Everyone who has gone through getting their birth certificates from the NSO (National Statistics Office) will agree that getting their Philippine birth certificate is tedious. Unfortunately, NSO released birth certificates, marriage certificates and even CENOMAR (certificate of no marriage) are required these days especially when you are graduating or you are applying for a passport.
Fortunately, getting Philippine birth and other civil registry documents is now possible online. This service has been available for quite a long time now but this info might help people who are still planning to travel from the provinces just to get their NSO certificates in the city.
Application to get a birth certificates and similar documents can be made at ecensus.com.ph. The pay for each birth certificate is PhP 300.00 which is already inclusive of the courier fee. Foreign requests, however, costs US$20.00 for an issuance of a birth certificate. Payment can be done through bank transfer/deposits and credit card payments. Delivery of the document within the Philippines will take 3 to 6 days while foreign deliveries may take up to 8 weeks. Only the owner of the document, the spouse, direct descendants/ascendants or guardian are allowed to receive the NSO documents.
Note: Using free fake birth certificates made in Recto is illegal and punishable by Philippine law.
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November 4th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
im 15 years old. im a using a birth certificate now that i dont know if its for real. in my birthcertificate im born may 20 1992,but my true birthdate is may 20 1993. may i asked how to know if i have an original nso copy of my birthcertificate online?
October 19th, 2008 at 12:42 am
hello may i have the inform of my ex girlfriend Ellen azarraga cruz or Ellen azarraga birth certificate because of i want to know about her please and also her baby children Sean azarraga cruz thank you very much (P.S WITH COMPLETE DETAILS OF HER PLEASE)
October 15th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
pls attch the birth certificate of Ms Ezra Arah Castro Salonga..with complete Details
October 15th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
pls attach the birth certificate of my nphew Ezra Arah Castro Salonga..
October 14th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
My parents is not married but My 3 sisters got the surname of my father Although as I sAID my parents are not married. But in my Birth certificate, my surname registered the surname of my mother. I am 4th year college now and since I was in grade school up to now I used my father’s surname. In my form 137 and other documents related to education. How can I changed my surname in my birth certificate? please help me…….
October 14th, 2008 at 9:36 am
My friend’s problem is that on his birth certificate his father’s surname was not indicated but he was acknowledged by his father by signing at the back of the cert. He was born sometime 1977 but registered late sometime 1990. What will he do? Please help.
October 10th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I am a Filipina, and my daughter was born here in japan…
How can I file her birth certificate in the philippines? and how can I get a copy of it? Pls. help!!!
September 14th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Sudalarconf,
You go to NSO and they will give you the advice. Some of the birth certificates have not been updated in the database. She might be told to get her birth certificate from her birth municipality or city’s civil registrar’s office.
September 14th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Hi Catherine,
NSO released birth certificates, the yellow one, are legal documents that can attest your birth details. Inquire from the NSO for their advice if you really need a birth certificate with a seal.
Maricel,
please read the comments previously posted in this post.
September 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Still looking for help. catw4kids@aol.com
Thanks
catherine