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Welcome to the official website of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, Hawaii, where you can find general information on the Consulate and its services, programs and activities, news on and from the Philippines and important announcements for our kababayans in Hawaii and American Samoa.

Maraming salamat po at Mabuhay!

Online Appointment

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, in line with the thrust of the Department of Foreign Affairs to provide efficient and comfortable service to all Filipinos, has implemented a consular service appointment system beginning May 01, 2018. All consular services will be by appointment only. SECURING AN APPOINTMENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE.

Unless you have an appointment, we will not be able to accommodate you. Please make sure you have a valid U.S. cellphone number and email address (Yahoo and Gmail only) where automated confirmatory messages will be sent to you. The confirmatory email will include your appointment schedule and the requirements for a particular type of consular service you wish to avail of. 

If you cannot make it to your scheduled appointment, you are kindly requested to cancel your appointment to give way to other applicants. DOUBLE REGISTRATION WILL MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT NULL AND VOID. 

For appointments, please click the appropriate link below.

 

The Consulate endeavors to attend to applicants as close as possible to their appointment time. However, service times could vary due to special cases of individual applicants.

 

Starting 21 March 2022, the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will resume acceptance of passport applicants through its Courtesy Lane. The following are eligible for passport service through the Courtesy Lane:

1. Applicants who are 60 years old and above
2. Minors who are 7 years old and below (with parent/s or authorized adult companion)
3. Applicants with disability (must present a Disability ID)
4. Pregnant applicants (must present medical record)
5. Applicants with immediate need for a passport (must present proof of urgency such as death certificate or medical certificate)

The Consulate is able to accept a maximum of 15 Courtesy Lane applicants per day.

While applicants availing of the Courtesy Lane may apply for passport service during the Consulate’s business hours (9am to 3pm from Monday to Friday, except holidays), priority shall be given to applicants with appointments.

 

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CITIZEN'S CHARTER

Petition for Reacquisition/Retention of Philippine Citizenship

Republic Act 9225 otherwise known as the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 (more popularly known as the Dual Citizenship Law) enables former natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country to reacquire/retain their Philippine citizenship by taking an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines before a Philippine Consular Officer.  Upon reacquiring their Philippine citizenship, they shall enjoy full civil, economic and political rights as Filipinos.

Under the principle of derivative citizenship, unmarried children below eighteen (18) years of age, whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted, of former Filipino parents who reacquired their Philippine citizenship under this law, may also be deemed Filipino citizens, if they are included in the parent’s application for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship.

Office or Division: Dual Citizenship Section
Classification: Complex
Type of Transaction: G2C
Who may avail:

Former natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country

Unmarried children below eighteen (18) years of age, whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted, of former Filipino parents who reacquired their Philippine citizenship under this law
CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS WHERE TO SECURE
Confirmed online appointment (except for Filipino citizens who can avail of the Courtesy Lane including seniors, pregnant women, persons with disabilities, and minors 7 years old and below) Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu website (honolulupcg.dfa.gov.ph)

Accomplished application form (3 originals)

(Applications and copies of supporting documents sent by mail should be notarized.)

Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu or downloadable from its website
Four (4) 2x2 colored recent photos of applicant (applicant to wear shirt with collar, no eyeglasses) Photo studio
Birth Certificate (original and 3 copies) Local Civil Registrar/National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority
Old Philippine passport (original and 3 copies) c/o applicant
Certificate of Naturalization (original and 3 copies) US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Foreign Passport (original and 3 copies) State Passport Office, concerned government agency

For married women:  Marriage Certificate, if married in the Philippines, or Marriage Contract/Report of Marriage, if married abroad (original and 3 copies)

For marriage contracted in the Philippines or abroad and reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - Local Civil Registrar/National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority 

For marriage contracted abroad but not reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - State Department of Health/concerned government agency
For widow/ed: Death certificate of spouse (original and 3 copies)

For death in the Philippines or abroad and reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - Local Civil Registrar/National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority 

For death abroad but not reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - State Department of Health/concerned government agency

If divorced: Marriage Certificate and Divorce Decree. (original and 3 copies)

For marriage contracted in the Philippines or abroad and reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - Local Civil Registrar/National Statistics Office/ Philippine Statistics Authority 

For marriage contracted abroad but not reported to a Philippine embassy/consulate - State Department of Health/concerned government agency 

Divorce Decree – State Department of Health/concerned government agency

 

Client Steps Agency Actions Fees to be Paid Processing Time Person Responsible

1. Go to PCG on day and time of appointment; wait for number to be called

For Courtesy Lane clients, log-in at Qless kiosk and wait for number to be called

 1. Summon client None  
Consular Assistant
Dual Citizenship Section
2. Submit documents for processing and evaluation 2. Receive, assess and evaluate completeness of documents; informs applicant of oath taking schedule None 10 minutes
Consular Assistant
Dual Citizenship Section
3. Submit application forms and copies of documents to the Cashier and pay the required fee 3. Receive the documents and payment, and issue Official Receipt

USD 50 (adult)

USD 25 (minor)

 3 minutes
Collecting Officer
Cashier
4. Return to PCG for oath taking. Proceed to Consular Waiting Area and when called, present the Official Receipt

4. Summon and request client to check accuracy of details on the Oath of Allegiance, Identification Certificate (IC) and Order of Approval.  

4.1 Request client to sign Oath and IC, affix thumbprint on the IC, and receive the originals of the Oath, IC and Order.

 None 5 minutes
Consular Assistant
Dual Citizenship Section
5. Listen to briefing and profess the Oath of Allegiance 5. Inform applicants of benefits and obligations of Philippine citizenship, answers queries, if any, and administers the oath None 10 minutes
Consul/Vice Consul Assistant
Dual Citizenship Section
  TOTAL Depends on number of applicants 28 minutes (Steps 2-5)