PSA Introduction

Choose your path

What is PSA?

• Issues certified true copies of civil registry documents (Birth, Marriage, Death, CENOMAR) on security paper (SECPA).
• Implementing agency for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) — the national ID program under RA 11055.
• For use abroad, foreign embassies typically require a DFA Apostille (or the older "Red Ribbon" authentication for non-Apostille countries) on top of the PSA copy.

Special Services

Niche civil-registry transactions outside the standard certificate request.

• Late Registration of Birth — birth not recorded within 30 days
• Correction of Errors — clerical or spelling fixes (RA 9048/10172)
• Change of First Name — petition under RA 9048
• Foundling Registration — register an abandoned child
• Legitimation — after subsequent marriage of parents
• Annotation of Records — adoption, annulment, court orders

PSA Services: Which Guide Do You Need?

PinoyGovGuide's civil registry guides — each links to a full walkthrough with requirements, fees, and steps:

• PSA birth certificate — order a copy online or at a PSA Serbilis outlet.
• PSA marriage certificate — order a copy of your marriage record.
• PSA death certificate — order a copy of a death record.
• PSA CENOMAR — get a Certificate of No Marriage.
• PSA annotation — update a civil registry record with a court or admin order.
• PSA change of first name — petition under RA 9048.
• PSA correction of errors — correct a clerical error in your record.
• PSA legitimation — legitimate a child by the parents' subsequent marriage.
• PSA late registration — register a birth, marriage, or death filed past the deadline.
• PSA foundling registration — register a foundling under RA 11222.