You can find the nearest consulate by calling or visiting the website of the Philippine embassy in your country. In the US, there are 10 consular offices, each with its own regional jurisdiction. If you live in the US, you can use the map to find information about the consular office that can assist you with your dual citizenship application.

You can order a verified copy of your birth certificate at https://www. psaserbilis. com. ph/Default. aspx. If the Philippine Statistics Authority does not have a record of your birth, you must apply for late registration of birth at the local civil registrar where you were born before you can apply for dual citizenship. If you still have your most recent Philippine passport, bring it as well. If you don’t, prepare a notarized affidavit explaining the loss of your passport. You can download a form for the affidavit at http://www. philippineconsulatela. org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/02c-Ppt_Affidavit_of_Loss-3. pdf.

Your naturalization certificate or other citizenship document must include an identification number for the certificate and the date you obtained citizenship.

You can download the application form at http://www. newyorkpcg. org/images/stories/Forms/UPDATED%20DUAL%20CITIZENSHIP%20Application%20Form. pdf or request it from your nearest consulate. Along with the form, you’ll get a checklist of required supporting documents. You can also download it at http://www. immigration. gov. ph/images/RetentionReacquisition/dualcitizenshipChecklist. pdf. Use this as a guide to make sure you have the documents you need, but don’t fill it in. It must be completed by authorized personnel at the consulate.

The consulate requires you to dress in proper attire. Business dress is suitable. T-shirts, shorts, tank tops, flip-flops, and similar casual clothing are not considered acceptable. You must pay the fee listed on the application. The consulate accepts cash or postal money orders. The consulate will give you a receipt. Save this – you will need to present it when you return to pick up your passport.

You can also have the consulate mail your passport to you. If you want it mailed, bring a self-addressed stamped envelope with you when you go to take the oath. If you have someone else pick up your passport for you, they must have a letter of authorization and a notarized power of attorney, as well as copies of your valid government-issued photo ID, their own valid government-issued photo ID, and your passport receipt.

To find the correct consulate, call the Philippine embassy in the country where the child was born, or visit the embassy’s website.

You can download a blank copy of the Report of Birth form at https://www. philippineconsulatela. org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/REPORT-OF-BIRTH-1. pdf, or you can get them from the consular office.

If either or both of the parents are Philippine citizens, the birth certificates you present must be the ones issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority. You can request your birth certificate at https://psaserbilis. com. ph/default. aspx.

If you aren’t married but the child is going to carry the father’s name, the father must submit an affidavit of paternity and use of surname form. You can download this form at http://www. philippineconsulatela. org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AFFIDAVIT-OF-PATERNITY-AND-USE-OF-SURNAME. pdf. If you get married at some point after the child is born, you must submit a notarized joint affidavit of legitimation. You can download the blank form at http://www. philippineconsulatela. org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/JOINT-AFFIDAVIT-OF-LEGITIMATION. pdf.

Include the fee with your application. Contact the consulate in your area to find out the fee amount. As of 2019, the fee is $25 to report the birth of a child born in the US. The consulate accepts cash or postal money orders. If you are sending your documents through the mail, include a postal money order. Do not send cash through the mail.