PASSPORT - NEW APPLICANTS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Personal Appearance is required.
- Confirmed appointment.
- Duly accomplished application form
- 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)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
If minor is not traveling with either parent or alone :
- Personal appearance of the mother is required if minor applicant is an illegitimate child.
- Affidavit of Support and Consent (ASC) executed
by either parent indicating the name of the traveling companion and
relationship to the minor. If minor will be traveling alone, ASC must be
executed by either parent, stating that his/her child will be traveling
alone. If minor is illegitimate, mother should execute the ASC.
- Original and photocopy of DSWD Clearance
- There is no need to secure a DSWD Clearance if
the minor traveling abroad has parents who are in the Foreign Service or
living abroad or are immigrants, provided he / she is holding a valid
pass such as a dependent's visa / pass / identification card or
permanent resident visa / pass / identification card which serves as
proof that he / she is living with parents abroad.
If both parents are abroad :
- Affidavit of Support and Consent (ASC) executed
by either parent indicating the name of the traveling companion
(authenticated by the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate General).
If minor is illegitimate, mother should execute the ASC
- Special Power of Attorney (SPA) with an
attached photocopy of either parent's valid passport (authenticated by
the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate General) authorizing a
representative in assisting the child to apply for a passport. If minor
is illegitimate, mother should execute the SPA.
- Original and photocopy of DSWD Clearance
- There is no need to secure a DSWD Clearance
if the minor traveling abroad has parents who are in the Foreign
Service or living abroad or are immigrants, provided he / she is holding
a valid pass such as a dependent's visa / pass / identification card or
permanent resident visa /pass / identification card which serves as
proof that he / she is living with parents abroad.
- Proper ID of the duly authorized representative (Please refer to List of Acceptable IDs)
If minor is legitimated by subsequent marriage of parents :
- Authenticated Birth Certificate from NSO must
include annotation regarding new status as legitimated and the full name
of the child
If minor is illegitimate but acknowledged by father:
- Birth certificate from NSO reflecting surname of
father with Affidavit of Acknowledgement and Consent to use the surname
of father
Foundling :
- Certificate of foundling authenticated by NSO
- DSWD Clearance
- Passport of the person who found the applicant
- Letter of authority or endorsement from DSWD for the issuance of passport
Orphaned minor applicant:
- Authenticated Death Certificates of parents from NSO
- Court order awarding guardianship of the
orphaned minor applicant or substitute parental authority under Article
214 & 216 of the Family Code
- DSWD Clearance
Abandoned minor applicant:
- Court order awarding guardianship of the abandoned minor applicant or substitute parental authority
- DSWD Travel Clearance
Legally adopted:
- Original and Certified True Copy (CTC) of NSO Birth Certificate before adoption
- Original and Certified True Copy (CTC) of the NSO amended Birth Certificate after adoption
- Certified True Copy (CTC) of the Court Decision or Order on Adoption and Certificate of Finality
- DSWD clearance for minor applicant, if traveling with the person other thanthe adopting parents
In case the applicant is for adoption by foreign parents:
- Certified True Copy of the Court Decree of Abandonment of Child
- DSWD Travel ClearanceNSO Death Certificate of
the child's parents or the Deed of Voluntary Commitment executed after
the birth of the child
- Endorsement of child to the Intercountry Adoption Board by the DSWD
- Authenticated Birth or Foundling Certificate
Minor applicant whose parents are annulled / divorced:
- Court order awarding guardianship of the minor applicant or substitute parental authority
- DSWD Travel Clearance
- NSO Marriage Certificate with annotation on nullity or annulment decree
Minor applicant whose mother is likewise a minor:
- Personal appearance of mother and maternal grandparent/s
- NSO Birth Certificate of minor applicant and mother
- Affidavit of Support and Consent executed by the maternal grandparent/s indicating the name of the traveling companion
- DSWD Clearance if minor will be traveling with the person other than the maternal grandparent/s
- Proof of identity of mother and maternal grandparent/s (Please refer to List of Acceptable IDs)
For Muslim Applicants
- same general requirements stated above
For late registered Muslim applicants:
- Certificate of Tribal Affiliation from the National Commission on MuslimFilipinos (NCMF)
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 (same general requirements stated above):
- Secure a certification or clearance from DOST