PSA Birth Certificate: Every Way to Request One
Philippine Statistics Authority · civil registry
Quick answer
Request a PSA birth certificate by walk-in with an appointment from appointment.psa.gov.ph, or online through PSA Serbilis or PSAHelpline for delivery. A viewable online copy costs ₱130.00, lasts 60 days, and must be paid at a PSA CRS outlet.
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Where these figures come from
About these figures: the numbers below come from PSA's official published sources: PSA | Birth Certificate (https://psa.gov.ph/birth-certificate, retrieved 2026-08-31); PSA Serbilis (https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/, retrieved 2026-08-31); National Bureau of Investigation | Citizen's Charter Handbook 2025 (https://nbi.gov.ph/uploads/2025/04/2025-CITIZENS-CHARTER-HANDBOOK-1st-EDITION.pdf, retrieved 2026-08-31); Social Security System | SSS Contribution Table (https://www.sss.gov.ph/sss-contribution-table/, retrieved 2026-08-31). Agencies change fees and rates without notice, so confirm with PSA before you rely on them. Last verified: 2026-08-31.
There are three ways to get a PSA birth certificate, and they differ more in where you have to appear than in what you fill in.
The three routes
| Route | Where | What it needs |
|---|---|---|
| Walk-in | Census Serbilis Centers | An appointment booked at appointment.psa.gov.ph. Documents applied for at the East Avenue outlet are released at that same outlet on the date specified in the receipt |
| Online, for delivery | psaserbilis.com.ph or psahelpline.ph | Ordering online, delivered anywhere in the Philippines or abroad |
| Post or email | By conventional post | The certification is sent back to the requesting party by conventional postal service |
The viewable online copy, and its ₱130.00
PSA Serbilis publishes a distinct product that is worth understanding, because its terms are strict.
| What PSA Serbilis publishes | |
|---|---|
| Fee, viewable online birth, marriage or death certificate | ₱130.00 |
| Fee, viewable online CENOMAR or CENODEATH | ₱185.00 |
| How long it is viewable | 60 days, through an access code |
| Where you pay | Any PSA CRS outlet. Personal appearance is required |
| If you pay elsewhere | Requests not paid at a PSA CRS outlet, meaning paid online or through other channels, will not be processed |
| Getting it on paper | The DocPrint service at any PSA CRS outlet, within the 60-day validity of the viewable online copy |
That last row is the useful part: the ₱130.00 buys a 60-day window in which you can also have a security-paper copy printed at an outlet.
On the price of an ordinary delivered copy, this guide states nothing. PSA does not publish it on its birth certificate page, and PSA Serbilis’s payment and FAQ pages did not render their content when read on 31 August 2026. The current figure appears at checkout on PSA Serbilis or PSAHelpline. Following this site’s own rule, the fee table above covers only what is genuinely published, and no figure is invented to complete it.
Who is allowed to ask for one
This is the part most guides skip, and it is law rather than policy. Article 7 of the Child and Youth Welfare Code makes the records of a person’s birth strictly confidential.
| Who may request | Condition |
|---|---|
| The person themselves | Or any person they authorise |
| Spouse, parent or parents, direct descendants | - |
| The guardian, or institution legally in charge | If the person is a minor |
| The court or a proper public official | Whenever absolutely necessary in administrative, judicial or other official proceedings to determine the identity of the child’s parents or other circumstances of the birth |
| The nearest of kin | In case of the person’s death |
The Code attaches a penalty to violating that prohibition: imprisonment of at least 2 months or a fine not exceeding ₱500, or both, at the court’s discretion.
PSA Serbilis adds an ordering rule in the same spirit. You may order your own birth certificate and those of your child, your parents, and your spouse if you are married or widowed. You are required to indicate your own sex, civil status, date of birth and parents’ names before selecting the certificate type.
What information to have ready
PSA lists exactly what it needs to issue a birth certificate:
- complete name of the child: first, middle, last
- complete name of the father
- complete maiden name of the mother
- date of birth: month, day, year
- place of birth: city or municipality, province
- whether or not it was registered late, and if so the year it was registered
- complete name and address of the requesting party
- relationship to the child
- number of copies needed
- purpose of the certification
The late-registration question matters. If the birth was registered late, PSA asks for the year, and a record it cannot find is what triggers the endorsement route below.
If someone else collects it
| # | What you submit |
|---|---|
| 1 | Your signed authorisation letter or Special Power of Attorney, stating the facts of the requested documents, the number of copies and the purpose |
| 2 | Your valid ID with photo and signature, including the National ID |
| 3 | The valid ID with photo and signature of your authorised representative, including the National ID |
PSA Serbilis notes that in certain cases additional proof of relationship must be presented on release, such as an authorisation letter, Special Power of Attorney or court order. The National ID guide covers the ID PSA names explicitly here.
If PSA cannot find the record
PSA issues a Negative Certification when no record is found, and advises the requester to go through the Local Civil Registrar. PSA Serbilis publishes an Electronic Endorsement Request Form for that, free of charge: you fill it out online, print it, and present it to the concerned Local Civil Registry Office together with the Negative Certification from PSA.
Delivery
| Destination | Courier PSA Serbilis names |
|---|---|
| Within the Philippines | LBC Express |
| International | DHL Express |
PSA Serbilis states that its deliveries are handled only by those authorised couriers.
Its hotline runs 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, on Globe 09166755074 and 09167928197 and Smart 09289175394 and 09610074156, with info@psaserbilis.com.ph for email.
What it costs to assemble the paperwork around it
Nothing on this page has a PSA fee attached, but the documents it sits beside all do. These are the published figures from the other agencies on this site.
| Document | Published fee | Where it is covered |
|---|---|---|
| NBI clearance | ₱130.00 plus a ₱30.00 e-payment convenience fee, ₱160.00 in total | NBI clearance requirements |
| NBI clearance, delivered | ₱200.00 within NCR or ₱350.00 outside | NBI clearance renewal |
| PSA viewable online certificate | ₱130.00, or ₱185.00 for a CENOMAR | PSA birth certificate |
| Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card Plus | ₱125 | Loyalty Card Plus |
| SSS monthly contribution | 15% of a Monthly Salary Credit running ₱5,000 to ₱35,000, so ₱760.00 to ₱5,280.00 | SSS contribution table |
| Pag-IBIG monthly contribution | ₱400 a month since February 2024 | Pag-IBIG contribution table |
| OWWA membership | USD $25.00, valid until the contract ends or 2 years | OWWA membership |
| DMW Balik-Manggagawa OEC | None | Balik-Manggagawa OEC |
What this page does not cover
PSA does not publish, on the pages read for this guide, the price of a standard printed and delivered certificate, delivery timeframes, the appointment booking mechanics at appointment.psa.gov.ph, the DocPrint fee, or the processing time for an endorsement through the Local Civil Registrar. None of those are stated here.
A note on this page’s template. It was planned as a fee-and-requirements guide. Because PSA publishes only the viewable-online-copy fee and not the delivered-copy price, it is written as a requirements-and-process guide instead, which is what this site’s own rules prescribe when a fee is not genuinely published.
Related
The PSA marriage certificate guide covers the same request routes for a marriage record. National ID registration covers the programme that accepts a PSA birth certificate as a primary document, and the ePhilID guide the paper format of that ID.
Frequently asked questions
- How much is a PSA birth certificate?
- PSA Serbilis publishes ₱130.00 for a viewable online copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate, and ₱185.00 for a CENOMAR or CENODEATH, payable at any PSA CRS outlet. PSA does not publish the printed-copy or delivery price on the pages read for this guide, so this page does not state one; the current price appears at checkout on PSA Serbilis or PSAHelpline.
- How do I request one?
- Three routes. Walk in at a Census Serbilis Center, which requires an appointment booked at appointment.psa.gov.ph. Order online through PSA Serbilis at psaserbilis.com.ph or PSAHelpline at psahelpline.ph for delivery in the Philippines or abroad. Or request by post or email, in which case the certification is sent back by conventional post.
- What is the viewable online copy?
- A copy you view online for 60 days through an access code, for ₱130.00. Personal appearance at a PSA CRS outlet is required, and requests not paid at a CRS outlet will not be processed. Within the 60-day validity you can get a printed copy on security paper through the DocPrint service at a CRS outlet.
- Who is allowed to request a birth certificate?
- Under Article 7 of the Child and Youth Welfare Code, birth records are strictly confidential. Only the person themselves or someone they authorise, their spouse, parent or parents, direct descendants, or the guardian or institution legally in charge if a minor, the court or proper public official where absolutely necessary, and in case of death the nearest of kin.
- What information do I need to give?
- The complete name of the child, the complete name of the father, the complete maiden name of the mother, the date of birth, the place of birth, whether it was registered late and if so the year, the requesting party's complete name and address, the relationship to the child, the number of copies and the purpose.
- Can someone else collect it for me?
- Yes, with a signed authorisation letter or Special Power of Attorney stating the requested documents, number of copies and purpose, plus your valid ID with photo and signature including the National ID, and the representative's valid ID.
- Who delivers it?
- PSA Serbilis states its deliveries are handled only by LBC Express for nationwide delivery within the Philippines and DHL Express for international delivery.
- PSA told me to go through endorsement. What is that?
- Where PSA advises you to go to the Local Civil Registrar, you fill out an Electronic Endorsement Request Form online, free of charge, print it, and present it to the concerned Local Civil Registry Office together with the Negative Certification from PSA.
More PSA guides
Sources
- PSA | Birth Certificate, retrieved
- PSA Serbilis, retrieved
- National Bureau of Investigation | Citizen's Charter Handbook 2025, retrieved
- Social Security System | SSS Contribution Table, retrieved