GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Personal appearance
Confirmed appointment
Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly
authenticated by NSO. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required when entries in NSO
Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable. (Report of Birth duly authenticated by NSO if born
abroad)
No need to submit a passport size photo
Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity (Please refer to List of
Acceptable IDs and List of Supporting Documents)
LIST OF ACCEPTABLE IDS (At least 1 of the following):
Government-issued picture IDs such as the following:
Digitized SSS ID
Drivers License
GSIS E-card
PRC ID
IBP ID
OWWA ID
Digitized BIR ID
Senior Citizens ID
Other acceptable picture IDs such as the following:
Old College ID
Alumni ID
Old Employment IDs
LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (At least 3 of the following):
Voters ID
NSO Marriage Contract
Land Title
Seamans Book
Elementary or High School Form 137 or Transcript of Records with readable dry seal
Government Service Record
NBI Clearance
Police Clearance
Barangay Clearance
Old documents issued at least one year prior to date of application that show correct name, date
and place of birth, picture and signature of applicant such as the following:
NSO Birth Certificate of child / children
SSS-E1 Form or Microfilmed Copy of SSS-E1 Form
Income Tax Return
Voters Certification, List of Voters and Voters Registration Record (for newly issued
VRR, please attach receipt)
School Yearbook
Community Tax Certificate
Passport Renewal
Please have all your original documents and IDs photocopied before going to
DFA on your appointment date.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Personal appearance
Confirmed appointment
No need to submit a passport size photo
Most recent expiring or expired passport
Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity. (Please refer to List of
Acceptable IDs and List of Supporting Documents)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Brown Passport or passports issued prior to 01 May 1995:
Bring original brown passport and photocopy of passport pages 1,2,3,4 and last page
Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly
authenticated by NSO, to determine complete middle name. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the
LCR is required when entries in NSO Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable.
Report of Birth duly authenticated by NSO if born abroad
Green Passport or passports issued after 01 May 1995:
Bring original green passport and photocopy of first and last page of passport
Machine Readable Passport (MRP) issued in the year 2007:
Bring original passport and photocopy of first and last page of passport
Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) to
determine complete place of birth. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required when
entries in NSO Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable
Old cancelled passport may also be presented in the absence of an NSO Birth Certificate
Electronic Passport (E-passport)
Bring original e-passport and photocopy of first (data page) and last page of passport
Click here to request for yourNSO Birth Certificate online.
Call (02) 737-1111 for your NSO Birth Certificate
For married women who would like to use their married surname:
Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO)
or Certified True Copy (CTC) of MC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated
by NSO. Transcribed Marriage Contract from the LCR is required when entries in NSO Marriage
Contract are blurred or unreadable.
Report of Marriage duly authenticated by NSO if married abroad
For spouse of foreign national who would like to use their married surname:
Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of MC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly
authenticated by NSO. Transcribed Marriage Contract from the LCR is required when entries in NSO
Marriage Contract are blurred or unreadable.
Report of Marriage duly authenticated by NSO if married abroad
Original and photocopy of Commission of Filipino Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counseling
Certificate of Attendance (required for first time applicants or renewal of passport to be used for the
first time the surname of the husband)
Click here to request forNSO Marriage Certificates online.
Call (02) 737-1111 for NSO Marriage Certificates
For married women who would like to revert to their maiden name:
Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly
authenticated by NSO. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required when entries in NSO
Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable.
Report of Birth duly authenticated by NSO if born abroad
If already widowed: Death Certificate in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National
Statistics Office (NSO) of the deceased husband
If marriage is annulled: Certified True Copy (CTC) of annotated NSO Marriage Contract and
Court Order effecting the annulment.
If divorced: Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Divorce Decree duly authenticated by the
Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the divorce was obtained or by the concerned foreign
diplomatic or consular mission in the Philippines. Original and CTC of Philippine Court recognition of
foreign divorce decree must also be present and the NSO Marriage Contract with the annotation of
the Divorce Decree.
Click here to request for NSO certificates online.
Call (02) 737-1111 for NSO Certificates
For minor applicants, requirements for first time minor applicants are still prescribed, in
addition to the passport of minor
Applicants who availed of Dual Citizenship or Election of Philippine Citizenship under RA 9225:
Identification Certificate
Oath of Allegiance
Order of Approval
Report of Birth (for those born abroad)
Click here to request for NSO Marriage Certificates online.
Call (02) 737-1111 for NSO Marriage Certificates
For Muslim Applicants
Same general requirements stated above
For converts who would like to use their Muslim name:
Annotated Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics
Office (NSO) bearing the Muslim name
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) or Office on Muslim Affairs (OMA) Certificate of
Conversion
If applicant is a DOST Scholar
Secure a certification or clearance from DOST
