Renewal of Philippine Passport acceptable proof of Philippine Citizenship

[Successful Pinky 12]

Hello everyone,

 

So, I finally able to have my passport renewal appointment, but due to this pandemic the consulate cancelled the in-person appointment.

However, they are accepting documents for renewal of the Philippine Passport thru mail and one of the requirements is to include in the mail the Permanent resident card/Alien card as a proof of Philippine Citizenship.

But I would be needing my Green card for my ROC this coming month too. I am thinking that this process thru mail might take like months for them to process and that I might get caught up not having my Green card in time where 

I have to apply for my ROC. I have emailed them asking for any other acceptable proof of Philippine citizenship, but I did not get any reply at all.

Anyone here who have filed a renewal of Philippine Passport thru mail?

Or what proof of Philippine Citizenship did you submit other than the Green card or alien card (will give it a shot).

Or you might just wanna share your experience too.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

 

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[MarryMe987654 241]

I used my Philippine passport and birth certificate as proof of citizenship when I renewed my passport in November 2019. I did it through a consular outreach mission. I did not have my greencard yet then.

Hope this helps!

Edited August 21, 2020 by MarryMe987654

[Allovertheworld 355]

12 hours ago, Successful Pinky said:

Hello everyone,

 

So, I finally able to have my passport renewal appointment, but due to this pandemic the consulate cancelled the in-person appointment.

However, they are accepting documents for renewal of the Philippine Passport thru mail and one of the requirements is to include in the mail the Permanent resident card/Alien card as a proof of Philippine Citizenship.

But I would be needing my Green card for my ROC this coming month too. I am thinking that this process thru mail might take like months for them to process and that I might get caught up not having my Green card in time where 

I have to apply for my ROC. I have emailed them asking for any other acceptable proof of Philippine citizenship, but I did not get any reply at all.

Anyone here who have filed a renewal of Philippine Passport thru mail?

Or what proof of Philippine Citizenship did you submit other than the Green card or alien card (will give it a shot).

Or you might just wanna share your experience too.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

 

They are asking you to mail your greencard to them?  The thing that USCIS says on the website to keep in your possession?

 

Really?  Are you sure they don't want a copy?

[Successful Pinky 12]

12 hours ago, Allovertheworld said:

They are asking you to mail your greencard to them?  The thing that USCIS says on the website to keep in your possession?

 

Really?  Are you sure they don't want a copy?

Well, it says on the website to provide original and photocopy of it. 

I also asked this in my email to them, but still no reply at all.

I will try to include in the mail just the photo copy of my Greencard, and I'll see from there.

Thank you for waking me up! 😄

[Successful Pinky 12]

19 hours ago, MarryMe987654 said:

I used my Philippine passport and birth certificate as proof of citizenship when I renewed my passport in November 2019. I did it through a consular outreach mission. I did not have my greencard yet then.

Hope this helps!

Thank you for sharing this. 

I will also add the copy of my birth certificate then. 

Thank you! Thank you! 

[Hank_ 9,173]

On 8/20/2020 at 2:42 PM, Successful Pinky said:

Hello everyone,

 

So, I finally able to have my passport renewal appointment, but due to this pandemic the consulate cancelled the in-person appointment.

However, they are accepting documents for renewal of the Philippine Passport thru mail and one of the requirements is to include in the mail the Permanent resident card/Alien card as a proof of Philippine Citizenship.

But I would be needing my Green card for my ROC this coming month too. I am thinking that this process thru mail might take like months for them to process and that I might get caught up not having my Green card in time where 

I have to apply for my ROC. I have emailed them asking for any other acceptable proof of Philippine citizenship, but I did not get any reply at all.

Anyone here who have filed a renewal of Philippine Passport thru mail?

Or what proof of Philippine Citizenship did you submit other than the Green card or alien card (will give it a shot).

Or you might just wanna share your experience too.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

 

By U.S. LAW you must have your green card in YOUR possession at ALL times, you CAN NOT send it to the Philippine consulate and they should not be asking you to do this.    Send a photocopy of your green card, have it notarized .      The normal passport process is done in person so presenting the green card is easy, but sending it in the mail to the consulate a big NO-NO.

 

You could include a copy of the U.S. law.   The Immigration and Nationality Act (§264(e))

 

Permanent residents are legally required to carry their green card with them if age 18 or older. The Immigration and Nationality Act (§264(e)) states that all permanent residents must have “at all times” official evidence of permanent resident status.

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What does notarizing accomplish?

[flicks1998 1,044]

On 8/22/2020 at 8:27 AM, payxibka said:

What does notarizing accomplish?

Ive wondered this as well but have been asked to do the same thing in the past.  For the Philippine visa Im applying for, I told the Consulate I only had one original of the PSA birth certificate and they told me to copy it and have it notarized and this would be OK.  I just bring the original document to the person who is notarizing or have them make the copy so they know its a true copy. 

[payxibka 10,044]

40 minutes ago, flicks1998 said:

Ive wondered this as well but have been asked to do the same thing in the past.  For the Philippine visa Im applying for, I told the Consulate I only had one original of the PSA birth certificate and they told me to copy it and have it notarized and this would be OK.  I just bring the original document to the person who is notarizing or have them make the copy so they know its a true copy. 

Many us notaries won't do it,  at least from my experience.   They validate the ID of the individual signing but not the authenticity of a document 

[Successful Pinky 12]

On 8/22/2020 at 4:52 AM, Hank_ said:

By U.S. LAW you must have your green card in YOUR possession at ALL times, you CAN NOT send it to the Philippine consulate and they should not be asking you to do this.    Send a photocopy of your green card, have it notarized .      The normal passport process is done in person so presenting the green card is easy, but sending it in the mail to the consulate a big NO-NO.

 

You could include a copy of the U.S. law.   The Immigration and Nationality Act (§264(e))

 

Permanent residents are legally required to carry their green card with them if age 18 or older. The Immigration and Nationality Act (§264(e)) states that all permanent residents must have “at all times” official evidence of permanent resident status.

Thank you so much for this, I might as well cite this in my letter to the consulate. Thank you so much!