Okay so here's my situation, I am a US and Philippine passport holder. However I did not formally get a Dual citizenship certificate. I was born here in the Philippines and automatically acquired US citizenship by derivation through my mother who naturalized when I was a kid. I never naturalized nor took an Oath of Allegiance to the US and based what I read in Philippine Embassy websites:
RA 9225 (“Dual Citizenship Law”) is meant for Filipinos who lost citizenship by naturalizing in a foreign country as adults. It explicitly does not apply to those who already hold another citizenship by birth or automatic acquisition as minors.
So i just need some reassurance because I have a flight back to the US and I've been here the Philippines for 5 years, i dont want to get fined a huge amount of overstaying fee if they consider me as a foreigner if I present them my US passport in Philippine immigration because my PH passport does not have a visa. Also, when I entered the Philippines way back in 2020, which ph government only allow PH passport holder to enter, ph immigration stamped my PH passport for entry. I can't remember if I also showed my US passport.
Plus upon my arrival here in the Philippines, I renewed my PH passport in DFA Manila, I also showed them my US passport and the personnel went to the back office and talked to someone, when she came back she let me proceed with my renewal. Now I have a valid PH passport and US passport for travel, just really worried if on my flight date, PH immigration will grill me for not having a Dual CItizenship certificate or Re-acquisition of PH Certificate. Please understand my frustration.
