Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy and the consular counter are on opposite sides of Massachusetts Avenue. Consular services are at the Chancery Annex, 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW. The Embassy’s own address is Bataan Street corner 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW. Visa and civil registry applications go by mail only.
The consular section of the Philippine Embassy works as the consulate for its own district.
The Consulate Finder gives that district as Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Caribbean territories that include Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
How to book an appointment at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Passport appointments for the Embassy are booked on the DFA's Global Online Appointment System, passport.gov.ph, which the Embassy's own page links.
Dual citizenship and notarials are booked from the Embassy's own appointment page, and the page says an appointment is required per applicant.
Visa and civil registry applications are sent by mail.
Each counter keeps its own hours: passports Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., dual citizenship Tuesday to Friday until noon, and notarials from 1 to 3 p.m. The Embassy's appointment page says an appointment is required per applicant, so a family books one slot for each person.
How to cancel an appointment at the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
For a passport booking, passport.gov.ph says: to reschedule, do not cancel; go back and choose "Manage Existing Appointment". A cancelled appointment cannot be restored or rescheduled.
The Embassy's pages publish no cancellation steps for its other bookings; to change one, write to [email protected].
Getting to the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The address the Consulate Finder gives is 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Go to the Chancery Annex, not to the Embassy building at Bataan Street corner 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW.
This site has pages for 38 cities in the Embassy's district without a Philippine office of their own.
By road, the closest is Arlington (4 miles, 9 min) and the furthest is Mobile (967 miles, 18 h 9 min), at posted speed limits and without traffic.
Real reviews of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Google listing of the Embassy's consular section has 4.8 stars from 1,380 reviews. Many recent ones are about outreach missions and dual citizenship, and one mentions long lines on an outreach day.
We went to the outreach in Tampa for dual citizenship and passports. I had exchanged several emails with the staff beforehand to check every form, and on the day they were quick, well trained and friendly.
Paula M.
I filed Reports of Birth for my two daughters. The staff explained each step clearly and were patient with all my questions.
Virginia W.
The lines at the outreach were long because so many families were applying, but the day was well organized and the staff and volunteers stayed patient with the crowd.
Jasmin W.
Opening hours of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the consular counters need an appointment. Passports: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; dual citizenship: Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon; notarials: Monday to Friday, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.; visa and civil registry: by mail only.
Phone number of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The number on the Embassy's pages is (202) 467-9300.
For emergencies it lists (202) 368-2767, duty officer emergency hotline; (202) 769-8049, Assistance to Nationals and VAW desk.
Its pages give [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] for written questions.
Google's listing for the office shows (202) 467-9300, one of those numbers.
What this office handles in Washington, D.C.
At its counters the consular section takes passports, dual citizenship and notarials by appointment; visa and civil registry applications go by mail only.
These are the rows of the Embassy's own fee table for the services most people come for.
- New or renewed ePassport: $60
- Replacement of a lost ePassport: $150
- Travel document: $30
- Dual citizenship, principal applicant: $50
- Dual citizenship, each derivative: $25
- Report of Birth: $25
- Notarial acknowledgment or affidavit: $25
This page copies seven of the amounts on the full schedule, which lists more services.
Accepted payment: cash, a cashier's check or postal money order payable to "Embassy of the Philippines", debit or credit card, and Apple or Google Pay. Digital payments carry a 4% convenience fee, personal checks are not accepted, and cash is not accepted for services by mail.
Honorary consulates under this office, according to the Embassy's list: Jacksonville, Florida; George Town, Cayman Islands; and Kingston, Jamaica.
What an embassy does and what a consulate does
The Embassy is the Philippines' diplomatic mission to the United States, and its consular section at the Chancery Annex works as the consulate for its own district.
The eight consulates general, in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Honolulu and Agana, each have a district of their own on the same Consulate Finder.
What you can settle without traveling
Several procedures need no visit to the Embassy.
- PSA certificates: Birth, marriage and death certificates and the CENOMAR come from the Philippine Statistics Authority. PSAHelpline.ph takes orders from abroad and prepares them for a courier that you arrange.
- An apostille: American public documents for use in the Philippines are apostilled by the US office that has authority over them, usually a Secretary of State. The Chicago and Los Angeles consulates say they stopped authenticating them in May 2019.
- The NBI clearance fingerprints: The NBI’s page for applicants abroad accepts the rolled fingerprints from a Philippine embassy, a consular office or the nearest police station, and the form then goes to the NBI by mail.
- A 9(a) visa for a foreign spouse or friend: The Embassy’s fee table has a section for e-Visa online applications, with a $25 convenience fee on top of the visa fee.