Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah

Guide to Consular Services

February 2010

First Edition

The Consular Section is open to the public every Saturday to Wednesday, from

830am - 12pm, and 1pm-430pm, and on Thursdays from 8:30am to 12pm. The

Consulate is closed on Philippine and Saudi holidays. Click here PCG Holidays.

Read about the Consulate’s functions and limitations under the Vienna Convention on

Consular Relations

To learn about requirements for consular services and download application

forms, please double click on the links below:

Passports (renewals, new for infants, replacement for lost passports)

Amendments to Passport Details

Visas (Non-immigrant Tourist and Business Visas)

Marriages Solemnized at the Consulate (between 2 Filipino citizens qualified under

Philippine law to contract marriage)

Reporting of Marriages solemnized by Saudi authorities

Notarization and Authentication Services

Civil Registry Services (Birth, Marriage, Death, Clerical Corrections)1

Dual Citizenship

A quick look at the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) and consular functions

illustrate the heavy emphasis that consulates shall function within the framework and limits

of the laws and regulations of the receiving State, in this case the Consulate exercises its

functions in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This is further stressed in Article 55 of the VCCR entitled ―Respect for the Laws and

Regulations of the Receiving State‖ which states:

1. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons

enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the

receiving State. They also have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of that

State.

2. The consular premises shall not be used in any manner incompatible with the exercise

of consular functions.

3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall not exclude the possibility of offices of

other institutions or agencies being installed in part of the building in which the

consular premises are situated, provided that the premises assigned to them are

separate from those used by the consular post. In that event, the said offices shall not,

for the purposes of the present Convention, be considered to form part of the consular

premises.

1Civil Registration is a continuous, permanent, and compulsory recording of vital events

occurring in the life of an individual such as birth, marriage and death, and of all court

decrees and legal instruments affecting his or her civil status in appropriate registers as

mandated by Act of 3753, the Civil Registry Law.

Consular Functions & Respect for Saudi Laws

The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (or VCCR) was completed in 1963 as a

multilateral treaty to codify consular practices that developed through customary

international law, numerous bilateral treaties, and a number of regional treaties.

The VCCR enumerates basic legal rights and duties of signatory States, including:

the establishment and conduct of consular relations, by mutual consent, and

the privileges and immunities of consular officers and offices from the laws of the ―receiving

State‖ (the country where the foreign consular office has been established).

Article 5 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations specify consular functions

consisting in:

1. protecting in the receiving State the interests of the sending State and of its

nationals, both individuals and bodies corporate, within the limits permitted by

international law;

2. furthering the development of commercial, economic, cultural and scientific

relations between the sending State and the receiving State and otherwise promoting

friendly relations between them in accordance with the provisions of the present

Convention;

3. ascertaining by all lawful means conditions and developments in the commercial,

economic, cultural and scientific life of the receiving State, reporting thereon to the

Government of the sending State and giving information to persons interested;

4. issuing passports and travel documents to nationals of the sending State,

and visas or appropriate documents to persons wishing to travel to the sending State;

5. helping and assisting nationals, both individuals and bodies corporate, of the sending

State;

6. acting as notary and civil registrar and in capacities of a similar kind, and performing

certain functions of an administrative nature, provided that there is nothing contrary thereto

in the laws and regulations of the receiving State;

7. safeguarding the interests of nationals, both individuals and bodies corporate, of the

sending State in cases of succession mortis causa in the territory of the receiving State,

in accordance with the laws and regulations of the receiving State;

8. safeguarding, within the limits imposed by the laws and regulations of the

receiving State, the interests of minors and other persons lacking full capacity who are

nationals of the sending State, particularly where any guardianship or trusteeship is

required with respect to such persons;

9. subject to the practices and procedures obtaining in the receiving State,

representing or arranging appropriate representation for nationals of the sending

State before the tribunals and other authorities of the receiving State, for the

purpose of obtaining, in accordance with the laws and regulations of the receiving

State, provisional measures for the preservation of the rights and interests of these

nationals, where, because of absence or any other reason, such nationals are unable at the

proper time to assume the defense of their rights and interests;

10. transmitting judicial and extrajudicial documents or executing letters rogatory or

commissions to take evidence for the courts of the sending State in accordance with

international agreements in force or, in the absence of such international agreements, in

any other manner compatible with the laws and regulations of the receiving State;

11. exercising rights of supervision and inspection provided for in the laws and

regulations of the sending State in respect of vessels having the nationality of the

sending State, and of aircraft registered in that State, and in respect of their crews;

12. extending assistance to vessels and aircraft mentioned in sub-paragraph (k) of

this Article and to their crews, taking statements regarding the voyage of a vessel,

examining and stamping the ship’s papers, and, without prejudice to the powers of the

authorities of the receiving State, conducting investigations into any incidents which

occurred during the voyage, and settling disputes of any kind between the master, the

officers and the seamen in so far as this may be authorized by the laws and regulations of

the sending State;

13. performing any other functions entrusted to a consular post by the sending State

which are not prohibited by the laws and regulations of the receiving State or to

which no objection is taken by the receiving State or which are referred to in the

international agreements in force between the sending State and the receiving State.

A quick look at the VCCR and consular functions illustrate the heavy emphasis

that consulates shall function within the framework and limits of the laws and

regulations of the receiving State, in this case the Consulate exercises its functions in

accordance with the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This is further stressed in Article 55 of the VCCR entitled “Respect for the Laws and

Regulations of the Receiving State” which states:

1. Without prejudice to their privileges and immunities, it is the duty of all persons

enjoying such privileges and immunities to respect the laws and regulations of the

receiving State. They also have a duty not to interfere in the internal affairs of that State.

2. The consular premises shall not be used in any manner incompatible with the

exercise of consular functions.

3. The provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article shall not exclude the possibility of

offices of other institutions or agencies being installed in part of the building in

which the consular premises are situated, provided that the premises assigned to them

are separate from those used by the consular post. In that event,the said offices shall

not, for the purposes of the present Convention, be considered to form part of the

consular premises.

Passports

Start of Issuance of Machine Readable Passport

Starting Saturday 24 May 2008, the Philippine Consulate

General commenced receiving applications for the issuance

of the new Machine Readable Passports (maroon).

The MRPs can only be issued in the Philippines, and

applications will be received by the Consulate and sent to

the Department of Foreign Affairs for issuance of the new

passport.

The applicant will receive his/her new passport thirty (30)

days after filing his/her application.

Requirements for issuance of the new Machine Readable

Passport?

Personal appearance at the Consulate for purposes of

fingerprinting and signature verification

Duly accomplished application form with applicant’s

signature to be signed in front of the Consular Officer

Three colored photos (royal blue background preferably matte paper and not Polaroid)

Submit old passport with photocopies of the data pages and inside back cover

Renewal fee of SR200.00 (Two Hundred Saudi Riyals) for 43 pages

What is a Machine Readable Passport?

A Machine Readable Passport (MRP) is a travel document containing data that can be read

both by the naked eye and by a machine/passport reader. It replaces hand-scripted and/or

typed passports

MRPs contain the passport holder’s information, including a photograph, with required

biographical data printed in a standard formation. This information is reflected in an area

called the machine readable zone (MRZ).

Why change to a Machine Readable Passport?

In order to accelerate the processing of the increasing number of international travelers at

ports of entry and exit, specifications for machine readable travel documents were published

by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 1980.

A UN body with 190 member-states including the Philippines, ICAO sets the standards for

passports and other travel documents.

In July 2005, the format for the MRPs specified by the ICAO became the worldwide standard

with a deadline of April 2010 for all travel documents to comply.

Pilot testing of the Philippine MRP was launched in June 2007, with full implementation of

the new passport

What are the benefits of the new MRP?

Due to its standard layout and global recognition, information in MRPs can easily be

distinguished and read by immigration officials which allows passengers to be identified and

processed more quickly resulting in less time required for individual inspection.

MRPs also have additional features such as special paper, designs inks and laminates,

among others, making the travel document more secure in comparison to hand-scripted

passports.

FAQ: Philippine Citizenship

Applying for a Machine Readable Passport

Guidelines on New Photo Requirements for Machine-Readable Passport

Validity of Green Passports: until expiration!

IMPORTANT !

Requirements for the Issuance of a New Passport for Children Born in the

Kingdom:

Duly accomplished Passport Application Form

Three (3) photos 1.77\‖x1.37\‖(4.5 cm.x3.5cm.) with royal blue background. Picture must

be recent, taken within a period of 6 months.

Original Birth Certificate duly authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KSA

(translated into English and photocopies of the Arabic Birth Certificate and the English

translation.

Marriage Contract of parents duly authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in

Manila and the Saudi Embassy in Manila.

Photocopy of parents’ passports (pages 1 and 33)

Duly accomplished Report of Birth Form Page 1

Duly accomplished Report of Birth Form Page 2

Fee: SR300.00

Requirements for Renewal of Passport

Duly accomplished Passport Application Form

Three (3) photos 1.77\‖x1.37\‖(4.5 cm.x3.5cm.) with royal blue background. Picture must

be recent, taken within a period of 6 months.

Must present the original old Passport with photocopy of pages 1 and 33.

Fee: SR200.00

Requirements for Lost Passports

Duly accomplished Passport Application Form

Three (3) photos 1.77\‖x1.37\‖ (4.5 cm.x3.5cm.) with royal blue background. Picture must

be recent, taken within a period of 6 months.

Photocopy of lost Philippine passport. In the absence of a photocopy, a 15-day waiting

period will be enforced to allow the Embassy to verify the issuance in Manila or the

appropriate place of issue.

Police Report on the loss of the passport and its translation into English.

Photocopy of the newspaper publication reporting the loss of the passport and its translation

into English.

Two (2) copies of the Affidavit of Loss.

Fee: SR460.00 (if lost passport was issued in Jeddah)

Fee: SR540.00 (if lost passport was issued in Manila)

Duration: Passports are released in thirty (30) calendar days from date of

application. (For confirmation if your new passport is already available within the

period you may send a text message (SMS) to 055219614. Please indicate your

full name and date of application when u send the SMS.)

DOWNLOADS:

Gabay sa Pilipinong Expat sa Saudi

Start of Issuance of Machine Readable Passport

Advisory – Please Apply for Your New Machine Readable Passport Well in Advance

Keep Iqama & Passport Particulars Handy

Guidelines for Temporary Extension of Validity of Green Passports

RA 8239: 1996 Philippine Passport Act

Download Consular Forms and Applications

Consular Mobile Services :

Date City

January 21 & 22 Tabuk

February 25 & 26 Abha

March 11 & 12 Yanbu

May 27 & 28 Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah

July 22 & 23 Najran

August 5 & 6 Tabuk

October 14 & 15 Abha

December 9 & 10 Jizan

Guidelines for temporary extension of passport validity

In a Circular (FSC No. 129-08) that took effect on 30 October this year, the Department of

Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila has prescribed a set of guidelines to all Philippine Embassies

and Consulates abroad on temporarily extending the validity of passports in their respective

jurisdictions. Banking on an Opinion issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the DFA has

adopted the guidelines as an interim measure to address the sudden upsurge of applications

for passport renewal that has resulted from the longer period to process and issue machine-

readable passports (MRPs) and pending the implementation of the e-Passport.

Guided by the Circular and subsequent related clarifications issued by the DFA this

December, the Consulate General is now ready to accept and process applications for the

temporary extension of the validity of Philippine passports under the following

circumstances:

1. Manually scripted green passports are no longer in stock;

2. The passport sought to be extended has a validity of not more than six (6) months;

3. The owner must personally file for the extension of his/her passport with the Consulate

General;

4. The owner must submit his/her passport together with an application form for the

amendment of its validity and an affidavit in which he/she must state: a) the reason/s for

the urgency of having the validity of the passport extended for one (1) year and that he/she

cannot wait for the issuance of the MRP or e-Passport; and b) that he/she undertakes to

apply for a new passport within the extended period of validity. The affidavit must be duly

authenticated by the Consulate General;

5. Upon finding that the applicant’s stated reason/s for extension are meritorious, the

Consulate General may extend the validity of his/her passport for a period of not more than

one (1) year from the date of the application; and

6. The prescribed fee for temporary amendment of the validity of the passport shall be paid

prior to any extension.

Considering that the renewal of the validity of passports addresses an emergency situation,

the fee for the affidavit required under the guidelines has been waived. Instead, the

applicant will simply be charged with a flat fee of SR80.

Amendments: Passport Details

Application for amendment of name in passport must be filed in person.

The following documents are required:

1. Application Form for Amendment of Name (maiden to married surname) in passport;

2. Processing and Notarization fees for Certificate of Report of Marriage (in cash);

3. Other requirements:

Amendment of Name for adopted minors:

1. Original and copy of Birth Certificate with appropriate annotation by the Local Civil Registrar

printed on security paper by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and authenticated by the

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);

2. Original and copy of Certificate of Finality issued by the Court authenticated by the DFA.

For women who got married in Saudi Arabia:

(TO FOLLOW)

For women who got married in the Philippines:

1. Marriage Contract issued by the NSO in Manila duly authenticated by the Authentication

Office of the DFA, Manila;

2. Photocopy of the data pages of Passports of both husband and wife.

For women who were divorced by their foreign husbands:

1. Original and Photocopy of the dispositive portion of the court judgment granting the

divorce;

2. Copy of the applicant’s birth certificate issued by the NSO and authenticated by the DFA;

3. Photocopy of the data page of Philippine passport.

For women whose marriage was annulled by Court:

1. Copy of the Court decision declaring the annulment of marriage duly authenticated by the

DFA;

2. Copy of the marriage contract with the previous spouse with annotation of the annulment

printed on security paper by the NSO and duly authenticated by the DFA;

3. Copy of the applicant’s birth certificate issued by the NSO and authenticated by the DFA;

4. Photocopy of the data page of Philippine passport.

For widows:

1. Death certificate of deceased spouse. If husband died in the Philippines, the death

certificate should be authenticated by the NSO in Manila and the DFA;

2. Copy of the applicant’s birth certificate issued by the NSO and authenticated by the DFA;

3. Photocopy of the data page of Philippine passport of widow.

Change of Name for males/females (Due to Conversion to Islam)

(To Follow soon)

Marriage Solemnization

What marriages can consular officers solemnize?

Under Article 10 of the Family Code of the Philippines, the authority of the a consul general,

consul or vice consul to solemnize marriages extends only to ―marriages between Filipino

citizens abroad―.

For Filipino Muslims in Jeddah, can a Filipino Imam in Jeddah solemnize the marriage?

Pursuant to Article 7(2) of the Family Code, a religious solemnizer can solemnize marriages

if the following requisites are present:

1. the imam is duly authorized

2. he must be registered with the Civil Register General

3. he must act with the limits of his written authority; and

4. at least one of the contracting parties must belong to the sect/religion

According to the Family Code, short of these requirements a religious solemnizer cannot

solemnize a marriage. Clearly, this refers to marriages solemnized in the Philippines.

However, Article 10 states that ―Marriages between Filipino citizens abroad may be

solemnized by a consul-general, consul or vice-consul of the Republic of the Philippines. The

issuance of the marriage license and the duties of the local civil registrar and of the

solemnizing officer with regard to the celebration of marriage shall be performed by said

consular official.”

Marriage Solemnization Requirements In accordance with the Family Code of the Philippines, the Consulate solemnizes

marriages between two (2) legally qualified Filipino citizens, who are able to

submit the following requirements:

Documentary Requirements:

Principal: (In the original and duly authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs

(DFA))

1. Certification of No Record of Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by the National Statistics Office

(NSO), Quezon Blvd. Ext., Quezon City; and

2. Notarized Affidavit of Parents stating or attesting to the civil status of the Contracting

Parties, or as the case may be, Parent’s Consent, if below twenty one (21) years of age but

above eighteen (18) years of age/Parent’s Advice, if below twenty five (25) years of age —

duly authenticated by the Regional Trial Court (RTC).

Supporting:

1. Joint Affidavit of Contracting Parties (form is available & to be notarized at the

Consulate);

2. Two (2) passport size photographs of Contracting Parties;

3. Photocopies of each of the following of the Contracting Parties: (a) Philippine passport;

(b) birth certificate; (c) iqama; and (d) other identification card;

4. Two (2) witnesses during the Ceremony;

5. Photocopies of each of the following of the witnesses: (a) Philippine passport; and (b)

Iqama; and

6. Letter of No Objection from the respective employers of the Contracting Parties (Optional,

though may be eventually required by Saudi authorities for purposes of authentication).

Issuance of Marriage License & Bans: Upon full compliance with and submission of the

requirements to the Consulate, the marriage license will be issued and solemnization of

marriage will be scheduled after a ten (10) day notice to the public.

Schedule of Fees:

Marriage fee : SR 240.00

Authentication of Marriage Contract : 100.00

Marriage License : 100.00

Notarization of Joint Affidavit of Parties : 100.00

Total 540.00*

Translation of the Marriage Contract must be done at an accredited translation office.

Minimum Appropriate Attire:

Bride - Formal/Semi-Formal dress or gown

Groom - Barong Tagalog/Business suit/Long-sleeved shirt with tie

Wedding Rings: The Contracting Parties are encouraged to bring wedding rings for the

Ceremony.

Notarization & Authentication

STEPS & REQUIREMENTS

(as of 09 May 2009)

The Consulate performs its authentication function/services in the context of the 1963

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The Consulate may authenticate an act,

deed/document etc. executed or sourced with the Philippine legal jurisdiction by way of

certifying said act, as follows: a) executed before a local notary public officer authorized to

execute such functions, b) testified to by a public seal, c) rendered public by the authority

of a competent magistrate, d) certified as being a copy of a public register, e) authenticated

by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The Consulate authentication attests to the genuineness of the signature appearing on the

attached certification for the purpose of identifying a specific document and giving credence

to the official acts of the notary public or certifying officer thereon for use, if and when

required, as instrument of evidence in foreign countries. As such, the Consulate

certification/authentication does not, per se, authenticate the validity/efficacy/enforceability

of the basic document itself. However, the Consular Officer is impressed with duties calling

for carefulness and faithfulness whereby he must inform himself of the facts to which he

intends to certify and avoid participation in illegal enterprises.

Saudi authorities require that documents issued in the Philippines must be duly

authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and a Philippine consular officer.

Philippine government agencies, private banks, institutions and parties require that

documents for use in the Philippines, and whose signatories are abroad at the time of the

document’s execution, be notarized or authenticated by the nearest Philippine Embassy or

Consulate.

PCG Jeddah strongly recommends that Filipinos traveling to the Kingdom

authenticate their documents with the Department of Foreign Affairs and other

agencies prior to departure from the Philippines. Likewise, Filipinos who have

documents whose signatories are in the Kingdom,should authenticate them before

sending these documents to the Philippines.

A. AUTHENTICATION – The Consulate authenticates the following:

1. Documents that are duly authenticated in the Philippines (in accordance with

the following specific steps of authentication), which will be used or are going to be

used in Saudi Arabia. (NOTE: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) does not accept

documents issued in the Philippines that are not authenticated.)

Public Documents

Document Steps Required Before Authentication by the

Consulate (In Order)

1. Birth Certificate

2. Death Certificate

3. Marriage Contract or Certificate

4. Certificate of No Marriage Record

(CENOMAR)

a.NSO

b.DFA

5. Certificate of Muslim Tribal Affiliation*

6. Certificate of Conversion to Islam

a.OMA

b.Shari’a Court, Zamboanga City

c.NSO

d.DFA

7. NBI Clearance a.NBI

b.DFA

8. LTO Certificate

9. Driver’s License

a.LTO (Main Office, Quezon City)

b.DFA

10. Report of Rating

11. Certificate of Registration

12. Certificate of Good Standing

13. Professional License

a.NBI

b.DFA

14. Community Tax Certificate a.City Treasurer’s Office

b.DFA

15. Barangay Certification a.Barangay Chairman

b.Mayor

c.DFA

16. Voter’s ID/Certificate a.COMELEC Manila

b.DFA

17. Travel Clearance of a Filipino Minor

Without Accompanying Parents

a.DSWD

b.DFA

18. Alien Certificate of Registration

Immigrant/Native-Born Residence Certificate

a.Bureau of Immigration

b.DFA

19. Court Decision/Court Order a.Court (Supreme Court; Court of Appeals;

Sandigan Bayan; Regional Trial Court;

Municipal Trial Courts, etc.)

b.DFA

Personal Documents

Document Steps Required Before Authentication by the

Consulate (In Order)

School Records

1. College Diploma

2. Transcript of Records

3. Special Order

4. Certificate of Enrollment/Report of

Grades

a.University/College/School

b.CHED (depending on the region)

c.DFA

5. Certificate of Graduation

6. Secondary/Elementary School Diploma

7. Form 137-A

8. Special Order

9. Certificate of Graduation

10. Certificate of Enrollment/Report

of Grades

a.Secondary/Elementary School

b.DepEd (depending on the region)

c.DFA

11. Diploma on Technical Skills &

Development Courses

12. Transcript of Records

13. Certificate of Enrollment/Report

of Grades

14. Certificate of Graduation

a.School

b.TESDA (depending on the region)

c.DFA

Medical Records

15. Medical Certificate

16. AIDS-Free Certificate

a.Hospital/Clinic

b.DOH-BLR

c.DFA

SPAs, Affidavits etc.

17. Special Power of Attorney

18. Employment Certificate

19. Job Description

20. Training Certificates

21. Agreement/Contract

a.Notary Public

b.Regional Trial Court

c.DFA

22. Affidavit of Support & Guaranty

23. Affidavit of Parental

Consent/Advice/Single Status

24. Affidavit of Loss

25. GOSI Forms

26. Doctor’s Affidavit

Commercial & Export Documents

Document Steps Required Before Authentication by the

Consulate (In Order)

1. Certificate of Origin

2. Commercial Invoice

3. Packing List/Recap Sheet

4. Bill of Lading/Air Way Bill

5. Shipping Agent’s Certificate

6. Quarantine Clearance Certificate

7. Weight Certification/Weight List

8. Manufacturer’s Certificate

9. Commodity Clearance

10. Insurance Certification

11. Others

For Certificates of Origin Issued by the

Bureau of Customs:

a.Bureau of Customs

b.DFA

Otherwise (for all other documents)

a.PCCI

b.DFA

2. Documents issued in Saudi Arabia that are duly authenticated by the appropriate

Saudi government authorities, which will be used in the Philippines. (NOTE: Documents

issued in Saudi Arabia are required to be authenticated if they would be used in the

Philippines. If written in Arabic, they must be accordingly translated.)

Foreign Documents

Document Steps Required Before Authentication by the

Consulate (In Order)

a.Consul of the Philippine

Embassy/Consulate or of the concerned

Foreign Embassy/Consulate in the

Philippines

b.DFA

B. NOTARIZATION – The Consulate notarizes documents executed by Filipinos who are

within its area of responsibility and will be used in the Philippines like special powers of

attorney, affidavits, deeds of conveyance, pleadings for submission to courts of law in the

Philippines, certifications, etc.

FEES (Authentication & Notarization) – SR 100.00 per document

DURATION - Three (3) working days, which include the following four (4) steps: (a)

processing; (b) payment of prescribed fee(s); (c) act of notarization/authentication (after

translation, if required); and (d) release.

NOTICE – (a) All applications for authentication/notarization should be made in person by

the applicant except under certain circumstances (e.g. documents filed by his/her

immediate kin or duly authorized representative); (b) Applications shall be paid prior to

processing.

WARNING - Any spurious, fake or tampered documents submitted for

authentication are subject to outright seizure upon proper determination by the

Post’s Authentication/Notarization Officer. Holders of said documents, as well as,

people responsible for its faking and tampering will be duly prosecuted in

accordance with law.

Civil Registry Services

Civil Registration is a continuous, permanent, and compulsory recording of vital

events occurring in the life of an individual such as birth, marriage and death, and

of all court decrees and legal instruments affecting his or her civil status in

appropriate registers as mandated by Act of 3753, the Civil Registry Law.

The Civil Registry Unit of the Consulate General was created to specifically handle

the registration of the following documents as provided for in the Civil Registry

Law (RA No. 3753) and Clerical Error Law (RA 9048):

Delayed Birth Registration

1. Request Certification of NO Record of Birth from the National Statistics Office, Manila

2. Duly accomplished Report of Birth in triplicate copies (3) copies and Birth Description form

in triplicate copies;

3. Copy of the 1st old passport of the applicant;

4. Copy of Arabic Birth Certificate;

5. Photocopies of parent’s passport and Iqama;

6. Photocopy of parent’s marriage contract

7. Fee SR. 100.00

NOTE: To avoid double registration, NSO certification of no birth record is required in filing

a delayed birth registration.

Report of Marriage: (Marriage solemnized by local Saudi authorities)

Duly accomplished Report of Marriage application form;

Original Marriages Contract solemnized(authenticated by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign

Affairs)

3. Five (5) photocopies of marriage contract;

4. Four (4) photocopies of passport and Iqama of the contracting parties

Report of Marriage fees:

Report of Marriage SR. 100.00

Authentication SR. 100.00

Steps in Processing a Petition For Correction of Clerical Error in the Report of Birth

(R.A. 9048):

Petitioner:

1.) Secure from the National Statistics Office, Manila, a copy of the authenticated

Report of Birth;

2.) File the Petition with the Consulate General and do the following:

a) Fill up in triplicate original copies the Petition form;

b) Attach at least two (2) documents to support the correction sought;

c) Submit authenticated Report of Birth from NSO;

d) Pay the notarial fee of S.R. 100.00 and the filing fee of US$50.00 or its

equivalent in local currency value.

The Consulate General:

1.) Processes the petition, issues receipt of payment;

2.) Issues Notice of Posting (To be posted for 10 consecutive days at Consulate

Board)

After 15 days, the Consul General:

1.) Acts on the Petition filed

2.) Issues a Certificate of Posting

· Documents will be sent to the National Statistics Office, Manila, thru the Department of

Foreign Affairs

· Department of Foreign Affairs will indorse documents to NSO

· NSO will act and documents will be sent back to PCG Jeddah thru the Diplomatic pouch

· Jeddah PCG- Consul General will issue Certificate of Finality, Annotated Report of Birth

· Jeddah PCG will send back documents to NSO for final action.

· Petitioner will apply for the corrected final copy of child’s Report of Birth at NSO.

Dual Citizenship

Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Under RA9225

Former Filipinos may re-acquire their Philippine citizenship through the Citizenship

Reacquisition under Republic Act (RA) No. 9225. This Law, which took effect on 17

September 2003, declares that former natural-born Filipino citizens who acquired foreign

citizenship through naturalization are deemed not to have lost their Philippine citizenship

under conditions provided in the Act. A former Filipino can re-acquire Philippine citizenship

by taking the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines.

A. Documentary Requirements:

1. Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office duly authenticated by the

Department of Foreign Affairs. In case the birth certificate is not available, other

documentary proof of the applicant’s being a former natural-born Filipino citizen.

2. Certificate of Naturalization. Since the Act requires that the ―loss of Philippine

citizenship by the applicant must be on account of naturalization as a citizen of a foreign

country‖, he/she should submit documents showing the fact of his/her naturalization as a

citizen of a foreign country.

3. Authenticated Marriage certificate, if married.

4. Authenticated Death certificate, if widowed.

5. Annulment, if the marriage is annulled. The court decision to nullify the marriage

must be certified by the proper court and authenticated by the DFA.

6. Divorce decree, if divorcee. It must be certified by the proper court.

7. Duly accomplished application form for the citizenship re-acquisition/retention.

8. Three (3) 2 X 2 photos (white background) with the following view: left side view,

front view and right side view.

B. Procedures:

1. Order of Approval will be issued by the Consular Officer of the Embassy which shall

be the substantive proof that applicant has re-acquired/retained his/her Philippine

citizenship.

2. Oath of Allegiance to be undertaken by the Consular Officer after the Order of

Approval is issued.

The processing of the application will take two (2) working days.

C. Consular Service Fee

SR______ for taking an Oath of Allegiance for the re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship.

Balikbayan Privileges

The following are considered balikbayans:

1. a Filipino citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for more a period of at

least one year;

2. a Filipino overseas worker;

3. a former Filipino citizen; and

4. the alien spouse and children of balikbayans as defined in categories 1, 2, and 3 traveling

with them unless the spouse is an excludable alien.

Balikbayans enjoy the following benefits:

1. Exemption from travel tax;

2. Visa-free entry to the Philippines for a period of one year for foreign passport holders;

3. Duty-free shopping privilege of up to US$2,000.00 with the following limitations:

o shopping must be done within 2 days upon arrival and

o purchases must be made personally by the balikbayan.

These benefits are available to Balikbayans every time they enter the Philippines, regardless

of their frequent travel.

Balikbayan privileges are extended to the alien spouse and children of Filipinos and former

Filipino citizens. This allows visa-free entries into the Philippines for the alien spouse and

their children traveling with the Filipino or former Filipino citizen for a stay in the Philippines

of up to 1 year.