Philippine Embassy – Report of New Birth and First-Time Passport Applicant

Report of birth and passport application forms must be accomplished by either of the Filipino parents or guardian.  The infant/child need to be personally brought to the embassy.

(For infants/children born in Singapore of Filipino parent/s)

Basic Requirements

• Duly accomplished passport application form
• Original and five (5) photocopies of the following documents
• • Birth Certificate issued by the Singapore Registration of Births
  • Report of Birth
  • Passports of parents (data pages only)
  • Marriage contract of parents (if applicable)
• Cash payment of S$187.00 (passport and notarization fees)

Additional Requirements (for newly born baby whose parents are not legally married)

• Affidavit of Acknowledgement to be executed by both parents
• Affidavit by the father consenting the use of his surname
• Cash payment of S$229.50 (passport and notarization fees)

Philippine Embassy (Singapore) Passport Renewal Process

As a passport with at least six months’ validity is a standard requirement for international travel, applicants are advised to renew their passports early to avoid inconvenience.

 

It takes six weeks to process the Philippine passport. In order to prevent overcrowding and in compliance with Singapore safety and welfare regulations, the Philippine Embassy institutes a cut-off of 80 – 100 applicants a day during periods of high consular traffic.

Applicants are advised to schedule their visits during weekdays to avoid long queues.

Basic Requirements

• Personal appearance of the applicant
• Duly accomplished passport application form
• Original and photocopy of passport (for renewals)
• Cash payment will be S$102.00 for the new ePassport (effective 28 June 2010).
• Passport Photos are no longer required, but applicants are required to wear the following:
  • For men: decent shirt, with collar
  • For women: decent attire, with or without collar (no sleeveless / no plunging neckline)

Additional Requirements

For Singapore Permanent Residents / Employment Pass / S-Pass / Dependant’s Pass / Long Term Pass & Work Permit holders (excluding household service workers)

• Original and photocopy of identity / employment card

For Household Service Workers

• Valid employment contract authenticated by the Philippine Embassy

For Seamen

• Seaman’s book
• Crew list
• Letter from the master of the vessel / authorized agency

For Married Women Who Wish to use the Surname of their Husband (holding machine-readable passports)

Married in Singapore

• Original and photocopy of Report of Marriage filed at the Philippine Embassy
• Original and photocopy of marriage certificate issued by Singapore Registry of Marriages (ROM)
• Photocopy of the data pages of passports of both husband and wife

Married in Philippines

• Original and photocopy of marriage contract issued by NSO and duly authenticated by DFA
• Photocopy of the data pages of passports of both husband and wife

Married in Abroad

• Original and photocopy of NSO-issued marriage certificate and duly authenticated by DFA
• Photocopy of the data pages of passports of both husband and wife

Important Notes

1. Collection of passports / travel documents may be delegated provided there is a proper letter of authorization.
2. Please take note of important embassy schedules for the processing and collection of passports / travel documents.

Update on Quota and Schedule for Passport Application

There is an update from the Philippine Embassy in Singapore that:

Effective immediately, the Philippine Embassy shall

• accept passport applications from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.,
• or when a quota of 150 applicants is reached, whichever is earlier, from Sundays to Thursdays, except on public holidays.

For security reasons, only applicants who are renewing their passports or requiring other official services in the Embassy shall be allowed inside the Embassy premises.

Applicants are requested to bring complete requirements in order to avoid unnecessary delays in processing.

I don’t agree on the “when a quota of 150 applicants is reached” part. What if you arrived at the embassy at around 11:00 AM you found out that the quota has been reached for the day, then you just wasted your time.

If they really wanted to avoid this circumstances, they should make it easy to check what is the current quota count, maybe through web-based, sms or IVR.

Philippine Embassy in Singapore Extended the time for Passport Collection

According to an announcement from the Philippine Embassy:

Effective immediately,  period for passport collection is now extended from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday.  On Sundays, collection is limited to emergency cases only from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. due to space constraints as some 700 to 1000 applicants for various consular and labor services visit the Embassy.

Please note that new passports will be released only if current passport is presented for cancellation. Failure to collect passport within six  (6) months after issuance may lead to cancellation of passport.

Previously, they were only releasing passport due for collection from 1:30PM to 5:00PM.

I wonder if collection of overdue passport and passport coursed through agencies are still being entertained from 4:00PM to 5:00 PM on Monday to Thursday?