Beginning today the Department of Foreign Affairs will no longer be authenticating foreign documents with a stamp and a red ribbon. These include documents such as proof of income, divorce papers, military discharge pagers and many more.
Per the staff at the DFA in Manila beginning Tuesday the 14th of May, all foreign documents will need to be Apostille documents secured in the country of origin or through an Apostille service for a fee.
This change will include all Philippine Embassy / Consulates in foreign countries that are participating parties in the Apostille convention.
I was in the process of converting my visa to an SRRV and barely made it in time. For those already in the Philippines needing foreign documents authenticated for a similar reason, I was told you will have to obtain them from their country of origin.
For those planning on a move to the Philippines I would suggest you make sure that you have the appropriate authentication prior to that long and expensive flight to the RP.
I am supplying links related to the U.S. only as I cannot speak to the procedures in other countries, though countries that are not Apostille contracting parties will have different procedures.
https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/22114-public-advisory-apostille-convention-on-authentication-of-documents-takes-effect-in-ph-on-14-may-2019
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2018/10/process-for-authentication-legalization
https://www.nationalapostille.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/internl-judicial-asst/authentications-and-apostilles/apostille-requirements.html?fbclid=IwAR3ViGgTA_cjqpxSoD8OIg66X6vRE3uc4IBjhpvCQSUuc0-skjKrz_-BYKg
Per the staff at the DFA in Manila beginning Tuesday the 14th of May, all foreign documents will need to be Apostille documents secured in the country of origin or through an Apostille service for a fee.
This change will include all Philippine Embassy / Consulates in foreign countries that are participating parties in the Apostille convention.
I was in the process of converting my visa to an SRRV and barely made it in time. For those already in the Philippines needing foreign documents authenticated for a similar reason, I was told you will have to obtain them from their country of origin.
For those planning on a move to the Philippines I would suggest you make sure that you have the appropriate authentication prior to that long and expensive flight to the RP.
I am supplying links related to the U.S. only as I cannot speak to the procedures in other countries, though countries that are not Apostille contracting parties will have different procedures.
https://dfa.gov.ph/dfa-news/statements-and-advisoriesupdate/22114-public-advisory-apostille-convention-on-authentication-of-documents-takes-effect-in-ph-on-14-may-2019
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2018/10/process-for-authentication-legalization
https://www.nationalapostille.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/internl-judicial-asst/authentications-and-apostilles/apostille-requirements.html?fbclid=IwAR3ViGgTA_cjqpxSoD8OIg66X6vRE3uc4IBjhpvCQSUuc0-skjKrz_-BYKg
