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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March 7th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
My sister in law was in japan and she wants to have a birth certificate translated in NIHONGGO, and we don’t know how to get one, help us, here’s my email add: nimarlob@yahoo.com, tnx.
March 5th, 2009 at 12:27 am
hi, i inquire in NSO about a cenomar but to no avail they said that i am married with a marriage certificate. bottomline is i have somebody fix my papers and tell me i am suppose to be married so it is easier to go abroad. now i am here now in Canada, 7 years already, married and has a 5 yr old daghter with another coming soon…..now i am wondering if why am i married in the philippines when i have not been ever married in the philippines??? Thanks.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
hi, i inquire to nso and they found out that i have no records but i have my original birth certificate, i just want to know how can i be registered to nso to get authenticated birth certificate,thank you
February 7th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Late Registration of Birth Requirements (copied from the census.gov.ph website)
A. For persons less than eighteen (18) years old:
i) four (4) copies of the Certificate of Live Birth duly accomplished and signed by the proper parties;
ii) accomplished affidavit for Delayed Registration at the back of the Certificate of Live Birth by the father, mother or guardian, declaring therein, among other things the ff:
o name of child
o date and place of birth
o name of the father if the child is illegitimate and has been acknowledged by him
o if legitimate, the date and place of marriage of parents
o reason for not registering the birth within thirty (30) days
iii) any two of the following documentary evidences which may show the name of the child, date and place of birth, and name of mother:
o baptismal certificate
o school records
o income tax return of parent/s
o insurance policy
o medical records
o others, such as barangay captain’s certification
iv) affidavit of two disinterested persons who might have witnessed or known the birth of the child.
B. For persons eighteen (18) years old or above:
i) all the requirements for a child who is less than eighteen (18) years old;
ii) Certificate of Marriage, if married.
January 31st, 2009 at 12:29 pm
hi, just wanna know how to apply for late registration for birth certificate? my brother was born in manila but we transfered to bacolod and was unable to file fora birth cert. your reply is highly appreciated.
January 31st, 2009 at 5:26 am
pls. help me i want to know if there are records at nso office my name
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 am
Sir/Madam,
Im Harold Jude Amla Longat. I just want to follow up the status of my NSO birth certificate.My case is late registry and was registered last March 2008 in the municipality of Tabuk, Kalinga. My mother already forwarded personally my birth certificate to NSO Tugegarao because that was what they advcie to her. Now I just want to know if I can already get a copy of my Birth certificate aunthenticated from NSO because I urgently need it in filing for my Licensure Examination for Teachers of which the deadline was fast uproaching.Im hoping for your consideration and quick reply on this matter so that i will know what to do. Thank you very much and more power,..!! Godbless.
January 21st, 2009 at 11:49 am
i want to get a copy of birth certificate in NSO,but i dont know how much
January 21st, 2009 at 8:31 am
April,
I guess (but I am not sure) an authorization letter will do just explain in your letter that you do not have any relative, etc available. Make sure to leave at least one valid ID in case they need to verify your signature.
January 20th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
by the way,what i mean here is the authenticated birth certificate.