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Experience Applying for Filipino/British dual Citizenship as an Adult (Mama's filipino)

Discussion in 'Migrating to the Philippines' started by dottj92, Aug 1, 2016.

  1. dottj92
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    dottj92 New Member

    Hi all!

    Sorry if this has been posted at all but I was wondering what was the process/experience of anyone British (with a Filipino parent) applying for dual Filipino citizenship?

    I'm hoping to go there next year and hopefully find work- my best friend moved over with her family at 18 and has been there for the past 5 years ago. She seemed to have no problem gaining hers but I was wondering if anyone experienced any problems.

    I have a few questions about a couple of things and if anyone could help that would be amazing!

    So first off, my mother has been here since she was 21 (she's 57 now!) , her Filipino passport expired a couple of months before I was born and never bother to renew it as she a british passport; is she still considered to be a filipino citizen? As it states that 'the parent has to be a filipino citizen during the time their child is born'. Or is it that you don't necessarily need to have a valid passport to be a filipino citizen?

    In regards to applying and the process, I've download the forms and dug out my birth certificate, my mothers birth certificate and her last filipino passport. Do I need any other supporting documents? And do I need to ring the embassy to make an appointment or do I just show up on the day? It's just it'd be a little awkward if it was the latter since I work Monday - Friday (as most people do) and the Philippines embassy seems to be only open during those times...

    Also I live in London so it's not a problem with me to go there in regards to travel. And I'm 23 years old so I'm considered an adult (even if I don't feel like it half the time ha!)

    Sorry if these questions are really obvious, it's just nice to have a view from other people's experiences!
  2. Anon04576
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    Anon04576 Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the forum dottj92. Not sure I can answer your questions but...

    Assuming we take todays rules as fact then your mum would have to have reaquired her Filipino citizenship after becoming a British citizen. Did she do that do you know?

    You can just turn up at the embassy, no appointment required
  3. knightstrike
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    knightstrike Well-Known Member

    Yes, she's still Filipino and you are Brit-Filo.

    Philippines follow jus sanguini (citizenship through blood). Your mother's expired passport is of little consequence.
    Also Filipinos are allowed to have one naturalised citizenship.

    Your mother will just need to re-apply for her Filipino passport, and you are good to go.

    I'm also Brit-Filo by the way.
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  4. Maley
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    Maley Well-Known Member

    Not very familiar with the details but as a child of a filipina, you will always be assured of filipino citizenship.

    The main requirement is that your mom must be filipino citizen (or dual citizen) at the time of your birth.
  5. graham59
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    graham59 Banned

    My son (now 23) born in the UK of a Filipina mother, has what is known as 'Recognition' (as a Filipino citizen), which I organised for him in the Phils when he was about 2 years old. He's never bothered to apply for a Filipino passport, but can stay in the country for an unlimited amount of time. I'm not sure if this is a route that you could take, but current details and documentary requirements are on the Phils Bureau of Immigration website.... as are all other matters concerning citizenship, visas, etc. :like:
  6. APH2016
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    The Philippine nationality law is based upon the principles of jus sanguinis (Latin for right of blood) and therefore descent from a parent who is a citizen or national of the Republic of the Philippines is the primary method of acquiring Philippine citizenship. This is contrasted with the legal principle of jus soliwhere being born on the soil of a country, even to foreign parents, grants one citizenship. For those born in the Philippines to non-Filipino parents, the Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000 (R.A. 9139) provides a path for administrative naturalization for those who qualify.

    As of 2010, with no significant changes expected, Philippine nationality law provides that a person becomes a Philippine citizen by birth if
    • that person was born on or after October 15, 1986 and at least one parent was a Philippine citizen on the birthdate;
    • that person was born on or after January 17, 1973 and both parents were Philippine citizens on the birthdate or the person elected Philippine citizenship pursuant to the provisions of the 1935 Constitution;
    • or the person was born on or after May 14, 1935 and the father was a Philippine citizen or, if the father was not, the mother was a Philippine citizen and the person elected Philippine citizenship pursuant to the provisions of the 1935 Constitution;
    • or that person was born on or after August 29, 1916 and prior to May 14, 1935 and at least one parent was an inhabitant and resident of the Philippine Islands and a Spanish subject on April 11, 1899, or that person was an inhabitant and resident of the Philippine Islands and a Spanish subject on April 11, 1899, except in certain specific cases.
    Commonwealth Act No. 473, approved June 17, 1939, provided that persons having certain specified qualifications may become a citizen of the Philippines by naturalization.

    Republic Act No. 9139, approved June 8, 2001, provided that aliens under the age of 18 who were born in the Philippines, who have resided in the Philippines and have resided therein since birth, and who possess other specified qualifications may be granted Philippines citizenship by administrative proceeding subject to certain requirements.

    Under Section 2 of the Revised Naturalization Law the applicant must possess the following qualifications:

    • He/she must not be less than twenty-one (21) years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition;
    • He/she must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than ten (10) years;
    • He/she must be of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living;
    • He/she must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than five thousand (5000) pesos, Philippine currency, or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation;
    • He/she must be able to speak or write English or Spanish or any one of the principal languages;
    • He/she must have enrolled his minor children of school age in any of the public or private schools recognized by the Bureau of Public Schools of the Philippines where Philippine history, government and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior to the hearing of the petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_nationality_law
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