Consular Outreach FAQ

Yes, NSO-issued documents do not expire and are still acceptable.

Any Filipino or Filipino American with an appointment can apply for passport renewal, dual citizenship and notarial services.  However, for civil registration, the Consulate may only process those whose vital event (birth, marriage, or death) transpired within its area of consular jurisdiction, as follows:

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington State, Northern Nevada (covering the city of Carson and the counties of Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, and White Pine), Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Northern California (covering the counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba).

No. As long as you bring with you and you are able to show your original Dual Citizenship certificate together with your valid US passport, it is as good as having a Philippine passport.

Of course, you still can get a Philippine passport if you wish to and if you foresee needing one.

Yes

You may use your maiden name when renewing your passport.  However, if you wish to use your husband’s surname, you will need to file a Report of Marriage, as this will serve as a supporting document to your passport renewal application.

Yes, each passport appointment is valid for one person only.  Separate appointments are required for family members.

A Report of Birth is only required if the children were born in the United States.  If they were born in the Philippines, no need to file one.

We suggest that those whose children were born in the US file their Report of Birth by mail. We might not be able to do it onsite as our person handling Civil Registrations also has confirmed appointments to attend to.

For minor children, the birth certificate will be the basis for inclusion as part of the dual citizenship petition of the parent.

There are some instances when the child need not be included in the dual citizenship petition but only needs a Report of Birth.  This happens primarily when the parent is still Filipino when the child was born here in the U.S.  For these cases, the dual citizenship officer needs to thoroughly evaluate the documents to determine the best course of action.

Each transaction requires a different appointment and you will need to secure an appointment slot for passport renewal. 

However, the Consulate reiterates that dual citizens need not apply for a Philippine passport, and that a US passport and dual citizenship documents are sufficient for travel to the Philippines.

For dual citizenship applications, tracking envelopes are not required.  Dual citizenship documents shall be provided on the same day of the application.