Results 1 to 3 of 3
-
22nd November 2009 #1
- Join Date
- Nov 2005
- Location
- South West of England
- Posts
- 50
- Rep Power
- 0
Filipino Passport or British Passport?
Hello guys,
Just a short question, I have just got my British passport and I am travelling to the Philippines in January. My philippine passport does not expire until after a year from now. My question is do I need to apply for dual citizenship now or is it okey to travel with my current British/Filipino passport? Can I use either of them when visiting the Philippines and do I need to pay travel tax if I use my British passport? I'm just a little confused. The Philippine embassy website does not actually state that once you get your foreign passport you lose your Filipino citizenship, so I do not feel I have to apply for citizenship retention or dual citizenship when I have not really lost any. Any thoughts & advice?
Thanks
Rands
-
22nd November 2009 #2
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- England
- Posts
- 1,288
- Rep Power
- 76
Your understanding isn't totally correct. Try this link from the Philippines Embassy in Australia.
http://www.philippineconsulate.com.au/PDF/CFO.FAQ2.pdf
You may not have totally lost your Philippines citizenship, but you have to take the oath to retain it. And when you take the oath I believe they will cancel your current Philippines passport hence i do not believe your Philippines passport is currently valid, though you would probably get away with using it.
Once you've left the Philippines to settle in another country I don't believe you have to pay the travel tax anyway regardless which passport you use.
-
22nd November 2009 #3
- Join Date
- Nov 2005
- Location
- South West of England
- Posts
- 50
- Rep Power
- 0
Thanks for your reply. The link has answered my questions now. Yes I do need to apply for dual citizenship to formally express my intention to retain my Filipino citizenship.
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
British passport, expired phil passport...returning to London after long stay in p.i
By jokerevo in forum UK ImmigrationReplies: 24Last Post: 2nd April 2012, 07:34 -
British passport + Filipino wife and child
By jokerevo in forum UK VISA/British CitizenshipReplies: 10Last Post: 2nd February 2012, 13:37 -
securing my son's british passport before his philippine passport!HELP
By nominaljosh in forum Help & AdviceReplies: 3Last Post: 28th June 2011, 13:43 -
Advice please on getting British Passport for Filipino wife.
By kiwiflyer57 in forum Legal InformationReplies: 6Last Post: 23rd August 2010, 10:23 -
filipino british passport holder
By goldilocks in forum UK VISA/British CitizenshipReplies: 34Last Post: 1st September 2007, 21:18