Philippine Consulate Report of Birth

[CadeMcNown 39]

Hello. In order. to get our son dual citizenship, we filled out a report of birth for our son (mother is Philippine citizen). We filed at the Chicago Philippine consulate through mail. Our first attempt they returned everything with some strange edits like changing our son's place of birth and making him name to have 2 first names instead of 2 middle names. Not a big deal, we just changed to what they wanted. Oddly enough when we got married they changed my name also to become 2 first names and 0 middle names. I guess they want the cultural naming conventions.

 

This time around, they simply mailed us a copy of the forms and required evidence. 4 copies were required of all, so it looks like we get 1. They signed the bottom There was no letter or anything. It seems to me it was accepted and they provided a receipt for the payment. Should we expect to receive any further documentation? How do we know when he is a citizen of the Philippines?

[Hank_ 9,174]

5 hours ago, CadeMcNown said:

Hello. In order. to get our son dual citizenship, we filled out a report of birth for our son (mother is Philippine citizen). We filed at the Chicago Philippine consulate through mail. Our first attempt they returned everything with some strange edits like changing our son's place of birth and making him name to have 2 first names instead of 2 middle names. Not a big deal, we just changed to what they wanted. Oddly enough when we got married they changed my name also to become 2 first names and 0 middle names. I guess they want the cultural naming conventions.

 

This time around, they simply mailed us a copy of the forms and required evidence. 4 copies were required of all, so it looks like we get 1. They signed the bottom There was no letter or anything. It seems to me it was accepted and they provided a receipt for the payment. Should we expect to receive any further documentation? How do we know when he is a citizen of the Philippines?

That is it .. done.   They return a copy with the receipt and there should be notations from filing with PSA, keep it handy should you want a PSA copy for acquiring his Philippine passport.

[Chancy 6,241]

5 hours ago, CadeMcNown said:

How do we know when he is a citizen of the Philippines?

 

Note that your son didn't become a Philippine citizen when you filed his ROB.  He had already been a PH citizen from birth, because his mother was a PH citizen when she gave birth to him.  That's according to the Philippine Constitution.  ROB is just the paperwork you need to get him his PH legal documents, like his passport.

 

[CadeMcNown 39]

Wow ok thank you both. I guess we expected some sort of letter, but if not needed, then cool! We will try to get him a passport next then.