Philippine Consulate General in New York
Consular processing here is by appointment only, according to the consulate’s directory page. Passports are booked at passport.gov.ph, and dual citizenship and notarials through a separate online form that the consulate’s provider runs.
The Philippine Consulate General in New York is at 556 5th Avenue. The Consulate Finder gives it Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
How to book an appointment at the Philippine Consulate in New York
For a passport, New York's site links passport.gov.ph, the DFA's booking system.
Dual citizenship and notarial appointments go through the online form that the consulate's appointments page links.
Its appointments page links a passport tracking system that it labels for New York City applicants only. Civil registration goes by postal mail.
How to cancel an appointment at the Philippine Consulate in New York
For a passport booking, passport.gov.ph says: to reschedule, do not cancel; go back and choose "Manage Existing Appointment". A cancelled appointment cannot be restored or rescheduled.
New York's pages publish no cancellation steps for its other bookings; to change one, call (212) 764-1330.
Getting to the Philippine Consulate in New York
The address the Consulate Finder gives is 556 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10036.
Among the 37 cities in New York's district with a page on this site, the drive runs from 6 miles (19 min) for Jersey City to 439 miles (8 h 51 min) for Bangor, at posted speed limits and without traffic.
Real reviews of the Philippine Consulate in New York
The New York consulate has 3.3 stars from 499 reviews on Google, and the recent ones split: praise for the staff on one side, unanswered phones and a passport held for weeks on the other.
Second visit, helpful staff both times. The wait can be long, about an hour for me today, but things move fast once you are called. Book online: I had no luck by phone.
Rose T.
They kept my daughter's passport for a month even though we sent the postage and a paid priority return envelope. Nobody answers the phone or our emails.
James D.
My dual citizenship appointment was at 10 a.m. and took five minutes. Then they told us to come back at 3 p.m. for the oath, and we were not done until 4 p.m.
Clarissa P.
Opening hours of the Philippine Consulate in New York
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., by appointment only.
Phone number of the Philippine Consulate in New York
The number on New York's pages is (212) 764-1330, fax (212) 764-6010.
For emergencies it lists (917) 294-0196, emergency hotline.
Google's listing for the office shows (212) 764-1330, one of those numbers.
What this office handles in New York
New York's published fees for these services are as follows.
- New or renewed ePassport: $60
- Replacement of a lost ePassport: $150
- Travel document: $30
- Dual citizenship, principal applicant: $50
- Dual citizenship, each derivative: $25
- Report of Birth: $25
- Notarial acknowledgment or affidavit: $25
This page copies seven of the amounts on the full schedule, which lists more services.
Accepted payment: cash, debit and credit cards, mobile payments, and a company check or money order payable to the Philippine Consulate General in New York. Personal checks are not accepted.
What you can settle without traveling
Several procedures need no visit to New York.
- An apostille: American public documents for use in the Philippines are apostilled by the US office that has authority over them, usually a Secretary of State. The Chicago and Los Angeles consulates say they stopped authenticating them in May 2019.
- The NBI clearance fingerprints: The NBI’s page for applicants abroad accepts the rolled fingerprints from a Philippine embassy, a consular office or the nearest police station, and the form then goes to the NBI by mail.
- A 9(a) visa for a foreign spouse or friend: The Embassy’s fee table has a section for e-Visa online applications, with a $25 convenience fee on top of the visa fee.
- A Report of Birth or of Marriage: New York lists civil registration as a service by postal mail.