Republic Act No. 9225 (RA 9225) is Also Known as the Philippines' Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003
According to Republic Act No. 9225 (RA 9225), also referred to as the Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003, a natural-born Filipino (a child born in the Philippines or a childPrimary Requirement
The applicant must apply at the Bureau of Immigration (BI), if currently in the Philippines, or at the nearest Philippine embassy or consulate, if in a foreign country.
The applicant, also referred to as the petitioner, must show proof of being a natural-born citizen of the Philippines. The primary requirement is the submission of an NSO-authenticated copy of Philippine birth certificate (if born in the Philippines) or an original copy of a Report of Birth issued by the Philippine Foreign Post and the birth certificate issued by competent foreign authorities (if born in another country). The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the Philippine government's major statistical agency responsible for carrying out and administering the provision of the Civil Registry Law to collect, compile, classify, produce, publish, and disseminate general-purpose statistics in the country. It is the government agency that releases the following official documents: birth certificates, death certificates, certificates of no marriage, and marriage certificates.
Additional Requirements
The petitioner must provide a copy of his/her Certificate of Naturalization, along with his/her latest foreign passport. If such documents are not available, an affidavit explaining the circumstances of acquisition of foreign citizenship must be presented.
The petitioner must also show additional documents to support his/her claim of being a natural-born Filipino. These documents include: old Philippine passport/s, voter's affidavit or voter's identification card; marriage contract indicating the Philippine citizenship; and other legal documents.
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