Apply for your PSA Live Birth Certificate through the official PSA online system. No appointment needed; available 24/7 from any device, whether you are in the Philippines or abroad.
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There are four main ways to request a PSA birth certificate. Each has different costs, processing times, and requirements.
Many Filipinos confuse the PSA Certificate of Live Birth with the standard PSA birth certificate. These are two linked but different documents.
A PSA birth certificate is an official civil registry document issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the government agency that replaced the National Statistics Office (NSO) in 2013.
It is printed on PSA security paper (SECPA), making it the only legally accepted proof of birth for most government and private transactions in the country.
The document contains your full name, date and time of birth, place of birth, sex, nationality, and your parents’ full names. It is the essential identity document for every Filipino, required at virtually every major life milestone.
An authentic PSA birth certificate is printed on Security Paper (SECPA). Only a PSA printed copy on official security paper is accepted, not photocopies, LCR copies, or hospital copies.
The cost depends on how and where you request it.
How long it takes depends on your method and location.
Your PSA birth certificate contains several different identifying numbers. Here is what each one means.
The PSA birth certificate follows a standardised format mandated by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Below are the key fields and what they mean.
The PSA birth certificate is required throughout a Filipino’s life from birth registration to retirement.
OFWs and Filipinos living abroad can request without physically returning to the Philippines.
Authorised partners offer a combined PSA + DFA Apostille service in a single order. Select “Department of Foreign Affairs (Apostille)” as your purpose. No need to visit DFA separately.
A PSA birth certificate is an official document issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that certifies a person’s birth in the Philippines. It is printed on security paper (SECPA) with holograms, watermarks, and a QR code. It is the primary identity document for all Filipinos, required for passports, school enrollment, government IDs, marriage, and social benefits.
A PSA birth certificate costs ₱155 per copy at a PSA CRS outlet (walk-in). Online requests are ₱365 per copy including nationwide door-to-door delivery. The PSA digital eCertificate costs ₱130 at a PSA outlet, plus ₱80 per printed copy.
Visit the PSA official authorised online channel. Click “Order Now,” select “Birth,” enter the birth details, provide your delivery address, and pay ₱365 via GCash, credit card, or BancNet ATM. No appointment is needed. After payment, you receive a 10-digit Reference Number to track your delivery.
It depends on the method. For walk-in requests at PSA CRS outlets, yes, an online appointment is required in advance. For online requests, no appointment is required. The online service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Walk-in requests take approximately 1 hour if your record is in the database, or 7 working days if manual review is needed. Online orders to Metro Manila (NCR) arrive the next business day. Provincial deliveries take 3–8 working days depending on location.
The PSA birth certificate is officially called the Certificate of Live Birth, Municipal Form No. 102. The Application Form (AF) used for walk-in requests is a separate one-page form available free at the outlet.
The PSA Serial or SECPA Number is a 12-digit number (format: 1234-5678-9012) printed on the security paper. The Registry Number is assigned by the Local Civil Registry Office. The QR code on post-2020 certificates enables digital verification. None of these matches your PhilSys National ID number.
Yes. You may request on behalf of the certificate holder, a parent or legal guardian requesting for a minor, a spouse, an immediate descendant of legal age, or an authorised representative with a signed authorisation letter. If filing online, select “For Someone Else.”
Corrections must be filed in person at the LCRO where your birth was originally registered. Basic clerical errors fall under Republic Act 9048 or RA 10172 and can be corrected administratively for ₱1,000–₱3,000. There is no fully online correction system as of 2025.
A Negative Certification (“No Record Found”) means PSA cannot locate your birth record. Common causes: the LCRO never forwarded your record, birth was never registered, records were destroyed, or the name/date entered differs from what was registered. Do not discard it, it is required when filing for late registration.
Order online from the authorised portal, select “International” in the delivery section, pay online, and arrange international courier or designate a trusted person in the Philippines to receive it. Alternatively, request through the nearest Philippine Embassy or Consulate.
Yes, they are the same document. In 2013, the NSO was reorganised and merged with other agencies to form the PSA under Republic Act 10625. Any NSO certificate issued before this merger is still legally valid as long as it was printed on security paper.
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