PASSPORT RENEWAL BY AN ADULT

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL BY AN ADULT
Electronic Passport (E-Passport)

The requirements below are applicable if:

  • Your most recent passport is an e-passport
  • Your e-passport is expired/expiring
  • Your e-passport is still valid but the data pages are almost full due to frequent travels
  • Your e-passport is still valid but your name has changed due to marriage, annulment, or Philippine court order

If you do not meet any of these criteria, please return to the passport homepage to review other checklists.

How to Apply:

  1. Schedule an Appointment: Log in to https://passport.gov.ph/
    • You will receive your computer generated Application Form with the confirmed appointment.
  2. Prepare your documents. Complete your documents before your appointment. Complete your required documents  before your appointment (i.e. Printed copy of application form, et al)
  3. Proceed to the Embassy. On the date and time of your appointment, proceed to the embassy’s consular section and bring your documents for submission, further evaluation and payment of consular fees.
  4. Biometric Data Collection. Your photo and other biometric data (ie. fingerprints) will be taken digitally
  5. Passport Release/Collection. Your passport can be collected in person or can be mailed to you for an additional fee.

What to bring:

  1. Passport Application Form
    • Printed computer generated Passport Application Form.
    • You will receive the application form with your appointment confirmation.
    • Book your appointment here.
  2. Latest Philippine e-Passport
    • Original and one (1) photocopy of Philippine passport data page
  3. Proof of Philippine Citizenship
    • One (1) original and one (1) photocopy of proof of current Philippine citizenship, such as residence ID card
    • Click here for list of other valid Philippine IDs
  4. For Foreign Passport Holders
    • Original and one (1) photocopy of foreign passport data page
  5. Payment
    • Euro 60.00 processing fee
    • Accepted payment methods include cash, credit/debit card

If you intend to change your name or will renew your passport as a dual citizen, please see the list of supporting documents here.

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 

For a Married Woman Applicant who will Change her Maiden Name to Married Name

  • One (1) original and one (1) photocopy of PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage/ Report of Marriage 
    If you do not have your document issued by the PSA on security paper, please order online through psahelpline.ph or psaserbilis.com.ph or if you prefer an e-apostilled copy, please order through www.apostille.gov.ph
  • If married outside the Philippines, first report the marriage to the appropriate Embassy/Consulate. You can use your Report of Marriage for your passport application at the same Embassy/Consulate that issued it, up to one year from the issue date.

For a Married Woman Applicant Wishes to Revert to her Maiden Name

  • By virtue of death of the spouse:
    • PSA-issued Certificate of Death or Report of Death (ROD) of spouse or apostilled or authenticated Foreign Death Certificate of foreign spouse with English translation, if applicable;
    • PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth;
  • 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
  • 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.
      The Affidavit of Explanation will be executed at the Embassy.

For Dual Citizen Passport Applicants:

  • Natural-born Dual Citizens:
    1. Latest-issued Philippine passport; and
    2. PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or PSA-issued Report of Birth.

      Who are natural-born dual citizens?
      Natural-born dual Filipino citizens are individuals who automatically acquire both Philippine citizenship and the citizenship of another country at birth (e.g., by being born abroad to Filipino parents or to one Filipino parent) without needing to take an oath of allegiance.

  • Dual Citizens who availed of the provisions of Republic Act No. 9225:
    1. Original and photocopy of Oath of Allegiance, Order of Approval, or Identification Certificate issued by a Philippine Embassy/Consulate; or Certificate of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship or any equivalent document issued by Bureau of Immigration ; and
    2. Valid government-issued ID or their secondary citizenship/residence counterparts.

If you do not meet any of these criteria, please review other checklists of requirements

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