Philippine Passport Requirements and How To Schedule Appointment

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The important documents we should always prioritize in-terms of traveling out of town is getting a Passport, now before you possess this documents you should bear in mind that you need to have requirements and get a Schedule Appointment for you to get a passport.

The reality is that having schedule appointment is getting harder but there is an online system for you to check daily on getting a passport schedule, first thing is we will list the basic requirements below.

Basic Requirements for a First Time Applicant for Philippine Passport

1. NSO – issued Birth Certificate. Please note that an authenticated Local Civil Registry – issued Birth Certificate may be suppletorily required if the entries in your Birth Certificate are illegible (unclear or cannot be read)
2. NSO – issued Marriage Certificate (for married female applicants). Please note that an authenticated Local Civil Registry-issued Marriage Certificate may be suppletorily required if the entries in your Marriage Certificate are illegible (unclear or cannot be read)
3. Any there (3) of the followings supporting documents:
   1. Voter’s ID
   2. NSO Marriage Contract
   3. Land Title
   4. Seaman’s Book
   5. Elementary of High School Form 137 or Transcript of Records with readable dry seal
   6. Government Service Record
   7. NBI Clearance
   8. Police Clearance
   9. Barangay Clearance
   10. Old documents issued at least one year prior to date of application that show correct name, date and place of birth, picture and signature of applicant such as the following:
       1. NSO Birth Certificate of child/children
       2. SSS – E1 Form or Microfilmed Copy of SSS – E1 Form
       3. Income Tax Return
       4. Voter’s Certification, List of Voter’s Registration Record (for newly issued VRR, please attach receipt)
       5. School Yearbook
       6. Community Tax Certificate
4. At least one (1) valid Identification Card
   1. Government-issued picture IDs such as the following:
      1. Digitized SSS ID
      2. Driver’s License
      3. GSIS E-card
      4. PRC ID
      5. IBP ID
      6. OWWA ID
      7. Digitized BIR ID
      8. Senior Citizen’s ID
   2. Other acceptable picture ID’s such as the following:
      1. Old College ID
      2. Alumni ID
      3. Old Employment IDs
      4. Current Employment ID with Employment Certificate
5. Duly accomplished passport application form

First Time Application and Renewal of Philippine Passport of a MINOR

1. NSO-issued Birth Certificate
2. NSO-issued Marriage Contract of the Child’s parents, if applicable
3. Baptismal Certificate
4. Original passport of the minor’s mother (for illegitimate children) or original passport of either parent (for legitimate children)
5. School ID, if the minor is a student
6. Original Passport of the minor (if the application is for renewal)

Requirements for Philippine Passport Renewal

1. Original passport
2. Photocopy of the date page and back page of the passport
3. At least two (2) valid identification cards
4. If your current passport does not show the city of your birth place, please
5. Submit your NSO-issued birth certificate or present your previous green passport, for substantiation purposes

Requirements for Lost Valid or Unexpired Philippine Passport

1. All basic requirements for a first-time application
2. Affidavit of Loss
3. Police Report
4. Clearing period of fifteen (15) working days
5. Penalty Charge of P200 (P350 for a lost electronic passport)
6. Copy of passport that was lost, if one was kept

Requirements for Lost Expired Philippine Passport

1. 1. All basic requirements for a first-time application
2. Affidavit of Loss
3. Copy of passport that was lost, if one was kept

IMPORTANT
Please note that depending on the completeness and nature of your application, questions may be asked for additional documents may be required by the Passport Officer. In all cases, the personal appearance of the application is mandatory.

We suggest you to check daily the appointments, mostly it opens around 20th of the month so once the appoint is open you will see a green color of the date it means that the date on that schedule is open also if the calendar date is read it means it is fully appointed, take note that getting an appointment is important, and you need to pay it online, you can pay the bills via 7 eleven or on specific bank outlets, once you have completed the appointment payment will require you to pay it within 24 hours, so once you pay the bills for appointment it will be verified that the appointment is now successfully scheduled.

NOTE: for that person who already has their appointment schedule make sure that you attend on your appointment or you will not get another appointment and you will be ban for 1 month or more, so please be there before the exact time you choose and also bring your requirements.

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