Philippine Passport Application for Children/Minors

If you applied for a Philippine passport via the current appointment system of the Department of Foreign Affairs yourself, you'd probably find it easier to apply for your child this time around. The procedure is the same. You just need to visit the Passport Application Appointment System website and fill in your child's details.

With regard to the time of the appointment, I assume that you'd set a schedule befitting to your availability. Since you'll be with the little one, you might want to set the earliest schedule possible. Say 7:30, when the queues aren't insane yet.

Luna at 4 months old. Took ages to snap this photo cause she wouldn't keep still!
Requirements to bring:

The documents listed on DFA's website can be confusing. There are different requirements for various cases such as whether the child is legitimate or illegitimate, traveling with mother only, traveling with father only, traveling with guardian, and so on.

I applied our child's passport under the condition 'Traveling with both parents - legitimate children', and the required documents were already on hand:

1. Both parents' passports, original and photocopy.
2. Original birth certificate from NSO.
3. Marriage certificate (if only father will appear with child, but we brought anyways even if me and hubby were both present).

What to expect on appointment day:

1. You are expected to be there half an hour before your schedule. Don't bring a yaya or any other companion because he/she/they won't be allowed to get in.

2. After getting past the guard by the gate, you will be presenting your printed application form at the appointment counter. There's a special lane for senior citizens, government employees and children/minors. You'll be asked to proceed to the second floor where the special lane counters are.

3. There's a counter outside the hall for special lanes. Before you get enter, the staff will again ask for your application form, then will provide you with a queue number. Your number will be flashed on the monitors.

4. Interview is a breeze. You just need to hand in the required documents which the officer will quickly peruse.

5. The cashier booth is on the same floor. Though we didn't ask for rush processing, they charged us P1,200 (instead of P950 for the regular one) - which could be the price for going through the special lane. I never asked, it would be awesome to receive the passport as soon as possible anyway (we were about to fly overseas with our baby).

6. Past the cashier booth, an usher/officer will be handing out another queue number for the data capturing. Here, your child will have his/her photo taken. Luna's picture taking took about 20 minutes because she wouldn't keep still!

7. Optional, you can pay for delivery service if you don't feel like revisiting the DFA office. The couriers' counter is just beside the encoding/data capturing section. The courier will take your O.R. and will replace it with their own receipt. They'll provide you a number to call in case you don't receive your passport on the delivery date.

The whole process, even though we were held up at the data capturing booth, only took an hour.

Here's how to get to the Department of Foreing Affairs in Aseana Business Park.


Just gave birth and you need to apply for your newborn's Philippine passport soon? Some cities/towns do not forward your baby's birth certificate to NSO straight away. It could take months before you could get his/her birth certificate on SecPa (Security Paper). You could inform the civil registrar of your need, and they will give you some sort of 'transmittal document' which you could submit to the main office of NSO. So you're sort of registering your child's birth yourself instead of waiting for ages. NSO birth certificate on SecPa will be given that same day.

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