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UPDATED 2018: Check your documents before going to the DFA to get a Philippine Passport

Yes guys it’s important to check your documents first before going to DFA to get a Philippine Passport. I don’t want you to experience the same thing that we have experienced. It took me a month to finish the whole process of correcting my son’s PSA birth certificate.

I. FOR FIRST TIME PASSPORT APPLICANTS:

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Personal appearance
• Confirmed appointment
• Duly accomplished DFA Passport Application form– may be downloaded from the DFA website, www.dfa.gov.ph
• Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by PSA. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required when entries in PSA Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable. (REPORT OF BIRTH DULY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA IF BORN ABROAD)
• Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity (Please refer to List of Acceptable IDs and List of Supporting Documents)

The following applicants need to submit additional requirements:

  • Married women — marriage contract issued by the NSO.
No appointment is needed for the following:
  1. Senior Citizen with Senior ID
  2. Person with Disability (PWD) with PWD ID or visible disability
  3. Solo Parent with Valid Single/Solo Parent ID
  4. Pregnant women with medical certificate
  5. Minors seven (7) years old and below

OUR STORY: 

Getting a passport can be as fast as 30minutes if you will not encounter any problem in your documents. We went there on a Friday afternoon and the process was smooth. My husband did not encounter any problems with his papers, unlike with me and my son.

As per the the documents needed posted on the DFA website, I brought with me an original NSO copy of my birth certificate and marriage contract issued by the Local Civil Registrar and duly authenticated by NSO.

But they told me that they won’t accept it because they want a latest NSO copy.

I got this November 2007

I got this November 2007

I didn’t know that there’s an expiration date with government documents. I don’t get the logic why they need the latest copy. The information in it is still the same even if I get a new one, right? hmmmm….

But, I can’t do anything but just to follow.

On the other hand, Ren’s NSO birth certificate problem is that the “Place of Birth” area is empty.

NSO COPY

I have a copy from the Local Civil Registrar and as you can see the place of birth is visible here.

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR COPY

Still, the DFA didn’t want to accept it. They asked me to go to the Municipality where Ren was born and file for a supplemental report.

That’s why it’s important to check your NSO documents first. If you’ve noticed some discrepancies like missing letters, wrong spelling, wrong date, without place of birth etc. then it’s better to visit your municipality and file a supplemental report before going to the DFA.

Because of my busy schedule, it’s only last April 25 when I had the chance to visit Manila City Hall.

Here are the requirements for a supplemental report.

DFA Documents

I thought I won’t be needing other local documents because I already have a SECPA copy of Ren’s birth certificate, but they still asked me to get a latest copy. Again, I don’t get it. Why does everybody wants a latest copy when the information they’ll be getting is still the same???

Overall I spent P650 for this supplemental report that in the first place is not my fault. It also took me 2 hours to finish all the procedures needed to get the Certified True Copy of Ren’s birth certificate.

Registration: P310.00
Transmittal to NSO: P190.00
Certified True Copy of Birth Certificate: P50.00
Notary Public : P100.00

And worse, I need to return the next day to get it. Imagine the time, effort and cost I spent for this. Argh!!!

After finishing the supplemental report (which I think took me 2 weeks), I brought the documents to NSO/PSA office in Quezon City. After filling up some information there, they will ask you to go back after a week to get the corrected copy.

Overall, it took me almost a month to finish the process.

 

 

Comments

  1. Hello po goodeve po. Acceptable po ba ang employment id, philhealth id, brgy id? Yan lang po kase meron akong id’s. Pero meron po ako supporting documents like TOR, Diploma and NBI clearance? Ma approve po kaya ang pag process ng appointment ko?? Thankyou po sa pag sagot. Godbless po!

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      • Paano po ba proseso ng pag palit ng lugar ng kapanganakan sa birtcertificate naka register po ako sa caloocan pero nkalagay sa birthplace ko yung address ng bahay kung saan ako pinanganak

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  2. Hi po, paano po kung ang nilagay ko po sa Application Form ang pangalan ng Father ko, while sa Birth Certificate ko po ay Unknown siya?

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  3. good eve po.. Madam, tanong ko lg po.. pwede po ba na iisang email add. lg gagamitin para pagkuha appointment slot para sa passport, wala kasi email add. iba kng kasamhan na gusto kumuha.. iba-iba din kami ng schedule. Email add ko lg po gagamitin namin. Okie lg po ba yon? tnx po

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      • Hi ma’am levy tanong ko lng po mali po kasi aplido ng tatay ko sa birth certificate ko pero lahat ng details ko tama at document tama married na po ako, makakakuha p rin po ba ako ng passport? Salamat po

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  4. Hi ask ko lang pano po kaya kung mali ang nailagay na pangalan, anak ko kasi ang gumawa ng passport application ko, nalito lang kasi ang nailagay is yung pangalan ko nung pagka-dalaga instead yung apelyido ng asawa ko. Schedule ko na this april possible ba na maicorrect ko muna yun bago iprocess. thank you

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    • sa sched date nyo na lang po ipa correct manually sa kanila since walang option sa website nila to edit.

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      • noted thank you, so pwede po ba yun na iverify ko muna during processing? wala namang additional payment? or hindi naman magiging questionable? kasi if ever upon entry baka kailanganin makita yung passport appointment together with valid id since hindi kasi tugma. thank you

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        • you need to tell them ano dapat ang ayusin sa nailagay sa application and explain what happened. No extra charges.

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  5. hello po nagapply po ako ng passport this last feb 26 kamuka nung sa inyo nagpa-sup report pa po ako kasi wala akong gender sa BC ko nung naayos ko na po yung BC ko ung original po yung kinuha saken sa dfa nakuha ko na po yung passport ko pero di nila sinoli yung psa BC ko ganun din po ba yung sa inyo?

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  6. Hello po, ok lang po ba kung ang meron lang ako ay:
    – Original copy of PSA Authenticated Birth Certificate
    at
    – Voter’s Certification from the Election Officer with Dry Seal?

    Yan lang po kasi meron ako. salamat po!

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      • Paano po pag nagparesched ako ng feb 8 na dating feb 6 pero wala naman akong natanggap na confirmation anong araw po ako dapat pumunta? Kasi kaya nga po kami nagparesched kasi di kami available sa ganong araw ng biglaan pwede na po ba kami pupunta sa 8?

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        • san po ba kayo nagpa resched? kung wala kayong pinanghahawakan na proof of reschedule di ko alam if i-entertain kayo ng bagong schedule nyo

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  7. hello po ask ko lng kung pde pong kunin sa ibang branch ng psa yung corrected birth cert. after mkpag file ng supplemental report kse pangasinan p po ako lumuwas p ko pra maayos ung birth certificate ko..pde kaya yun or doon mismo kukunin sa sta. mesa thank you..

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    • Hi! Happy New Year!

      Ask ko lang what if minor ang ia-apply for passport and then mali yung middle name na nakalagay sa marriage certificate ng mommy niya pero sa birth certificate ng bata at ng nanay ay ayun ang tama. Ano pong mangyayari sa mismong application?

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  8. Sa Friday na kasi appointment ko..nag worry ako baka ma decline appointment ko. Kompleto naman po requirements ko.Sa PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM LANG po nagkamali. Thank you very much.

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    • Good pm po ask ko lang po kung hindi na minor ang anak ko puede po bang ako ang maglakad ng supplemental nya sa birth certificate nya pareho po kc tayo ng case wala din pong nakaindicate sa bc nya na municipality sa place of birth ? Pasencya na po sa abala

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  9. Hello po. ask ko lang po kung wala po bang conflict kapag may correction sa application form po for passport? yung father’s name ko po kase ang nailagay is yung name ko po. pano po yon? kinakabahan po ako, baka po kase madecline ako. thankyou po sa sasagot.

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  11. Hello po. Last Oct 16,2018 galing po ako sa DFA Calasiao. Nag kaproblema po ako sa BC ko kelangan po ipa annotate. Eh 4-6 months po ang process nun. pinababalik po ako ngaun buong month ng november.Di naman na po ako makabalik at kulang po hawak ko papel. Pano po kaya ung binayad ko?

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      • Maam ask kolang po nag appointment ako last october 12, 2018 tas lack of documents ako kaya pinapabalik ako ng november 12.. Eh hindi po ako nakabalik….ask ko po valid pa po ba yung appointment ko pwede paba akong bumalik kc completo na requirements ko..asap reply tia..

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    • Hi tanung ko lang po kung sa PSA lang po ba sila nagbebase kung anu na nasa PSA ayun lang ba susundin nila ? Gusto ko kasi kumuha kaso natatakot ako baka di ako makuha kasi mali mali ung nasa PSA ko ang daming babagohin wala naman akong pera para ipaayus pa un kaya ok lang kaya un? .. Pero ok lang sakin kung anu ung nasa PSA ko yun ung sinusunod ko .. Haist =(

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  12. hello mam ask ko lang kung tatanggapin ba nila ang birth certificate issued 10 years ago sa local civil registrar? not sure pano malalaman na psa certified pero malabo yata kasi 10 years ago na to

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    • I actually don’t know. Sabi ng iba tinatanggap, sabi ng iba hindi. Ang advice ko kung may time ka pa, kumuha ka na lang ng PSA copy para sure.

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  13. Regarding the copy of Birth Certificate from NSO, it doesn’t have to be the latest copy as long as it is from the NSO since there is already a directive from the NSO that BC from NSO DOES NOT expire.

    Read here the directive from the NSO:
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    “Press statement on the issue that civil registry documents such as birth, death and marriage certificates expire
    Reference Number:
    2016-098
    Release Date:
    Thursday, June 30, 2016

    It has come to our attention that there are persons who have the impression that the civil registry documents, particularly birth certificates issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), expire after six months from date of issuance.

    In this connection, we would like to clarify and let the general public know that birth certificates are permanent records of the identities of each individual and do not have expiration period.

    The facts contained therein do not change and cannot be altered unless, otherwise, there is a court order or the birth document underwent administrative corrections as provided under Republic Acts 9048 and 10172 (Clerical Error Laws). The modifications in information on the facts of birth are indicated as remarks or annotations in the documents

    PSA would like to clarify that some features of the security paper (SECPA) wherein the document it issues are being printed, such as its colour, is being changed after some time. The said measure is being implemented to prevent the proliferation of fake documents and to preserve the integrity of PSA-issued documents.

    We would like to make it clear that even when the PSA has changed the features of the document it issues from its Civil Registry System database, it does not mean that the previously issued copies using the “old SECPA” are no longer valid. The facts of birth contained in the “old SECPA” is still the same and does not expire unless there have been authorized annotations.

    Furthermore, we would like to emphasize that the decisions of the end-users (i.e. DFA, Embassies/Consulates, GSIS/SSS, etc.) to require its clients/applicants to submit birth documents in the most recent SECPA from the PSA for purposes of passport issuance, visa application, benefits claim, as a school requirement, among others, is beyond our control.#

    LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D.
    National Statistician and Civil Registrar General”
    ===========================

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  14. This is to show how stupid and inadequate our Philippine government system is. Kunwari computerized sila pero all this red tape involved slows down everything to a crawl. No wonder this country sucks big time!

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  15. wish i saw your blog sooner. had my appointment earlier in DFA-Alabang ang they refuse to honor the NSO issued w/ OR attached BC. Copy was back in 2004, stating it’s too old and they can only honor the yellow sealed NSO paper. As if my BC will change!!! Such waste of time!

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    • Regarding the copy of Birth Certificate from NSO, it doesn’t have to be the latest copy as long as it is from the NSO since there is already a directive from the NSO that BC from NSO DOES NOT expire.

      Read here the directive from the NSO:
      ===========================
      “Press statement on the issue that civil registry documents such as birth, death and marriage certificates expire
      Reference Number:
      2016-098
      Release Date:
      Thursday, June 30, 2016

      It has come to our attention that there are persons who have the impression that the civil registry documents, particularly birth certificates issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), expire after six months from date of issuance.

      In this connection, we would like to clarify and let the general public know that birth certificates are permanent records of the identities of each individual and do not have expiration period.

      The facts contained therein do not change and cannot be altered unless, otherwise, there is a court order or the birth document underwent administrative corrections as provided under Republic Acts 9048 and 10172 (Clerical Error Laws). The modifications in information on the facts of birth are indicated as remarks or annotations in the documents

      PSA would like to clarify that some features of the security paper (SECPA) wherein the document it issues are being printed, such as its colour, is being changed after some time. The said measure is being implemented to prevent the proliferation of fake documents and to preserve the integrity of PSA-issued documents.

      We would like to make it clear that even when the PSA has changed the features of the document it issues from its Civil Registry System database, it does not mean that the previously issued copies using the “old SECPA” are no longer valid. The facts of birth contained in the “old SECPA” is still the same and does not expire unless there have been authorized annotations.

      Furthermore, we would like to emphasize that the decisions of the end-users (i.e. DFA, Embassies/Consulates, GSIS/SSS, etc.) to require its clients/applicants to submit birth documents in the most recent SECPA from the PSA for purposes of passport issuance, visa application, benefits claim, as a school requirement, among others, is beyond our control.#

      LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph.D.
      National Statistician and Civil Registrar General”
      ===========================

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  16. Hello, ask ko lang nakuha ko na yung Supplemental report which took me 1 week then pinababalik ulit ako after 2 weeks para kunin transmittal slip. Yan ba yung documents na dadalhin ko sa NSO/PSA para makuha ko ang Corrected PSA ko?

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      • eto rin po case ko. follow up ko daw sa psa after 2 months at dalhin ko yung documents na binigay sa kin nung nagpagawa ako ng supplemental report. pag dinala ko ba yun after 2 months, makakakuha na din ako ng updated birth certificate? thanks po.

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  17. medyo di ko maintindihan maam,
    kailangan ba authenticated pa yong PSA o kahit hindi na,
    ang pagkakaintindi ko kasi para lang yon sa mga born abroad

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  18. Good day… pa update nga po dun sa my mali po sa birth place sa birth certificate, yung name lang po ng hospital ang nakalagay. Supplemental lang po ba kelangan?
    Need answer po, salamat

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      • Sa manila city hall din po kau ng file? Pnapunta ko po tita ko dun, ang bnigay sa kanyang requirements ay for correctional, pero nsakin pa po yung form ng dfa na my note na for supplemental lng, nxt week po pupunta n po aq personally s manila city hall, ipapakita ko nlng po b yung form ng dfa n my note? Mtagal po kc proccess kpg correctional, di din naman po kasi mali place of birth ko, kulang lang po ng info ( addresa ng hospital) tnx

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          • Update lang po. (Case ng place of birth na name of the hospital lang ang nakaindicate.)

            Correctional na daw po iyun. Wag daw po maniwala s dfa na supplemental lang. And it will take 4 to 5 mos pa. BUT in case nung skin yung name ng hospital ay nakagitna na sa place of birth. Correctional n daw yun, kung supplemental yun maitatapat na s column ng provice. D nman daw province ang Manila. KAYA my chance pa na supplemental lang kung my space pa para sa idadagdag na info.

  20. Kapag rejected po yung application, pwede po bang bumalik kahit kailan na di na kailangan ng appointment date?
    Pahirapan kasi appointment ngayun, madalali maubos ang mga slots sa website nila.

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      • The problem is that 1 month lang yung extension na binibigay nila pero the process for the supplemental (in this case name ng hospital only) takes almost a month. So by that time expired na schedule mo with DFA. What an inefficient Philippine government system. All the more I am beginning to be disappointed with this country.

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  21. Hello po! ask ko lang po kung yung kinuha niyo ay yung transcribe na birth certificate tsaka may bayad po pag kumuha non? sa case ko po kasi, nung aug. 28 ang sched ko for renewal tpos pgdting don hindi tinanggap ung psa ko kc mlabo sa 2 letters sa name ko, inadvise ako na mgdala ng orig na local register na birth certificate, tpos pagbalik ko nung sept. 24 hindi pa din inaccept yung local ko kasi sa part ng name ko may erasure tpos may hand written ng correct spelling ng name ko pero ndi sya nag reflect sa psa at nso ko, kaya ngayon pinakukuha sakin yung transcribe daw, sa pasig city kc don ung place of birth ko, eh tga sta. rosa laguna pa ko.

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  22. I had the same experience,,nawala passport ko this year so i decided to request for a passport replacement,kumuha ako ng Affidavit of loss, Police report and sched an appointment with the DFA along with my valid ID’s and PSA birth cert,but unfortunately hindi nila tinanggap yung PSA birth cert ko need ko daw kumuha ng local copy of my birth cert which is i don’t have an idea why I need to submit such document wherein my copy naman ako ng NSO birth and PSA birth cert. I don’t know what’s the basis of asking me to submit the said documents malinaw naman yung copy ng birth cert ko.

    minsan parang sinasadya lang ng mga government personnel na patagalin ang process or minsan sinasadya lang nila manghinge ng mga documents para rin kumita sila.

    I feel very bad about this kasi sayang yung effort ko.

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  23. Paano kung kulang ng isang letra ang middle name ko sa pagkadalaga, pero married na po ako ngayon magkakadiscrepancy pa po ba?

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  24. miss Levy, ma-process po kya kahit xerox lng dala ng husband ko na marriage certificate. renewal lng nman po. pro married n po xa ngaun mgrerenew . thanks

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  25. hi po ask ko lang po if pwede na ako mag apply ng passport kung ang id requirements lang po na merun ako ay ang ,PSA, VOTERS CERTIFICATION,POSTAL ID,PHILHEALTH, NBI,POLICE CLEARANCE and E-1.. thanks po

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      • Magchange status po sana ako sa passport single to married 2021 pa yong expiration ng passport ko kaso yong hawak ko na ID is TIN id lang expired na kasi yong iba kung id okay lang ba yong TIN id? Yong passport ba pwedi na pinakaprimary?

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        • I think pwede na yung old passport mo then PSA copy ng married contract. Or pwede din kumuha ka na lang ng Postal ID with your new surname.

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  28. hi maam levi,
    kaka kasal ko lang po..need ko kumuha ng passport pero wala po ako id na updated sa married ang status ko puro single pero may marriage contract po ako galing nso tatanggapin po kaya mga id ko

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      • mam tanung ko lang po. yung sa birth certificate ko po kasi yung middle name po ng father ko mali yung isang letter imbes po “z” e “s” po ang nakalagay.. pero yung sa marriage contract ko po tama.. icoconsider pa din po kaya nila yun?. pwede pa din po kaya akong makakuha ng passport

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  29. hi maam ask ko lang kung ano po yung gagawin nagkamali po kasi ako ng input regarding sa application ko po para sa passport it supposed to be na pangalan ko po yung naka indicate ang nailagay ko po eh yung pangalan ng nanay.. and yet nabayaran n po nmin cia ngaun.. ano po kaya yung pwedeng gawin maam.. tatanggapin po kaya nila ito since we ha validated documents for that..!!

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    • perhaps you can ask them to edit it na lang. Walang option online to edit it kasi kaya sa dulo pinapa check muna lahat ng na input bago iconfirm.

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  30. good day po mam.. tanong ko lang po kung pwede po ba makakuha ng passport kahit wala po middle name po .. salamat po

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      • ganun anak ko illigitimate child sya dala nya surname ko lang. baka ganun po case nya kaya walang middle name. pero pag may tatay naman ang bata and kasal or acknowledge sya ng father dapat may middle name ang birth.

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      • hello po. tanung ko lang po kung makakakuha po ako ng passport kasi po yung middle name ng father ko sa birth certificate ko ay mali yung isang letter.. tapos po yung sa marriage contract ko e is tama yung spelling ng middle name niya. kailangan ko pa po bang ipaayos yung birth certificate ko? thanks po in advance.

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  31. Hello momshie. Ask ko lng sana if may idea kayo sa concern ko. Last yr kasi di ako nakapagpatuloy magrenew ng passport ggamitin ko sana ung surname ni husband kasi nga kasal na ako pero nakitaan ng mali sa place of birth ng Marriage Contract namin. Need ko magfile for correction. Pero hndi ko onasikaso noon kasi nasadden po ako sa nangyari naisip ko na hndi tlaga para sa akin magabroad. Pero ngayon i have limited time nalang para kumuha ng passport ko kasi kailangan na raw talaga na makaalis ako need ko po mapadala by december to spain yon. Alam ko pag nagfile ako di na aabot kc 3-6 mos bago macorrect ung mistake. Dami pang need na requirements and shempre fees na naman.
    Pinaplano kong gamitin ang surname ng pagkadalaga ko para makarenew pero need ilagay sa appointment married pa din po ako dba? Nabasa ko may rights naman daw ang married woman na gmitin ang maiden name ko pa rin. Kaso iniisip ko baka ipadala na naman ang mali sa Marriage contract ko. Plus id ko surname na ng asawa ko. And uuwi na naman ako ng malungkot dahil sa mistake na yon na di ko naman kasalanan kundi ng municipal staff noong kinasal ako huhuhu

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    • yes hindi natin kasalanan yung mga mali nila, pero still tayo ang dapat nag aasikaso. Sayang yung bakanteng panahon na sana naayos mo na. In this case, it’s up to you kung anong surname ang gagamitin mo. Regarding your ID siguro pwede ka magpa postal ID na lang using your surname and not your husband.

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  32. hello ma’am Levy,

    ask ko lang po kung ipoprocess po ba ng DFA yung renewal ng passport ng husband ko kasi hindi nya po naiattached yung birthcertificate nya and xerox ng valid id. Hindi daw kasi hiningi at hindi nya na rin ininsist na ibigay.. paano po yun? mapprocess po ba yun? Yesterday lang po yun at half month pa bago ang releasing..

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  33. I think thiw will help me a lot to correct my birth cert regarding my birth place ! Thank you in advance Mommy Levy . 😊😊😊

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  34. Hi po. May discrepancy po spelling ng pangalan ng Mother ko sa birth certificate ko pero may supporting document na po ako from Public Attorney’s Office stating the correct spelling. Ang concern ko lang po ay
    Kung tatanggapin ng DFA yung ganong document kasi sa site nila nakalagay dapat annotated yung birth certificate. Any idea po kung no need na kong magpa-annotate since May supporting document na ko? Thank you very much po.

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  36. Just processed my passport renewal today. (Ali Mall DFA)

    To all who’s asking if NSO BC is still valid.

    Yes, valid to use pa din ang NSO BC.

    NSO BC ang ginamit ko to renew my passport. And for your reference you may check as well on DFA website, as it is stated there as well.

    Here’s the link.
    https://www.dfa.gov.ph/authentication-functions/113-newsroom/public-advisory/16917-frequently-asked-questions-on-dfa-passport-and-authentication-services

    If in case na di tanggapin ng DFA ang BC nyo, it’s simply means na may maling info sa BC nyo or bka dhil malabo na.

    So always check your BC prior your appointment pra macorrect agad and avoid delay in processing your passport application/renewal.

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  37. hi mom levi my appointment last july25 resced po a q so dfa give me a 1moths to correct my marriege contract for annotation still on processing p po at wait for finality nexweek to mcr,so my appointment ended up this month of august25 but ihave only copy of my petition and expidite note have recieve stamp from crg,pwede q po ky i2 dalhin s dfa to proven still on processing my marriege contract,to give extension of my appointment kc hirap po kumuha ng slot uli also sayang naman kung mag pay uli ng 1,200,tnx u

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  38. Hi Mam. Nagpasked nako ng appointment sa DFA through online. Kaso may problem ako sa birth cert ko, mali kasi ng spelling yung middle name ko. two letters yung mali nya. Ano kaya maganda gawin para dito? Thanks

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    • mali yung nainput mo o mali yung mismong copy ng Birth Cert? Kung yung mismong copy ng birth certificate, I think supplemental report ang kailangan para ma correct yun. Kung yung ininput mo lang naman ang mali, pwede mo na lang ipa correct sa DFA mismo.

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  39. hi po, required po ba talaga ang NBI clerance at TOR? im applying for new adult passport po. nabasa ko kasi requirements sa dfa website hindi naman sya core req. pero may sabi2 na hihingin daw talaga ng dfa yung dalawang mabanggit ko po. pls reply. thanks

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  40. Hello po. Can i ask question po about passport application kasi po bothered lng ako kase first time ko pang mag kuha ng passport this august 29. Ano po gagawin ko yung documents ko sa ID’s(voters at prc) ay di mag katugma ang signature pero kunte lng nman. Need your advise nag alala lng talaga ako baka mareject yung passport ko pag apply.. Thank you.. Newbie..

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  41. I got my NSO birth certificate year 2009, malinaw pa din naman sya at nababasa pa yung mga informations. Tatanggapin pa din po ba yun ng DFA or I have to get pa the latest one, which is psa na ngayon? Thank you po 🙂

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    • get a new one if you still have the time to do so. They might or might not ask for a PSA copy, mas okay na yung ready.

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  42. Hi good day, I just have questions regarding my renewal of passport, when I submitted my birth certificate DFA found out that there is an error in my gender, I am male instead of female in my birth certificate, I was informed to submit supplemental documents, what documents to i need to submit instead of birth certificate?

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    • you need to fix your birth certificate from your municipality. There is no alternative document for birth certificate I think.

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      • Base on my experience… Nag process ako ng passport ko there is no checck sa gender. Pumayag nmn sila ng notar or bring supporting dox. Kpag may anak ka pwd birthcert ng baby mo as supporting dox katibayan na babae ka. But that was long time ago 2009. D ko sure kung ganun prin ngaun.

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  43. Tanong ko lang po humihingi pa po ba ng scan copy ang DFA sa PSA if totoo po ung PSA na daladala ng isa tao original po once nsa DFA na siya ? or sa mismo PSA na dala ng isa tao dun nlng magababase ang DFA?

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  45. I just wanna ask po about sa Application form po..
    Imbis po kasi na Mae Ann naging Mae Anne po ang natype ko…

    Pwede po bang maedit or maybe, mapakiusapan lng cla na iedit lng ung info pra hindi na macancel ang appointment ko..? salamt po and God Bless

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  46. hello po. may conflict kasi yong nso ko hindi masyadong nahulma yong number 3 sa date of birth ko kalahiti lang po ang kita sa numerong 3 or sa ibabaw lang po ang kita .december 31, 1990 po ako pinanganak. tapos payo ng taga dfa kukuha daw ako nang CTC
    kaso parihas lang po ang nso at ctc ko po . “tanong ko lang kung ano pa ba pwede kong kunin?” para naman hindi na ako pabalikbalik doon sa dfa.

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  48. Hello Ma’am levy
    Pwede po ba yung kamag-anak ko ang mag file ng supplemental report sa Birth Certificate ko sa manila City hall?

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  49. Hi Mommy Levy. I am scheduled for a passport appointment next week sa Megamall branch. Ask ko lang po if acceptable pa yung NSO birth certificate instead of PSA. Wala pa kasi akong copy ng PSA and baka if mag-request ako now hindi na aabot.

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  51. Hello po! Naka schedule na po ng appointment ang asawa ko sa dfa lucena sa july20. Nakuha ko na din po ang copy ng PSA BC nia pero malabo po ang kopya. Pwede bang ipadala ko na lang ang BC nia galing sa municipal hall namin na malinaw po ang mga details na nakalagay para lng may patunay sa malabong mga details na nasa PSA copy?

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  52. MA’am Levy tanong ko lng poh ung asawa ko gusto kumoha nag passport ka cicivil lng poh na min last May 28 2018 at gagamit na sya nag family name ko ano poh b requirements don kc ung marriage certificate na galing NSO after 6months pa daw un bago ma release. salamat poh.

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  53. may problema po ang nso ko, sabi ng taga dfa wala daw manila city sa birth place ko , pero nakalagay naman ang pangalan ng hospital kung san ako pinanganak, pwede po ba ako bumalik sa dfa para ipakita ang medical record ng mother ko, instead na ipaayos ko pa?

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  54. Hi ma’am levy, baka sakali matulungan nyo po. Nakapag book po ako ng appointment kahapon sa dfa para sa passport and hindi ko inaasahan monday next week na makuha ko, grab ko na din since super hirap mag hanap ng schedule. So i decided to get a new birth cert which is psa na, kaso nagka problem wala po akong gender sa birth, so i need to go back sa munisipyo kung saan ako pinanganak, pag punta ko dun ang daming requirements, like id’s katunayan na female ako., medical records at affidavit or supplementary. Nabigay ko namn po lahat binagay din saken ung copy of live birth ko ang kaso po sabi ung endorsement letter ko na ipapasa sa dfa after 15 days pa daw po. Possible po ba matanggap itong live birth ko kasama ng ibang documents ko. Hay tapos yung name ko po sa appointment online kulang ng joy. Possible po ba maayos ito duon 🙁 thanks you.

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    • regarding sa pagkakamali ng pag input ng name, I think pwede maayos sa DFA mismo. Regarding sa gender, yes kailangan mo muna sya ayusin

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  55. good day ! 😂 magtatanong lang po ako, wala po kasi akong mga valid id’s na acceptable ng dfa. Makakakuha pa rin po ba ako kung ang mga gagamitin kong requirements e ung mga supporting documents?

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  56. good po mommy Levs. Tanong ko lang po, newly issued po yung PSA ko pero di po kasi clear yung isang letter, nagblot po yung ink. Ang alam ko po, kailangan ng LCR copy, at meron din po ako nun kaso yung LCR ko ay 2001 pa na issue. Di rin po kaya ito tatanggapin? support lang naman po ito dun sa PSA ko. kung hindi po ito tatanggapin, pwede po bang ibang docs na lang ang gamitin at hindi LCR? salamat po.

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  57. Hi ms. Levy

    I have an appointment at dfa ASEANA and I only havea photocopy of my old NSO Bc. The PSA copy I ordered online is yet to be delivered, I’m wondering if it’s alright if I follow up the BC na lang since malapit lang naman workplace ko. I dont mind if pabalikin ako as long as I dont have to pay again for a reappointment. Thanks.

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    • I just finished my appointment in ASEANA and fortunately they never asked for my birth certificate. I simply handed out the filled out form, 2 copies of the e receipt, and a photocopy of my passport. Then dere derecho na yung processing. Not sure lang kung ganito din sa ibang branch but thankfully hindi humingi ng cooy ng certificate ko.

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  58. Hi, Nag fill up po ako ng application para sa boyfrined ko at nabayaran ko na din may email confirmation na din po akong natanggap.. saka ko lng nakita na dapat sa first name pala nilalagay ang the second (II) akala ko tlga sa last name kasi un din nakalagay sa nso nya at tinanung ko sya kung saan dapat ilalagay sabi nya sa last name din.. pa help naman po..

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      • hi po mam ask ko lang po tatangapin po kaya nila yung certificate ng baby ko kaht walang naka attach na affidavit of consent to use a surname of a father po d po kame kasal kase ng dad nya sa 13 na po yung appoint nya 🙁

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      • Hi, Mommy Levy. Ask ko lng po ano need ko kaya para maka kuha ung kapated ko ng passport? 13 yrs old palang sya. Balak ko kase cya isama sa vacation out of country hnd po kasama mama ko. Ang daddy ko nman patay na kaya single parent nalang mom ko. Anu-ano po kayang requirements ang kailangan ko? Thank you!

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        • mam ang kasagutan ay nasa DFA website. Paki check na lang po don yung requirements for minor applicant. Salamat.

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      • hello po,mommy ask ko lng po sana saan po ba pwede mag paa authenticate ng LCR ?late register po ako,ung tatanggapin po sa passport (yung lcr Authenticate by psa)

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    • hi mommylevy, ask ko lng po saan po ba pwede mag pa authenticate ng LCR?late register po ako eh bgo dw po ako mgakaroon ng copy sa psa eh 6months pa.gagamitin ko po ksi sa pagkuha ng passport,,sana po mpansin mo

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  59. gud day,ask ko lang po mommylevy kung ang name po ba may Sr. or Jr. kailangang isulat pa dn sa pagpapagawa
    ng passport or
    ndi na?textback
    please

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  60. Pano po kaya yun nag fill up po ako ng Appointment Online para sa renewal ng passport ng asawa ko kaya lang po hindi ko napansin na hindi ko po pala nalagyan ng Middle Name pero dun sa old passport nya may Middle Name po sya…Ok lang po ba yun or may conflict? Salamat Po!

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  61. Hello po ask ko lang po kasi po nagpunta po ako ng DFA na then po nakita nila yung PSA BC ko na Walang nakalagay na Place of birth ko sa PSA.Tapos pinapunta po nila ako sa place kung saan ako pinanganak then nilagyan po ng remarks yung PASSPORT APPOINMENT KO which is ganito po
    BC OF LCR AND PROOF OF FILING PO? At gaano po katagal sa pagprocess? Sana po makareply kayo. Salamat po.

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  63. Hi Mommy Levy,

    Kukuha po kasi ng passport ang mother ko kaya lng yun apelyido ng father ko sa marriage cert. nila eh imbes na GAWING eh GAOING po ang nakalagay. Possible po ba na hindi ito ma approved ng DFA?

    Wilmer

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  64. hello, tanung lang po mejo problemado ako sa requirements… anu po ba tlga yung mga acceptable IDs sa dfa, kasi naman wala ako nung mga IDs na nasa website nila, umid ko OTW plang kaka apply ko lang ID… hnd ko tuloy alam kung tutuloy ko pa kumuha,.,,, =(

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      • Hi Micah,

        Are these requirements applicable sa lahat nang DFA offices? I just submitted kasi lahat nang pwede masubmit except yung acceptable valid ID nila. I had PSA, police, NBI, barangay clearances and I photocopied pa ang tin Id, philhealth and company id pa.. The travel agency said na they’ll try to submit my papers pero wala assurance kasi nga I don’t have valid ID.. Haay

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  65. Hello po, Ask ko lang po kasi yung sa PSA ko po yung Middle name ng father ko ay Crucena pero po yung sa Appoointment ko po sa Passport ay Avinante, ipaprocess pa din po kaya nila yung appointment ko or hindi po?

    Thanks po.

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  66. mommy levy gusto ko po sana magtanong. may schedule po ako ng appointment ngayong 27 sana pero kinancel ko po sa kadahilanang yung name ng father ko sa bc ko ay alex, real name nya po ay felix. advised po ng ate ko na nakakuha rin ng passport, ay magpa appointment ako ulit at alex na gamitin ko. tama po ba ginawa ko? tsaka po mommy levy, wala po middle name parents ko sa bc ko. middle initial lang, tatanggapin po ba yun ng dfa? kasi bacolod po yung appointment ko then taga cebu po ako. salamat po ng marami.

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    • I don’t know if it’s important since details mo ang importante sa kanila (not your parents name). But still di ko masasagot ng tama ang tanong mo dahil di naman ako empleyado ng DFA.

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  67. Hello po, ask ko lang if may difference po ba ang NSO/PSA BC for passport and NSO/PSA BC for local employment? Or should I get another BC with the purpose na pang passport?

    In your case po, ano po sinubmit mo na BC ?

    Your answer will highly be appreciated. Thanks po.

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  68. Hi po , kakakuha lang po ng psa copy ng marriage cert ng parents ko. Lahat po ng detail sa mama ko tama pero yung middle name ni dad mali ung spelling ing isang letra. Sa july 3 na appointment nila. Ihohonor kaya maam.?

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  69. Hi Ma’am/Sir,

    Nakakuha na ko ng passport ko. I am asking for my boyfriend’s behalf. Last 2017 nagsabay po kami pumunta para kumuha passport kaso di naprocess un kanya kasi malabo yun birthplace niya sa NSO niya. Ngayon nagpasched ulit siya, this coming June 22 na po. Meron siyang 3 original copy ng Live Birth Cert niya na medyo kita na un birthplace and supplemental report made by an attorney and un NSO niya pa din po dati. Iaaccept po kayao yun? Matagal kasi maiayos un malabong place of birth niya sa Manila 🙁

    Thank you.

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  70. maam ask ko lang po.. ngpa appointment po ako pero imbes na renewal ang nalagay ko po new applicant . sa dfa ali mall po kasi .pde po ba maatus un kpag msa mismong dfa na po ako.. napakahirp po kasi mgappointment ngaun. salmat po

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      • Hi po.. Ok lng po ba receipt ng psa ang dalin muna?? Wala pa kase ung psa ko.. Receipt p lng po.. Tnx po

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      • May tanong po ako need reply. Ang PSA Bc ko po my supplemenrtary na sa gilid kasi nuong unang kuha ko nang nso wala akong first name. Kaya pina supplementary report matagal na po yun mga 8yrs ago na po. So pano po okay lang po bang wala na akng supplementary report from lcr or kailangan pa po yun? Kasi matagal na po yun at malayo po sa aming yong birthplace ko.

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          • Good day po nakapag pa appoinment na po ako sa oct 1 po punta ng dfa ..May mali po sa bc ko ung middle name ko imbis sa mother ko ang nkalagay e sa father ko so napaayo konA nakakuha ndin po ako ng PSA sa page 2 ung nkalagay n bday ko is july 24 pero sa page 1 nkalagay july 26 .dpat same po sila ng 26 accceptable po ba yun khet sa page 2 gnun ang nkalagay ..Plss sagot po ..Slmat

  71. Hi mommy levy,

    nag kaprob din kame with regards to birth cert gusto kasi nila PSA copy na. ang tanong ko lng gang keln kame pde bumalik? pwede ba next month na? sa courtesy lane kame because we have a 3 years old child with us. sabe samin di na kme pipila kasi may papel n kme. pero hanggang kelan kya kme pwede bumalik?

    Thank you.

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      • Hi po ask ko lng kung bakit po bumabalik ng bumabalik sa homepage ko pag ngiinput na aq ng data sa online appoinment? Hindi po tuloy ako matapos tapos. Babalik ako gang sa maubo na un slot. Meron po ako baby kukuha dn passport 1 year old. Hangang ilan companion po pwede kumuha na ksma na d na kelangan ng appointment courtesy lane nlng? Tnx po

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        • Yung 1st question nyo po, hindi ko alam kung bakit ganun. Sa 2nd question naman ang pagkakaalam ko mother and father lang po nung bata ang pwede.

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          • Thank you po.. bka cgro dahil nkamobile data aq.. kc mga natanungan q wifi gamit nla.. kc prang technical error.. anyway po pwede na pla kmi sumaby sa baby nmin. Thanks po

  72. Hi mommy ,

    I just got an appointment po Sept 27, 2018 at ang kasal ko po is August 26. Ayun SA site nila marriage certificate from local registry office and duly authenticated by PSA kung ito po dala ko tatanggapin po kaya nila? Kung Hindi, masasayang po ba ang appointment ko kung lack of documents ako? Need ko po ba magpaappointment ulit sobrang hirap kasi kumuha ng slot. Anyway, magpapaearly endorsement ako ng MC ko which is 3-4 weeks process to get it. Thanks mommy god bless.. Hope to here back from you soon.

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  73. Hi po tatangapin po kaya ng DFA yong old high school ID ko? kaka graduate kolang po kasi. Thank you po.

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  74. hello po, ask ko lang hindi po b sila ng aacept ng for rush ? kahit mgbayad nlng po. thanks po

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    • Meron po talagang rush processing..1,200 po ang bayad..papipiliin naman po kayo if regular processing or rush processing..

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      • Hello po. Tanong ko lang po kung pwede pang palitan yung information na nainput ko sa online application ko sa mismong araw ng appointment date ko? Typo error po kasi. Thank you!

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  75. Hi po, meron dn akng issue sa NSO/PSA BC ko yung last name nka pangalan pa sa maiden name ng m0m ko due to delayed rgstration late marriage pRo nung nakasal na po cla nag file na po ng legitimated by subsequent marriage and deed of legitimation using my dad’s surname pro til n0w po yung last name ko is sa m0m ko parin d pa kasi tapos ma pr0cess yung sa NSO/PSA ko so tan0ng ko lng po f ok lng po ba Certified True Copy ng birth cert, nLng dalhin ko ng Local Civil Registrar? Pwd po ba yun? Thank you and Godbless. 😊

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  77. sa Monday na po yung Appointment ko (June 04, 2018), and yung BC ko is NSO lang, hindi pa PSA, iaaccept kaya nila yon? yung branch is sa SM Megamall.

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  78. Hello po.
    iba po ba yung Birth Certicate (PSA copy) kaysa sa Birth Certicate in SECPA?
    thank you po

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  79. Hi mommy Levy, my brother here is trying to apply for a passport scheduled on Thursday May 10, 2018. Ang mayroon lng po cia is NSO authenticated birth certificate, kailangan po b talaga is PSA authenticated?

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    • Hi Mam, good afternoon, ask ko lang if nagaaccept pa din sila ng NSO authenticated na Birth Cert? Thank u

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        • Hi Mommy Levy, I will have a scheduled appointment this Wednesday, May 23. I also have an NSO issued certificate last 2015. Do you DFA Alabang will accept it? Anyway the paper is yellow naman. sayang kasi pera. TYIA. very helpful blogs btw

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        • Hi po mam…pwedi po ba live birth dlhin ko sa DFA? ksi sa nso ko po.ung appilido nag papa ko kulang nang isang letter po..typo error po ang nangyari nung nag kuha ako nang nso..hindi ko lang na duoble check..nung nagkuha napo ako sa DFA for passport.hindi ako naka kuha ksi may kulang nang isang letter sa apelliedo nang papa ko instead of BACARISAS naging BACARSAS..pero sa live birth ko po tama po lahat..thnks. reply asap po.

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          • hindi po nila tinatanggap sa pagkakaalam ko ang original copy na walang NSO/PSA authentication

  80. Hello po. May issue lang po ako about sa place of birth na nailagay ko sa Online Application. Medyo nalito lang po ako sa application form ng site nila. Pano po pag punta ko don for my appointment at nakita nila ng iba ang place of birth na nakalagay sa birth certificate ko sa nilagay ko sa online application form? Macacancel po ba application ko o pwede naman pong ipabago sa kanila doon? Thanks po

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      • Hi Maam

        Ask lang po kukuha po sana ako ng Passport but may Birth Certificate sa Middle name ko nakalagay is Initial lang instead of Middle full name. mag kaka problema ba o kailangan ko poba ayosin kong saan ako naka Register??

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        • we have the same problem. You need to file petition for correction of clerical error of your birth certiifcate sa LCR. I’ve been waiting for 10 months already. And it was not yet corrected. Hindi rin kasi ako kinontact ng LCR na I have to pay some fees after they received the decision from OCRG. YUP. Ganun Kabagal.

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      • Hi Po,

        Ask ko lang po nag kakaproblema ba if yung middle name ko complete naman sa NSO pero yung maiden name ng mama ko sa NSO initial lbg ng lastname nya sa pagkadalaga (which is ginagamit ko as my middle name)

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      • Hi mommylevy ang psa ko po ay walang gender ?
        Pagkatapos po ba mag file ng supplemental hihingi po ba ako sa civil registrar namin ng certified to copy of live birth ko po ?

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    • Ipapacorrect nio pang po un , sa processing palang ay ivhecheck na nila ang mga docs. Nio , tas sabihin nio po mali napalagay.. then iaadvice namn nila kau na pag for picture na kau sabhin sa kukuha ng biometrics niot picture na ipapabago nio po.. ieedit namn po nila un, ganon pang po kadali

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    • Hi nagkamali din ako sa place of birth ko tanong ko lang kung pinaYagan ka ipabago? 😢 sa monday na kasi appointment ko

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    • Hi ezekiel. i also have the same issue. but i am confident i was not confused in typing my place of birth when i had scheduled online for an appointment. btw, natapos knb sa passport application mo? what happened? TYIA Ezekiel. God bless!

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    • Hello po Ezekiel. Ganyan din po ang nangyari sa akin. My appointment will be next month. Confident po ako sa mga information na ibinigay ko but when i reviewed my application form, mali yung birth place ko where in the first place confident po ako sa mga impormasyong ibinigay ko at mukhang hindi na po pwedeng i edit. Pwede po bang ipachange na lang sa araw mismo ng appointment? Pwede po bah? Pwede po bang magtanong kung ano po ang nangyari sa appointment niyo in this kind of case?

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  81. Hi good day! Last September 2017 kasi nag apply ako for passport but na deny kasi may mali sa BC ko so tinatakan po nila yung form ko and write remarks na need ko ng new corrected BC. After months now lang na release ung corrected BC ko. Need ko po kaya mag pa appointment ulit or valid pa naman ung form ko dati? Thank you.

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      • Ask k po sana kng pano k malalaman kng nakapag pa apointment ako sa pasport k po kasi po nagpagawa lng po ako nang pasport apointment k,gusto k po sana malaman kng talagang pinagawa.an nya me po kasi bakA perahan nya lng po kami taga mynila k kasi bacolod po ako.

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        • usually may email galing sa DFA mismo kung successful ang appointment nyo. Pwede mo irequest na email mo ang gamitin sa pagpapa book para direct na matanggap mo from DFA ang confirmation

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  82. Ask lang po maari pa po bang mapabago yung middle name ng mama ko kasi ang nalagay ko doon atencio pero and middle name ng mama ko talaga is atedio magkakaproblema po ba kaya ako pag dating ng appoitment ko? thanks po

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      • Johnedel, asked ko Lang Kung nakakuha naka Ng passport? Same Kasi ang problema nating ang middle initial Ng parents ko Mali. Plan ko nga sundin ko nlng ang middle initial nila kahit mali para Hindi na ko magka problema SA dfa

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  83. Hello po! So glad i bumped into this blog po. May concern din po ako and im a minor. Paano po pag wala pa pong passport yung nilagay ko sa traveling companion ko (yung mom ko po)? Sana po matulungan niyo ko… thank you po huhu

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      • Aah sige po… Okay lang po kahit wala pa po akong masusubmit na copy ng passport ng traveling companion ko as a requirement for minors kasi magaapply palang po siya? Thank you po sa help! 💕

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  84. Hi mommylevy ask ko lang , kc nkschedule po ako pero di ako mpanatag kc sa BC ko po blank yung fathers name pero may middle name po ako ,gamit ko po sa mama ko middle name and lastname mgkkprob po kaya ako ? super need ko pa nmn passport… may mga i.d’s naman po ako with middle name na nksunod sa BC ko kahit mali , dapt daw tlga wala akong middle name dahil wala nmn daw po akong papa… pls pcomment po if my same situation dn ako , maapproved po kaya ako?huhu tia❤

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  85. Ma’am ask ko po if pregnant po ako at walk in .. kailangan ko pa ba iprint yung application form?
    At pwede na po ba yung voter’s I’d, Birth certificate, marriage certificate, barangay certificate at Yung ultrasound ko kc pregnant..
    Makakakuha na po ba ako ng passport nun??

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  86. Hello po. Magshare lang po ako. Kumuha kame kanina ng passport sa DFA-ASEANA and ang dala ko lang na requirements ay NSO (not PSA) at voter’s id, yun lang. Ang dali ng naprocess ng passport application ko. Mabilis ang pagkuha ng passport sa DFA-ASEANA. yun lang po. :))

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    • okay lang po ba kahit NSO birth certificate ang dalahin para sa pagkuha ng passport? di pa kasi dumating ang delivery for the PSA birth certificate ko. Thanks

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        • hi Rlene. i am glad you wrote a comment on this blog/shared your story. I have the same issue as yours pero dfa alabang yung akin. kinakabahan ako, ayoko na gumastos. anyway, kelan issued NSO BC mo? yellow din ba yung paper like what PSA issued BC looks like? TYIA dear!

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  87. Hi Maam

    Ask lang po kukuha po sana ako ng Passport but may Birth Certificate sa Middle name ko nakalagay is Initial lang instead of Middle full name. mag kaka problema ba o kailangan ko poba ayosin kong saan ako naka Register?

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  88. Hello po. Ask lng po ako, last January I went to DFA Tacloban to apply for a passport for me and my daughter. My daughter’s requirement is all good, she is 2y.o by the way. Tung sakin is yung my issue. I brought with me the original copy of my NSO. Ayaw nilang tanggapin because they said my middle name has blotches, I was born 1991 so yeah typewriter pa gamit dun. Although readable nmn yung middle name ko but they won’t accept it. So at the time they suggested something to me about going to the LCR where I was registered. After that, di ko na maalala yung sinabi nila kase nga shookt pa ako at the time. Imagine the long travel tapos wala palang maachieve. So ask ko lng po ano po gagawin ko when I go to the LCR, taga Leyte po ako, tapos Cebu ako pinanganak. Supplemental report din po ba? Or what? Sana po maliwanagan ako. Plan ko pumunta nang Cebu by May. Thank you po

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    • yes I think supplemental report po ang kukunin nyo. KUng may kilala kayo sa Cebu pwede nyo po siguro pakiusapan na sila mag asikaso.

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  89. hello po ask ko lang po sana first time po nmin kumuha ng passport ng asawa ko kaso ung sa nso marriage cert po namin may mali, may nadagdag na isang letra sa middle name ko. ako po ung wife. may joint affidavit po pro matagal na po to.. okay lng po ba yun? salamat sa mkakasagot

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  90. Hello po Ma’am Levy, Tanong lang , hindi po mabasa ang PSA Birth Cert ng anak ko na 17 years old. Kumuha na po ako ng Certified True Copy ng birth cert, niya sa Local Civil Registrar sa amin sa Bacoor City. Ang hindi ko po maintindihan ay kailangan pa daw ito ng authentication ng PSA. Paano po ba iyon? Kailangan ko pa bang dalhin and Certified True Copy ng Birth Cert. sa PSA para sa authentication? Pls lang po patulong na para hindi masayang ang pagpunta namin sa DFA. Salamant po

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  91. Hello po. What if iba po yung nalagay na birth place sa application form? Ndi po match sa birth certificate. Ndi po ba tatanggapin yun? Do i need to set for another appointment? Thanks po.

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    • kailangan po pareho. Kung nagkamali lang kayo ng input, pwede naman ata ipabago don mismo. Kasi sa hirap magpa schedule ulit baka wala na kayong makuhang available slot.

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      • Hi po. May maipapayo ba kayo?
        2012 kumuha ako gamit yung late registration q sa NSO
        ( birthplace :apalit)
        Then nung kumuha ako ng passport : apalit po birthplace q.

        Then nung bago kami ikasal ng wife q. Nakuha q sa psa is ung registered talaga from hospital qng saan aq pinanganak (calumpit bulacan)

        Then last nov 2017 i renew my passport . Sabi q pwede pabago ung sa birthplace q. From apalit pampanga to calumpit bulacan.
        Sabi sa akin huwag na dawm ok lang daw un.

        Now i am applying for a work abroad then tinanong q sa agency if ok lang ba ung magkaiba ung birthplace q psa at sa passport q for applying visa.
        Sabi possible na magkaproblem aq.

        Kailangan q po ba kumuha ng panibagong passport?

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          • Hello po ma’am, tanong kulang po kung makakakuha ng passport ang illegitimate na anak ko kahit wala ng middle name at walang name ng father sa civil regestrar at sa nso live birth nya at apelyedo kulang gamit nya

          • Hi Lourdes, I think yes but I’m not sure about the process. Better to check with DFA first

  92. Hello! I also had a problem with my birth cert on my first name. I filed a petition last Nov, 2017 here in my municipality. And it was affirmed by the CRG and MCR received it on Mar21, 2018. The finality was sent to PSA-Manila last Mar26 to have it online. My schedule for appointment for passport Apr6, 2018. Fortunately, the accepted my application for passport even if there’s no annotated BC. I only gave them a copy of my petition and a copy of an action taken from the CRG that is affirmed and I prayed that it be accepted. God is good! Hope this information can help.

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      • good morning po magtatanong lang po sana ako kung pwede magsabay po kami ng aunt ko pero iba po yung day ng appoinment namin kasi para po may guide sana sya tapos saba nya po na sabay nalang din ako kuha may 9 po sa kanya 11 po sa akin, sana maka feedback po kayo salamat po and God bless.

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    • Hello po anomg dfa branch po kayo nagapply? Kasi yun sakin di inaccept ng dfa-tuguegarao yun petition letter kasi may mali din sa b.c ko. Salamat po sa sagot..

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      • Hello! DFA Iloilo po. Sad to hear it from you. Do u already have the affirned decision from the CRG? Kasi sa akin ang kulang na lang online ang annotation sa bc ko. When ka ba nag apply ng petition mo?

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        • Yap meron na akong decision from ta CRG. Kaso diparin tinanggap kaylangan daw talaga yun corrected birth certificate. Last month ako nagapply ng petition.

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          • Yap meron na akong decision from ta CRG. Kaso diparin tinanggap kaylangan daw talaga yun corrected birth certificate. Last month ako nagapply ng petition.

  93. hello po maam , gusto ko lang pong malaman kong makakakuha na ba ako ng passport , ito po ang meron ako , OLD COLLEGE ID , Dressmaking NC11 ID (may nakalagay po na VALID until December) , POSTAL ID (New digitized ID PREMIUM ) , NBI CLEARANCE , POLICE CLEARANCE (Pero po hindi pa po siya expired kaso ang naka lagay po ay 17 years old pero 18 na po ako bukas, tatanggapin din ba nila ? kahit 17 years old ang nakalagay? ) , Barangay Clearance ( sa barangay clearance po ba kailangan ang nakalagay for PASSPORT purposes ?) , BIRTH CERTIFICATE (kukunin ko pa lang ngayong buwan kasi nag file ako para ma change you na mispelled na name sa mama at papa ko ) and SSS – E1- form po… yon lang po lahat ang meron ako ..

    MAKAKAKUHA NA PO BA AKO ??? please reply po ,, need ko po talaga ng mga advices sa mga kakailanganin…

    thank you po ! i will be waiting your response po…..

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    • If all the requirements you have mentioned are included in the list indicated at DFA website then there will be no problem in getting a passport.

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  94. Hi, I have the same issue with my birth certificate na missing yung place of birth. We tried what you did pero iba ang sinabi samin ng Caloocan city hall na hindi na sila nag iissue ng supplemental report. Ang finollow namin na process ay yung correction of clerical error na almost 3 months ang processing. Ganun na po ba tlga? Ang sinabi sakin ng DFA nun ay kumuha lang din ng supplemental report. Thank you

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  95. Good day po.. Is it okay to bring live Birth instead of PSA copy.. I don’t jave time to go to PSA Office.. Coz I’m so busy.. I hope… you response to this comment.. Thamks

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  96. hi i would like to ask if ang citizenship ko sa NSO F instead of Filipino ayaw ihonor ng taga DFA may local birth ako wala rin nakalagay citizenship pero sa taas mayroon Republic of the Philippines ayaw rin nila pumunta ako sa civil registrar pa autheticate F rin nakalagay sa citizenship ko pareho lang sa NSO pagpachange daw sabi ng staff dun is 1000php per letter
    hindi ko naman kasalanan yun tapos laki ng babayranan ko bakit ba hindi matanggap supporting documents tapos birth certificate ng parents ko? Please Reply

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    • hindi ko po masasagot kung bakit ganun kasi ako man yan din tanong ko. Hindi ko din kasalanan but still dumaan ako sa mahaba at magastos na proseso.

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  97. Hello ikinasal po ako nung last dec. Pero pumunta po ako sa psa wala pa record namin e sa april 5 napo yung appointment ko e nakalagay po sa appointment married e wala naman po akong makuhang marriage cert. Pwede pa kaya baguhin yung status ko… diko po alam gagawin..

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    • wala ka ba copy nung original na pinirmahan nyo? (yung hindi ba authenticated ng PSA), baka pwede na yun.

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      • Hi admin, ikinasal Po ako last month and I have certificate of marriage ,now I need to change my status/surename para husband visa na pabalik sa Dubai,PSA nah hnd ko pa napuntahan kakarecieve ko lang ng docs ko last day,supporting documents barangay,police clearance,tin I.d,Phil health.

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  99. Ask ko lang po, kase sa application online mali yung nainput kong Middle name ng daddy ng bf ko. Na-schedule ko na ung appointment namin on May 30. Can it be changed?

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  100. Hi! We’re done with our appointment in DFA Alabang. Just want to give an update to everyone here. I was able to finally get my UMID. Yun lang tinanggap na ID ko ng DFA employee. Sabi niya hindi daw need yung premium postal and tin card ko. Hindi na naghanap ng supporting documents. I was just asked for my and my daughter’s original birth certificates, photocopies of our certificates and IDs. Same with my husband. Yung concern ko about his birth certificate na abbreviated yung place of birth: Cab. City NE = hindi na pinansin ng employee na nagcheck ng documents niya. Thank God. He provided his UMID and driver’s license.

    May photocopier sa DFA Alabang branch but I suggest that you make 3 copies for each of your documents/IDs so you can breeze through the lines. Our appointment was at 10am. We got there at 8am. May mga nakapila na. The good thing is we were able to finish our application in just 30 minutes.

    Tinanggap yung PSA birth certificates that we got last year. May nakasabay kaming guy kanina na pinabalik kasi blurry daw copy ng birth certificate niya.

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  102. Hi! Baka po may nakakaalam sa inyo. Ask ko lang po if tatanggapin po ba ng DFA kpag yung last name ko UMID ID surname ng father ko, and ung nsa BC maiden name ng mama ko sa pagdalaga.. Lahat ng documents ko since bininyagan ako last name na ng father ko ang gamit pero ngyon ko n lng po gingamit ung apelido ni mama nung dalaga p sya. Un lng kasi na primary ID ang kya kong i provide. “Unknown” din pla sa BC ko si papa kya sobrang laki ng prob ko tapos 2003 lng sila naikasal and 2005 namatay si papa. 1993 po ako pinanganak.. Sana po may sumagot kasi need ko po tlga ng passport may nNgyari kasi sa fiancé ko.

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        • sabi ng iba okay na NSO copy, sabi ng iba need daw PSA. Kaya ang advise ko kung may time pa kayo kumuha ng PSA copy then do so, para sigurado at iwasan ang bumalik pa.

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          • Hi Ma’am Levy
            Ask ko po if pwede na kaya yung nso birth certificate ng anak ko last 2014 ko pa nakuha at yung nso marriage certificate ko ay 2007 pa po nakuha ko. Possible po kaya tanggapin ng dfa aseana yun as requirements for minor. Thank you po. Bukas sana kami pupunta.

  105. Hello po! Tanong ko lang po, di po ba ang sabi nyo, after a month naayos na yung birth certificate na pinapaayos nyo. Paano nyo po nalaman natapos na yung proseso? Ininform po ba kayo or pinuntahan nyo po yung office?? Salamat.

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    • Maam Levy gud eve po. Ngayung araw lang po ako natapos sa pag.process nang passport ko. Regarding po sa mga tanong nang lahat kagaya ko din…! Kung valid paba yung (BC) na may logo nah NSO. Dito sa dfa cebu opo. valid pa po. midyu na delay lang po ako kunti kanina sa processing area kasi pinakuha po ako nag LBC(local birth cert.) dito sa city health namin. Nah may CTC(certified true copy)Kasi po daw may letra nah hindi klaro… yun dalidali akong nagpunta sa city health namin dito para naka kuha nang BC. Para maka balik agad sa dfa. Sa awa ni GOD natapos din. Midyu sayang nga lang kasi kinuha nila yung original nah BC na may NSO logo. At yung original nah LBC(local birth cert.) Copy ko. Para po daw sa file nila.. pero ok lang kuha nalang ako bago. Para file ko… sana po maka tulong itong pag.comment ko.

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      • sure po kayo pwd pa ang BC from NSO? yan kasi ang nasa akin. may appointment po ako DFA cebu ngayong april 7. D pa kasi ako nakakuha ng BC from PSA.

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  107. Hi po. Ask lang kase yung 1st page nung NSO ko yung name nung daddy ko is ANIBER which is correct spelling but the 2nd page is ANIVER na sya which is wrong. Mismong nag type dun sa nso ko yung mali right? Tatanggapin ba ng dfa to? for my passport kase.

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  108. Hi Ma’am Levy,

    Sana mapansin nyo po itong post ko. May mali po kasi sa birth certificate ko which is isang letra sa middle name ko. Pero nakapagfile na ko ng petition for correction of my middle name sa BC ko this February. Binigyan na rin po ako ng certification from LCR na nagpapatunay na in-process na yung correction ng BC ko. 6 months po kasi yung processing nung correction.

    April 27, 2018 po yung appointment ko for passport. Tatanggapin po kaya yung certification na binigay ng LCR? Thank you po.

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    • di ko po masasagot if tatanggapin nila since I am not connected to DFA. Sana tanggapin…. balitaan nyo po kami.

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    • If you’re near the DFA office, I think you can ask yung nasa information desk regarding your concern. I went to DFA Dgte yesterday and pinapapasok naman po nila yung mag.iinquire regarding the requirements paisaisa. You can call the office where you set your appointment din.

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    • Thanks po Ma’am Levy and Ma’am Cheryl. Update ko po kayo regarding this at para na rin makatulong sa mga same issue as mine.

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  109. Hi po… meron kasi nakalagay sa website ng DFA regarding list of supporting documents, tas nakalagay po old documents issued at least one year prior…. kelangan po ba talga luma na, like yung police clearance, brgy clearance at government service record ko ay ngaun ko lang po pinagkukuha?tatanggapin po kaya

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    • May nabasa po ako about supporting documents na similar sa question niyo. Ang ginawa daw ng iba ay nagdala ng old school IDs, transcript of records, old employment IDs, ITR, yearbook, baptismal certificate aside from the NBI, police clearance. I suggest na kumalap kayo ng mga old IDs para sure. May hinanapan nga daw ng old growing up pics eh. Siguro gusto talaga manigurado ng DFA employee. Haha! Nagprep din po ako ng documents ko for our appointment next week. I’m just waiting for my UMID to be delivered. So far, I have the premium postal ID I got last year pa, LTO student permit I got last month, TIN card, TOR from my university, old college ID, old employment IDs, PSA certificates, baptismal certificate (yung friend ko hiningian nito), SSS E-1 form. I’ll also bring my yearbook, old Philhealth MDR. I’ll also bring yung certified copy ng birth cert ko from the LCR and yung request for correction sa first name ko. Kahit madaming bitbit papunta dun, mabuti na kaysa pabalikin. For my daughter, I’ll bring her old school IDs, birth certificate, yung certificate of birth from the hospital and form 137.

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  110. hi maam good morning tanong ko lang po kasi po yong voters certificate ko nagkami po yong nalagay kona birthplace ,sa brthcrtfcate ko po manila .pano po kaya ang dapat kong gawin baka dahil doon hindi ako makakuha ng passport thank you

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  111. Hi,
    My wife and my 2-year old son just finished their passport application last Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. My wife’s Birth cert. and Marriage Certificate are both “NSO” stamped while my son’s Birth Cert. is “PSA” stamped. DFA ASEANA accepted it both, so I am not sure why some of the comments here are confusing (NSO not accepted anymore – maybe because its blurred or a bad copy). LOL anyways, that is just FYI. Thanks! 🙂

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  112. hi maam , pwd na po kaya ynug
    POSTAL ID (PREMIUM)
    NBI (BLUE )
    PSA , BIRTH CERTIFICATES NG MGA KIDS KO
    PATUNAY NA ANDUN ANG NAME KO , PWD NA PO KAYA YUN SAKANILA ? WALA NA PO KASE AKO IBANG ID , DVO PA SAMIN NASA MNL NA AKO , -_- TY

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    • if those requirements are indicated in DFA website then that’s okay. I’m not in the right position if you have the right requirements or not because I am not working at DFA po.

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  114. Hi, just want to ask po. Yung akin kasi nung pumunta ako ng dfa. Magpapa “Supplementary place of birth” pa daw ako sa LCR. Hospital lang kasi nakalagy sa place of birth ko, dpat may Quezon City manila daw after ng hospital. Same dn po ba ng process yun and hiningan po ba kayo ng authorization? kasi im planning na kuya ko kkuha for me sa Manila since im working here sa cebu po. Sana mabasa nyo po.

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    • Same case ko sa DFA, Hospital name lang nakalagay sa BC. Friend ko nagaayos ng saken kasi malapit siya sa Manila City Hall. Pinayagan siya ng personel ng LCR Doon. Nagbigay ako sa kanya ng Authorisation letter and ID’s. Patawagin mo brother mo sa LCR ng QC para ma check kung tatanggapin dun. As of now, pinoproblema ko yung sa hospital, kasi mukhang di na existing.

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      • hello! same situation with my mother. Nasa Albay kami, pindala ko na via LBC ung requirements. Ano sa tingin nyu mam, mas mabilis pa kung personal na may ngfofollow up nun sa Main?

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  115. Hi madam,

    Question lang po.. Friend ko kasi ang name nya sa NSO is Jonlester Panis Malana.. all docs umid at sa school at lahat panis ang gamit nya.. pero ang surname tlga ng mama nya is Panes/.. makakakuha parin ba sya ng passport?thank u po..

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  116. GOOD day ma’am
    Tanong ko lang po kung okay na po ba yung 1 ID and PSA BC para sa passport application ko. At wala na po ba Ibang kailangan?salamat po

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    • Good day po Ms. Levy,
      Magtanong po ako kung ano po ba dapat gawin? Kasi po yun ID Voters at Registration Record po ng asawa ko ay kulang yun name nya, CHRISTOPHER ISHMAEL po yun real name nya talaga pero yun po kasi nasa Voters ID nya ay CHRISTOPHER lang. Pero sa Birthcertificate po nya at sa TIN ID pati po sa POSTAL ID at NBI Clearance ay correct naman po “CHRISTOPHER ISHMAEL”. Ang tanong ko po pwede ba kaya na mag pagawa nalang ng Affidavit na katunayan yun CHRISTOPHER na nasa ID Voters at si CHRISTOPHER ISHMAEL ay iisa, acceptable po ba yun sa DFA?

      Thank you po!

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  117. Hi miss levy,
    Ask kulang po for renewal kasi ako pero expired na passport ko, tpos mag change ako ng family name kasi naka pag asawa na ako.. Ang nandto kulang na id’s ay..

    Premium postal id
    NBI
    Tin id
    Marriage contract fr. Psa
    PSA berth cert.

    Okey na po kaya yan, sa feb 19 na appointment ko sa dfa aseana.. Ty hopefully maka reply po kayo..

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      • Hello po makakapagrenew po ba ako ng passport kung PSA marriage contract, Birth certificate, police clearance, barangay clearance? Kasi ang id ko lng po eh philhealth, voters id pero ang status single eh married na po ako ngayon tska old school id (2009-2010). Pakisagot po kasi feb.20 na po appointment ko

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        • Hi same question tayo mgpapalit ako ng surename/status to mArriage kakakasal lang last month march 6,ang hawak ko is certificate of marriage PSA churba wla pang ganun very fresh,sna accept as DFA And kamusta sayo naman ano balita

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          • Hi any update if acceptable ung marriage contract na di pa PSA? married for 6 mos palang. Thanks

            PS – I tried searching similar question, none was found.

  118. Parents ko from davao nag travel sila to gensan to file for passports. Yung dad ko na approved yung mama and kapatid ko hindi kasi daw yung birth certificate nila photocopy lang. eg sabi ng LCR OKAY lang daw mag file gamit yun. may tatak and confirmed by civil registrar and certified true copy yun but DFA wont accept it. On the way pa kasi original nso nila. Does it really have to be original nso? Bat sabi ng LCR okay ang photocopy. Sumakit ulo ko. Nag travel pa sila ng ka layo layo tapos hindi pala sila tumatanggap ng copy of their nso. I need answer please. Thanks.

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  119. hmm. bakit daw hindi tinanggap yung bc from local civil registrar? nakalagay naman sa website nila (for renewal) psa or local civil registrar copy ng bc pwede. and alam nyo ba if they need a new civil registrar copy din? mine is 2002 pa. i don’t have psa pa kasi. nso lang.. so i was hoping na tanggapin yung. local civil registrar bc.

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  121. Hi po,

    Tanong ko lang po kung anu-anong mga original copies at photocopies ang kinukuha nila.
    At ano pong mga importante na details ang tinitingnan nila sa BC na dapat clear, kase may ibang entries sa akin na nagsasapawan na ang words sa line nya sa baba, kaya medyo malabo siyang mabasa pag di malapitan.

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  122. Hi po Ma’am,

    Thanks for posting this. Somehow, magkaparehas ang situation ko dito. Pabalik balik din po ako kasi blank ang place of birth ko sa valid ID.

    Now, I got my updated valid ID and the place of birth is “NCR -Manila”. Hindi siya same ng nasa Birth Cert ko. Nakalagay sa birth certificate ko ay ang pangalan ng ospital.

    Mahohonor po ba yun ng DFA?

    Thanks

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  123. Hello, Ma’am Levy!

    So, my appointment will be on Feb. 27 but I have a problem with the spelling of my last name in my NSO, instead of an E, naging I. My mom went to the LCR pero sabi nila it will take 6 months for it to be changed. Will NSO consider? Ano po sa tingin niyo dapat kong gawin? May planned family trip kami this April and it would be sad if di ako makasama because I dont have a passport.

    Thank you!

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  124. Hello po original NSO (birth cert.) po ba ang kukunin ng dfa.kasi original birth po kasi ang kinuha sa akin.thank you.

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  125. Hi Maam Levy ask ko lng po kung halimbawa kung yung birth certificate ng mom ko at marriage contract nya magkaiba yug spelling would that be an issue? kukuha kse sya ng passport e

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  126. Hello Ma’am Levy!

    Ask q lang po tinatanggap pa po ba ung Postal ID sa DFA?
    Kasi sa DFA web page inalis na nila postal as primary ID. Naging supporting na lng po.

    Thanks.

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    • let’s follow what’s indicated in the site since I am not connected to them to know kung anong ID ang tinatanggap nila 🙂

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  127. tanong ko lang po kong ma iisuehan po ba ako ng passport may mali kasi sa apelyido ng tatay ko sa nso birth nag kamali yung nanay ko dati ngayun ko lang po napansin na yung apelyido ng nanay ko ang nalagay niya sa dapat last name ng tatay ko. For example yun name ko po is Juana Dela Cruz Valenzuela, yung Maiden name ng nanay ko is Maria Vergara Dela Cruz,yung sa tatay ko nman po is Mario Pedrosa Dela Cruz , instead na Mario Pedrosa Valenzuela . Pano po ba yan ma iisuehan po ba ako ng Passport ng DFA? ,pero wala naman pong problema sa pangalan ko po and information ko . dahil okay naman pati bday ko yung surname lang talaga ng tatay ko ang mali. pano po ba yan makakakuha pa po ako ng passport?? since wala naman probs sa ids at pangalan q. nd naman need diba ang pangalan ng tatay po.?Nkapag pa appoint na po kasi ako

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  128. Hello! Tanong ko lang po if ano pong mangyayari if NSO birth certificate po ang meron instead of PSA?
    Kailangan na naman po ba magpareschedule ng passport application? Pahirapan na naman po ba. Hehehehehe
    Thank you po.

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  129. Hello po! Ask ko lang, diba pinabalik kayo? May sinabi ba sila if magpapa-appointment kayo ulit? Or pwede lang bumalik as soon as masecure niyo na yung pinapakuha nila na supporting documents?

    Thanks po. NSO po yung birth cert ko. Bago naman po siya kaya di po ako kumuha ng PSA copy. E sa 31 na ang appointment ko. I checked online, pwde naman raw yung NSO sabi sa website nila. Huhu.

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  130. hello po,,ask ko lang po sana kung renewalpo ng passport need parin po ba online appointment/??hindi po ba pwede pumunta sa dfa anytime pipila??

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  131. Thank you for posting this as I have the same issue with my birth certificate, the place of birth is missing. I find your post very helpful.

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  133. Hi Ms. Levy

    I have the same problem now. Ask ko lang po after 7 days, ang makukuha nyo po sa Manila City Hall is the supplemental report then pwede na po pumunta sa DFA afterwards or may other process pa po? Thanks!

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  134. Hi mommy levy.,Good day ask ko lng po kung papasa na po b un mga requirements na myron ako sa pgkuha ng pasaporte sa DFA Alimall po aq nkapg schedule.,
    Birth certificate(PSA)
    NBI clearances
    Voters certificate
    Postal ID
    Form 137 nun high School
    Police clearances
    Myron pa po ba aq dapat kunin wala po aq SSS and tin.,salamat sa advise

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    • ang dami na nyan, I think that’s enough as long na they are included in the list of documents in the DFA website.

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      • Hello po Maam Levy
        Napaprint ko na po yong confirmed appointment ko sa dfa sa Feb 13. Mali po kase input na Address ko pwede po bang Ipa iba yon on the day of my Appointment.. thankyou

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  135. Hello po Ma’am Levy, ask lang ako if pwede ba ang NSO birth cert o kelangan talaga na PSA ang dalhin? Kasi may NSO and PSA copy ako pero medyo matagal ko na itong naikuha. pati dn po sa lola ko (76y.o) wala syang PSA kasi below 1950 sya pinanganak. Kelangan po ba talaga naming kumuha ng panibago? She have SSS id and Senior Citizens ID na man po. ako may NBI, Police, UMID & Postal. Pa help po salamat! Later na kasi ang schedule ko 🙁

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  136. Hi! I just realized na yung voters id ng partner ko does not have II in it. Di ba tatanggapn un?

    Bale ang id lng na match sa PSA nya is UMID, then barangay clearance and HS yearbook. Pwede na po kaya un?

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      • hello po mam ask ko lang po pede po kaya sa DFA yung ID ko voters ID po single ang status…tapos yung postal ko married po pti NBI ko may marriage contract din po ako na naka PSA
        worry lang ako kasi yong valid Id ko single ang status…de pa po kasi pede maka pag change status kasi la pa schedule

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  137. Hi,

    I just set an appointment for the 3 of us this March. Nagset ako for 3, that includes my 2 year old son kaso ang lumabas lang is 2 applicants. Wala po ba tlgang details na fifillupan pag 2yrs old?
    Secondly, Yung PSA copy ba is same sa NSO copy? kumuha na kasi ako last year. Wala naman nakalagay na validity

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    • Hi Mommy, yung 2 years old pwede na hindi magpa appointment. Yes same ang NSO at PSA copy at yes wala talagang nakalagay na validity.

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  138. Hi mam! Just want to ask, misspelled po kasi yung middle name ng father ko on my birth certificate ( ‘i’ instead of ‘e’).. kelangan ko pa po kaya yun ipabago sa NSO/PSA? or good to go na po iyon? Thanks

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    • I think your details is what matter most. Unless iba yung inunput nyo sa DFA appointment, baka don kayo matanong. Paki kwento po kung ano mangyayari pagpunta nyo.

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      • Yung sakin mali na typo yung nakalagay sa DFA appointment ko na instead of 1993 eh 1992 yung nalagay sa birthdate. magkaproblema po ba yun or pede na dun na iadjust mismo sa DFA yun? hmm.

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  139. Hi eve po mommy, may discrepancy po kasi yung mother’s maiden name ko sa BC…

    Makakaapekto po ba yun sa pagkuha ko ng passport?

    Thanka po..

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  142. Mam student pa lang po ako ang nasakin pa lang pong ID is SCHOOL ID KO ,

    brgy clearance
    Nbi clearance
    Voters cert
    Birth cert (psa)

    Good to go na po ba yan? What do I need to get incase po salamat po

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  143. Hello po Ma’am Levy,

    Hindi po ba talaga tatanggapin ang NSO Birth Certificate? Tom na po kasi ung appointment ko.

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    • try nyo na lang po since wala na kayo panahon kumuha ng PSA. Pag pinabalik po kayo at hindi tinanggap, paki feedback po dito para alam namin na talagang di na sila nag accept ng NSO copy. Salamat

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      • Hi everyone! may friend akong nag apply ng passport last month at hindi tinanggap yung bago nyang NSO, hindi po luma or decade old yung NSO birth cert nya, pero hindi parin tinanggap, pinakuha siya ulet ng PSA dahil yun na daw ang name ng office at malinaw naman daw na yun ang nakalagay sa website sa list of requirements. Hope this helps! 🙂

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    • Hi po ma’am Rye ,inaccept ba nila yong NSO mo?Jan. 31 kasi yung appointment ko.NSO lang din sakin.Salamat po sa sagot.

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  144. Hi Mommy Levy,

    How are you po?
    First time ko din kumuha ng passport (last January 15, 2018 ang appointment ko) at pinapabalik po ako dahil they were asking for supporting documents kasi ang nadala ko lang po is Postal ID na bago, NBI clearance at PSA copy na birth certificate. As of now, my docs are the following:

    Postal ID
    NBI clearance
    PSA copy of birth certificate
    Police clearance
    Philhealth MDR (they specifically asked for this)
    SSS Member data form (since 2 months pa ma release yung UMID po)
    Alumni ID
    Old college ID
    Cedula

    They asked for TOR and MDR but ang TOR ko po is 3-4 weeks pa ma release kaya dadalhin ko po yung alumni id tsaka old college id since andun naman sa list. Tapos d rin po ako makakuha nang voter’s certificate kasi d po makita sa comelec ang record ko kahit registered po ako.

    Sa tingin nyo po enough na ang mga ito? Thanks po sa advice.

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      • Thank you po! I’m going back next week po since I dont have time to travel na this week. From Pagadian City pa po ako tapos sa CDO dfa po ang appointment ko.

        I’ll post a feedback! Thanks again.

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      • Hi, Mommy Levy! I read Aileen’s comment about the documents. I heard na sobrang strict na daw nowadays. In DFA’s old list, they used to accept the old college and company IDs, premium postal ID for primary identification but now they ask for the UMID, driver’s license etc. A girl who went to DFA Alimall told me that they asked her to reschedule once she has the SSS ID kahit ang dami na niyang dalang documents. Sobrang strict daw dun and she read a lot of negative feedback so she decided to wait for a schedule sa Novaliches na. I plan to get a TIN card, police clearance, SSS MDR in case hindi marelease in time yung ID. March pa appointment ko but I heard the UMID sometimes takes 2-3 months to be sent. I hope Aileen provides a feedback about her experience after. Thanks!

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  145. My kids and i are planning to travel to thailand this may. The problem is, ung birth certificate ko ay may error. Male ako instead na female. Hindi ba yun iaaccepr ng dfa?

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  146. Hi po Momi Levy,

    Ask ko lang po kung paano tatay ko di ko naman kilala kasi naghiwalay sila ng nanay ko nung bata pa ako tapos pagkita ko sa PSA BC iba pala ang middle name nya! Sa Metro Manila po kasi ako pinanganak pero ngayon nasa Batangas na po ako. Duon lang po ba ako makakakuha ng papel para maitama po yung mali sa Birth Certificate ko? Saka po January 29 na yun schedule ko, pag hindi po ba tinanggap pwede bumalik?

    Salamat po!

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    • I don’t know if this is important in DFA. Please go back here kung di tatanggapin application nyo or okay na.

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  147. Hi po,

    Got the same problem with Ren, wherein the only missing in the place of birth is ‘Manila’. In my BC is just the name of the lying-in, its address and Tondo. So I’m thankful that I was able to read this blog while doing my research. I prepared all the needed documents, even the DFA appointment paper that says I need supplemental for PoB, so I can l just pass it and hoping to be processed that day. However when I came to Manila City Hall they gave me a different requirement list, which is for CORRECTION OF BIRTHPLACE. It got more requirements that includes a certification from the hospital/lying-in of their address. I showed the DFA paper to the personnel at Step1 but mentioned that these are what I need. As I’ve checked they still have the same requirements for supplemental records so I know that they gave me a different list from what you’ve processed with Ren. I’m confused and decided to just go home and think of what to do, since I also don’t know the exact location of the lying-in where I was born. I’m currently working na din po and got a little time to processed these papers.

    PS. There is also a registration fee of P1000.00 that is indicated below that made me even believed they got me wrong.

    Should I go back there and ask for the supplemental requirements instead? Your suggestion will be a great help po. Thank you in advance.

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  148. Hi po!

    I’ve got same problem with your son, no ‘Manila City’ in the Place of Birth, just the lying in clinic’s name then Tondo. And I’m thankful I got the chance to read this blog while doing my research. So i’m all prepared with my documents when I went to Manila City hall. However, when I got to the City Hall just this morning they gave me a different requirement. 🙁 They gave me the requirments for the correction of Birth place which includes going to the clinic to secure some certification. 🙁 As i’ve check they still have the same requirments for the supplemental report. I dont know what to follow. I’ve got little time since I’m already working na po.

    PS. There’s a fee for registration that is included. I’m thinking I am already registered and its not right to pay for another registration when i just have to add ‘Manila’ in my Place of Birth?

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  149. ask lng po kumuha me psa bc ko last friday jan.12.2018 nkita ko na ung ibang letra ng name ng mother at father ay hindi cya clear ,pero ung complete name at birth of place ko ay clear ung kina parents lng ung mga ilang letra ng name nila lng hindi cya clear pwede po b un sa dfa itong nkuha ko na meron slight unreadable na letter sa name ng parents ko pra sna sa renewal ng passport

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  150. Hi maam Levy. Tanong ko lang po importante po ba sa DFA yong pangalan ng tatay ko. Kasi po yong Jr. po nya nakalagay don naka.handwritten po.. Okay lng po bah yun or big deal paba yan sa DFA.?. Kung sa impormasyon ko naman wla namang problema only my fathers suffixes name.. Baka kasi hindi tanggapin sa DFA office.. Masyadong mataas na proseso po ang pag.papacorrect sa NSO if ganon mangyayari. Salamat po ..

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    • Yes alam ko kailangan pa ng affidavit pag naging problema ito. Pero sa tingin ko mas importante ang details mo kesa sa parents (but I’m not sure since I am not connected with DFA). Perhaps you can inquire directly sa kanila kung magiging problema ba yun sa pagkuha ng passport mo.

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  151. Hi, mommy levy! I’m experiencing the same thing too 🙁 I really am desperate because why should I fix something that wasn’t my fault in the first place? The problem with my birth certificate is that the place of my birth is abbreviated. LC ang nakalagay instead of Lucena City. I already filed for a correction but they said it will take up to 4-5 months. Why is that? 🙁 I’ve read that your son was able to get it corrected within 7 days. Is the location a factor? I live here in Quezon Province. Should I go to Manila mismo para mapacorrect ko po agad yung birth certificate?

    Please help me 🙁

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    • Medyo nagworry ako sa question ng isang reader. I checked my husband’s PSA birth certificate and indicated sa place of birth is Cab. City for Cabanatuan City then abbreviated yung Nueva Ecija as N. E. Would that be a problem, Mommy Levy? Kasi if ever, papalakad ko na. Sa March yung appointment namin na buong family. Nakakaloka kasi di naman fault ng mga tao yan. Yung mga nagfill out for NSO before may kagagawan. Tsk tsk.

      Would 2 PSA marriage certificates be enough? Kasama namin ng husband ko daughter namin sa pag-apply. I filled out her info sa appointment kasi mag-8 years old na siya next month.

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      • mam kung yung nabasa nyo ay base sa experience ng mga nakapunta na, I think it’s best if ipapaayos nyo na habang may panahon pa. Kesa mag antay kayo ng March tapos di po tatanggapin. I am not connected to DFA so I am not sure if they will accept it or not.

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  152. HI ask ko lang po if Lost passport need parin ng NSO birth Certificate? wala po kasi akong copy since kasama po sya sa nawala

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      • hi po nagkamali po aq ng lagay ng address sa form ng dfa imbes na block 2 block 3 po nalagay ko mapapacorrect ko po ba yon pag punta ko don sa jan 27? ty

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        • there will be some delay I think kasi malinaw na nakalagay sa website na icheck mabuti ang details bago isave. Pero tingin ko mapapaayos naman sa kanila.

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          • Hi mam levy ask ko lng po sa psa ko po wlang nationality yung mga prents ko..ang mali ko lng ksi ngaun ko lng napnsin.pero LBC meron pong nationality.tanggapin po kya ng dfa.slamat pi

  153. Hi. Itatanong ko lang sna if pwede bang mga Photocopies ang ipresent? Kasi mga Original copy ko is napasa ko na for my requirements sa work? Thank you.

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  154. Will these documents/IDs suffice for new passport application:

    premium postal ID
    old college and old employment IDs
    PSA copy birth and marriage certificates I got months ago
    SSS E-1 form
    barangay clearance
    year book and transcript of grades I got more than a decade ago from my university

    I’m a freelancer and I don’t know how to drive so yung premium postal ID lang gov’t issued ID ko. Ang tagal din kasi kumuha ng ibang IDs. Our appointment is in March 2018. my husband has his driver’s license and premium postal ID along with his old employment IDs kaya wala na siyang problema. For our daughter, we’ll just bring her old school ID, form 137 and birth certificate.

    Yung birth certificate ko has corrections. Inayos na namin sa local civil registrar in 2010 dahil sa misspelled name ko, last name ng father ko and other errors. Yung original copy submitted sa LCR tama eh. Yung pinasa sa NSO dati puro mali. Nilakad ng auntie ko in Rizal. I live in Cavite so isipin yung hassle if ako yung pupunta. I just gave my authorization letter and IDs sa school and company to show na yung spelling dun yung gamit ko my whole life. I have NSO copies of our birth certificates and LCR copy of our marriage contract. Same with you hindi ko din magets bakit need ng new (within the year) copy from PSA. Kawawa yung mga pinapabalik tapos galing pa sa malalayong lugar or pinanganak sa provinces.

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      • Sobrang strict nga nila kaya kawawa yung mga may errors sa names and places of birth kahit hindi nila fault.Sa case ng mom before ko pag check sa NSO, Fe yung nakalagay na first name niya. Yun daw ang niregister pero all her life, ang gamit niya Nilda. Inabot ng months bago naayos. Buti may relative kami who works in the municipal hall sa province namin na tumulong. Kaya I checked all our documents. We went to the LCR last year kasi napansin ko yung place of marriage namin sa birth certificate ng daughter namin is Manila City Hall instead of Manila City lang though dun naman located talaga yung LCR where the marriage was registered. Sabi ng LCR, no problem naman daw yun. Kahit hindi na palitan.

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  155. Hi Mommy Levy,
    I had a passport appointment last Jan.06, pero nung chineck po nila place of birth ko sa PSA birth certificate, walang naka-inidicate kung saang city so, the officer told me to have a certified copy of filing ng supplemental report from the city hall to add the city in my birth certificate record. Itatanong ko lang po sana, kung yung copy lang ba ng supplemental report yung dadalhin ko kapag bumalik ako sa DFA or need ko hintayin na ma-update sa PSA yung pina-add na city sa birthplace ko?

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  156. Hi Mommy Levy,

    Meron lang din po ako concern regarding din sa passport application. I already have the supporting documents which is comelec certification and NBI clearance. We are waiting for the improved postal ID as the primary documents. Naka schedule na po kasi sa Jan 15. Just incase hindi pa po dumating ang postal ID, mapprocess pa din po kaya un application? Or pede kami humingi ng extension para makabalik ulit without making a new appointment? Wala na po kasi talaga makuha available slots mabilis po maubos.

    Thank you po

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      • Punta na rin po kayo. Sabi naman po is kahit wala na kayong appointment next time na bumalik kayo.

        I think it helps that you actually show up sa appointment 🙂

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        • Hello po, yes nga po. Appointment namen nun Jan 15, we only have NBI and Comelec Cert kasi hindi umabot un postal ID buti na lang po na process naman. Pero I think depende sa processor or san Satellite office yun iba po kasi mahigpit talaga.

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  157. Hi ma’am levy,

    Nagpa appointment po ako sa dfa na single tapos ngaun po echange kopo sana status ko from single to married . E aaccept po ba nila ung appointment ko na single? O need pa po mag re appointment? Thanks in advance

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      • paano po ba baguhin yung details ng application maam? Name ko po kase BC ko
        judy-ann ,walang space tapos ang nalagay ko po sa info ko judy – ann , may dash na. Naka booked na po ako . pwede pa po ba yung mabago ? Thanks!

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  158. Hello po! Tanong ko lang po sana kung kakailanganin pa po bang magpa sched ulit kahit na pinapabalik na lang po ako sa DFA pag na-fix ko na raw yong na-trace po nilang mistakes sa birth certificate ko or dalhin ko pa rin po yong dati kong appointment form? Oct 21,2017 po nong pumunta ako sa DFA. Balik na lang daw po ako dun, Monday-Friday raw open sila pero di sinabi sa akin ang exact date po ng pagbalik. Eh natagalan po sa pag-aayos ng birth certificate ko kaya this Jan po binabalak kong bumalik don.

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    • alam ko may validity time frame yung pag balik pero di ako sure gano katagal. If malapit kayo sa DFA, better kung macheck nyo na lang kung tatanggapin pa nila yung scheduled date nyo. Sabihin nyo na lang na wala naman sinabi sa inyong date.

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    • pde ka lng po bumalik anytime maam. kasi may problem din ako sa PoB ko. pero sabi sakin, balik lng ako anytime pag okay na. dalhin lang po ang old appointment form.

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  159. hello ma’am ask ko lang po kung need pa po ba talaga na sa Manila municipal hall magpunta para mapalagyan ng birth of place at birth of registration? thanks

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  160. Hi mam ask ko lang po kasi nag pa schedule po ako dec. 18, 2017 for passport appointment but then may mali sa nso ko walang province yung birth place ko pinapapunta po ako sa city hall pra ma issuehan ako ng bagong psa na may complete birth place ko na, ok lang po ba na ndi ako maka balik sa dfa? ndi ko po kasi maaus nso ko at sunday lang off thanks

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  161. Mam. Aapply po kase live in partner ko. Mag oonline po kase kami sa passport kase asa aklan po kami tas iloilo papo kukuhain kaya po magpapasched nalang po kami. Yung problem po namin e. Kelangan namin magdala ng isang valid id niya which is he only have a Voters Id card but sadly his date of birth is incorrect . Pwede parin po ba yun magdadala nalang kami ng PSA cert. Niya na patunay na 17 tlga birthday niya hindi 12 ang date? Thank you po!

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      • So ok napo yun mam kahit ala kaming marepresent na ID? Basta meron ako ng PSA niya? ILOILO po kase kami kukuha😊 baka kase di pwede kaya humanap po ako ng mapagtatanungan. SALAMAT PO 😊 GODBLESS!

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      • hello po maam levy ask ko lng po kung valid pa po ba yung NSO mariage contract or need po talaga PSA na para po sa requirements sa passport.thank you po

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  162. Hi Mommy Levy,

    Happy New Year,
    Almost same kme ng problem ni Ren, mine the place of birth is present however its incomplete, naka lagay lang yung name ng clinic without the specific address.
    May passpost nko before kaso need ko magpa renew. Nakausap ko na yung sa Manila City Hall, makukuha ko daw yung finals docs after 4-5mos, then sa PSA after 1-2mos daw.
    Very disappointing, was about to go abroad for my best friends wedding kaso wala. Dami delay

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      • hi ask ko lang sana ngkamali kasi ako sa spelling ng mother’s maiden name pwede B palitan yun or inform nalng za dfa pag appointment na

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        • as of now sa DFA website naglalagay na sila ng warning bago mag input na icheck mabuti ang ilalagay bago isubmit kasi nagko cause ng delay. Maari pong pwedeng palitan sa DFA mismo, pero baka madelay kayo or ipaulit. Hindi ko po alam.

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  163. Ask ko lang pwede pb akong kumuha ng passport ang schedule ko kasi ay Nov 7 2017 kaso Nagka problem birth certificate ko pero now okay na pwede pa ba akong bumalik please answer po!!!???

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    • hello po maam .. ung saken po mali spelling ng mismong psa ko .. catherine gmit ko pero nung kumuha ako ng psa Katherine ung spelling ,, pwd ba kong kumuha ng affidavit from public atty and then un amg ipresent ko sa dfa na nagpapatunay na letter C ung catherine ko

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  164. Hello ask ko lang since married couple kami.. do we need 2 PSA Marriage certificate or just one will do for both of us? baka kse kailangan tig isa kami nang isusubmit? Thank you.

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  165. Hi,
    Just want to ask…my wife’s name is mispelled on our certificate of marriage, can she still renew her passport at the DFA? the last time she applied for a passport, we just used an notarized affidavit stating that the person in the birth certificate and the certificate of marriage is one and the same. do you think it will still work?

    Thank you 🙂

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  166. Hi! Can I ask if you have any idea; if the marriage certificate issued by PSA is already the “authenticated by PSA” needed for passport application of minors?
    Written in DFA website:
    • Marriage Certificate of minor’s parents duly authenticated by PSA (for legitimate child)

    And in this requirement:
    • Personal appearance of either parent and valid passport of parents (if minor is a legitimate child)

    About the valid passport; does it mean both parents passport, what if the other parent is ofw? Or does the whole sentence mean personal appearance and valid passport of either of the parents?

    Thanksss..

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  167. Hello po, tanong ko lang kung kailangan talaga ng birth certificate sa renewal ng passport? general requirement po ba talaga oh pwedeng wala? thanks!

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  168. Hello ask ko lang po kasi po namali po yung sa application form po namin ng pinsan ko bali iba po yung birth place na nalagay.. Mag bobook po ba kami ulit or pwede pong dun nalang ayusin sa dfa yun pagdating namin?

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      • Yan din problema namin mali yung place of birth sa application form wala kasing nakalagay kung place of birth ba yun or what then nagulat lang kami na yung place of birth ay may nakalagay sa lugar na mali so pwede bang ipabago na lang yun sa step 1 total sa step 1 naman ay verification. Tyaka hindi naman siguro namin kasalanan kung mali yung nakalagay na place of birth kasi wala naman talagang nakalagay na place of birth nagulat na lang kami na may nakalagay at mali?

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  169. Hi Ma’am,

    Tanong lang po. Need po ba talaga na PSA yung Birth Certificate? Or pwede pa rin yung sa NSO. Kasi may friend po ako na ang sabi is PSA nalang po daw yung tinatanggap, tapos nagtanong ako sa Civil Registrar, ang sabi dun pwede parin ang NSO. Thanks po at sana masagot nyo po ito kung pwede pa ba ang NSO or dapat PSA na.

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    • pwede po yung nso birth certificate.
      remember lang po, hindi nila tinatanggap yung nso kung…blurred yung copy – Ranz (please check his comments)

      If you still have time to get a PSA copy then do so, if not then perhaps you could try and just bring your NSO copy.

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      • Hi Ma’am. Confirmed na po pala na hindi na sila tumatanggap ng NSO copy po. I asked about it po dun sa PSA Office. Tapos may friend din po ako na hindi na po tinanggap yung NSO nya kasi dapat PSA na yung Birth Certificate. Please share this info nalang din po 😉 thanks!

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        • Hi po we just applied for our passport sa dfa alimall cubao last dec 28 and nso yung birth certificate namin ng husband ko inaccept naman nila kay baby lang na birth cert and marraige namin ang psa

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          • Hi

            Tumingin na ako sa website ng dfa. Sa babae lang ba hinahanapan ng marriage contract? Yun kasi nakalagay sa website.

  170. Ask ko lang po. hindi na ba tinatanggap ng DFA ung birth cert at marriage contract from NSO? Do we need to get birth cert at marriage contract from PSA pa?
    pls. reply as soon as you can.. thanks…

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    • Hi Eira,

      Yes you have to get PSA copies po. Hindi na po tinatanggap sa DFA yung old NSO Copies. Yun kasi sabi sa PSA office at sa friend ko na kakakuha nya lang din ng passport.

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  172. maam, kung mali nailagay ku sa place of birth sa aking application form sa passport pde pa ba baguhin doon na mismo sa appearance? first time ko po kumuha tapus nakita ku na mali yung nailagay ku na place of birth.

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  173. Good pm ..i know what is a marriage certificate issued by psa but what is a certified true copy of marriage contract issued by local registrar duly authenticated by nso?where can i get this?and does it take time?i just got married last dec6 2017..thank u

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      • Hi Mommy Levy! May I know po gaano katagal pa sa PSA bago maupdate po yung Birth certificate na with supplemental report for Place of birth? Same problem din po sakin empty din. Meron na akong copy ng supplemental report from LCR ipapasa ko nalang sa PSA. Pero gaano po katagal bago maupdate ng PSA? Thank you po!

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  175. Hi ma’am..need ko pa po ba mag pa appointment sa dfa even.if kukuhanan ko din yun anak ko ng passport at the same time ay magpapapalit na.din ako ng status ko at surname q.because im married na.already po..and I dont have valid id only supporting documents such as m.c and alumni id.b.c..

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    • 14months old lang baby ko po.pwedi po kaya na isabay na lang yun sa pagpapalipat ko ng status at pagpapalit ng surname sa passport ko po?kht d.na aq mag pa appointment?

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  176. Ask ko lang po if ok na yung dadalhin kong documents

    Application form
    NSO Birth certificate
    NBI clearance
    Police clearance
    Highschool form 137
    Current college id

    Sa dec. 21 na po ang appointment ko– I need answerrrsss ok na po ba yung mga yon??

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    • Hello po, same question above po. 1st year college student palang po ako kaya current id lang po mapapasa ko. Same lang din po yung mga dadalin ko, kailangan pa po ba ng ibang documents or pwede na po ba yon, limited lang din po kasi pwede ko makuha since I just turned 18, thank you po.

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  177. Goood afternoon po. Hello po mommy levy. Ask ko lang po. Kase mali po info ko sa appointment letter ko (someone made my appointment po) kapag po ba andun npo ako sa dfa. Pwede po un ipaedit? Salamat po

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  178. hello po, kumuha po ako ng passport then hindi ako nakakuha dahil yung birth month ko sa birth cert NSO is october, pero ang ginagamit ko sa mga id ko is september since birth. kung ipapabago ko po yung birth month ko is aabutin ng halos 4 months. may way po ba para makakuha ako ng passport kahit pinapabago ko pa lang birth month ko? thanks sa sagot.

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  179. hi po mommy Levy…
    ask ko lng po kung ok lng walang middle name ang birth certificate ng anak ko…kc nagf’file ung anak ko sa city registry ang sabi sakanya d na daw cla nag susuplement nun…ok na dw kumuha khit wlang middle name…how true it is po? andito po kc ako sa ibang bansa now…

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      • Hello po.. Pasensya na po dto. Ako ng comment.. Ask ko lng po .. Same problem po ksi.. Ung place of birth ng anak ko wlang nklgay n city at province.. Which is trece martires city cavite.. Hmm tpos naq mg ayos sa local civil registrar.. My supplemental n dn po aq.. Ddalhin ko nlng sya sa psa main sa sta.mesa manila.. Gusto ko lng po sna malaman kng gaano katagal bgo lumabas ung psa birth certificate copy n tama na.. Salamat po .. Bukas po ppunta ulit aa sa nso main para asikasuhin..

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  180. Hello mam. Ask ko lang po kung paano kapag yung nsa birthcert ko ang name ng mama ko dun merong MARY GRACE e sa marriage contract namin GRACE lang kasi GRACE lang namn tlga ang name nya nag kamali lng yung nag pa anak sa kanya dati. Pano kaya un? Pwde na po kaya un? Naka sched na po ako ng appointment. Salamat po sa reply. 😊

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    • ma’am glaiza parang ganyan din po prob ng asawa ko…ung name ng mother nya sung spelling magkaka iba same birthcertifecate marriage contract baptismal nya mag kakaiba ung spelling merong MARIA WILLY, MA.WELIE, MA. WILLY..ung tamang spelling saw talaga eh MA. WELLIE dapat sched. na ng appointment nya sa dfa ngaung darating na Nov. 22

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  182. Hello maam,

    Thank you maam for posting this…I ddnt know din n may expiration date ang govt docs…for NSO copy of BC maam, where to look the expiry date?

    Thank you…

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    • hahaha wala naman talaga dapat expiration date… but I used that term because the DFA was asking me to get the latest copy.

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  183. Hello. Ask ko lang kung paano kapag yung nsa birthcert ko ang name ng mama ko dun merong MARY GRACE e sa marriage contract namin GRACE lang kasi GRACE lang namn tlga ang name nya nag kamali lng yung nag pa anak sa kanya dati. Pano kaya un? Pwde na po kaya un? Naka sched na po ako ng appointment. Salamat po sa reply. 😊

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      • hi mam Levy.. atlast nakahanap ako ng parehas kong case. ung sakin kasi sa birthplace nakalagay munt.lying in clinic.. gsto nila muntinlupa city… ganto po katagal magasikaso po ng ganyan and hm po nagastos nyo po

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        • ms. Pam nasa post na po yung sagot sa tanong nyo 🙂 inabot po ng 1 month yung pag aayos ng birth certificate ng anak ko.

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  185. Hi, i already got my appointment kaso may nagsabi sakin na 4 copies daw ng PSA yung isusubmit..Isa lang yung nasakin..Sa inyo po ilang copy yung dala nyo..? salamat po.

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  186. Mommy levy ask ko lng po. May appointment aq sa dfa sa dec12 kmuha aq ng birth certificate PSA kaso may mali sa surname q spell. Pero ung mother and father ko nkalagay da birth certificate ko tama ung surname. . Pmunta ako sa munisipyo pra ipacorrect. 4-6months daw process ng correction. Pano po un need ko na po mkaalis kaagad.

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      • Hi mam levy. Ask ko lng ano po pwde i suggest nyo. Before kc kmuha ako ng NSO pra sa requirements sa drivers license then nkakuha nko ng DL ung orig na copy ng nso ko po pinasa ko sa work ko sa headoffice .. Ngayon po PSA na po ngaun kmuha po ako ng pSA pra sa req. Sa passport. Bkt po ung NSO ko tama ung apelido q pero ung PSA ko mali? Sino may mali? City hall po ba or ung PSA? Salamat po

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      • hi po. itatanong ko lang po, nung dec 14 po kasi yung appointment ko. tapos nagkaproblema din po ako sa requirements. di po tinanggap dala kong ID’s. pero this dec 18 po babalik po ako pra ipasa ibang requirements. pwede pa po ba tanggapin yun? kahit dec 14 yung tlagang schedule ko? thank you po.

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  187. Hi po! I saw your blog because I was searching if there’s anyone who got rescheduled with DFA due to documents or requirements na hindi po tinanggap. As for my case, yung TIN ID and POSTAL ID ko ang hindi nila tinanggap. I just got a question po, in case you would know, kasi the personnel advised me to go back to submit valid IDs and wrote a date above my original appointment date (Nov 3). She wrote po ng Dec 3. I was unable to catch what she said kung “on or before” or kahit after since Dec 3 would fall on a Sunday… Did you had a similar experience po nung pinabalik kayo to submit the “valid” requirements po? Thanks so much in advance. Will surely appreciate your help po!

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      • Hi Mam ,
        I had appointment last june but my bc that time was nso. They required psa. It took me 2 months to get my psa can i still get back to dfa or must i make a new appointment (ps . They did not put date of when must i comply)

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    • ako na po sasagot nyan.
      na re-sched ako dito due to requirements.
      you have exactly one month to get all your necessary requirements.
      if you fail to return after a month, you need to re-sched again.

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  188. Hello po I’m rose single mother of 2 kids . nag apply po ako sa dfa for passport pero d ako na ka kuha dahil sa ung nso birth ko yung birth place name lang ng hospital ang naka lagay dito po ako negros ngayon sa manila po ako pinanganak mhirap lang po kame di po kaya ng budget pumunta ng manila help me po about my question po thanks

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  189. Question po, ano po ba yung kulay ng nso birth certificate ang tinutukoy dito?white or yellow?
    Parehas kase ako meon ng nso birth certificate, white and yellow. Then yung brother ko nag apply ng passport using yellow na nso birth certificate na tinanggap po sa dfa and naprocess naman po passport nya.

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      • Hi po. Katapos ko lang po mag apply and tinanggap naman po nila yung nso logo na yellow colored na birth certificate ko. Mabilis lang po wala pa 30mins naprocess na agad. 🙂

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          • ako na rin po sasagot nito.
            pwede po yung nso birth certificate.
            remember lang po, hindi nila tinatanggap yung nso kung…blurred yung copy.
            if yun yung case, manghihingi sila nung copy from munisipyo.
            sa megamall ako nag apply.
            ang dala ko lang… nso at munincipal birth certificates, nbi, umid.
            if may questions ka pa ask lang.

          • Pero may mga nag co comment naman dito na tinatanggap pa din. If you still have time get a PSA copy na pero kung wala na, try nyo na lang po yung NSO copy nyo kung tatanggapin

  190. Makaka pag pagawa ba aq ng passportq .on process na petitionq kxe wrong spelling ung surename ng husbandq.pero bibugyan aq ng certificate.psa.tatanggapin ba sa dfa un tnx pi

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  191. Hello po ask ko lang po nso din dala ko sabi sakin kumuha muna ako psa at bumalik na lang daw need ko pa po ba mag sched ng appointment? Or ok na bumalik anytime kasi 1 week po bago ko makuha yung psa ko tnx po

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  192. Hi mommy levy,
    Galing kami ng husband ko yesterday sa dfa. And nakita na walang gender sa psa birth cert nya. Pero ng chineck ko sa issued ng city hall na birth cert meron nman. The problem is sa isabela pa xa. Kailangan ba tlga nya pmunta pa run para magfile ng suoplemental report. Thanks

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  193. Hi Ms. Levy,

    Sa pregnant women po, wala ng appointment db? medical certificate lang po ba need? kinukuha po ba nila ung medical cert?

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  194. paano po mapapalitan ung sa birthdate po sa appointment na mali po kase ako..
    magkakaproblema po ba sa dfa un. sa mismong appoint,emnt date

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  195. Hi po! Gusto ko lang magtanong. Kasi incomplete yung documents and then you had to get new ones, did you have to resched another appointment at the DFA?

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  196. Hi po, can i ask, can i still go to my appointment even though i don’t have the confirmed appointment? I did apply po and they said that it is scheduled already but the thing is i didn’t get the application code kaya po i can’t open my appointment schedule?

    And is NSO still acceptable? or should we we get a new one from PSA?

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    • check your email, you should have the PDF copy of your appointment schedule. I don’t know if they will still accept NSO copy. If you still have time better to get the latest copy (PSA) to be sure.

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      • Hi, i think NSO is the same as PSA.. New name lang ung PSA ngaun coz when I check their website it shows there formerly known as NSO. Thank.

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        • yes they are the same, pero ang pinagtatalunan po kasi is kung tatanggapin ng DFA yung lumang papel na NSO ang nakatatak. May ibang area kasi na tinatanggap may iba naman na gusto latest copy na.

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  197. Hi Ms. Levy,

    Just want to ask what did you do next upon getting the supplemental report? Did you get another copy of PSA BC reflecting the missing information?

    I applied for a supplemental report just today since the clinic where I was born has no specific city in it. The officer in our city hall did not mention about its transmittal to NSO, but I paid 150 pesos. Close enough to 190 pesos you paid.

    Hope you can help me.

    Regards,
    Marielle

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      • Ms. Levy, were you able to get the corrected BC the same day you brought the supplemental report to NSO? Can you share the process you went through?

        Thanks again.

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          • Oh I see. Sorry to bother you Ms. Levy but I have one last question. Hope you can still accomodate. When you mentioned that you went to NSO QC office, is it at PSA-CVEA Building, PSA Compound, East Avenue, Quezon City, to be exact? I’m overwhelmed with many office locations published in google.

            Again, thank you for responding. Hoping to get a response too regarding my last question. 🙂

  198. Hi mommy Levy! Ask ko lang po kung tatanggapin documents ko such as NSO BC and MC kung photocopy lang po ang dala ko. Pero may UMID ID po ako at PAGIBIG ID. Salamat po.

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  199. hello po,good morning tanong ko lang,medyo bother po ako eh. Kumuha po ako nang bagong BC kasi tapos na p namin ma e.correct ang province at birth date ko.Kaya lng may napansin ako,ang maiden name ay hindi tugma.Ang nkalagay ay pangalan(nang mama ko)Middle Initial tapos apelyido na nang papa ko.Okay lng po ba ito?Oh baka ma denied ako sa passport application ko?Thank you po

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  200. I would like to know if they still accept NSO birth certificate because I heard that they only accept PSA birth certificate.

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    • some said yes here. But if you still have time before your scheduled visit, I suggest to get a PSA copy to be sure

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  201. Hello bka mtulongan nyo po ako, tnong lng po, yun po kc birth cert ko nso copy po cya hndi po cya psa, tatanggapin po kya ng dfa ito,isa pa po mtgal n po itong copy k na ito,sa oct 12 na po ang appointment ko.

    Salamat po.

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  202. Good Day po, new applicant po ako since nabasa ko po mga comments dito tinignan ko po yung birthcertificate ko yung place of birth po wala nang mabasa pero po doon sa baba yung entries po kung saan ako pinanganak nakalagay naman po doon kahit ang municipality nababasa doon. ano po ang gagwin ko? tatanggapin po kaya yoon sa DFA or kailangan ko mag request ng Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR or yung sinasabi nyo na Supplemental Report?

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    • pareho po kasi tayo na sa birthplace may problema marka nalang nakikita wala na mabasa. ano po kaya ang gagawin ko. kailangan ko po next year yung passport

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      • I think ang importante ay yung birth certificate mo. I don’t know po kung ipapaayos pa ng DFA yung marriage certificate

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        • Hi maam hehe hindi pa po ako married what i meant is yung naka indicate po na birthplace sa taas ay wala na mabasa pero yung nasa baba nababasa po

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  203. Hello po Mam
    Tanong ko lang po yung sa NSO ko may problem po sa gender, female po ako kaso naging male.
    Tatanggapin po ba ng DFA kung may affidavit po o dapat i correct ko pa po?

    Ok lang po ba kung supplemental report para sa gender problem?

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      • Hello po Mam
        Tanong ko lang po yung sa NSO ko may problem po sa bali yung first name ko kasi sa lahat ng ducuments yung nso lang po ang nka mali DEESSIE bali yung tama po DESSIE pero nagfile na po ako
        Sa LCR for petition for clerical error mam pero still processing pa po… pwede po ba yun lang ang ipapakita ko sa dfa yung copy at saka receipt sa filing kasi appointmet ko po feb.13 kasi 1 to 3 mos. po ang processing po.
        Tatanggapin po ba ng DFA kung mam.??

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  204. Tanong lang po kung may expiration date po ba ang PSA BC? kasi po ang ipapapasa ko last year ko pa kinuha sa PSA?

    Please advice. Thanks

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  205. Hi! Ms. Levy,
    May appointment nako sa DFA, kaso ng yung marrige certificate ko ngyon ko lang na check sa PSA yung name ng husband ko walang JR. deceased na po yung senior . ano p ba ang gagawin ko, iaacept kaya nila yun

    Salamat po

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      • ranz.nd tatangapin yan kxe pareho tau ng case.ngpapetitio aq 15 to 20 day sposting .then bibigyan ka ng certificate
        na on process ang petition mu

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        • ganyan po ung sa mother ko mali ung birthday sa marriage cert nya pwede bang hindi na isubmit un or required po ba ang marriage cert..or what to do po para ma correct thanks po kase twice na xang na failed sa pgkuha ng passport so sna for the third tym mkakuha na xa..😁

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  207. Hi mam. Ask lang Po if tatangapin ba sa dfa yung premium postal ku po khit na medyo mali kunti yung signature duon. ? Pero lahat ng ducoments ku parehas ng signature yung sa postal lang tlga may konting mali.?

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  208. Hi Ma’am,
    Good Afternoon.
    Ask ko lang po paano po magpa-correct ng middle name sa passport paano po gagawin.

    Thank you…

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  209. Hi Mam,
    Halimbawa po may kulang na requirments or may mali sa requirements , pinbalik ka nlng po ba o ngpasched ka uli? Thank you

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      • Helo po ung sken po August 2017 ung sched pero kulang ako s requirements

        Kaya pinirmahan lang ng procesor them nilagyan sa remarkable ung dapat Kong dalhin na kulang

        Magagamit ko papo po Maya ung application kahit oct na thanks

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      • Hi mam.ask ko lang if need pa magpa appointment sa dfa kung magpapapalit ka lang ng status from single to married..
        Tapos change surname po kasi married na po aq last dec
        .thanks po