Petition Requirements and Contents
- Petition must be submitted in five typed and signed copies with passport-size photos.
- Must include:
- Petitioner’s full name and aliases.
- Current and former residences.
- Birth details and parents’ citizenship.
- Basis of Filipino citizenship at marriage or birth.
- Reason for citizenship loss and specific political/economic necessity if applicable.
- Reason for reacquiring citizenship.
- Marital status details including spouse and children information.
- Occupation of petitioner and spouse.
- Declarations against opposition to organized government and criminal background.
- Intention to renounce foreign allegiance.
- Required attachments:
- Certified birth certificate or proof of former citizenship.
- Alien certificates and residence or arrival permits.
- Marriage, death, divorce, or annulment certificates.
- Children’s birth certificates and registration documents.
- All pages to be signed by petitioner.
- Petition given docket number and officially recorded.
Committee Evaluation and Oath of Allegiance
- Committee may conduct an interview.
- If qualified, petition approved.
- Petitioner must take oath of allegiance within 90 days before the Committee or designated representatives.
- Oath includes renunciation of foreign allegiance and pledge to uphold Philippine laws.
- Oath-taking fee: ₱50,000.
- Failure to take oath results in withdrawal of petition approval.
Application Process for Petitioners Abroad
- Natural-born Filipinos residing abroad may file application at Philippine Consulate.
- Payment of docketing fee and possible consulate interview required.
- Completed application and reports forwarded to Committee for decision.
- Oath taken before Consul or Vice-Consul and submitted to Committee.
Certification and Registration
- Upon oath, Committee issues Certificate of Repatriation.
- Certificate and oath copies sent to Local Civil Registrar for registration.
- Bureau of Immigration and Deportation cancels Alien Certificate of Registration.
Penalties for Falsehood or Rule Violations
- False statements or misrepresentations in petition or documents grounds for denial or revocation of repatriation.
- Violations of rules result in denial or revocation of citizenship reacquisition.