are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. These are persons:1. Born after January 17,…

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authentication of public document through apostille An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document. It is issued by a country that is party to the Apostille Convention to be used in another country which is also a party to the Convention.  The United States is a party to the Convention and the Philippines also acceded to the Convention on 14 May 2019. In this regard, the Consulate will no longer authenticate the signatures of public documents notarized by any US notary public or those signed/issued/certified by a Federal, State, County, City, university or school official, starting on 15 May 2019.To use these types of documents in the Philippines, these will only require an Apostille Certificate issued by competent authorities listed below. Check with them the requirements and process on how to obtain Apostille since the process differs from one State to another. Also, please note that documents with Apostille Certificate require no further diplomatic or consular legalization. Hence, said documents could already be sent to and used directly in the Philippines. Competent Authorities Permitted to Issue Apostille For Federally-Issued Documents Documents signed by a US federal official, a US consular officer, a military notary, judge advocate (10…

RECOGNITION AS A FILIPINO CITIZEN Under the Bureau of Immigration’s Law Instruction No. RBR-99002, issued on 15 April 1999, any child born of a Filipino parent may be recognized as a Filipino citizen under existing laws.The following documents are to be submitted to the Commissioner of Immigration in the Philippines: Documentary Requirements Petition in the form of Letter-Request The petition, in the form of a letter-request, made under oath by the Filipino parent or legally appointed guardian. A person who is 18 years old must apply in his/her own capacity.In default of parents or a judicially appointed guardian, the following persons shall exercise substitute parental authority over the child in the order indicated: (a) The surviving grandparent as provided in Article 214 of the Family Code;(b) The oldest brother or sister over 21 years of age, unless unfit or disqualified; and(c) The child’s actual custodian, over 21 years of age, unless unfit or disqualified.In case the letter-request is made by a person on behalf of any of the parents, the legally appointed guardian, or persons exercising substitute parental authority, he or she must be duly authorized through a power of attorney to file such petition. Authenticated birth certificate of the…

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IN CIVIL REGISTRY DOCUMENTS Under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Philippine Civil Registration Laws, a supplemental report using the appropriate form maybe filed to supply information inadvertently omitted when the document was registered. Appointment is required for this service. Click here to book an appointment. The filing of the supplemental reports and the affidavit of explanation shall be subject to the following restrictions:The “Medical certificate” in the Report of Death and Report of Fetal Death and all applicable certifications contained in the Report of Marriage should be accomplished correctly and completely before registration. Hence, no supplemental report having reference to the mentioned certificates is acceptable.The supplemental report shall not be used in any manner to change or to  to circumvent the provision of Article 412 of the Civil Code of the Philippines which prohibits any change or correction of an entry in the civil register without judicial order or through administrative correction under Republic Act No. 9048 as amendedThe Civil Registry Section shall accept only one supplemental report for not more than two omitted information in any registered event. In cases where there are more than two omitted information, all papers related thereto shall be forwarded to the Office of the Civil Registrar-General.Who may file? The supplemental report may be filed by…

CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICK NAME Under Republic Act 9048 as amended by Republic Act 10172, Filipinos abroad may file a petition before the Philippine Consulate General in New York to cause a Change of First Name or Nickname in the Civil Register without a need of a judicial order, subject to certain conditions. Appointment is required for this service. Email the Civil Registry Unit at newyorkpcg.civilregistry@dfa.gov.ph to set up an appointment. These conditions are as follows: The petitioner finds the first name or nickname to be ridiculous, tainted with dishonor or extremely difficult to write or pronounce;The new first name or nickname has been habitually and continuously used by the petitioner and he has been publicly known by that first name or nickname in the community; orThe change will avoid confusion. Who may file the petition? The petition may be filed by a person of legal age who must have a direct and personal interest in the change of first name in the civil register, such as the:Owner of the record that contains the error to be corrected or first name to be changedOwner’s spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, guardian, or any other person duly authorized by…

correction of clerical error in civil registry documents A petition may be filed before the Consulate to correct a clerical or typographical error in the civil registry documents issued by the Philippine Consulate General in New York without need of a judicial order. File petition initially by email. See procedure below. ONLY petition for correction of entries in the civil registry documents registered or reported at the Philippine Consulate General in New York may be processed. For civil registry documents recorded by other Philippine consulate/embassy in the United Sates, please click the Consulate Finder to file the petition with the respective civil registry section.A clerical or typographical error refers to an obvious mistake committed in clerical work, either in writing, copying, transcribing, or typing an entry in the civil register that is harmless and innocuous, such as the following:A misspelled name or misspelled place of birth and the like, and can be corrected or changed only by reference to other existing record or recordsDay and/or month of birthGender/sex (provided that this correction is not a result of a sex-reassignment) Who may file the petition? The petition may be filed by a person of legal age who must have a direct…