The Republic of the Philippines
SERVICE IS PERSONAL APPEARANCE NECESSARY? RECOMMENDATION Passport Application Yes Defer applying for a passport unless and until your passport has expired and you have an urgent trip ahead. Civil Registration (Reports of Birth, Marriage, or Death) No Mail documentaryrequirements to: Philippine Consulate General in New York Attn: Civil Registration Unit 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 Notarization of documents (e.g. Special Power of Attorney; Affidavits; Contracts) No Obtain an “Apostille Certificate” instead, which, in most cases, could be obtained by mail. Have the document notarized first by a local notary public, then have it “Apostilled” by the Office of the Secretary of State which has jurisdiction over your place of residence. For more information, please check with your respective Offices of the Secretary of State. “Dual Citizenship”/Retaining or Reacquiring Philippine Citizenship No for preprocessing of documents. Yesfor oath-taking Email scanned documentary requirements to: newyorkpcg.dual@dfa.gov.phwith the email subject: “Request to Preprocess” OR Mail photocopies of documentary requirements to: Philippine Consulate General in New York Attn: Dual Citizenship Unit 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 Once all documents are found complete, you will be contacted to schedule your oath-taking. …
The Philippine Consulate General New York will be closed on the following 2020 holidays:
In an effort to bring its services closer to its constituents, the Philippine Consulate General annually conducts Consular Outreach Services. Organized in partnership with Filipino community organizations in the area, the Consular Outreach Services accepts applications for Philippine passport issuance (new, renewal and amendment of entries), legalization of documents, civil registry documents (birth, marriage, and death) and reacquisition/retention of Philippine citizenship.In addition, some Consular Outreach Services also offer information dissemination on some projects and programs that might be of interest to the Filipino community. The Social Security System occasionally joins the Consular Outreach. Setting an appointment with the SSS is not necessary. With the upcoming 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections, consularoutreach missions, beginning 2020, will also applications for Registration as Overseas Voters. BASIC REMINDERS: Please use any of the following email addresses to register for the Consular Outreach: newyorkpcg.consularoutreach@dfa.gov.ph pcgnyconsular.outreach@gmail.com If you are going to avail of a consular service on a Saturday at the office of the Philippine Consulate General in New York at 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036, and not outside New York City, then please click Consulate Saturday. To ensure order, an appointment system is applied for those who wish…