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mhiranojoy New member

Member since 05 December 2023

mhiranojoyNew member08 February 2025 17:27:21

Need some help please as I'm finding it hard to understand what the Philippine Embassy website is telling me.

I have dual citizenship (Fil/Brit) but I have been using my Brit passport since I turned 18. Still have my Fil passport and Fil birth certificate as I was born in the Philippines.

Now, I have a toddler who is 1/4 Fil and I would like for him to have a Fil passport for when we go to the Philippines. However, it's unclear to me if he is allowed to have a Fil passport and BC according to the Embassy website. I emailed them and they said that if one parent is a Fil born natural, their child won't need to go through all the complicated process of getting Fil citizenship since he's already a Filipino but other sources say different.

So, i would like to ask if anyone might know? Are you or your child a quarter Fil and managed to get Fil citizenship. If yes, what did you do?

I can't book appointments in the Phil Embassy in London because apparently it's walk in only and they only allow a certain number of people through.

smithta63 Active member

Member since 12 October 2023

smithta63Active member08 February 2025 20:56:25

A few things to look at聽聽 Are you UK citizen by naturalization or birth.聽聽My wife naturalized in the states and our child born before she did can be registered and not the one born after.聽 Looking at different consulates explaining the law might help you understand your apecific situation.

Andy_1963 Contributor

Member since 22 January 2023

Andy_1963ContributorYesterday 04:18:46

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It worked for me and my son in the other way in the Philippines. I went to the Austrian embassy in Manila with my Austrian citizen ship document, my passport and with the apostilled birth certificate of my son and a few weeks later he got an Austrian passport.

So yoy need to go to Philippine embassy in London with your birth certificate from the Philippines, your ID and the birth certificate of your kid. This should be enough. Your kid is already a Philippine citizen as you have the citizenship of the Philippines.

It is more complex if you have returned the citizenship of the Philippines.

Please let us know how it works for you. This might help others.

Andy from Boracay (8 years in the Philippines)

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