BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT RENEWAL (NON-ePASSPORT) APPLICATION

(Brown, Green, Machine Readable (Maroon) Passports or any older Passports)

1. Confirmed Online Appointment (click here);
2. Personal Appearance;
3. Accomplished Application Form;
4. Current Non-ePassport with photocopy of data page (if available);
5. Original and photocopy of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued Certificate of Live Birth on Security Paper; and
   • Married Females (who are using their spouse’s last name) must also present Original and submit photocopy of PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage on Security Paper or Report of Marriage.
   • Local Civil Registrar Copy is required if PSA-issued documents are not clear or cannot be read.
6. Any of the following acceptable IDs with one (1) photocopy (click here for the List of Acceptable IDs for Passport Processing)

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

Supporting Documents for Adult Renewal (NON-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 Lost expired NON-ePassport

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

In case of renewal of a frequently Lost Passport

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

In case applicant used a Travel Document to travel back to the Philippines - will be treated as NEW APPLICATION

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

In case applicant lost the Travel Document used to travel back to the Philippines - will be treated as NEW APPLICATION

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

In case passport has been mutilated or damaged

• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation
• 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.