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Naturalization Through Administrative Order (R.A. 9139)
Naturalization Through Administrative Order (R.A. 9139)
9139)
Judicial Naturalization takes about two and a half years from the filing of
the intention to become a Filipino (remember after that filing, there is a
mandatory 1 year waiting period before you start the court process
itself).
Judicial naturalization has 2 time-based requirements among other
prerequisites:
1. You must have resided in the Philippines for 10 years;
2. You must have waited 1 year after you filed your intention to
become a Filipino with the Office of the Solicitor General.
The 1-year waiting period can be totally waived if you have continuously
lived in the Philippines for 30 years or if you were born and educated in
the Philippines in a CHED recognized school not limited to a particular
race for your primary and secondary education. (You must have also
given Philippine education to your children.)
If either of those two applies to you, then you can immediately file your
petition with the court. If not, you’ll have to file a petition with the
Bureau of Immigration. It should have the below information:
You full name;
Your place, date of birth and age;
Your personal description;
Your occupation;
Your current address;
Your last foreign address and citizenship;
Date of your arrival and the name of the vessel or aircraft that you
used;
Declaration that you enrolled your minor children in a non-race
restricted school recognized by the CHED where Philippine history,
civics, and government are taught;
Certificate showing the date, place, and manner must be shown to
prove lawful entry;
2 photographs of yourself
After this filing, you must wait one year before starting the actual court
process.