Apply For Dual Citizenship in Manila Only?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

My wife is visiting her family in northern Mindanao and she went to the DFA office in Cagayan de Oro about renewing her passport and taking her dual citizenship oath and they told her she would have to do that in Manila.

How long would it take for her to do that and could she do that the day before she leaves to come back home to save a trip to Manila and back? I know she probably not be able to get her passport that day, but could they mail it to her family and then they send it to her?

Or would it be best to wait until she flies home and try to do it in Chicago? We live in Kentucky, so we are not in Chicago's area, but some friends have gotten passport renewal there anyway. She will be flying into Chicago, so we could do everything while were are in town.

She is going to be staying a few more weeks, so we have some time to decide what to do.

[reem 11 1]

If you have contact in FDA it's better...I try to call my lawyer if he can help your wife he very smart lawyer I try

[Hank_ 9,174]

My wife is visiting her family in northern Mindanao and she went to the DFA office in Cagayan de Oro about renewing her passport and taking her dual citizenship oath and they told her she would have to do that in Manila.

How long would it take for her to do that and could she do that the day before she leaves to come back home to save a trip to Manila and back? I know she probably not be able to get her passport that day, but could they mail it to her family and then they send it to her?

Or would it be best to wait until she flies home and try to do it in Chicago? We live in Kentucky, so we are not in Chicago's area, but some friends have gotten passport renewal there anyway. She will be flying into Chicago, so we could do everything while were are in town.

She is going to be staying a few more weeks, so we have some time to decide what to do.

Check the consulate website that serves your area for when the outreach program will be in Kentucky (it just might be easier to wait and do it in the states). Its very easy to do the passport renewal and dual citizenship during one of those. My wife did her ROM and renewed her passport in her married name, took an afternoon.

Edited July 10, 2013 by Hank_

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

Thanks! I think it will be easier to wait until she comes home. One of our local friends called Chicago and said they were the closest office & they let her go there. My wife is planning to fly back to Chicago and I will meet her there and us do a little sightseeing. Maybe we could stop by and see, the worst they could say is no.

After Kathlene comes home, it will be a year or two before she goes back, so we have plenty of time to get it done. I was just surprised it was going to be such a hassle in the Philippines, we thought any DFA office could take care of it.

Her Philippine passport is already in her married name as we got married in her home town, so it shouldn't be much trouble at all getting it renewed.

[Hank_ 9,174]

I don't think the passport renewal is the issue, I think they are being "picky" with the dual citizenship... don't have a clue, just saying.

There were a large number at the consulate outreach when we were there that were completing Dual Citizenship and everything seemed to go rather smoothly.

[Bugs 455]

If my fiance becomes a U.S. citizen after the required stay here, does she technically lose her Philippine citizenship when becoming a U.S. citizen until she gets the dual citizenship from the Philippines afterwards?

[Hank_ 9,174]

If my fiance becomes a U.S. citizen after the required stay here, does she technically lose her Philippine citizenship when becoming a U.S. citizen until she gets the dual citizenship from the Philippines afterwards?

Yes. Which is why the Philippines has the reaffirmation process for dual citizenship.

Whereas the USA does not have that, if YOU choose to get citizenship in another country you do not automatically lose your U.S. citizenship.

[Bugs 455]

Yes. Which is why the Philippines has the reaffirmation process for dual citizenship.

Whereas the USA does not have that, if YOU choose to get citizenship in another country you do not automatically lose your U.S. citizenship.

Interesting thanks.