REPORT OF BIRTH (ROB)

The birth of a Filipino citizen abroad must immediately be reported to the Philippine Embassy through the application of the ROB. Applications for ROB made only a year after birth of the child shall require the submission of an Affidavit of Delayed Registration.

The ROB will be forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs every end of the month for onward transmittal to the National Statistics Office. The transmittal of the ROB will be indicated in the parents’ copy of the ROB, for their reference.

Please note the rule that only information obtaining at the time of birth shall be recorded in the birth certificate, and not the information prevailing at the time of registration“, as per Manual of Instructions of R.A. 9048. In view of this rule, parents who are already married at the time of registration, but whose child was born before their marriage cannot register their child as legitimate. Therefore, parents applying for ROB of their children born before these parents were married (e.g. child was born on 15 February 1995 and parents of said child got married only on 15 March 1995) shall submit the requirements required. For Children whose Parents are not Married, but are acknowledged by the Father (please see below).

FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE MARRIED

Requirements:
• Duly accomplished ROB application signed by both parents – 4 sets
• Application fee of €22.50
• Birth Certificate bearing the child’s name, place and date of birth and the names of the parents (original and 4 photocopies)