My wife gave birth to our daughter in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the Philippines on April 18, 2007. We have had a hell of a time obtaining an NSO copy of her birth certificate in Manila. Has anyone experienced this before and could someone give me some insight on how long it takes for the NSO to release a birth certificate. We have had to refile the CRBA papers because the deadline had passed before we could obtain a certified NSO copy....Any insight on the process would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Gordon and Grace

Not sure what the problem was, Claudeth didn't have any problems requesting documents from the NSO.

It will take up to 3 days usually but you can get it after 5 minutes if you know someone working there

QUOTE(pendleton_boy @ Aug 22 2007, 06:47 PM)

My wife gave birth to our daughter in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the Philippines on April 18, 2007. We have had a hell of a time obtaining an NSO copy of her birth certificate in Manila. Has anyone experienced this before and could someone give me some insight on how long it takes for the NSO to release a birth certificate. We have had to refile the CRBA papers because the deadline had passed before we could obtain a certified NSO copy....Any insight on the process would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Gordon and Grace

Local Civil Registrar's policy (that includes Kabankalan, Negros Occidental) submits/forwards documents (BC, MC, DC, others) to NSO after 6 months that it has been filed at their office. Since Your child was born April 18, 2007 it will be around October or November before LCR will forward it to NSO.

What you can do is to request for an (1st) endorsement letter to NSO from the Civil Registrar of your town. There will be fee for this including LBC courier (the documents to NSO and your copy). Once you receive your endorsement copy and the LCR's BC document, you will have to go to NSO in Quezon City (not the main NSO Office but the Vibal Building at corner EDSA in Q.C.). You will need to show them the endorsement letter (and the LBC copy that the 1st endorsement has been submitted to NSO). If NSO already have it on their file (manually-> you maybe asked to proceed to the 2nd or 3rd floor and their personel will have to look for it manually if indeed they received the LBC endorsement). If yes, then you will be asked to go back to the ground floor, may take only few minutes and you will receive the "unconverted copy" of the BC (p60.00).

Good Luck on your processing!

If she was born in a hospital, follow up with the admin office there at the hospital. The woman at makati medical center did the NSO paperwork for us when our daughter was born. I filed the CRBA within days of her being born using the official documents she filed at the NSO from the hospital. The AC/S at the embassy is very easy to deal with on the phone, much more than the K1/K3 section. You, the citizen should just call them and explain the situation. Any chance you are aboard MCB CPEN?

Thanks Helen for your insight...
I emailed the LCR General. She emailed me back and stated she would try to expedite the document. In addition, the US Embassy contacted my wife and told her that she needed to RE-FILE the passport and citizenship papers for our daughter because the deadline had passed! Well, I am confused AND mad! Not only do have to pay another fee for filing...How do I know the deadline on THIS paperwork won't pass before our daughters birth certificate is released!!! My wife is there NOW at the US Embassy 'RE-FILING'!!! GRRRR!!!!!!!

Try this, get the certified copy from Kabankalan Local Civil registrar's office and bring it to the NSO for Authentication. i dont think you have to go to NSO in Manila, im sure theres an NSO office somewhere in Negros Occidental.Since your baby is new born she doent have record on the NSO yet. Sometimes records from provinces in the philippines takes forever to reach the Manila Office.

Helen,
You DO realize that would take a plane trip to Negros, a 2 hour bus ride and then a flight back to Manila? That would cost me about as much as it cost me for the refiling fee at the Embassy? I mean, I can see if one of my wifes relatives can do that on her island but, does it have to be one of the parents to get a certified copy form the Registrars office? I don't know if the Embassy will take anything other than a certified 'NSO' copy???

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