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Amendment of Passport / Renewal After Change of Civil Status

Applicants with valid green passports may apply for passport amendment after a change in civil status, or in the case of illegitimate children, legitimation after subsequent marriage of his/her parents.

Amending MRPs/ePassports is not permitted.  Holders of Machine Readable Passports (MRPs) / ePassports after having been married/widowed/annulled/divorced or legitimized should apply for renewal and present the same documents below:

Case A. Child Legitimized By Subsequent Marriage of Parents

An illegitimate child previously issued a passport under the surname of his/her mother may apply for a passport using the surname of his/her father after being legitimized by the subsequent marriage of his/her parents.  (Art.12,Sec.1c,D.O.11-97)

The applicant needs to present the following:

  1. NSO authentic birth certificate / Report of Birth with annotation on legitimization.
  2. Proof of marriage of parents duly registered by the Philippine Government (i.e. NSO Marriage Certificate / Report of Marriage issued by a Philippine consular establishment where the marriage was registered.).

Case B. Woman Who Opts to Use Her Married Surname

An unmarried/married woman who has been previously issued a passport under her maiden name may apply for a passport using the surname of her legal husband. (Art. 12, Sec.1a, D.O. 11-97).

The applicant needs to present the following:

  1. Proof of marriage duly registered by the Philippine Government (i.e. NSO Marriage Certificate / Report of Marriage issued by a Philippine consular establishment where the marriage was registered).

NOTE: The surname of the husband as it appears in Philippine civil registry records shall be used as the married surname of the applicant.

Case C. Woman Reverting Opting To Use Her Maiden Surname Due to Death of Spouse/Annulment of Marriage/Divorce Initiated By Foreign Spouse

A previously married woman having been issued a passport under her married surname may apply for a passport reverting to the use of her maiden name. (Art. 12, Sec.1b, D.O. 11-97).

The applicant needs to present the following:

C.1  Death of Spouse

  1. Proof of marriage duly registered by the Philippine Government (i.e. NSO Marriage Certificate / Report of Marriage issued by a Philippine consular establishment where the marriage was registered).
  2. NSO Death Certificate of Deceased Spouse if death occurred in the Philippines.  Koseki tohon if death occured in Japan.

C.2  Annulment of Marriage

  1. NSO Marriage Certificate / ROM with annotation on the dissolution of marriage.
  2. Philippine Court Order declaring the nullity of marriage, duly authenticated by DFA.

C.3  Divorce Initiated By Foreign Spouse

  1. NSO Marriage Certificate / ROM with annotation on the divorce.
  2. Philippine Court Order recognizing the validity of the foreign divorce duly authenticated by DFA.