CIVIL REGISTRATION

Vital or Civil Registration is the recording in the appropriate civil registers the vital acts and events that attest to the civil status of individuals.

Documents must be submitted by email first for pre-assessment.
Processing of Report of Birth, Marriage & Death are BY MAIL ONLY.
Appointment is required for Correction of Error/Change in Name/Supplemental Reporting in Civil Registry documents.

What do you want to do?

Get married at the Consulate before the Consul General or Consul?

Both bride and groom must be Filipino citizens for their marriage to be solemnized at the Consulate.

Pre-processing by mail/email. Solemnization of marriage by appointment.

Report the birth of a Filipino abroad?

The birth of a child abroad whose both or either one of parents are still Filipino citizens at the time of birth must be immediately reported to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate which has jurisdiction over the place of birth.

By mail only.

Report the marriage of a Filipino abroad?

The marriage a Filipino citizen abroad must be immediately reported to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate which has jurisdiction over the place of marriage.

By mail only.

Report the death of a Filipino abroad?

The death a Filipino citizen abroad must be immediately reported to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate which has jurisdiction over the place of death.

By mail only.

ADVISORY ON THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION FOR ANNOTATION
OF CIVIL REGISTRY DOCUMENTS REGISTERED AT THE PHILIPPINE
EMBASSIES/CONSULATES PURSUANT TO COURT DECREE/DECISION

The Philippine Consulate General in New York informs the public that the Philipppine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recently issued a Memorandum Circular providing the following requirements for the annotation of civil registry documents registered in the Philippine Embassies/Consulates pursuant to Court/ decree/decision:

A. Domestic Court Order/Decree

  1. Certified photocopy of the registered Court Order/Decree;
  2. Certified photocopy of the corresponding Certificate of Finality;
  3. Original copy of the Certificate of Registration of the Court Order/Decree; and
  4. Original Copy of the Certificate of Authenticity of the Court Order/Decree.

B. Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree

  1. Certified True Copy of the registered Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree issued by CCR of Manila;
  2. Certificate of Registration of the Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree issued by CCR of Manila;
  3. Certified photocopy of the Court Decision recognizing the Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree;
  4. Certified photocopy of the corresponding Certificate of Finality;
  5. Original copy of the Certificate of Registration of the Court Decision recognizing the Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree; and
  6. Original Copy of the Certificate of Authenticity of the Court Decision recognizing the Foreign Court Judgement/Order/Decree.

Pending the detailed guidance from PSA, applicants are advised of the following steps:

  1. Verify the authenticity of the court documents with the PSA Central Office; and
  2. Once duly verified by PSA, applicants can send the relevant documents along with their contact details directly to the concerned Philippine Embassy/Consulate via courier for the annotation of their respective civil registry document (Report of Birth/Marriage/Death).

For further inquiries, please email newyorkpcg.civilregistry@dfa.gov.ph