STEP 2.2 : AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS

Documents that needs to be authenticated by DFA and Embassy : Marriage Certificate (if married) , PRC Board Certificate

Passport (photocopy only and notarized by a Notary Public) .(no need to bring to DFA and Embassy for authentication.


Please ignore the Malacanang step in authentication of documents...They removed that step April of 2007...


2.2.1 Request for a Certified True Copy of your PRC Board Certificate . Pay the required fees and then PRC will FORWARD it to DFA for authentication. You will be given a claim stub. Then you can claim it at the DFA after 2 weeks.

2.2.2 Request for a copy of yourMarriage Certificate at the NSO. Then bring the documents to the DFA for authentication. Pay the required fees (Php100 per doc) and claim it after 2 weeks.

note: New location of DFA Authentication & Passport Service : corner Bradco and Macapagal Ave. ASEANA Business Park near Mall of ASIA . contact numbers :02)737-1000, (02) 831-8971, (02) 551-4437 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (02) 551-4437      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, (02) 551-4402, (02)834-4855 and (02) 834-4424.

2.2.4 Photocopy the first page of your passport (the one with your passport details) . Go to a legitimate Notary Public and have it Notarized as a Certified True Copy. No need to have it authenticated at the DFA and the Embassy.

2.2.5 Assuming that you already have the authenticated documents from DFA in hand plus your Notarized passport copy. Now call the New Zealand Embassy and ask for the schedule of authentication of documents (They only accept authentication twice or thrice a week and for a certain time period during the morning -- so it would be prudent to call them first for the skeds)

New Zealand Embassy
23rd Floor, BPI Buendia Centre
Sen Gil Puyat Avenue,
PO Box 3228, MCPO 1272
Makati City Philippines
Telephone:(632) 891-5358 to 67 or (632) 891-3272 to 75
Facsimile:(632) 891-5353
E-Mail:inzmanila@dol.govt.nz

Have your documents( Marriage certificate (if applicable), PRC Board Certificate only) authenticated again by the New Zealand Embassy (1740PHP per doc).as of Jan 2008... Waiting time around an hour , you can claim it the same day.