BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT RENEWAL APPLICATION

1. Confirmed Online Appointment (click here)
2. Accomplished Application Form
3. Personal Appearance
4. Current ePassport with photocopy of data page; and
5. Original PSA-issued documents that will support the change of name.
   • Certificate of Marriage;
   • Annotated Certificate of Live Birth;
   • Annotated Certificate of Marriage to show annulment/divorce/court ordered instruction; and/or
   • Certificate of Death of Spouse.

Note: If a woman opts to retain maiden name, a PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage is not required.

Supporting Documents for Adult Renewal of ePassport Applications

Pursuant to Section 6 of R.A. 11983, supporting documents will be further required in addition to the basic requirements to prove the applicant’s identity, citizenship and lack of travel restrictions, as specified in the following cases:

Note: Some cases will require the application to be treated as a New Application rather than a renewal.

In case of a Lost VALID ePassport

• Police Report in English;
• Notarized Affidavit of Loss in English; and
• Penalty Fee: Php350.00.

Note: If a photocopy of the applicant's latest issued passport is not available, on top of the requirements above, the PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth will be required and will be treated as a new applicant. Additional supporting documents may be required, as necessary to ascertain citizenship, identity and lack of travel restrictions.

In case of a Lost EXPIRED ePassport

• Police Report in English;
• Notarized Affidavit of Loss in English; and
• Penalty Fee: Php350.00.

Note: If a photocopy of the applicant's latest issued passport is not available, on top of the requirements above, the PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth will be required and will be treated as a new applicant. Additional supporting documents may be required, as necessary to ascertain citizenship, identity and lack of travel restrictions.

In case of renewal of a frequently Lost Passport

• Police Report in English;
• Notarized Affidavit of Loss in English; and
• Penalty Fee: Php350.00.

Note: If a photocopy of the applicant's latest issued passport is not available, on top of the requirements above, the PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth will be required and will be treated as a new applicant. Additional supporting documents may be required, as necessary to ascertain citizenship, identity and lack of travel restrictions.

For applicants with Unclaimed Passports issued 2010 onwards

• Applicant may request for a Certificate of Unclaimed Passport either at the office where the unclaimed passport was issued, nearest consular office or at DFA Aseana;
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation; and
• Applicants with unclaimed passports will be treated as a New Applicant. As such, applicants may refer to the links provided below for the requirements.

In case applicant used a Travel Document to travel back to the Philippines

• Original Travel Document; and
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation.

In case applicant lost the Travel Document used to travel back to the Philippines

• Original Travel Records from Bureau of Immigration; and
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation.

In case passport has been mutilated or damaged

• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation; and
• Penalty Fee: Php350.00.

In case applicant is a Dual Citizen

• Natural-born Dual Citizens:
  1. Latest-issued Philippine passport; and
  2. PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or PSA-issued Report of Birth.
• Dual Citizens who availed of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9225:
  1. Latest-issued Philippine passport;
  2. Original and photocopy of Oath of Allegiance, Order of Approval, or Identification Certificate issued by a Philippine FSP; or Certificate of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship or any equivalent document issued by BI; and
  3. Valid government-issued ID or their secondary citizenship/residence counterparts.

In case applicant is a Naturalized Citizen

1. Latest-issued Philippine passport; and
2. Identification Certificate of Naturalization from the Bureau of Immigration, or Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Special Committee on Naturalization (SCN), or copy of the final Court Judgment or Law granting Philippine citizenship.

In case applicant is a Filipino citizen by Election

1. Latest-issued Philippine passport;
2. Documents of election of Philippine citizenship; and
3. Identification Certificate issued by the BI.

If a married woman applicant wishes to revert to her maiden name based on the following:

• By virtue of death of the spouse:
• PSA-issued Certificate of Death or Report of Death (ROD) of spouse or apostillized or authenticated Foreign Death Certificate of foreign spouse with English translation, if applicable;
• PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and
• Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).
• By virtue of an annulment, declaration of nullity of marriage, judicially-recognized foreign divorce, and judicially-recognized divorce under Presidential Decree No.1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines):
• PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage or Report of Marriage (ROM) with annotation reflecting the nullity or dissolution of marriage
• PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and
• Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).
• For other reasons of reversion:
• PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth;
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation that includes request for the reversion of maiden name in the Philippine passport or travel document and stating she has not hitherto availed of the reversion;
• Latest-issued Philippine passport or travel document; and
• Any existing government-issued valid ID accepted for passport application reflecting the maiden name.
Note: This mode of reversion can only be done once.