Passport renewal

Brown, green and older non-electronic passports need identity and citizenship documents beyond an ordinary ePassport renewal.

Cost / amount:

• ₱950 regular or ₱1,200 expedited processing
• Payment-channel and optional delivery charges are separate

Processing time:

• Published domestic schedule: 12 working days regular; 6–7 expedited
• Appointment availability, verification and delivery add time; follow the release date on your receipt

How to start:

• Check the old-passport category, then book online

What to bring

• Confirmed appointment, form and payment receipt

  Print the confirmed appointment packet. The applicant attends in person.

• Old passport and data-page photocopy

  Bring the original if still in your possession. If lost, choose the loss situation instead.

• PSA birth certificate / Report of Birth

  Bring the original and a photocopy; an annotated or late-registered record can require additional supporting evidence.

• Accepted government ID and photocopy

  Use DFA’s accepted-ID list and bring the original.

How to apply

1. 1
   Identify the old passport type

   Check DFA’s old-passport requirements and obtain the birth/citizenship and identity evidence that applies to it.

2. 2
   Book and pay on the official appointment service

   Choose the office and processing option; pay before the emailed deadline and print the confirmed packet.

   Open official instructions

3. 3
   Attend document checks and biometrics

   Go to the office shown on the appointment with originals and photocopies. Keep the receipt and collection instructions.

4. 4
   Collect and check the passport

   Follow DFA’s actual release notice. Check the printed personal details before leaving.