Philippine Embassy Wellington: The NZD Fee List
Department of Foreign Affairs · consular
Quick answer
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington charges NZD 105.00 for an ePassport and NZD 262.50 to replace a lost one. Most notarial and civil registry services are NZD 43.75, and dual citizenship is NZD 87.50 for the principal applicant.
Every figure on this page is from Philippine Embassy Wellington's own published documents.
Last verified 1 source, listed below
Schedule of Fees1. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DFA.
The Philippine Embassy in Wellington publishes one of the tidier fee schedules, and it is built almost entirely out of a single number.
The NZD 43.75 unit
Nearly every routine service costs the same.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Acknowledgement, jurat, affidavit or certification | NZD 43.75 |
| Report of birth | NZD 43.75 |
| Report of marriage | NZD 43.75 |
| Report of death | NZD 43.75 |
| Certificate of registration | NZD 43.75 |
| Consular mortuary certificate | NZD 43.75 |
| Marriage licence, each for bride and groom | NZD 43.75 |
| Oath of renunciation of Philippine citizenship | NZD 43.75 |
| Affidavit of renunciation of Philippine citizenship | NZD 43.75 |
| Taking, transcribing and recording a deposition, per page | NZD 43.75 |
The larger fees are multiples of it. NZD 87.50 is 2 times, NZD 105.00 is 2.4 times, NZD 262.50 is 6 times. Those ratios are arithmetic on the schedule.
The deposition line is the one to watch. It is per page, so a twenty-page deposition is NZD 875.00 on its own.
Passport services
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| ePassport | NZD 105.00 |
| Replacement of lost ePassport | NZD 262.50 |
| Replacement of lost MR or MRR passport | NZD 157.50 |
| Travel document | NZD 52.50 |
Losing an ePassport costs NZD 157.50 more than renewing one. The older machine-readable passport is cheaper to replace than the electronic one, by NZD 105.00.
The passport renewal abroad guide covers the requirements common to every post.
Citizenship, civil registry and hearings
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Citizenship reacquisition, principal applicant | NZD 87.50 |
| Citizenship reacquisition, derivative per dependent minor | NZD 43.75 |
| Solemnization of marriage | NZD 105.00 |
| Petition for correction of error in a civil registry document | NZD 87.50 |
| Petition for change of first name | NZD 262.50 |
| Venue for a videoconferencing hearing | NZD 84.00 |
| Certificate for the videoconferencing hearing | NZD 70.00 |
Changing a first name at NZD 262.50 is 3 times the cost of correcting an error at NZD 87.50. The Philippines treats those as different legal acts, not different sizes of the same one.
The dual citizenship guide covers reacquisition under RA 9225.
Visas
| Category | Fee | Validity |
|---|---|---|
| 9(A) visa-free country, single entry | NZD 52.50 | 3 months |
| 9(A) visa-free country, multiple entry | NZD 105.00 | 6 months |
| 9(A) visa-free country, multiple entry | NZD 157.50 | 1 year |
| 9(A) non visa-free country, single entry | NZD 70.00 | 3 months |
| 9(A) non visa-free country, multiple entry | NZD 140.00 | 6 months |
| 9(A) non visa-free country, multiple entry | NZD 210.00 | 1 year |
| 9(A) Chinese nationals, single entry | NZD 43.75 | 3 months |
| 9(A) Chinese nationals, multiple entry | NZD 87.50 | 6 months |
| 9(B) transit, visa-free nationals, stay not more than 72 hours | NZD 35.00 | 3 months |
| 9(B) transit, non visa-free nationals | NZD 70.00 | 3 months |
| 9(C) seaman, individual | NZD 35.00 | - |
| Crew list, up to 40 crew | NZD 175.00 | - |
| Crew list, 41 to 100 crew | NZD 262.50 | - |
| Crew list, 101 to 200 crew | NZD 350.00 | - |
| Crew list, over 200 crew | NZD 437.50 | - |
| 9(D) treaty trader or investor | NZD 700.00 | - |
| 9(F) student | NZD 437.50 | - |
| 9(G) pre-arranged employment | NZD 700.00 | - |
| 13(A) to 13(G) non-quota immigrant | NZD 262.50 | - |
| Quota immigrant | NZD 280.00 | - |
The non visa-free rate is exactly one third more than the visa-free rate at every duration.
The 13(a) to 13(e) categories cover spouses of Filipino citizens and unmarried children, children born abroad of a Philippine permanent resident, children born after the accompanying parent’s immigrant visa was issued while it had not expired, Filipino women who lost citizenship by marriage to a foreign national, and former Filipino citizens returning for permanent residence.
What the Philippine-side documents cost
| Item | Published fee | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| PSA birth certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA marriage certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA death certificate | ₱130.00 | Valid 60 days |
| PSA CENOMAR | ₱185.00 | Valid 60 days |
| NBI clearance | ₱130.00 plus ₱30.00, ₱160.00 total | - |
| National Police Clearance | ₱150.00 | Valid 6 months |
| Travel tax, economy | ₱1,620.00 | OFWs pay ₱0.00 |
What this page does not cover
The page read for this guide publishes fees only. Processing times, documentary checklists, office hours, the address and the appointment system are on separate Embassy pages that were not read, so none is stated here. The Embassy also publishes a consular outreach schedule and a passport FAQ.
Related
The passport renewal abroad guide covers the requirements common to every post, the nurse salary in New Zealand guide and the working in New Zealand guide cover the work side, the Canberra Embassy guide covers the nearest neighbouring post, and the dual citizenship guide covers RA 9225.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is a passport at the Wellington Embassy?
- NZD 105.00 for an ePassport. Replacing a lost ePassport is NZD 262.50 and replacing a lost MR or MRR passport is NZD 157.50. A travel document is NZD 52.50. Every rate column on the page is headed Fee in NZD.
- How much is dual citizenship?
- NZD 87.50 for the principal applicant and NZD 43.75 per dependent minor, listed under Citizenship Reacquisition.
- Why are so many fees NZD 43.75?
- It is the base unit the schedule is built from. Acknowledgements, jurats, affidavits, certifications, all four civil registry reports, the consular mortuary certificate and each marriage licence are all NZD 43.75. Larger fees are multiples of it.
- What does a videoconferencing hearing cost?
- The venue is NZD 84.00 and the certificate for the hearing is NZD 70.00. Taking, transcribing and recording a deposition is NZD 43.75 per page, so a long deposition is the expensive part.
- How much is a marriage at the Embassy?
- Solemnization is NZD 105.00, and a marriage licence is NZD 43.75 each for the bride and groom, so the licences add NZD 87.50 on top.
- How much is a visa for a New Zealander?
- New Zealand is a visa-free country for short visits, and the schedule prices a 9(A) temporary visitor visa for nationals of visa-free countries at NZD 52.50 single entry for 3 months, NZD 105.00 multiple entry for 6 months, and NZD 157.50 multiple entry for 1 year.
- What is the transit visa rule?
- A 9(B) transit visa is single entry, valid 3 months, for a stay of not more than 72 hours. It is NZD 35.00 for nationals of visa-free countries and NZD 70.00 for everyone else.
- What is the most expensive item on the schedule?
- Two at NZD 700.00: the Treaty Trader or Investor visa 9(D) and the Pre-Arranged Employment visa 9(G). A crew list for more than 200 crew members is NZD 437.50.