New requirements for Reports of Birth

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh advises the Filipino community in Jeddah and in the western region of the Kingdom, that in accordance with Foreign Service Circular No. 166-09 issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City on 04 November 2009, from now on passport applications of Filipino children born abroad are to be given due course only upon submission of the following: (a) copy of the Report of Birth, together with the birth certificate (duly translated, as the case may be), issued by Posts; and (b) copy of the Philippine passport of a Filipino parent.

Henceforth, the Embassy will only accept birth certificates duly translated by accredited/licensed translators to support Reports of Birth.

As in the past, however, Reports of Birth would still be duly signed by the Consular Officer and affixed with Post’s consular seal.

date: 19 January 2010

NSO Guidelines for Registration of Birth of “Irregular” Children of OFWs

Following guidelines in registering the birth of “irregular” children of OFWs, as per NSO guidelines:

• Through the Birth Declaration or Affidavit or either parent or the physician or nurse who attended the birth.  A Birth Notification or hospital certificate is sufficient in making a Report of Birth.
• For delayed registration, a Joint Birth Affidavit, the Birth Declaration or Affidavit of the person reporting such birth may be accepted.  A registration is considered late when it is made thirty (30) days after the date of birth.
• Procedures and requirements for registering vital events such as births, deaths, marriages and other events as required by law are laid down in Administrative Order No 1, Series of 1993.
• In following up with NSO the Birth Certificate of Filipino children born abroad, applicants need not give to the NSO the DFA date of transmittal, reference number and dispatch number from the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah.  Only in instances when the Birth Certificate cannot be located by the NSO will the applicant be requested to secure the information from DFA.

CIVIL REGISTRATION OF BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

What is civil registration?

It is a continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of vital events occurring in the life of an individual such as birth, marriage, and death, as well as court decrees, and legal instruments affecting his civil status in appropriate registers as mandated by Act No. 3753, the Civil Registry Law.

What are the uses of Civil Registry Documents?

Basically, there are two uses: