The Philippine Consulate General in New York provides services and assistance to Filipino nationals residing in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
For residents of other states, please go to Embassy of the Philippines, Washington DC link.
Address: 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036 (click here for location map)
Office Hours: Mon to Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm (open during lunch hour) - Closed on Philippine and U.S. Holidays
Passport Applications: 9:00am-5:00pm
• Last applicant must arrive before the 4:00 PM cut-off
Release of Passports - 8 weeks from date of application
• proceed to the Releasing section at the Basement
• Open from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, and from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Personal Pick-up - present Reminder Slip and your current passport
• Pick-up by Representative - present Reminder Slip, current passport, Signed Letter of Authority and photo-ID of Representative
Legal Services:
Documents may be processed by mail or in person
• Documents submitted between 9 AM & 12 Noon - ready for release from 4 PM to 5pm on the same day
• Documents submitted between 12 Noon & 5 PM - ready for release from 4 PM to 5pm on the following business day
NOTE: : Walk-in applicants have the option to submit self-addressed envelopes (with pre-paid postage) to receive finished documents by mail
Dual Citizenship:- From 2 July 2012 onwards:
Pre-Processing by Mail is highly encouraged
• Seminar and formal Oath-taking held everyday at the Philippine Consulate
Walk-in applicants may avail of the single session offered daily
• Applications filed and processed in the morning between 9 AM & 12 Noon will be scheduled for oathtaking and release of documents at 3 PM of the same day.
• Applications filed and processed after 1 PM will be accepted but will be scheduled for oathtaking the following business day at 3 PM or any working day convenient to the applicant. Documents will be released on the day of the applicant's oathtaking.
Visa applications:
• Received between 9 AM & 12 PM will be ready for release from 4 PM to 5 PM on the same day*
• Received between 1 PM & 4 PM will be ready for release from 4 PM until 5 PM of the following business day*
* For most Temporary Visitor's Visa applications. Some applications may require clearance and can only be released at a much later date.
The Philippine Consulate General New York will be closed on the following 2013 holidays:
01 January - New Year's Day (PHL)
21 January - Martin Luther King, Jr's Day (US)
18 February - Pres. Washington's Day (US)
28 March - Maundy Thursday (PHL)
29 March - Good Friday (PHL)
09 April - Araw ng Kagitingan (PHL)
01 May - Labor Day (PHL)
27 May - Memorial Day (US)
12 June - Independence Day (PHL)
04 July - Independence Day (US)
21 August - Ninoy Aquino Day (PHL)
26 August - National Hereos Day (PHL)
02 September - Labor (US)
14 October - Columbus Day (US)
01 November - All Saints Day (PHL)
11 November - Veteran's Day (US)
28 November - Thanksgiving Day (US)
30 November - Andres Bonifacio Day (PHL)