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CONSULATE-ON-WHEELS
April 4 - 6, 2008
Once
more, the Philippine Cultural Foundation,
Inc. and the Philippine Consular Office in
Washington D.C. are bringing the Consular
Office to PhilFest 2008 through
“Consulate-on-Wheels” event, culminating in
a Dual Citizenship Ceremony on Sunday, April
6, 2008 at 3:00 PM at the Bayanihan Arts and
Events Center. All through the three-day
festival, “Consulate-on-Wheels” will be
stationed at the Cimafranca Library inside
the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center to
provide consular services to the public.
The Dual
Citizenship Ceremony on April 6 is an
oath-taking event to re-acquire Philippine
Citizenship pursuant to Republic Act No.
9225 otherwise known as the "Citizenship
Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003" and
Memorandum Circular No. AFF-04-01, "Rules
Governing Philippine Citizenship Under
Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9225 and
Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 91, Series
of 2004" issued by the Bureau of
Immigration.
All
natural born Filipinos who have lost their
Philippine citizenship due to naturalization
as a citizen of another country may file a
Petition for Retention and Reacquisition of
Philippine Citizenship on their behalf and
that of their unmarried minor children.
All those interested in re-acquiring
Philippine citizenship are required to send
the following documents to The Embassy of
the Philippines at 1600 Massachussetts
Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20036 by
REGISTERED MAIL:
1.Four
sets of application form (Application for
Retention/Re-Acquisition of Philippine
Citizenship). Copies of this form may be
obtained from the Bayanihan Arts and Events
Center or via download from the Philippine
Embassy website at
www.philippineembassy-usa.org.
2.
Philippine issued Birth Certificate, for
those born in the Philippines, or; original
copy of the Report of Birth (filed with the
appropriate Foreign Service Post) and copy
of the foreign issued Birth Certificate, for
applicants born abroad, or old Philippine
passport.
3. Copy
of old Philippine Passport
4. Copy
of current US Passport.
5.
Certificate of Naturalization in a foreign
country
6.
Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
7.
Baptismal Certificate
8. Six
(6) recent 2" x 2" photographs of the
applicant/s (front view over white
background)
9. Fee of
US $ 50.00 and US$ 25.00 for each dependent.
It should be sent via money order payable to
the Philippine Embassy.
Please
indicate your intentions of attending the
ceremony at PhilFest 2008 in Tampa, Florida;
otherwise, you may go to Washington D.C. to
be sworn in. All requirements must be mailed
to the Embassy of the Philippines by Friday,
March 14, 2008.
For more
information, please call the Embassy of the
Philippines at (202) 467-9417, (202)
467-9387, (202) 467-9382 or visit the
embassy website at
www.philippineembassy-usa.org .
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