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The Passport & Citizenship Unit provides U.S. birth registration and citizenship services to U.S. citizens in the Philippines, at the Embassy in Manila and at the Consular Agency in Cebu, by appointment only.
Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA): A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), FS-240, is an official record of U.S. citizenship issued to a person under age 18 who was born abroad to United States citizen parent(s) and acquired citizenship at birth. A U.S. citizen parent should report their child’s birth in the Philippines as soon as possible to the U.S. Embassy in Manila or Consular Agency in Cebu.
Applicants aged 18 or older, born outside the United States, may claim U.S. citizenship through his/her parent who at the time of the applicant’s birth was a United States citizen. Applicants 18 years old and over are not eligible for issuance of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) but may apply for citizenship as an adult. Once the citizenship claim is established, the applicant qualifies for a first-time U.S. passport.
To determine if you are eligible to transmit U.S. citizenship to your child, or whether you as an adult are eligible to claim U.S. citizenship through your U.S. citizen parent(s), please visit travel.state.gov. Then, return to our page for important information on how to request an in-person appointment to apply in Manila or Cebu.
Renounce U.S. Citizenship: If you intend to renounce your U.S. citizenship, please let us know of your intent by emailing ACSInfoManila@state.gov. We will then email you with your next steps, to first set up a phone interview, and later, an in-person appointment at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. For more information please see our Citizenship Wizard.
Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
The application fee for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) is $100.00 USD.
The application fee for citizenship as an adult is $165.00 USD.
This non-refundable fee is to be paid during your appointment at the Embassy or Consular Agency. We accept major credit cards and cash payments (in U.S dollars or Philippine pesos, exact change preferred) at both of our locations.
If your appointment is at the Embassy in Manila, please also be prepared to pay a courier delivery fee (cash in Philippine pesos only) for the return shipment of an approved CRBA and/or first-time U.S. passport.
Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship
The fee for renunciation of U.S. Citizenship is $2,350 USD and it is non-refundable.
Please prepare to make your fee payment during your in-person appointment, either in cash (U.S. dollars or Philippine pesos) or by major credit card.
Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
To request a CRBA or citizenship appointment, please follow these instructions:
Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship
All renunciation appointments take place at the U.S. Embassy in Manila. There are no renunciation of citizenship appointments offered at the Consular Agency in Cebu.
Address:
U.S. Embassy Manila
1201 Roxas Blvd.
Manila 1000
Please call: (+63) 2 5301-2000
Outside of Office Hours, contact: (+63) 2 5301-2000
Outside of the Philippines: (+63) 2 5301-2000
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