How Do You Get An NSO Birth Certificate?
The Philippines requires that anyone born in the country supply, whenever requested, a National Statistics Office-certified birth certificate printed on NSO security paper as proof of citizenship. Local registrar offices provide parents with a document often referred to as the “birth certificate,” but that document doesn’t always have the NSO certification. Whether you’re applying for a marriage license or a passport, you can easily get a NSO birth certificate by applying through a National Statistics Office. Contact a National Statistics Office or Census Serbilis Center (CenSC) — established by the Philippine government to help citizens locate and acquire civil registry documents — to determine if a record of birth exists on file. If it doesn’t, file a Delayed Registration of Birth at the local registrar’s office in the city/municipality of birth before proceeding with your application for an NSO birth certificate. If you already know that a record of birth exists, ask your local NS
