Report of Birth

1. LETTER REQUEST signed by the Informant. Please indicate your contact details (mobile no. and email address).

2. REPORT OF BIRTH FORM
- four (4) original ROB forms signed by the Informant and notarized by any Local Notary Public
- must be printed / typewritten (Handwritten will not be accepted)

3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE issued by the County Clerk’s Office
- one (1) original and four (4) photocopies (Original BC will be returned)

4. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF PARENTS
- four (4) photocopies
- PSA issued if married in the Philippines
* If PSA-issued Marriage Certificate is not unavailable, an option is to order online via PSA's https://psahelpline.ph/
- Marriage Certificate issued by the County Clerk if married in the U.S.
- if applicable, and of annulment or divorce documents plus the Marriage Certificate/Contract of the previous marriage, if any

5. PASSPORT DATAPAGE OF BOTH PARENTS
- four (4) photocopies

6. PROOF OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP OF PARENT/S AT THE TIME OF CHILD’S BIRTH
- such as permanent resident card, valid visa, work permit, dual citizenship Identification Certificate, or U.S. Naturalization Certificate of parent/s if they are now American citizens
- four (4) photocopies

7. PARENTS’ BIRTH CERTIFICATE
- four (4) photocopies

8. If the child was included in a parent's approved petition for re-acquisition or retention of Philippine citizenship, four (4) photocopies of the child’s Identification Certificate (IC), the parent’s IC, and the parent’s Order of Approval indicating the name of the child as a minor-beneficiary

9. Additional requirements if the parents were not married at the time of birth, and if ROB is filed more than a year after the child was born (Please see below)

10. PROCESSING FEE of $25.00 (money order or cashier’s check payable to “PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL"). Personal checks and credit cards are not accepted.

11. a self-addressed return envelope (with appropriate stamps for express or priority mail with tracking numbers via US Postal Service, or with pre-paid mailing envelope from a private courier of choice [except FedEx])

Send the above-mentioned requirements BY MAIL to:
Philippine Consulate General
122 S Michigan Ave, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603.

No walk-ins.

NOTE: The Consulate reserves the right to require additional documents from the applicant.

If the child will use the surname of the father:

1. One (1) original and three (3) photocopies of the Affidavit of Admission of Paternity (AAP) executed by the Father (notarized by a local notary and apostillized (Apostille) by the concerned US government office, or may be notarized at the Consulate- please request an appointment via chicagopcg@att.net )

2. One (1) original and three (3) photocopies of the Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father (AUSF) (notarized by a local notary and apostillized (Apostille) by the concerned US government office, or may be notarized at the Consulate- please request an appointment via chicagopcg@att.net)

1. • Executed by the Mother, if the child is below 7 years old
2. • Executed by the child and attested by the mother, if the child is between 7 and 17 years old
3. • Executed by the child if 18 years old and above

3. Additional $25.00 for the Certificate of Registration (total of $50.00 with the ROB processing fee). If said documents will be notarized at the Consulate, they will be subject to a separate fee.

If the parents got married after the child’s birth, email us for the requirements at chicagopcg@att.net (using the subject "Legitimation")

1. One (1) original and three (3) photocopies of the Affidavit of Delayed Registration executed by the Informant (notarized by a local notary) explaining the reason/s for the delayed registration