Core Requirements for Adult Renewal Applications

1. Confirmed Online Appointment (click here to schedule an appointment)
2. Accomplished Application Form – Please print the system-generated application form from the online appointment system.
3. Personal Appearance
4. Current Passport with photocopy of data page
5. Self-addressed ¥600 Letterpack
6. Payment of JPY ¥9,000

NOTE: If the old passport still has validity of at least 2 months on the day of the application, Applicant may request the cancellation of the old passport by submitting to the Embassy a self-addressed Hagaki (Japanese Postcard) during the application for a new passport. If cancellation of the old passport is requested by the Applicant, the Embassy will send the Hagaki to the Applicant upon issuance of the new passport. The applicant must send the old passport to the Embassy through a ¥600 Letterpack. Once the old passport is received by the Embassy, it will be cancelled, and the cancelled and new passport will be returned to the Applicant by mail.

Additional Requirements Required for the Following Cases:

A.  For Change of Name in the Philippine Passport or Discrepancy in Name (such as change of name due to marriage or reverting to maiden name)

1. 1. Core requirements for Adult Renewal Application (as seen above)
   2. Original PSA authenticated documents that will support the change of name.
      • Marriage Contract
      • Annotated Birth Certificate
      • Annotated Marriage Contract to show annulment/divorce/court-ordered instruction
      • Death Certificate of Spouse (if applicable)

NOTE: If woman opts to retain maiden name, a Marriage Contract is not required.

B.  For Holders of NON-ePassport Applications
*(Brown, Green, Machine Readable (Maroon) Passports or any older Passports)

1. Core requirements for Adult Renewal Application (as seen above)

2. Original and photocopy of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued Certificate of Live Birth on Security Paper; and

   • Married Females (who are using their spouse’s last name) must also present Original and submit photocopy of PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage on Security Paper or Report of Marriage.

   • Local Civil Registrar Copy is required if PSA-issued documents are not clear or cannot be read.

3. Any of the following Valid IDs with one (1) photocopy (click here for a list of valid IDs).

Supporting Documents for Adult Renewal (NON-ePassport) Applications
Pursuant to Section 6 of R.A. 11983, supporting documents will be further required in addition to the core requirements to prove the applicant’s identity, citizenship and lack of travel restrictions, as specified in the following cases.

NOTE: Some cases will require the application to be treated as a New Application rather than a renewal

A. Applicants with Dual Citizenship

• Natural-born Dual Citizens:
  1. Latest-issued Philippine passport; and
  2. PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or PSA-issued Report of Birth.
• Dual Citizens who Reacquired/Retained Citizenship pursuant to Republic Act No. 9225:
  1. Latest-issued Philippine passport;
  2. Original and photocopy of Oath of Allegiance, Order of Approval, or Identification Certificate issued by a Philippine FSP; or Certificate of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship or any equivalent document issued by BI; and
  3. Valid government-issued ID or their secondary citizenship/residence counterparts.

B. Applicant is a Naturalized Filipino Citizen

1. Latest-issued Philippine passport; and
2. Either of the following documents:
   ◦ Identification Certificate of Naturalization from the Bureau of Immigration, or
   ◦ Certificate of Naturalization issued by the Special Committee on Naturalization (SCN), or
   ◦ Copy of the final Court Judgment or Law granting Philippine citizenship.

C. Applicant is a Filipino citizen by Election

1. Latest-issued Philippine passport;
2. Documents of election of Philippine citizenship; and
3. Identification Certificate issued by the BI.

D. Married woman applicant who wishes to revert to her maiden name based on the following:

• By virtue of death of the spouse:
  • PSA-issued Certificate of Death or Report of Death (ROD) of spouse or DFA-apostilled or authenticated Foreign Death Certificate of foreign spouse with English translation, if applicable;
  • PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and
  • Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).
• By virtue of an annulment, declaration of nullity of marriage, judicially-recognized foreign divorce, and judicially-recognized divorce under Presidential Decree No.1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines):
  • PSA-issued Certificate of Marriage or Report of Marriage (ROM) with annotation reflecting the nullity or dissolution of marriage
  • PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth; and
  • Latest issued Philippine passport (if available).
• For other reasons for reversion: (Note: This mode of reversion can only be availed of once.)
  • PSA-issued Certificate of Live Birth or Report of Birth;
  • Notarized Affidavit of Explanation that includes request for the reversion of maiden name in the Philippine passport or travel document and stating she has not hitherto availed of the reversion;
  • Latest-issued Philippine passport or travel document; and
  • Any existing government-issued valid ID accepted for passport application reflecting the maiden name.