Press Release
PR-159-2015

Reiteration of Advisory on the Registration of
All Instruments Relative to or Affecting Births
that occurred in the Saudi Arabia

(Riyadh, 6 December 2015) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh wishes to reiterate to the Filipino community in Saudi Arabia that pursuant to Foreign Service Circular No. 115-2014 dated 3 June 2014 and recent guidelines issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on the procedure for the registration of legal instruments relative to or affecting births that occurred abroad, including Saudi Arabia, the following must be observed:

1. Legal instruments such as the Affidavits of Legitimation, Acknowledgement of Paternity and Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father, may be filed directly with the City Civil Registrar Office (CCRO) of Manila after securing notarization from the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh;


2. To facilitate the processing by CCRO Manila of the legal instrument, applicants are advised to send their notarized legal instruments with a Special Power of Attorney (SPA), duly notarized by the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, to their relative or designated representative in the Philippines who will file, on their behalf, and will perform the following tasks:
   
   
   1. To have the legal instrument verified by the Authentication Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila, as part of the requirement of t5he CCRO Manila, there be any doubt on their authenticity; and,
   
   
   2. To pay CCRO Manila the prescribed bees for the registration of the legal document.
3. After processing at the CCRO Manila, the legal instrument will be forwarded to the PSA for registration.

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