Question 1

Will you accept walk-ins?

Accepted Answer

No. Walk-ins will not be entertained. This is in keeping with physical distancing, a protective measure against the spread of COVID-19.

Question 2

Will you accept family bookings for passport?

Accepted Answer

Yes. However, family booking will only be for a parent accompanying their minor child/ren. Other members of the family who are adults are required to have separate online appointments.

Please be warned, family appointments with non-minors will be cancelled.

Question 3

Will there be a courtesy lane for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, and others with special circumstances?

Accepted Answer

No. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 all clients are required to book an appointment.

Question 4

Will my foreign spouse, who will travel with me to the Philippines, be required to secure additional travel documents from the Philippine Consulate before leaving?

Accepted Answer

The answer would depend on the intended period of stay in the Philippines and if the spouse is a visa-required national under the Philippine visa regulation.

Foreign spouse (as well as children) included in the visa waiver category may avail of the Balikbayan-Program for stays of up to one (1) year. Otherwise, they would need to apply for an appropriate visa.

Question 5

Will my application for dual citizenship under RA 9225 affect my US citizenship?

Accepted Answer

The Act does not require one to renounce his or her US citizenship. Also, there is no prohibition against dual citizenship in the US.

The US Supreme Court, as early as 1952, has stated that dual citizenship is a “status long recognized by law” and that “a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and maybe be subject to the responsibilities of both. The mere fact he asserts the rights of one citizenship does not mean that he renounces the other” (Kawakita v US, 343 US 717). In 1964, the US Supreme Court also ruled that a naturalized US citizen has the right to return to his country of origin and resume his former citizenship while remaining a US citizen, even if he never returns to the US (Schneider v. Rusk, 377 US 163).

PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

New York, USA

REGISTRATION OF FIL-AM ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US NORTHEAST