"Applicants may apply for the ePassport at any of the following: the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila, the DFA's regional offices throughout the Philippines, Philippine Embassies and Consulates abroad and mobile passport services in the applicant's areas.  (Applicants in Australia may apply at the Philippine Embassy in Canberra or the Philippine Consulate General in Sydney.)"

A. REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME PASSPORT APPLICANTS:

• Personal Appearance is required.
• Duly accomplished application form.
• Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.
• Proof of identity / Supporting documents indicating full name, date and place of birth and citizenship.
• Other Supporting documents.

Additional Requirements:

• For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse:

Marriage Contract (MC) on Security Paper issued by NSO or Certified True Copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

• For married women who would like to revert back to their maiden name:
  • If already widowed: Death Certificate of the deceased husband;
  • If marriage is annulled: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on annulment and NSO-issued MC with the annotation on the annulment decree;
  • If divorced: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on divorce secured by foreign spouse authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the divorce is obtained.

B. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF PASSPORT:

• Personal appearance is required

If applicant holds a Brown Passport or issued prior to 01 May 1995, present the:

• Old passport and photocopy of passport pages 1, 2, 3 (amendment) and the pages showing latest Bureau of Immigration departure and arrival stamps.
• Supporting document with complete middle name.

If applicant holds/ MRP or Green Passport/  issued after 01 May 1995, present the:

• Present passport and photocopy of inside and back cover.
• The pages showing latest Bureau of Immigration departure and arrival stamps.
• For illegitimate minor, personal appearance of mother is required.

For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse, aside from the aforementioned, present the:

• Marriage Contract (MC) on Security Paper issued by NSO or CTC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.