Philippine Consulate Hong Kong: Fees and Sunday Hours
Department of Foreign Affairs · consular
Quick answer
The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong is open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Sunday to Thursday, not the usual Monday to Friday. A passport is HK$480.00 and a travel document HK$240.00. Its weekday and Saturday pages publish different fees for the same services.
Every figure on this page is from Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong's own published documents.
Last verified 5 sources, listed below
Philippine Passport1 · Saturday Consular Services2 · Requirements for Notarization of Documents3 · Civil Registry Unit4 · Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition5. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DFA.
Hong Kong runs a different week from the rest of the network. Its published hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday, which puts the Consulate open on the day most Filipino domestic workers in the territory are off, and shut on Friday and Saturday.
Where and when
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Processing hours | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday |
| Releasing, extensions, amendments and travel documents | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday |
| Courtesy Lane, no appointment needed | senior citizens 60 and over, PWDs, minors aged 7 and below, pregnant women |
| Return postage supplied by applicant | 7x10 inch brown envelope with HK$37.00 of stamps |
The envelope is the detail that sends people away. The Consulate does not sell postage: the applicant brings the envelope already carrying HK$37.00 in stamps, and it is required for every route except a travel document.
Passport fees, as published on the weekday page
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Passport | HK$480.00 |
| Travel document | HK$240.00 |
| Affidavit of loss | HK$200.00 |
| Affidavit of mutilation | HK$200.00 |
| Replacement of a lost green or MRP passport | HK$800.00 |
| Replacement of a lost e-passport | HK$1,200.00 |
Losing an e-passport costs HK$1,400.00 once the HK$200.00 affidavit is added, against HK$480.00 for an ordinary passport. That is 2.92 times the routine fee, the same multiple Milan, Vancouver and Jeddah each charge in their own currency.
Requirement checklists are in the passport renewal in Hong Kong guide.
The same services, priced differently on the Saturday page
| Service | Weekday page | Saturday page |
|---|---|---|
| Passport | HK$480.00 | HK$480.00 |
| Affidavit of loss | HK$200.00 | HK$280.00 |
| Replacement of passport | HK$800.00 and HK$1,200.00 | HK$1,280.00 |
| Notarial services | HK$200.00 per copy | HK$280.00 each |
Only the passport fee agrees. The affidavit of loss differs by HK$80.00, the notarial by HK$80.00, and the Saturday page collapses two replacement tiers into one figure that sits HK$80.00 above the higher of them.
Nothing on either page explains the gap, and neither carries a date, so it is not possible to say from the Consulate’s own pages which is current or whether Saturday service simply costs more. Both are printed above because picking one silently would be a guess.
Notarial, civil registry and citizenship fees
| Service | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Notarial, per copy, plus applicable bank charges | HK$200.00 | around 8 to 10 working days |
| Civil registry consular fee | HK$200.00 | two working days |
| Notarization of each affidavit at the civil registry unit | HK$200.00 | |
| Citizenship retention and reacquisition, processing fee | HK$400.00 | |
| Citizenship retention and reacquisition, second processing fee | HK$200.00 |
The speed gap is the striking part. A civil registry document clears in two working days; a notarial takes 8 to 10 working days, which is up to 5 times longer for a service priced the same at HK$200.00.
The Saturday page prices its notarial list at HK$280.00 each and names what it covers: acknowledgement of a special power of attorney, power of attorney, deed, letter or real estate mortgage; certificate of establishment of regional headquarters in the Philippines; certified true copy of a previously notarized document; consular mortuary certificate for the shipping of human remains; and a jurat for an affidavit, declaration or sworn statement.
Reacquiring citizenship is covered in the dual citizenship guide, the Philippine-side record in the PSA birth certificate guide, and membership that many workers in the territory also hold in the OWWA membership guide.
If the passport comes back wrong
The Consulate states that passports found to have printing errors may be replaced subject to another payment and a 6 to 12 week processing period. It does not say what that payment is. The only free correction point is before you sign: the Consulate asks applicants to check all data in the confirmation module at the counter, and a 6 to 12 week wait is what the alternative costs.
What this page does not cover
The Consulate publishes no processing time for passports themselves, only for notarials and civil registry, so nothing here states how long a Hong Kong passport takes. It also does not publish the replacement payment for a printing-error passport, and does not date either fee page.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong open on Sunday?
- Yes. Its published hours are 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday to Thursday, for both processing and for releasing passport extensions, amendments and travel documents. That is a different week from almost every other Philippine post, which run Monday to Friday.
- How much is a Philippine passport in Hong Kong?
- HK$480.00 for a passport and HK$240.00 for a travel document. Replacing a lost green or MRP passport is HK$800.00 and replacing a lost e-passport is HK$1,200.00, according to the weekday passport page.
- Why do I see two different fees for the same service?
- Because the Consulate publishes two. Its weekday passport page lists the affidavit of loss at HK$200.00 and its Saturday Consular Services page lists it at HK$280.00. The Saturday page also gives a single replacement of passport figure of HK$1,280.00 where the weekday page gives HK$800.00 and HK$1,200.00. Both are printed here rather than resolved.
- What is the notarial fee?
- That too has two published figures. The requirements for notarization page states HK$200.00 per copy plus applicable bank charges. The Saturday Consular Services page lists notarial services at HK$280.00 each, covering acknowledgements, certified true copies, consular mortuary certificates and jurats.
- How long does a notarial take?
- The Consulate gives an estimate of around 8 to 10 working days from submission. The civil registry unit is much faster at two working days for a consular fee of HK$200.00.
- What do I need to bring for the passport to be mailed back?
- A 7x10 inch brown envelope bearing HK$37.00 of stamps, which the applicant supplies. The Consulate notes this is required except for applicants for a travel document.
- Can I skip the queue?
- Some applicants can. The Consulate states that senior citizens aged 60 and over, persons with disabilities, minors aged 7 and below, and pregnant women may use the Courtesy Lane Facility without needing an appointment.
- What if my new passport has a printing error?
- The Consulate states that passports found to have printing errors may be replaced subject to another payment and a 6 to 12 week processing period. It asks applicants to check all data in the confirmation module before signing, which is the only point at which an error costs nothing to fix.
More DFA guides
Sources
- Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong | Philippine Passport, retrieved
- Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong | Saturday Consular Services, retrieved
- Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong | Requirements for Notarization of Documents, retrieved
- Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong | Civil Registry Unit, retrieved
- Philippine Consulate General Hong Kong | Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition, retrieved