Philippine Consulate General in Chicago
Notarials in Chicago are requested by email, at [email protected] with the subject “Notarials”, and walk-ins are not allowed. Passports are booked at passport.gov.ph.
The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is at 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600. Its district is Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
How to book an appointment at the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
The booking for a passport is made on passport.gov.ph; Chicago's page links it.
Notarials are requested by email, at [email protected] with the subject "Notarials", and walk-ins are not allowed. The page asks you to bring a self-addressed return envelope.
Its page of honorary consuls lists two offices, in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and in Gates Mills, Ohio. Its notarial page also gives the alternative to an appointment: a local notary public and an apostille from the US office concerned, with a link for each state of its district.
How to cancel an appointment at the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
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.
A notarial appointment in Chicago is arranged by email, so a change goes to the same address, [email protected], with the subject "Notarials".
Getting to the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
The address the Consulate Finder gives is 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603.
Among the 46 cities in Chicago's district with a page on this site, the drive runs from 31 miles (47 min) for Naperville to 914 miles (15 h 52 min) for Rapid City, at posted speed limits and without traffic.
Real reviews of the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
The Chicago consulate has 3.7 stars from 410 reviews on Google. Recent complaints include the lobby reception and the visa section's handling of mail; the praise goes to the dual citizenship and passport counters.
My dual citizenship went smoothly from start to finish. The process makes sure your documents are complete before the appointment, which saves time for everyone.
Erna Q.
The lobby reception would not let me go up early even though the email told me to arrive five to ten minutes before my appointment, and she raised her voice.
Carmen C.
The visa section changed the tracking label on my priority envelope without asking, and it went to the wrong state.
The O.
Opening hours of the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., by appointment only, except Philippine and US holidays.
Phone number of the Philippine Consulate in Chicago
The number on Chicago's pages is (312) 583-0621, fax (312) 583-0647.
For emergencies it lists (312) 810-3019, emergency hotline.
Its pages give [email protected] for written questions.
Google's listing for the office shows (312) 583-0621, one of those numbers.
What this office handles in Chicago
Chicago takes travel document applications by mail only, from the twelve states of its district, and returns incomplete applications.
Chicago gives these amounts on its passport page.
- New or renewed ePassport: $60
- Replacement of a lost ePassport: $150
- Travel document: $30
This page copies three of the amounts on the passport page, which lists more services.
Accepted payment: cash, money order or credit and debit cards.
Honorary consulates under this office, according to Chicago's own list: West Bloomfield, Michigan; and Gates Mills, Ohio.
What you can settle without traveling
Several procedures need no visit to Chicago.
- 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.