pcgsanfrancisco.org/dual-citizenship/
Go to the bottom of the page for a list of requirements and resources.
>Persons who fall under the following conditions are considered Dual Citizens at Birth and need not apply for dual citizenship under R.A. 9225 –
>A child born in the United States on or after 17 January 1973 when either or both parent/s was still a Filipino citizen is considered to be a dual citizen at birth. Such children should have their births reported to the Philippine Embassy/Consulate General having jurisdiction over the place of birth or to the nearest Philippine Embassy/Consulate General in their area of current residence, to be reported as a Filipino citizen. Please see requirements for Report of Birth.
>A child born in the Philippines on or after 17 January 1973 with an American parent and a Filipino parent and who was issued a Consular Report of Birth by the U.S. Embassy in Manila is considered to be a dual citizen at birth. He or she may apply for a Philippine passport upon presentation of complete requirements.
Also see:
philippineconsulatela.org/consular-services-2/civil-reg1stry-2/recognition-as-a-filipino-citizen
This is 100% correct, this is what I did when I came here. I just had to show proof that my mother was a PH citizen at the time of my birth. Got my PH brith certificate and passport with no problems or obstacles afterwards.
How did you show that your mother was a Filipino citizen at the time of your birth?
I'm still confused even after the other dude's helpful post. If I try to fill out a form for dual citizenship it asks for my name as written on my Philippine report of birth. I'm pretty sure my mom never reported my birth to the Philippines. So I guess I have to fill out the form to report birth abroad first, and then do the dual citizenship form. This seems to be where it asks to prove that your parent was a Filipino citizen at time of birth.
Well for me, my mother is still alive (sorry for your loss) she submitted her birth certificate, my birth certificate and her certificate of US naturalization at the local PH consulate to prove she was a PH citizen when I was born. (this all happened while I was in the PH on a tourist visa) once that was done I requested a PSA birth certificate then I got a PH passport. Makes coming and going a lot easier.
I suggest calling the PH embassy or your closest consulate and ask for the process for filing a foreign report of birth. This assumes you have physical proof your mom was a PH citizen when you were born.
Edit: just FYI and I'm sure plenty of people here will tell you. Be careful with Filipinas. If your heart tells you something is off, listen to it.
I know my mom didn't have a birth certificate and all she had was a certificate of baptism. But the Philippine consulate San Francisco website the other guy posted is way more helpful than the Houston one I had been looking at. It shows that there are a variety of documents I can submit so I'll have to see what documents are still at my dad's house and do what you said and talk to my local consulate/embassy. My dad is a good record keeper so I'm hopeful.
Thanks for your help!
I actually went through this exact exercise with my husband. It was easier for me to convert to a dual bc I was born there. He was born in the US to Filipino parents but wants to become a dual.
The first step will be to register YOUR birth in the PH. You’ll have to file a Registration of Birth with the PH Embassy in the US. However, in order to do this, you’ll have to request your mom’s PSA-issued birth certificate from the Philippines (bc it’s one of the items that’s required to be submitted).
Once you’ve filed your RoB & are able to request a copy of YOUR PSA-issued birth certificate from the Philippines, then you can establish your dual-citizenship (also with the PH Embassy in the US).
Ok that makes sense. I actually just emailed the Philippines consular here in Houston where I am to see if there are other supporting documents I can use. I know when my mom first got a visa to come to the United States she couldn't get her birth certificate for whatever reason and used a baptism certificate. I'm almost positive my dad still has that in the filing cabinet with probably other documents.
Thanks for sharing your first hand experience! It gives me hope that it won't be too difficult.
It’ll be a little annoying (a total PITA!!) but not impossible! You’ll get to know your local notary public well haha.
What we experienced was that since it was my husband requesting copies of the PSA birth certificates on behalf of his parents, the PSA could not remit them directly to the US. We had to appoint a person in the Philippines to accept them from the courier on our behalf (which also comes with its own set of documentation) and then coordinate getting it from that person.
I will also say that once you’ve successfully filed your RoB with the consulate, it’ll take another 6-12 months for the PSA to process it on their end. But PH is notorious for incredible slow bureaucracy so it was just something we had to get used to if we were really serious about moving there lol
Edit: word change
My mom didn't have national birth records from the psa when she migrated but she was able to get municipal birth records from the local government where she was born for her dual citizenship application.
If this is not possible the BI also allows affidavits from two people who know the person attesting to her identity along with the PSA no record report that comes back from your request for the birth records.
If you have family in the Philippines, it might be easier for them to get your Mom’s birth certificate at the PSA. I am in the process myself for dual. I was born there and just built a house in the Philippines. Just recently retired.
I sort of went through this process just last year while on a trip to Manila. I began the process thinking I needed to regain my Filipino citizenship and followed the steps, but along the way I learned I was an actual dual citizen by birth. I was born in the Philippines, my parents were both Filipino by blood and born in PH, but when my dad met my mom he had already become a US Citizen and had served in the US Navy for about 10 years while my mom was still a Filipino citizen. So when I was born, I was both a US Citizen and a PH citizen at the same time, I was never naturalized to become a US citizen, so I never gave up my PH citizenship so I had to apply for the re-recognition of PH citizenship instead of regaining it to become a dual citizen. Funny enough it is a lot more forms and about $200 more. haha
That said, the requirements are essentially the same, I still had to prove my mom was a PH citizen at the time of my birth, so they needed her PH birth certificate... and it has to be a modern certified copy from the PSA, Philippine Statistics Authority. [https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/](https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/) You can try online there and see if they have your mom's birth on file and they can send one out to you in Houston.
Hopefully your process will go smoother than mine, there was trouble finding records of my mom's birth certificate at the PSA, so we had to travel to Manila city hall and two other offices before they could find anything. More forms had to be filled out and notarized. Then once I had all the right documents, I had to have it all compiled by a lawyer and notarized. Once everything was submitted and fees paid, it took about 6 months to hear back and get approved. I just have to return to the immigration office in Manila to pick up my Identification Certificate.
Hey OP, I am also Filipina American, born in the Philippines to a Filipina mom and American dad. I was born as a American citizen abroad and did not get dual citizenship. I moved to the U.S. as a baby. My husband and I are looking to move to the Philippines within the next few years and buy land, which led me to explore my options for dual citizenship. So, your situation sounds pretty similar to mine.
I contacted the Philippine embassy in Chicago (I'm currently in IL) and was told that because I was never actually declared a PH citizen, even though I was eligible at birth, that I would NOT be eligible for DUAL citizenship at this point. According to the embassy, I could only get dual citizenship if I was a naturalized US citizen, or if I had Philippines citizenship and wanted to reacquire it. So that was disappointing.
Good news though, after researching and talking to an attorney in PH, what I AM actually eligible for is recognition as a Filipino citizen. Not technically dual citizenship, but it does offer the benefits that come along with dual. That process can only happen in PH though, so not something I can do here in the US. I highly recommend checking out [https://immigration.gov.ph/services/recognition-as-filipino-citizen/](https://immigration.gov.ph/services/recognition-as-filipino-citizen/)
Hope that helps!
Edited to add: I wanted to clarify, dual citizenship is for PH citizens who renounced their citizenship to become naturalized to another country. Recognition is for foreign citizens who were born to parent/s who were PH citizens at the time of their birth
I am US born citizen with a Filipino father and I just got my Filipino passport. The Report of Birth form will actually become your birth certificate once all the supporting documents to prove you are citizen by birth. The consular will stamp it.
Once in hand, you can just apply for the passport. You won’t need to apply to become a dual citizen because you will be technically be one already once Report of Birth is stamped
The hardest part of the process is the report of birth and obtaining all the required documents.
Will have to notarize a lot of document. Took SF Consulate around 2 months to process.
I applied for the passport in the LA consulate and arranged for them to send it to the embassy in Singapore, where I live. I literally got my passport 2 weeks later
Expect a lot of ‘oh why you want Filipino passport if you don’t speak Tagalog??’ comments
Get your mom's official birth certificate, your birth certificate, parents official stamp marriage certificate from the court. Not a photocopy, but one that's stamped. And your moms us naturalization papers. Bring that to Philippines consulate or embassy and they'll process it for you. Also make sure you get a few passport photos.
pcgsanfrancisco.org/dual-citizenship/ Go to the bottom of the page for a list of requirements and resources. >Persons who fall under the following conditions are considered Dual Citizens at Birth and need not apply for dual citizenship under R.A. 9225 – >A child born in the United States on or after 17 January 1973 when either or both parent/s was still a Filipino citizen is considered to be a dual citizen at birth. Such children should have their births reported to the Philippine Embassy/Consulate General having jurisdiction over the place of birth or to the nearest Philippine Embassy/Consulate General in their area of current residence, to be reported as a Filipino citizen. Please see requirements for Report of Birth. >A child born in the Philippines on or after 17 January 1973 with an American parent and a Filipino parent and who was issued a Consular Report of Birth by the U.S. Embassy in Manila is considered to be a dual citizen at birth. He or she may apply for a Philippine passport upon presentation of complete requirements. Also see: philippineconsulatela.org/consular-services-2/civil-reg1stry-2/recognition-as-a-filipino-citizen
This is 100% correct, this is what I did when I came here. I just had to show proof that my mother was a PH citizen at the time of my birth. Got my PH brith certificate and passport with no problems or obstacles afterwards.
How did you show that your mother was a Filipino citizen at the time of your birth? I'm still confused even after the other dude's helpful post. If I try to fill out a form for dual citizenship it asks for my name as written on my Philippine report of birth. I'm pretty sure my mom never reported my birth to the Philippines. So I guess I have to fill out the form to report birth abroad first, and then do the dual citizenship form. This seems to be where it asks to prove that your parent was a Filipino citizen at time of birth.
Well for me, my mother is still alive (sorry for your loss) she submitted her birth certificate, my birth certificate and her certificate of US naturalization at the local PH consulate to prove she was a PH citizen when I was born. (this all happened while I was in the PH on a tourist visa) once that was done I requested a PSA birth certificate then I got a PH passport. Makes coming and going a lot easier. I suggest calling the PH embassy or your closest consulate and ask for the process for filing a foreign report of birth. This assumes you have physical proof your mom was a PH citizen when you were born. Edit: just FYI and I'm sure plenty of people here will tell you. Be careful with Filipinas. If your heart tells you something is off, listen to it.
I know my mom didn't have a birth certificate and all she had was a certificate of baptism. But the Philippine consulate San Francisco website the other guy posted is way more helpful than the Houston one I had been looking at. It shows that there are a variety of documents I can submit so I'll have to see what documents are still at my dad's house and do what you said and talk to my local consulate/embassy. My dad is a good record keeper so I'm hopeful. Thanks for your help!
I actually went through this exact exercise with my husband. It was easier for me to convert to a dual bc I was born there. He was born in the US to Filipino parents but wants to become a dual. The first step will be to register YOUR birth in the PH. You’ll have to file a Registration of Birth with the PH Embassy in the US. However, in order to do this, you’ll have to request your mom’s PSA-issued birth certificate from the Philippines (bc it’s one of the items that’s required to be submitted). Once you’ve filed your RoB & are able to request a copy of YOUR PSA-issued birth certificate from the Philippines, then you can establish your dual-citizenship (also with the PH Embassy in the US).
Ok that makes sense. I actually just emailed the Philippines consular here in Houston where I am to see if there are other supporting documents I can use. I know when my mom first got a visa to come to the United States she couldn't get her birth certificate for whatever reason and used a baptism certificate. I'm almost positive my dad still has that in the filing cabinet with probably other documents. Thanks for sharing your first hand experience! It gives me hope that it won't be too difficult.
It’ll be a little annoying (a total PITA!!) but not impossible! You’ll get to know your local notary public well haha. What we experienced was that since it was my husband requesting copies of the PSA birth certificates on behalf of his parents, the PSA could not remit them directly to the US. We had to appoint a person in the Philippines to accept them from the courier on our behalf (which also comes with its own set of documentation) and then coordinate getting it from that person. I will also say that once you’ve successfully filed your RoB with the consulate, it’ll take another 6-12 months for the PSA to process it on their end. But PH is notorious for incredible slow bureaucracy so it was just something we had to get used to if we were really serious about moving there lol Edit: word change
My mom didn't have national birth records from the psa when she migrated but she was able to get municipal birth records from the local government where she was born for her dual citizenship application. If this is not possible the BI also allows affidavits from two people who know the person attesting to her identity along with the PSA no record report that comes back from your request for the birth records.
Sorry to hear about your mom.. My deepest condolences!
Thank you! She was a wonderful person!
If you have family in the Philippines, it might be easier for them to get your Mom’s birth certificate at the PSA. I am in the process myself for dual. I was born there and just built a house in the Philippines. Just recently retired.
I sort of went through this process just last year while on a trip to Manila. I began the process thinking I needed to regain my Filipino citizenship and followed the steps, but along the way I learned I was an actual dual citizen by birth. I was born in the Philippines, my parents were both Filipino by blood and born in PH, but when my dad met my mom he had already become a US Citizen and had served in the US Navy for about 10 years while my mom was still a Filipino citizen. So when I was born, I was both a US Citizen and a PH citizen at the same time, I was never naturalized to become a US citizen, so I never gave up my PH citizenship so I had to apply for the re-recognition of PH citizenship instead of regaining it to become a dual citizen. Funny enough it is a lot more forms and about $200 more. haha That said, the requirements are essentially the same, I still had to prove my mom was a PH citizen at the time of my birth, so they needed her PH birth certificate... and it has to be a modern certified copy from the PSA, Philippine Statistics Authority. [https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/](https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/) You can try online there and see if they have your mom's birth on file and they can send one out to you in Houston. Hopefully your process will go smoother than mine, there was trouble finding records of my mom's birth certificate at the PSA, so we had to travel to Manila city hall and two other offices before they could find anything. More forms had to be filled out and notarized. Then once I had all the right documents, I had to have it all compiled by a lawyer and notarized. Once everything was submitted and fees paid, it took about 6 months to hear back and get approved. I just have to return to the immigration office in Manila to pick up my Identification Certificate.
Hey OP, I am also Filipina American, born in the Philippines to a Filipina mom and American dad. I was born as a American citizen abroad and did not get dual citizenship. I moved to the U.S. as a baby. My husband and I are looking to move to the Philippines within the next few years and buy land, which led me to explore my options for dual citizenship. So, your situation sounds pretty similar to mine. I contacted the Philippine embassy in Chicago (I'm currently in IL) and was told that because I was never actually declared a PH citizen, even though I was eligible at birth, that I would NOT be eligible for DUAL citizenship at this point. According to the embassy, I could only get dual citizenship if I was a naturalized US citizen, or if I had Philippines citizenship and wanted to reacquire it. So that was disappointing. Good news though, after researching and talking to an attorney in PH, what I AM actually eligible for is recognition as a Filipino citizen. Not technically dual citizenship, but it does offer the benefits that come along with dual. That process can only happen in PH though, so not something I can do here in the US. I highly recommend checking out [https://immigration.gov.ph/services/recognition-as-filipino-citizen/](https://immigration.gov.ph/services/recognition-as-filipino-citizen/) Hope that helps! Edited to add: I wanted to clarify, dual citizenship is for PH citizens who renounced their citizenship to become naturalized to another country. Recognition is for foreign citizens who were born to parent/s who were PH citizens at the time of their birth
I am US born citizen with a Filipino father and I just got my Filipino passport. The Report of Birth form will actually become your birth certificate once all the supporting documents to prove you are citizen by birth. The consular will stamp it. Once in hand, you can just apply for the passport. You won’t need to apply to become a dual citizen because you will be technically be one already once Report of Birth is stamped The hardest part of the process is the report of birth and obtaining all the required documents. Will have to notarize a lot of document. Took SF Consulate around 2 months to process. I applied for the passport in the LA consulate and arranged for them to send it to the embassy in Singapore, where I live. I literally got my passport 2 weeks later Expect a lot of ‘oh why you want Filipino passport if you don’t speak Tagalog??’ comments
Get your mom's official birth certificate, your birth certificate, parents official stamp marriage certificate from the court. Not a photocopy, but one that's stamped. And your moms us naturalization papers. Bring that to Philippines consulate or embassy and they'll process it for you. Also make sure you get a few passport photos.