The Department of Foreign Affairs advises citizens to not purchase outbound tickets before you have your passport in possession. This is to avoid rebooking of tickets which may incur surcharges in the case of delay in the processing.
On June 2016, the government issued a directive to apply for a passport via online registration. It could be an advantage to working Filipinos who will skip office for days and bear the agony of falling in line and queuing for your schedule.
Be aware that upon registration you must indicate your email address.
Only Gmail and Yahoo accounts can receive an email confirmation for the time being.
How do I get my passport?
Step 1
Go to DFA website: www.passport.gov.ph
Step 2
Select a place where you are going to file your passport application. You may consider DFA Offices nearest you to consider your convenient time of application and schedule of your personal appearance.
Step 3
Fill out the application form diligently with the necessary information, including your contact number so as not to avoid any misinformation. Indicate what type of passport you apply for.
Step 4
Prepare all documents required for the application, then proceed to your selected DFA or consular office for biometrics data capture.
Requirements for New Application
- Personal Appearance
- Confirmed Appointment
- Duly accomplished application form – maybe downloaded from DFA website
- Birth certificate in security paper as issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), or Certified True Copy of Birth Certificate issued by Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and authenticated by PSA. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required if the entries in the PSA are not clear or unreadable. (Report of Birth duly authenticated by PSA if born abroad)
- Valid picture ID and supporting documents to prove identity (refer to List of Acceptable IDs and List of Supporting Documents.
In Case of No Birth Record
Those who are born in or after 1950 (January 1, 1950, or after)
- Apply a delayed application for birth certificate at the Local Civil Registrar at the place of your birth
- Submit authenticated Birth Certificate from PSA and supporting public documents with correct date and place of birth (example Form 137, Voters Registration Record, Baptismal Certificate with readable dry seal or National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) with a readable dry seal for Muslim applicants).
If born before 1950 and below (December 31, 1949, and below)
- Certificate of no Record at Philippine Statistics Authority
- Notarized Joint Affidavit of Two (2) disinterested persons.
- Public documents with correct Full name, date, and place of birth (example Baptismal certificate with readable dry seal or National Commission on Muslim Filipinos certificate with readable dry seal.
For Married Women
- Marriage Certificates (MC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or original and photocopy of Certified True Copy(CTC) of MC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by PSA. Transcribed Marriage Contract from LCR is required if the entries of the MC if blurred and unreadable
- Report of Marriage duly authenticated by PSA if married abroad
- Original and photocopy of Commission of Filipino Overseas (CFO) Guidance and Counselling Certificate of Attendance (Required for women married to foreign national husbands)
Requirement for Renewal of Passport
- Personal Appearance
- Confirmed Appointment
- Duly accomplished application form downloaded from DFA website
- Expiring or expired passport (Recent)
- Valid IDs and supporting documents to prove identity (please refer to list of acceptable IDs and supporting documents
DFA Passport Fees
P950.00 – for normal processing which would take more-or-less 20 working days
P1,200.00 – for express processing which would take more-or-less 10 working days
Local passport applications are ready for release 20 working days from the date of payment.
For Passport Application abroad – at least 30 working days for verification and release on account of International Shipping and Transportation Logistics.
All applications are subject to records confirmation and biometric data verification to preserve the integrity of the Philippine passport to protect the Filipinos of fraud and identity theft.
For more information or clarification you can check on www.passport.gov.ph