Infants as young as six months old can already acquire their own passports. So when your child turns six months, add to his or her many milestones his or her very own Philippine passport.
Here's how you can do it.
Here's how you can do it.
Go to the Department of Foreign Affairs' website and download the Philippine ePassport Application Form. Alternatively, you can seek the help of your trusted travel agent to do it for you.
The requirements:
2. Certificate of marriage, NSO certified (original copy)
3. Passport of parents
4. Application fee of Php1,200
5. Umbrella and fan (because it could get really hot)
6. Letter of your confirmed appointment
*NOTE: Make sure that you have an appointment before going to DFA office.
We got Saffron's passport the next day.
Also, have your child wear something decent because he will be photographed. Look at how I dressed up Saffron!
Saffron wore Gap onesie with long sleeves, mothercare pants, and necktie.
Saffron and I lounge at S & R while waiting for our appointment. S & R offers free parking to its customers. Thank you very much S & R! (S & R is a membership grocery. You need to be a member in order to get in. But you can always ask for a day pass. Just be sure to have your parking ticket validated.)
Here is Saffron's passport. Cutie!
Meanwhile, if you are not in a hurry to get your child a passport, wait for the opening of DFA's consular services at SM North Edsa and SM Megamall. It may be convenient that way as there were a lot of persons inside the DFA Manila office - young and old alike, and some were even sick. Also, there's no room for you to change your little one, and for a breastfeeding mom like me, there's no alloted place where I may be able to feed Saffron. So, that's also a shout-out to DFA: consider your customers, especially those with children. Please provide the parents with a place where we can change our babies and breastfeed them when needed. Thank you.
- Mommy Raquel
Hi! Just want to ask if they have checked your marriage certificate (I have read it already.. I just one to make sure cause the other blog I've read is that she doesn't brought her marriage certificate)? We still don't have it and the only thing is my wife's passport but the name she's using was her maiden name.. Is it ok? Hoping for your reply. Thanks in advance! :)
ReplyDeleteHello, when we applied for the girls' passports for the first time, we were required to submit an NSO certified marriage contract. I do not think it should matter if your wife continues to use her maiden name in her passport for as long as you show proof that you are married so the child can carry your surname. I hope this helps. Thanks for dropping by.
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