Passport Renewal

Requirements for Renewal of ePassport – ADULT

1. Duly filled-out application form
2. Personal appearance of applicant 
3. Current ePassport with photocopy of data page
4. Original PSA-issued documents to support the change of name (if applicable):
   • Certificate of Marriage if married women will use spouse’s surname;
   • Annotated Certificate of Live Birth if with corrected entries;
   • Annotated Certificate of Marriage to show annulment/divorce/court ordered instruction; and/or
   • Certificate of Death of Spouse if married women will revert to the use of maiden name

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.

If 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 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.

Applicants with Unclaimed Passports

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;

• Certificate of Unclaimed Passport; 
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation;

Additional supporting documents may be required, as necessary to ascertain citizenship, identity and lack of travel restrictions.

In Case Applicant Presented a one-way Travel Document/Travel Certificate for Passport Application

• Original Travel Document
• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation

Damaged or Mutilated Passports

• Notarized Affidavit of Explanation
• PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or PSA-issued Report of Birth

Additional supporting documents may be required as needed to verify citizenship, identity, and any travel restrictions.

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.

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

For Naturalized Citizen Passport Applicants

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.

Applicants who are Filipino Citizens by Election

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

Requirements for Renewal of ePassport - MINOR

1. Duly filled-out application form
2. Personal appearance of minor applicant and either parent or authorized adult companion;
   • The accompanying adult companion shall submit supporting documents depending on the case of the minor. The list can be found below.
3. Current ePassport with photocopy of data page;
4. PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or PSA Report of Birth as proof of filiation; and
5. Valid identification card of the minor applicant and the accompanying adult.

Supporting Documents for Minor Renewal 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:

Marital Minor Applicants (with married parents as stated in the minor applicant’s PSA Certificate of Live Birth)

• Valid Philippine passport or other acceptable valid ID of the accompanying parent and the copy of his/her spouse’s passport or other acceptable valid ID;
• If the accompanying parent is an alien, the non-Filipino parent must present his or her foreign passport and a copy of the Filipino parent’s Philippine passport or other acceptable valid ID ; and
• If accompanied by an authorized adult companion, a Special Power of Attorney (SPA) executed by either of the minor’s parents or his/her legal guardian, as the case may be, his/her passport or valid identity, and a copy of the passport or valid identification of the minor’s parents.

Non-Marital Minor Applicants (with unmarried parents as stated in the minor applicant’s PSA Certificate of Live Birth)

• Only the mother applicant shall accompany the minor applicant in the passport application process;
• A Special Power of Attorney (SPA) executed by the mother will be required if she is not accompanying the minor applicant.
  • If the Special Power of Attorney was executed abroad and not before an FSP, the Special Power of Attorney must be validly authenticated;
• Passport or Valid Government issued ID of authorized adult companion

In Case Applicant is not Accompanied by the Parent/s During the Application Process

• Applicant must submit a Special Power of Attorney executed by either of the minor’s parents or his/her legal guardian designating an adult companion to assist in the application process.
  • If the Special Power of Attorney was executed abroad and not before an FSP, the Special Power of Attorney must be validly authenticated;
• Passport or Valid Government issued ID of authorized adult companion; and 
• Special Power of Attorney must have a copy of parent/s valid ID and/or passport attached.

Non-Marital Minor Applicants with a Deceased Mother, but Acknowledged by the Father (with unmarried parents as stated in the minor applicant’s PSA Certificate of Live Birth)

• Personal appearance of minor applicant and biological father;
• PSA-issued Certificate of Death or Report of Death of Mother;
• PSA Birth Certificate with Acknowledgement of Paternity (must indicate the name of the father in the birth certificate);
• Passport or Valid Government issued ID of biological father and legal guardian

In the absence of father, the following may accompany the minor child in the order indicated:

• Surviving grandparent (submission of PSA Certificate of Death of Mother;
• Oldest brother or sister, over twenty-one years of age (submission of PSA Certificate of Death of Mother and PSA Certificate of Death of the Grandparent);
• The child’s actual custodian, over twenty-one years of age (submission of court order for legal guardianship)

Non-Marital Minor Applicants with a Deceased Mother and Father is Unknown (with unmarried parents as stated in the minor applicant’s PSA Certificate of Live Birth)

• Personal appearance of minor applicant and court-appointed legal guardian
• PSA Birth Certificate
• Valid Passport or valid government ID* of adult guardian 
• Letter of Guardianship issued by Family Court

In case none of the above can accompany the minor applicant

• In default of parents or a judicially appointed guardian, the persons exercising substitute parental authority under Article 216 of the Family Code of the Philippines shall prevail in determining the minor applicant’s companion in passport application, unless otherwise ordered by a competent Philippine court. In case of conflicting claims for custody, a court order shall be required; and
• In cases involving Filipino minors abandoned abroad, the Consular Official of the concerned Philippine FSP may initiate the passport application with the best interest of the minor being the primary consideration.

Minor Applicants who are Adoptees through Domestic Adoption

1. Personal appearance of minor applicant and adoptive parent/s;
2. Amended PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth, indicating the child’s adoptive name and name of adoptive parents;
3. Passports or other competent proofs of identity of the minor applicant, adoptive parent/s or authorized adult companion; and
4. Certified True Copy of Court Decree of Adoption or NACC-issued Order of Adoption.

Minor Applicants who are Prospective Adoptees for Foreign Adoption

1. PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth or Certificate of Foundling; 
2. Endorsement from NACC;
3. Certificate Declaring a Child Legally Available for Adoption or Deed of Voluntary Commitment;
4. Placement Authority issued by NACC;
5. Certificate for Issuance of Passport issued by NACC;
6. Travel Clearance Certificate for adoptee;
7. Child Study Report; and
8. Clearance for Intercountry Adoption.

Minor Applicants who are Adoptees through Foreign Adoption

1. Personal appearance of minor applicant and adoptive parent/s;
2. Amended PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth, Report of Birth;
3. Passport/s of adoptive parent/s or authorized adult companion. If the adoptive parents are foreign nationals, presentation of their valid foreign passports is acceptable; and
4. Certified True Copy of Court Decree of Adoption.

Note: In all instances, the Philippine Embassy reserves the right to require additional support documents to establish the identity and personal particulars of passport applicants in extraordinary circumstances / case-to-case basis.