TRAVEL DOCUMENT

A travel document is a certification or identifying document containing the description and other personal circumstances of the bearer.

A travel document is issued to a Filipino citizen in lieu of a passport and is only valid for a one-way, direct travel to the Philippines. It is issued only for emergency reasons requiring immediate travel back to the Philippines. Such emergencies include life and death situations, serious illnesses, bereavement of immediate family, and threats to a person’s safety and livelihood.

Travel documents are also issued to Filipinos being sent back to the Philippines (such as in cases of deportation) and to tourists who have lost their passports.

Proof of urgency/emergency is required to qualify for a travel document.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Duly-accomplished travel document application form and affidavit (2nd page), typed or printed legibly in black or blue ink. Both the form (1st page) and affidavit (2nd page) must be notarized if application is sent by mail.
• Print out/Copy of Valid Airline Ticket with departure date of less than one month from date of applying for a travel document;
• Expired Philippine Passport
• Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA, formerly NSO)-issued Birth Certificate on Security Paper, if the passport is lost or the expired passport is a BROWN PASSPORT. This can be obtained online at https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/Default.aspx.
• Proof of Philippine Citizenship, please submit any of the following: Original and one (1) photocopy of Resident Alien Card/Permanent Resident Card or copy of visa (if tourist, leisure or business purpose), job contract or working permit
• If the passport was lost, attach an Affidavit of Loss, duly notarized by a local notary public, if the application is sent by mail
• Four (4) colored photos, 2” x 2”, taken within six months before the date of application, showing a clear front view of applicant’s face, with a white background. No sleeveless attire. Blurred or low quality photos are not accepted.
• Processing fee of $30.00 (non-refundable), payable in cash or postal money order made payable to the "Philippine Consulate General". Personal checks and credit cards are NOT accepted.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application for travel documents may be submitted through the following means:

1. Applications may be sent by mail, labeled as follows:

Philippine Consulate General

Attn: Passport Section

9990 Richmond Avenue Suite 100 N

Houston, Texas 77042, USA

2. Personal Submission

Applications for travel document may be submitted in person at the Consulate General on a walk-in basis without need of any appointment.

RELEASING

By Pick-up

After three (3) working days, submit the official receipt during pick-up.

By Mail: 

Processed documents will be mailed back to the applicant after three (3) working days upon receipt of the application, provided that the applicant submits a Self-Stamped Return Envelope with appropriate stamps and tracking number (USPS Express or Priority Mail) or (2) Self-Addressed Prepaid Mailing Envelope from the courier of choice labeled with the recipient’s address.  

Note: The Philippine Consulate General assumes no responsibility for any delay or loss in the mail, or while the documents are in the custody of the courier service. The applicant should note the tracking numbers of all envelopes used and submitted, and may track their envelopes at the website of their chosen courier.

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