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                                <p>The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary will only accept mailed applications for
                                    Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition under RA 9225 at this time. Thank you for
                                    your understanding,</p>
                                <h3>Requirements</h3>
                                <ol>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Duly-filled out Application Form <a
                                                href="././front/pdfs/ra9225-application-revform-2022.pdf">(Click
                                                Here)</a></p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Three (3) recent 4.5 cm X 3.5 cm photographs (colored with white background)
                                            taken within the last 3 months. Please paste photos on the application form
                                            as indicated.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Fee of <strong>CAD 72.50</strong> per applicant</p>
                                        <p>Payments for mailed applications must be in money order or bank draft in
                                            exact amount and made payable to the Philippine Consulate General. Please
                                            use these exact words with no abbreviations.Otherwise, the bank will not
                                            accept your draft/money order. Personal cheques and Western Union cheques /
                                            bank drafts are not accepted)</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><strong>Three (3) photocopies</strong> of each of the following documents:
                                        </p>
                                        <p><strong>Note:</strong> Present original documents during the oathtaking.</p>
                                        <ul>
                                            <li><strong>Birth Certificate</strong> authenticated/issued by the
                                                Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) / National Statistics Office (NSO)
                                            </li>
                                            <li><strong>Marriage Certificate</strong> (for married female applicant,
                                                from PSA/NSO if married in the Philippines and from Vital Statistics
                                                Office if married in Canada)</li>
                                            <li><strong>Death Certificate of spouse</strong> (for widowed/widower
                                                applicant) from PSA/NSO if widowed in the Philippines and from Vital
                                                Statistics Office if widowed in Canada</li>
                                            <li><strong>Appropriate divorce decree or court order on the annulment of
                                                    marriage</strong> (for separated/annulled/divorced applicant). If
                                                marriage in the Philippines is annulled, submit marriage certificate
                                                from PSA/NSO with annotation on the divorce/annulment of marriage</li>
                                            <li>Old/previous <strong>Philippine passport</strong> – in case of lost
                                                Philippine passport, execute an Affidavit of Loss with the template to
                                                be provided by the PCG (Additional Fee: CAD36.25)</li>
                                            <li><strong>Canadian passport</strong></li>
                                            <li><strong>Citizenship Card/ID</strong> (for those who were naturalized
                                                before 2012)</li>
                                            <li><strong>Certificate of Oath Taking as a Canadian</strong></li>
                                        </ul>
                                        <p><strong>Note:</strong> If the applicant has a discrepancy in his/her name in
                                            his/her Canadian and Philippine documents, the applicant must execute an <a
                                                href="/assets/images/sample-aka1.pdf"><strong>Affidavit of One and the
                                                    Same Person</strong></a> (Additional Fee: CAD 36.25) with the
                                            template to be provided by the PCG.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><strong>Other Supporting Documents</strong> (that the evaluating Officer may
                                            request):</p>
                                        <ul>
                                            <li>Certificate of Non-availability of Birth Record (if born before 1950)
                                                from the Local Civil Registrar or from NSO/PSA</li>
                                            <li>Baptismal Certificate / Joint Birth Affidavit</li>
                                            <li>Marriage Certificate of parents</li>
                                            <li>Order of adoption, if applicable</li>
                                            <li>Other proof of Philippine Citizenship: old voter’s ID, Transcript of
                                                Record / School Records, old IDs such as: SSS / GSIS / UMID / Drivers
                                                License</li>
                                        </ul>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><strong>Requirements For Inclusion Of Dependent Minor Child/Children</strong>
                                            (below 18 years old) in the parent/s’ application</p>
                                        <ol>
                                            <li>
                                                <p>Indicate name/s of dependent minor child/children on page 2 of the
                                                    Application Form.</p>
                                            </li>
                                            <li>
                                                <p>Submit the following required photos:</p>
                                                <ul>
                                                    <li>Two (2) recent 4.5 cm X 3.5 cm photographs (colored with white
                                                        background) for each dependent child</li>
                                                    <li>One (1) additional photo of the parent for each dependent child
                                                        included in the parent’s application</li>
                                                </ul>
                                            </li>
                                            <li>
                                                <p>Submit three (3) photocopies of the following documents:</p>
                                                <p><strong>Note</strong>: Present original documents during the
                                                    oathtaking.</p>
                                                <ul>
                                                    <li>Foreign passport of the child;</li>
                                                    <li>Birth Certificate (if born in the Philippines, present PSA/NSO
                                                        birth certificate)</li>
                                                    <li>Philippine Passport (if child was born in the Philippines)</li>
                                                    <li>Certificate of Oath of Canadian Citizenship, or naturalization
                                                        documents (non-Canadian)</li>
                                                </ul>
                                            </li>
                                            <li>
                                                <p>Fee of CAD 36.25 per child (cash, bank draft or postal money order;
                                                    can be included in the parent’s total payment).</p>
                                            </li>
                                        </ol>
                                    </li>
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                                <p>Please mail applications to:</p>
                                <p><strong>RA 9225 Section</strong><br>
                                    Philippine Consulate General in Calgary<br>
                                    Suite 100 - 1001 1st ST SE Calgary, AB Canada<br>
                                    T2G 5G3</p>
                                <p><strong>Please take note of the following when sending your applications through
                                        mail:</strong></p>
                                <ol>
                                    <li>
                                        <p>Send only the original application form and photocopies of your supporting
                                            documents in the mail. Present original documents for verification when you
                                            appear at the Consulate General to take your oath. All original documents
                                            will be returned.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><strong>Due to the volume of applications received, the pcg may not be able
                                                to immediately respond to calls/emails following up on applications
                                                submitted. Please wait for the PCG’s email</strong> (to be sent to the
                                            email address you provided in the application form) notifying you of any of
                                            the following:</p>
                                        <ul>
                                            <li>If there are additional supporting documents required in order to
                                                process the application.</li>
                                            <li>Schedule of the oath taking ceremony, if the documents are complete and
                                                the application is approved.</li>
                                        </ul>
                                        <p>The group oath taking takes place from Monday to Friday between 3:00 PM and
                                            4:00 PM or until all the participants’ documents have been prepared and
                                            verified. Please arrive AFTER 3:00 PM and not earlier.</p>
                                        <p><strong>Note:</strong> only those who are scheduled to take their oath will
                                            be allowed entry into the PCG. Escorts are not allowed unless requested by
                                            applicants needing help such as wheelchair assistance for senior citizens,
                                            PWDs, or pregnant women.</p>
                                        <p><strong>Note:</strong> Face mask use is required and everyone is expected to
                                            observe physical distancing. This is in compliance with COVID-19 public
                                            health measures.</p>
                                    </li>
                                    <li>
                                        <p><strong>Personal appearance</strong> is required during the oath taking
                                            ceremony. Minor dependents (below 18 years old) are not required to join
                                            their parents in the oath taking ceremony.</p>
                                    </li>
                                </ol>
                                <p>Queries on dual citizenship applications may be sent to <a
                                        href="mailto:calgarypcg.RA9225@gmail.com">calgarypcg.RA9225@gmail.com</a></p>
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                                <h3>Frequently Asked Questions On RA 9225</h3>
                                <br>
                                <h4>What is Citizenship Retention/Re-acquisition and who are eligible to apply for it?
                                </h4>
                                <p>Republic Act 9225 or the Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003 (more
                                    popularly known as the Dual Citizenship Law) enables natural-born Filipinos who have
                                    become naturalized citizens of another country to reacquire their Philippine
                                    citizenship by taking an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines. Upon
                                    reacquiring their Philippine citizenship, they shall enjoy full civil and political
                                    rights as Filipinos, subject to certain conditions.</p>
                                <p>Under the principle of derivative citizenship, unmarried children below eighteen (18)
                                    years of age, whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted, of those who reacquired
                                    their Philippine citizenship under this law shall also be deemed Filipino citizens.
                                </p>
                                <p>A child who is 18 years of age or older at the time of the parent’s re-acquisition of
                                    Philippine citizenship, but was born when either parent was still a Filipino
                                    citizen, shall be considered to have been a natural born Filipino and may apply for
                                    re-acquisition of Philippine citizenship on his/her own behalf.</p>
                                    <br>
                                <h4>Who are considered “natural-born” Filipinos?</h4>
                                <p>Natural-born Filipinos are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to
                                    perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those whose
                                    fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines at the time of their birth and
                                    those born before 17 January 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine
                                    citizenship upon reaching the age of majority are considered natural-born Filipinos.
                                </p>
                                <p>Philippine citizenship law derives from the principle of jus sanguinis or the
                                    citizenship of the parents.</p>
                                    <br>
                                <h4>How can I apply for the re-acquisition of my Philippine citizenship?</h4>
                                <p>Those who are residents of Alberta and Saskatchewan should send their applications
                                    and supporting documents to the Philippine Consulate General in Calgary.</p>
                                <p>After their applications are processed and approved, they would have to visit the
                                    Consulate General on a predetermined date to take their oath of allegiance before a
                                    consular officer.</p>
                                <p>Those who are unable to apply in person may send their applications and requirements
                                    by mail. However, they would need to visit the Consulate General for their
                                    oath-taking.</p>
                                <p>You may also submit and process your applications with the Philippine Bureau of
                                    Immigration in Manila, should you be in the Philippines.</p>
                                    <br>
                                <h4>What rights and privileges am I entitled to once I reacquire my Philippine
                                    citizenship?</h4>
                                <p>Once you reacquire your Philippine citizenship, you will once again enjoy full civil,
                                    economic and political rights under existing Philippine laws.</p>
                                <p>Among these rights are:</p>
                                <ol>
                                    <li>the right to travel with a Philippine passport;</li>
                                    <li>the right to own real property in the Philippines;</li>
                                    <li>the right to engage in business and commerce as a Filipino; and</li>
                                    <li>the right to practice one’s profession, provided that a license or permit to
                                        engage in such practice is obtained from the Professional Regulation Commission
                                        (PRC), or the Supreme Court in the case of lawyers.</li>
                                </ol>
                                <p>You may also vote overseas in Philippine national elections (for President, Vice
                                    President, Senators and sectoral representatives) in accordance with the provisions
                                    of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003.</p>
                                    <br>
                                <h4>What effect does reacquiring my Philippine citizenship have on my taxes?</h4>
                                <p>Under the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program of 1997, income earned abroad by Filipinos
                                    from 1998 are no longer taxable. Hence, all Filipinos abroad, including those who
                                    have reacquired their Philippine citizenship, have been exempted by the Philippine
                                    Government from paying Philippine income tax on income earned abroad.</p>
                                <p>Income earned in the Philippines, however, will still be subject to Philippine income
                                    tax.</p>
                                    <br>
                                <h4>Do I need to reside in the Philippines if I reacquire my Philippine citizenship?
                                </h4>
                                <p>Residency in the Philippines is NOT a requirement for those who reacquired Philippine
                                    citizenship.</p>

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