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Steps in Getting a Passport in the Philippines

Posted By Junelle on August 18th, 2008 | 12,634 views

I don’t know if processing a passport for reasons of work would be different than the tourist one, but it is not indicated on the passport. Also, the destination which is being asked in the application form is not written on the passport. I really don’t know if it is an important field or you should just put there what comes first on your mind.

I am from Iloilo and the procedures of processing here might be different in other areas.

Anyway here are the steps I made to have my passport (Reason: Travel):

  • Get your authenticated Birth Certificate at National Statistic Office (NSO) or if you don’t like to fall in line and wait, have it delivered to you by applying for it at eCensus. [NOTE: Better to have your original Birth Certificate ready if ever the SECPA/Authenticated Birth Certificate is not a clear copy. If your original Birth Certificate is also not clear, go to the Registry (a government office that processes Birth Certificate and get a green paper copy of your Birth Certificate. The copy must be clear. Then have it photocopy. This will just serve as a support for an unclear Birth Certificate.] The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will take the authenticated birth certificate, so if you want to have an extra copy, get at least 2 copies of your authenticated birth certificate.
    • eCensus should be opened by Internet Explorer because it does not work well with FireFox.
    • Apply for a Certificate [Birth, Death, Marriage and Certificate of no marriage (CENOMAR)]
    • Fill up the form correctly
    • List down your Batch or Request Number
    • Pay it by credit card (it is going to be expensive, read more on its FAQs page), PORT or thru bank (BDO and Union Bank) by following these instructions.
    • After the payment has been done, just wait for your certificate to be delivered. You should personally receive the delivery or have an authorization letter for your close relative to receive it.
  • If you are married, get your authenticated marriage certificate. The DFA also gets the authenticated copy of this, so if you might need another copy, get at least 2 of it.
  • Have at least two valid ID’s. The more, the better. Have it photocopy.
    • SSS
    • Drivers License
    • Company ID
    • GSIS
    • Voters ID
    • Tax ID
  • It would be better if you have supporting documents on hand, if ever the ID’s are not enough. Though I was not asked for this because I have submitted enough identification (SSS and Drivers License).
    • NBI clearance
    • Cedula (Tax Community Certificate)
    • Voters Registration (photocopy)
    • Transcript or report card from school (photocopy)
    • Baptismal Certificate
  • Have your passport picture. I suggest you have this taken on the DFA approved studio, which is just beside the office. It is because they are the PROs when it comes to the right angle, right size of picture and facial features that needed on the picture (example: two ears should be visible in the picture).
  • Fill up the application form given at DFA or you could download it online and print. In Iloilo, it is given by the guard on the entrance of DFA office.

— These are the steps to be done in the DFA office —

  • Submit the completed application form with picture to the guard. In Iloilo, it is the guard who submits the application form to the one who will process it on the later hand.
  • Wait for your name to be called for Processing.
    • Once your name is called, you should present the documents you have on hand. The processor will just take what is needed and give you back those extras you have.
    • If you have insufficient documents, the processor would inform you what you need. Don’t be shy to ask questions if things are unclear to you. Do as you have told then the next time you come, just go directly to the processor; no need to submit the application back to the guard.
  • Wait for your name to be called on the cashier.
    • You have an option to pay Php 500 for regular processing or Php 750 for a faster processing.
    • Your receipt won’t be release after the next step.
  • Wait for your name to be called on the encoding.
    • You will be instructed to review the informations from 1 – 6 which involves your name and your birth date.
    • Be sure your name is spelled correctly.
  • Go to person assigned to help you on thumb printing.
    • This person will help you sign things needed to be signed and have your thumb print correctly placed on the document.
    • This person will give you the receipt you have paid on the cashier indicating the date when you will claim your passport.
  • Wait for your name to be called for finalization.
    • At this point it is either you will be informed to go home or there is a question on your documents.
    • If there is a question on your picture, you will be asked to have it taken again. After the picture has been taken, go directly to this office where your picture was questioned. Submit the new picture and then wait for their approval. Once it is okay, you could now go home.
  • If you don’t want to go back at DFA office again, have it delivered to you thru LBC. They have a station inside the DFA office.
    • It costs Php 100.
    • Fill up the form they have.
      • Input an address in where you stayed most of the time. If you go to an office, it is better you input your office address so that you could receive it personally or have an authorization letter to have your relative receive it on your home address whenever you are not around.
      • Input your mobile number so that they could contact you if ever they need some instructions on getting on the address given.
    • Give the DFA receipt to them.
    • Get the LBC receipt as proof of your transaction.
  • You are now finish. Just wait until the day you claim your passport on DFA or wait for the delivery.

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  • elanie s mendoza
    tatanung kulang po sana accepted nyo ba kahit luma yung birthcertificate, pero maytatak syang NSO
  • NOTE: I am not an employee of NSO / DFA. I am just sharing my experience on how I was able to get my Passport ... BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION - may bagong paper na ngayon yung NSO for "AUNTHENTICATED BIRTH CERTIFICATE" yun ang colored paper na may photocopy ng iyong birth certificate. Kung yung birth certificate mo ay may tatak lang ng "NSO" -- di lang ako sure, pero I think allowed lang yan sa mga taong may error ang BC, na nagpa clarify lang ng Birth Certficate nila, or may name change ... after 6 months makaka kuha ka na ng colored copy if that is the case. As you mentioned LUMA na BC mo which means I guess lumang paraan ng pag authenticate ng NSO yung tatak na iyon ... better get a new one kasi yun ang required nila .... either pumila ka or do as I have mentioned on my post.
  • Marianne
    Hi, I have read some of the comments here and it seems that almost everyone is very knowledgeable that is why I have decided to post some questions in here.

    The signature that I have used on my passport is different from what I am using now., i don't have any more valid ID's supporting the signature that I have used before (it was the signature I used back in college and my first job). All my ID's recently is using my current signature.

    If I travel abroad,ie, hongkong or singapore will I have trouble in the immigration office? what must I do to resolve this?

    Do i need to renew my passport? and if so, what documents must I submit so I will not be questioned with regards the change in my signature?

    My passport will expire in 2012.

    Thank you for taking your time in reading my inquiry. Have a great day!
  • Regarding signature change, I don't know where to go to validate your new signature, but I think you should ask married women who have passports, coz mostly when women get married, they also change their signature ...
  • aie
    thanks for the information:) shy pa naman ako kumuha ng passport hehehe its as easy as this pala, thank you:)
  • You're welcome
  • kitespi
    ask ko lang po, kasi i am about to claim our passport tomorrow, but then i found out i've lost my drivers license, that the only valid id i have, but i still have the claim receipts,i'll be getting my passport and also the passports of my two kids,, is it okay to bring my old passport, nso birth cert, an photocopy of my drivers license... hopefully naiwan ko lang dun sa baranggay nung kumuha ako ng cedula... would you think that is ok... ??/
  • I think its okay kasi parang di mo naman kailangan ng id when you claim eh .... pero just to be sure any ID would do and better you bring the old passport.
  • jhane
    may i ask if a postal i.d was a valid i.d too to get a passport??
  • I think that is just a supporting ID, you would need 2 more ID if you are going to use that. But if you use 2 valid ID's then that is all you need - if not ... as mentioned .. need 3; like postal, voters, etc
  • chacha
    hi need help.. my lolo and lola are trying to get a passport but there's a lot of issue sa BC ng lolo ko.. mali ung spelling ng surname nya s BC, what can we do about this? also mali ang date of marriage nila s MContract nila!
  • About sa BC, please check this reply http://intiendes.com/steps-in-getting-a-passpor...
    because I already answered that.
    On Marriage certificate, I guess they should just follow what is written in it rather than process for correcting it - if you want to go and proceed in processing then it would be like the same steps on what you did with the BC.
  • celeste penis elec
    magandang umaga po, gusto ko lang po sana itanong kung pwede po bang malaman ung passport no. ko diko alam kc nawala po ung passport ko. meron po kc movile passport d2 smin municipal ng los baños, pwede nio po bang send skin un passport no. ko pra makakuha po ako ngayon ng police report
  • Celeste, di po ako employee ng DFA. Ako ay hamak na citizen lang na nag share ng experience sa pagkuha ko ng passport.
  • Betsie
    what is the requirements to get a passport to visit in thailand and to live in thailand for non-immigrant?
  • That is the process to get a passport. Using a passport would only allow you to stay a few days in certain countries within Asia. If you want to live or stay for a long time in a certain country or visit a country out of Asia then you need a Visa. A different process and requirements is being done with that.
  • Betsie
    Thanks for the answer..and how long it takes to get my passport?
  • I have answered this ... read above :)
  • mellet
    for someone who's using there postal i.d as valid i.d for applying of passport, pls. tell me if the dfa officers accepted it, and when did you applied? tnx a lot
  • I haven't tried using postal ID since I have my SSS and drivers license.
  • mellet
    why some people says that postal i.d is not valid for applying of passport
  • lynnbuscado
    I only do have a 1 company id..but i have my form 137 my baptismal and my transcript of records can i use it also as a requirement? but ofcourse i do have my authenticated BC.

    Hoping i could receive a reply from u.. Thank u so much!
  • Those you mentioned are just supporting documents for more verification, but aside from your company ID, you need to have another one. If you work here in the Philippines, surely you should have an SSS ID, if you haven't got that one yet, better have one now. If you have no SSS, I guess you have to go for a postal ID - go to the nearest post office and have one from there.
  • GLORYVIC FORTUNO
    Hi, i am here in dubai right now and i want to issue a visit visa to my 3 yrs. old son which is in the philippines is there any papers that i nid to prepare for him to apply a passport? do i nid an authorization letter to my mother who will incharge for his passport application.

    Please advise me...it really appreciated.

    Thanks
    glory Fortuno
    Dubai U.A.E
  • Yes, you need to authorize a letter, because as a mother you are to be responsible of your children until they are mature enough to make decisions of their own.
    I haven't tried it, but I think you need to be a citizen to invite someone. If you are on a working visa or visitors visa, I don;t think you have the rights to do that. Just check the official website of DFA and see if there are info regarding that.
  • lilet
    hi po..jow long does it take pra makuha ung passport??thanx!
  • Sorry I forgot how long eh, as I mentioned above medyo one month.
  • lilet ty
    a okay po..its may first time to get passport kc but i dont know what to do...hehe..im planning to work abroad kc,but i dont know how to get started..huhuhu..can you help me po?..thanx!=)
  • Well, to start process your passport :)
  • Ding
    gud morning. is it possible na in three days makukuha mo na yung passport mo? kung meron ganun pano ang procedure at mga kailangan? kasi urgent yung kailangan ko na passport sa inaplayan kong employer abroad. or kahit 7 days makukuha na passport meron bang ganun sa dfa?
  • http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=64
    From that website of DFA nakalagay the earliest is 7 days and regular is 14 days, however in my observation nung nag apply ako it took about 1 month before I got my passport. Try mo na lang go sa DFA. Mas mabilis kung renewal lang, if new ... I don't think they could be faster than 7days, ang dami pang pagdada-anan niyan eh. So, be patient.
  • lovelyl_me
    hello! pede po ba mag-ask anu po dapat time talga na pumunta?
    at pede po ba na mejo late na pumunta?
  • Pag late ka na pupunta matatagalan ka. Maraming tao ang pumipila. Unless na lang siguro kung may kilala ka dun at palulusutin ka. Punta ka before time mag open yung DFA sa area niyo.
  • comments like sharon's just makes me wanna sigh ... that doesn't seem to belong here coz 1 I AM NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF DFA NOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ... I HAVE POSTED IT BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE ... THANK YOU!
  • Sorry for being rude.
  • sharon e. garzon
    I thank you good people of DFA, I filed already my application for passport renewal and I find it easy and the personel kind. I am scheduled to get my passport on October 1, but is there a way for me to know if it's already there or just to get information ahead of October 1 with regards to my passport number and the date of issue?
    thank you so much guys! in our country where processing of papers is quite difficult, it was a relief and see it a blessing to experience that our DFA had improved a lot in their services. Congrats!
  • you're welcome ...
  • sheila marie
    hi junelle,thank u so much for a answering me:) highly appreciated:)..hehe buti nmn kung gnun sayang kc mga stamp dun remembrance kc yun:)...thanks again
  • Hi Sheila, I think it will be given back to you, but you have to keep it since sometimes hinahanap yun.
  • sheila marie
    hello s inyong lhat d2,ask ko lng po kung kunin ba ng dfa for good ang old passport ko if i renew it?sana po u guys could help me and give me info...salamat po
  • Sorry Alex, I don't know the answer to that. However, sa mga movies na nakita ko di ba pag nahuli ang isang tao he is advised not to go out of the country ... so I really don't know if sa pag process nun ma filter out nila yung may mga court order. Di ko alam kung ano process nila on making the passport eh ... so I have no idea. If they have a process in where they check criminal records ... then probably they will put your application on hold upon seeing a court record, but I dunno eh ... as I mentioned I am not affiliated with the office .. I just write base on my experience.
  • alex
    what if merong court record ang applicant ,although still in prosecutor level,me effect ba yun sa pagkuha ng passport?

    Thanks
  • @sheila Try to go to your Municipal office ... I think there's a Comelec office there ... anyway your question is not within the topic of this post ...

    @Iris You have to do the legal things ... if you want to use your name nung dalaga ka pa - FILE for annulment or legal separation ... you could get in trouble if you do it the other way AND yes you might be "tapon back to Pinas"
  • Iris Manuel
    Hi! Good day! Im going to work in thailand next year so i need to get a passport this is my first time to apply. With my situation, im separated but not legally separated. Is it ok if i'll use Manuel my surname nung dalaga pa ako? Hindi ba ako mapapatapon pabalik ng Pinas or matatanggal sa work? Please help!
  • sheila
    who can help me,sa pag pa new register ng comelec at ano ang mga requirements thanks...........
  • okay ... sipag at tiyaga lang ang kailangan :)
  • gandara
    mam junelle thanks a lot... i will tell my ate para hindi na siya ma problema sa papers niya.
  • walang anuman gandara ... good luck to your ate
  • gandara
    hi mam junelle, salamat sa mga responce mo at nabuhauyan ng loob ang ate ko kasi po matagal na po cxa dito sa pinas at nagkaanak na po cla thanks po
  • @gandara Yes go on and proceed to DFA then :) Good Luck

    @cindy If you process it on DFA surely it is original, else well ... why the hell would you process outside of DFA when it is sooo easy to get it the legal way?
  • cindy
    gud am po.ask q lang po, pnu q po mllman f my passport is original? do u have any website pra ma browse q.hoping for your reply. thanx
  • gandara
    gud day junelle ,thanks for d opinion. oo lahat papers niya already changed approved from the NSO and LCR ibig sabihin po ba na pwede na cxa kakuha nag passport na new applicant kasi na changed na lahat hind na mag ask ang DFA sa old BC niya na signed na po approval sa NSO
  • Medyo confusing yang situation ng sister mo.
    I think kung makaka kuha siya ng birth certificate na authenticated to match her name and records, then it would be okay. Supporting document na lang yung marriage certificate ... basta consistent lang name niya sa mga legal papers ... walang problems dun.
  • gandara
    Halo po, i need help my sister has a problem about her passport, somebody using her passport so nang kumuha na siya na hold sa DFA kasi may gumamit,.. tapos, fortunately na change ung apleyedo niya kasi sa passport ay sa sa lola na surname ang gamit niya then nagpachange po siya nang surname, sa apelyido ng tatay namin hindi sa lola namin ,is she possible ba makakuha siya nang bagong passport na tama na ang kanyang surname sa NSO at LCR local registry..siya po ngayon ay nag,asawa so , plano niyang gamitin yong apelyedo ng husband niya please email the advise thanks sweetluvdreams27@yahoo.com
  • Hi Maricar - In my case when I got at the registrar I told them my problem (my name is not clear on the birth certificate). So, what the employee did was she looked for my birth certificate, then she retyped it on a new birth certificate paper which is in color green. The SGND is short cut for signed. That is what they put when it has signature on your birth certificate because it would be illegal if they would copy or forge the signature of doctor or whoever signed your birth certificate. I think the copy you had is just a photocopy - which I think would still be useless if your name is still unclear or could not be seen. Have it re-make on the new sheet of birth certificate (green) then go to NSO and have it stamped. Good Luck
  • maricar
    Last nalang po it, if i will going to get another Authenticated Birth Certificate at NSO here in Cebu. Does it still looks like the one that i have now? Are all copies are still the same even if i get 10 copies? I cant really see my name on it, actually it was there, it is just the way it is printed out. It is so messy that my first name cannot be recognized.

    Again, your reply would be highly appreciated. I hope to hear back from you Maam. God bless!
  • maricar
    Hello po Maam Nelle, i have read all the comments and the very good response from you. I am still confuse though and thats why i cant help myself in sending you a comment here. Yesterday i went to DFA and what i have with me is my Authenticated BC, TOR and 2 valid id's. I noticed that my first name in my BC from NSO was not there. Actually it was there but it is not clear enough for the DFA staff would accept it. They told me that i should go to the local civil registrar to get a certificate of live birth with certified true copy in it and then go to NSO to have it authenticated. What makes me confuse now is when you said to Rosette this, "Hi Rosette. I have had problems with my birth certificate as well, because it is unclear. All I did was to go to the registry and have them find my original birth certificate then re-type ALL THE INFO in a green paper. They marked (SGND) for the area where signatures were placed."

    Can you explain it more to me Maam? What is SGND? What i have here now is my BC with certified machine copy and it is not in green color. All three copies are white and i wanted to know also if certified machine copy and certified true copy are just the same? Are those three copies are acceptable to be authenticate at the NSO office.

    I am so worried now especially that i already received an invitation for a vacation on Caribbean. I hope you can help me with this matter Maam, i will be waiting for your kindness reply. Thank you, thank you, thank you and God bless!!
  • well I think na lahat ng travelling agency nagpaprocess ng passport. but better to process it on your own. Good luck
  • michael
    mern ba kau lam na agency na nagpro2cess ng passport..??? tnx 1st tym ko kc N malau DFA sa apartment
  • Hi Edith,

    If there's a year validity pa I don't know if they would allow you to renew it, because my father wasn't able to renew his drivers license because the LTO officers told him that it should be at least 6 months nearing its expiration before he would be allowed to renew it.
    Anyway, if you want to apply for renewal, you could just have it delivered to you wherever you will be a month after the process, because I don't think 2 days is possible unless its fake or you know someone who works in LTO, either way its kind of unfair don't you think. A speedy process would be about 15 days .... just not sure ... sorry. Anyways GOOD LUCK
  • edith
    hi junelle,
    thanks for ur reply. but i think i dont have much time if it takes a month. i will be in iloilo just for 10 days. is there any other way that i could expedite my processing?
    i heard from the other girls in hongkong before that it will takes only two days to get a passport in iloilo. what if i apply in manila main office. u think it will be more faster.
    and my passport still got more than a year validity. just want to make it looks clean coz theres lots of stamp on it already and the pages is running out. hope i can get it renew quickly.
    anyway thanks again ur most helpful.
  • Yes, I think you could renew your passport even if it is not expired yet. Maybe 6 months before expiration you could do that to avoid inconvinience.

    Change it? You will have a new one once you renew, but you will have to keep the old one for future references.

    How long? I forgot, about a month I think.
  • edith
    hi there'

    i just want to ask if someone can help me. am here in thailand at the moment and going home next week. my question is can i renew my passport even if its not expired yet? my passport is stamped with hongkong visa and now am travelling as tourist most time. i wonder if i could change it just to make it a bit clean and not so messy. lol and how long it will take me to process in iloilo.
    any help u can give is really apreciated.
    thank you and best regards
  • Yes :)
  • f ever my parent let me go to malaysia could i get a passport now?
  • Hi Ghen, you are a minor, so I think you would need your parents permission for that. And seek legal advice on how to stay there :)
  • im still 17 pa po,ask ko lang paano ba kumuha ng passport papuntang malaysia??gusto ko po kasi mag-stay doon for good.tnx.
  • @ann I think, you have to file it after you received the receipt there in the office of DFA otherwise, you have no choice but to go back or have a someone get it for you. Just write an authorization letter with photocopies of your ID's for them to be able to get it.
  • ann
    ask ko lang po if paano gagawin kc ayaw ko n bumalik dfa nsa akin ung receipt paano ko pding ipadeliver thru lbc?khit saan b lbc outlet pdi?and kailangan b personal me magpunta?may chicken pox ksa ako nw..tnx
  • @richelle since CFO certificate lang naman hanap nila, I think enough na yun. But to be sure bring as much documents as you can. Good Luck
  • @john sa akin kasi hindi ko na na-present yung nbi clearance since I have all the needed documents, I have drivers license, sss id, and company id. About the days, I don't think aabot ng one month. In Hong Kong it is only 14 days, so I think limited lang din on the other Asian countries. Why not make it one week ka doon tapos one week din siya dito sa pinas or di kaya alamin mo yung days of limit then ubusin mo yun doon at siya ganoon din sa pagbakasyon dito. Para naman mapakita mo kagandahan ng Pinas. Good Luck and enjoy.
  • richelle agcaoili
    ma'am/Sir
    i went to D FA to apply getting passport. Nasa cashier na po ako nun to show all my documents that i had.authenticated birtcertificate,marriage contract and invalid school id (2004-2006).Sabi sa cashier kumuha ako ng CFO certificate. As of now im busy working to get my CFO certificate and NBI clearance. i just wanna ask if is that good enough documents to bring there again?just email me mrchll_agcaoili@yahoo.com.im hoping for your response.tnx
  • john
    additional question po pala, ilang days po bah ang e allow ng bureau of immigration in taking vacation inside asia? from philippines po ako and im planning to visit my girlfriend in malaysia. kaya po bang 1month?
  • john
    hello po maam. ask ko lang po. if pwede po bang walang NBI clearance? i only got, baptismal certificate, birthcertificate, Transcript of record at cedulla and also school ID. is that enough po bah? salamat po.
  • Hi Lappen, I guess what your girlfriend need is to go to the Municipal office of where she was born, then have a renewed copy of her birth certificate there. My mom don't have a birth certificate and all she did to apply for it is to have an elderly sign something that somehow says they are a witness that all the facts stated in the birth certificate are true. I am not aware of the cost, but it would sure help if she knows someone working on a public office to help her out and also to speed up things. I haven't got my voters ID yet, but my Mom already did even if we both applied for it at same time. So, I don't know how they process it, I have already complained about it, yet no resolution.

    Again, I don't work in a public office. I post this because of my experience and answer your comments base on what I know. Note that I mention "I guess" which simple means, I am unsure of it. Feel free to try and update me on what happened. Thanks
  • lappen
    I have a couple of questions concerning a passport application also ?

    My girlfriend went to the dfa to make the passport application and then the dfa discovered that her birth certificate did not have any birthplace, this space was simply left blank for some reason

    Does anyone know what are the steps involved in correcting this as soon as possible, how much time can she expect this to take and what are the costs ?

    I am also trying to find out somewhere how long after the voters registration it will take to get the actual voters id , is it possible to speed up this process somehow ?

    regards
  • The ID's needed are
    * SSS
    * Drivers License
    * Company ID
    * GSIS
    * Voters ID
    * Tax ID
    You could try using what you have. Anyway just prepare 2 days of processing kasi pag di na allow yung mga ID's mo sa first day, you could ask them and have ID's needed for the next day. Good Luck!
  • henry dominic
    good... that is very well detailed.... everything now is clear for me how to have passport.... i dont have company i.d since the company where i am connected now is just newly established.... i have..nbi the green and yellow,alumni id w/picture. health card with pic., voters regitration copy, clear sec.pa, t.o.r.... can i be confident now to go to a line for my passport application?
  • @Fritz really sorry for the delayed reply. Anyway, you just go to city registrar in where all the records of birth certificate are kept. Get a new copy of your birth certificate. A worker there would provide you with a white and green copy of birth certificate (a new one). Just be sure to verify the information being encoded and see to it that it is clear. Have that new copy register to NSO, then have it stamped as proof it has been authenticated. I guess that would solve your problem, though I am not 100% sure about it.

    @ae what do you mean by live birth? sa pagkaka alam ko ang certificate of live birth is yun na yung birth certificate, as you mentioned meron din naman siya nun. As long as your friend has consistent info from birth certificate to school and work records, okay na yun. You didn't mention kung saan may bura yung middle name.
  • ae
    morning:
    may problem aq sana help ninyo naman ako.kc ung frend ko may bura ung midlle name nia.pero tama naman ung birth certificate nia ,bka kc questionin sya sa dfa,bat ganun. kailangan ba nang live birth?wala kc sya nun.
    pnu un? sana help nalang po. tnx
  • fritz
    klangan ko pa po bang maghire ng attorney at dumaan pa sa public hearing para lng mapatunayan na 1984 po yung bc ko?
  • fritz
    hello miss junelle:
    kukuha sana me ng passport.kaso my prob yung birth cert ko.i was born 1984, pero d xa clear,kc nakatampered,parang 1985,ewan ko cno nagtamper nun,maybe my lola.sabi ng agent ko,baka magkakaprob ako sa pagkuha ng passport.saan ba ako lalapit para ipaclear yung year of birth ko?kc pati sa NSO copy ko, parang trampered pa rin.wer po pwede palitan yan?klangan p ba ko punta kung saan ako pinanganak to change my whole birth certificate?huhuhu....pls give me an advice...
  • jay
    para saan ang resibo ng birth cert? passport ba kunin mo?
    if passport, receipt lng sa pagbyad mo sa DFA or just a valid ID will do.
  • inaki
    Nalaw naman ung resibo ng birth certificate ko i-cclaim na kasi sa tuesday nagayon ko pa hindi makita, may pag asa pa po ba makuha yun o mag aaply ng bago. Sayang kasi yung pera na binayad eh.
  • Glad to be of help :)
  • Jay
    Yup.. i claimed it using a valid ID.. no problem.

    as for your case if your mom cant claim it. better set some time to personally claim it. :)
  • Kev
    Ah okay. Thank you very much. You did lessen my worries. :)
  • Well, your mom could try claiming it without the receipt. I think Jay (comment above) has mentioned he just showed his valid ID to claim his passport without the receipt.
    If your mom could not claim it without the receipt, then you should let her ask what are the requirements to claim it without the receipt.
  • Kev
    I would just like to ask if my mom still needs to show the receipt even if she already has an authorization letter coming from me and a photocopy of my ID. I actually lost my receipt and I do not know what to do. Please help me. Thank you.
  • While Jay's suggestion would be good ... it would bring some inconvenience for your cousin.
  • Jay
    Just file for a new passport with all necessary documents, if you are using your cousin's name then probably yours is alright.
  • First of all what you have done is obviously illegal and if your cousin wanted her name back but if she was involve in the decision making of giving that name to you -- then she is an accomplice to the crime, therefore making all of you criminals.
    Anyway, I am not a criminal - so I am not familiar of that situation, HOWEVER when face, I would seek a lawyer (the one you could trust) and get his / her advice regarding the matter.
  • w
    Hello!! IHad passport but is not my name. I used it for working abroad. It happened long time ago I was under age then. So the agent who recruted me said that used someone else name so I did. But now I would want To have my own passport using my name. Is that posible? Or if I apply with all the proper ducument will they be able to tell that I already haved passport under different name? Pls. Advise.
  • Ane
    Hi! junnele can you advise me on this situation I used cousin name to appliep my passport 10 years ago, and used it work oversea. Now that Im back she want hher name back. So can I apply new passport using my name? If I do will there be any problem? Pls help. Thanks!!!!!!
  • Congrats Jay, thanks for sharing with us your experience.
  • jay
    at last nkuha ko n pasport ko.. infact im in Japan as i am writing this comment. :)

    nwla ko resibo ko, claimed with a valid ID that's all.....

    btw, i am a dost scholar... :)
  • I suggest that you should pay them a visit and ask them of your concerns http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=39
    Be ready for a requirement of claiming a new one, because they would probably suggest you apply for a new one.

    I am sorry I couldn't help you much in that topic, because I haven't experience it yet.
  • jEk
    Hi Junelle.

    I've been trying to call the DFA hotline but I have had no luck. Would you know if it's still possible to get my passport if it was supposed to be claimed since July '07? I think it expires after a year though...just pushing my luck. I have lost my receipt as well so that's just too bad for me i guess... Any help will greatly be appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.
  • Yes pwede yung mother mo ... she should bring a letter of consent na you are allowing her to get your passport. Within the consent your signature and your moms as well ... then a photocopy of your IDs

    BTW I don't work for the DFA ... I'm giving info base on my experience ... it was my Mom who got my passport as well ... because I have work.
  • frank
    gud am po, pde po bng mother ko ang kumuha ng passport ko? my pasok po kc ako sa school..
    if ok ano po ba ang dpat nyng dlhin?

    thanks
  • jordz
    nawala din resibo ng passport ko.. tumawag ako ang sabi magdala daw ako ng affidavit of loss at mga valid id's.. huhuhuhuhu.. mas struggle tuloy.. huhuhuhuhuh
  • jay
    Hi Irma,

    musta ang pgclaim mo sa passport?
    kasi nawala rin yung receipt ko eh.

    paano mo nakuha.
    I would appreciate any help..

    thanks.
  • Hi Rosette. I have had problems with my birth certificate as well, because it is unclear. All I did was to go to the registry and have them find my original birth certificate then re-type ALL THE INFO in a green paper. They marked (SGND) for the area where signatures were placed.

    The employee in your registrar should have typed in all the informations from your old birth certificate. Are you a shy person? Don't be shy to confirm things with the employee on your registrar, and if you think things are incomplete do clarify it with them. It is better to stay there the whole day for clarifications and confirmations than to have you going back and forth ...

    You need to go back to your registrar again and I hope this would be for the last time. Have them re-type your birth certificate in a new green paper. They will be giving you I think 3 copies of this, because one will be submitted on NSO, one will be their copy and the other one would be your copy. Check all the informations and spelling. Be very observant on all the info and then after you got your birth certificate, go to NSO and have it stamped for authentication. The stamped birth certificate is good enough to be submitted on DFA. It is what I used on my son because he had a change of name.

    I hope I have helped.
  • Rosette
    I am married to a belgian and i am processing my papers to be with my husband in belgium. My NSO birth certificate was authenticated by DFA but they asked me a local birth certficate from the civil registry. After a month, the embassy called and asked me to get a clearer copy because they cannot read my birth certificate. I told them that for what i know NSO cannot give me a clearer copy anymore and that it is the best copy they could give. SO, they told me to have my local civil registry birth certificate and attach it to my NSO BC and have it authenticated by DFA as one document. When i went to DFA for authentication they refused to attach it to my NSO as one document. DFA asked me to go to NSO and have my LCR birth certificate stamped so they could attach it to my NSO but when i went to NSO Muntinlupa(nearest NSO office in Laguna) they refused to do it. I went to the embassy and told them what happened but they were firm when they said that they had cases like that and DFA authenticated their papers. So i went to NSO main office, still they refused to stamp my LCR birth cert. instead they printed a certification at the back of my NSO birth cert. with my name, bday and birth place. The embassy told me that the information in my birth certificate is needed to have me registered in belgium but NSO didnt put my parents name in the certification and im worrying that it will be another problem and that is causing me delay to be with my husband. IF the embassy would not accept my certification, what else could i possibly do that have this problem solved? please help....
  • irma
    I hope ganun nga.. ganun kasi sa NSO.. and kung ganun sa NSO, dpat mas ganun din sa pag claim ng passport. Thank you so much! I'll try to call it again on Monday, or go there na rin, para I'll have peace of mind. hehe. Thanks so much again!! God blesS :)
  • I don't think it is possible that someone could get your passport if it is not you...
    Because if you let your relative get it for you, the DFA would require an authentication letter.
    With that I guess, every authentication letter would need ID's of both sides, YOUR ID and the ID of your relative. Photocopy and attach, to be presented upon cliam.
    I hope I have been of help, and yes, most hotlines are useless.
    Sino pa ba ang magtutulungan .. tayo tayo na lang ang may paki-alam .. somehow!
  • irma
    Thank you for the response... Just yesterday, I remembered that it wasn't given to me dun sa auditorium. I'm planning to go there on Monday.. I've been calling the hot line, but it's either nobody is answering or the line is busy. I'm just a bit anxious kasi baka may makakuhang iba and they'll get my passport ^^. Is it possible??
  • I guess you should file a affidavit of loss ... just present your valid ID's

    But I haven't experience it yet :)
  • irma
    hi i lost my receipt for claiming my passport... i just applied for it yesterday and i'm so worried ^^ comment pls. thanks so much
  • you need to update your records sa NSO ...
  • irene
    hi mam ask ko lang what is the procedure if my authenticated birthcertificate is different from the original ,may isang letter na mali .
  • Yes it is accepted, but you must have two other ID's aside from that one.
  • Is postal I.D. not accepted for valid I.D.?
  • munis
    Junelle said: Ay naku, sis mo naman nagtatrabaho dun kaya madali lang yun. Kuha ka na, kasi you don't know when you're ...


    Opo, kukuha na ko this month, hinintay ko lang na ma-avail ko ang Vacation Leave ko sa Eversun para di ako mkapag-absent.
    Thanks po :)
  • Ay naku, sis mo naman nagtatrabaho dun kaya madali lang yun. Kuha ka na, kasi you don't know when you're going to need it. Akin nga nag leave ako last week to get a passport for my whole family. So antay na lang ako ngayon ng passport to be delivered.
  • Munis
    Hi ma'am Nelle, opo same lang, kaya ko alam kasi doon work sister ko sa DFA-Mindanao.
    Ang nakakatawa pa nito, ako na lang ang walang Passport sa family. hehehe
  • @ Anne = In my experience, Birth Certificate authentication takes 2-3 months, but you could get a certification that you have it authenticated by putting a stamp on the copy of birth certificate that was submitted. This stamped birth certificate is as good as the authenticated, and you could use this in DFA, however you need an acknowledgement form to be notarized by just giving a stamped copy.
    I don't know if in passport authentication would also take 2-3 months, but I am sure that if you need it fast, there is always a way to do it.

    @ Munis - Thanks for giving us this info, so the people from Davao have same steps.
  • Munis
    Hello Ma'am Nelle, ganda nmn po ng topic nyo.
    Same din d2 sa Davao ang steps in how to get a Passport.

    Thanks!
  • Anne
    Hi again, thank you for the quick response... i wonder how long will it take for them to release
  • Yes, I think they can. Check: http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/authen.htm

    I guess all you need is to look for their Authentication division and you could have it authenticated there.
  • anne
    MAy ask if you have idea if the DFA can authenticate a passport? I was required for a job abroad. Your reply will be much appreciated. Thanks
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