BoI Info Philippine Citizenship – How to become a Filipino Citizen if Foreigner

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(Many Q&A's asked and some answered at the bottom of the post in the link at the bottom of the info posted below)

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Philippine Citizenship – How to become a Filipino Citizen if Foreigner:
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Because it was Independence Day on the 12th, I am inspired to post about this topic. How to become a citizen of the Philippines if you are a foreigner? Perhaps you are an American or Canadian, or British or Japanese or Korean or Australian and you decided to get Philippine citizenship for some reasons. This post is for you.

There are millions of Filipinos who want to migrate to other countries and decide to leave their citizenship and adopt the new ones or decide to have dual citizenship; however, there are some foreigners who want to become Filipino citizens. If they meet the requirements, they will be granted the citizenship. The most common way to get this is through Naturalization.

Before we give the ways on how to get Philippine citizenship, let us first discuss who the citizens of the Philippines are and how to become a Filipino.

Philippine Citizenship Law:​

There are 3 bases in Philippine nationality law:

By Birth

By Blood

By Naturalization

By birth a.k.a Jus soli is quite self explanatory. It means you’re an automatic citizen if you were born in the Philippines soil or territory.
By blood a.k.a. Jus sanguinis is also obvious. You are a citizen if any of your parents is a Filipino citizen on your birth date according to the Philippine Nationality Law.
By Naturalization according to the Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines is the judicial act of adopting a foreigner and clothing him with the privileges of a native-born citizen. It implies the renunciation of a former nationality and the fact of entrance into a similar relation towards a new body politic.

If you are a foreigner born and lived in the Philippines:​

On June 2001, Republic Act 9139 was approved and it provides that foreigners under 18 years old who were born and resided in the Philippines and have resided here since birth and meet the specified qualifications under the act may be granted citizenship. Such requirements and qualifications are posted in this link. If you want to file for a petition, you are required to file 5 copies containing what is required on Section 5 under that *RA 9139.
* http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno9139.html

If you are a foreigner who was not born in the Philippines:​

The Revised Naturalization Law may be applicable for you.
The following are the requirements according to the Section 2 of the Revised Naturalization Act of the Philippines on how to acquire citizenship by naturalization:

He must not be less than 21 years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition;
He must have resided in the Philippines for a continuous period of not less than 10 years;
He must be of good moral character and believes in the principles underlying the Philippine Constitution, and must have conducted himself in a proper and irreproachable manner during the entire period of his residence in the Philippines in his relation with the constituted government as well as with the community in which he is living;
He must own real estate in the Philippines worth not less than P5,000, Philippine currency, or must have some known lucrative trade, profession, or lawful occupation;
He must be able to speak or write English or Spanish or anyone of the principal languages;
He must have enrolled his minor children of school age in any of the public or private schools recognized by the Bureau of Public Schools of the Philippines where Philippine history, government and civics are taught or prescribed as part of the school curriculum, during the entire period of the residence in the Philippines required of him prior to the hearing of the petition for naturalization as Philippine citizen;”

However:​

Under Section of 4 of the Revised Naturalization Law, the following persons cannot qualify for Philippine citizenship:

Persons opposed to organized government or affiliated with any association or group of persons who uphold and teach doctrines opposing all organized governments;
Persons defending or teaching the necessity or propriety of violence, personal assault, or assassination for the success and predominance of their ideas;
Polygamists or believers in the practice of polygamy;
Persons convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude;
Persons suffering from mental alienation or incurable contagious diseases;
Persons who during the period of their stay in the Philippines, have not mingled socially with the Filipinos, or who have not evinced a sincere desire to learn and embrace the customs, traditions, and ideals of the Filipinos;
Citizens or subjects of nations with whom the Philippines is at war
Citizens or subjects of a foreign country other than the United States, whose laws do not grant Filipinos the right to become naturalized citizens or subject thereof.”

Philippine Citizenship through Marriage:​

Can you become a Filipino citizen if you married a Filipino? Lots of foreigners think if you have married a Filipino, they can also become a Filipino citizen right away. The fact is you won’t be entitled automatically. If you have married a Filipino, you are entitled to the citizenship privilege your spouse have received when he/she married you. Unlike a foreigner who can apply for citizenship if he stayed for 10 years here, you being married to a Filipino allow you to apply after 5 years instead. Under the law of Naturalization, you must take an oath and renounce your citizenship and leave your former nationality. Your wife however can choose to be a citizen of this country or your country or both according to the Philippine Dual Citizenship Law.

It is surprising how lots of foreigners and people want to settle and become citizens here while lots of Filipinos want to leave the country. The Philippines is a beautiful country and the weather is so nice. But jobs and the economy are not so good due to not so nice political splice and corruption. Anyhow, it’s still a nice place to retire and to enjoy paradise. The world’s most beautiful beaches are here. The friendliest people are here, too. Life is easy and simple. Anyone can survive comfortably even just having one job.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional lawyer or an expert of immigration. I am only sharing this post as a result of my research and a brief background of Law from my college degree.
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Philippine Citizenship – How to become a Filipino Citizen if Foreigner

 

Yes, that makes sense. I was wondering why filipinos with dual citizenship had to be "natural born" to own land here but there did not seem to be a requirement for a naturalized citizen to be "natural born" in order to own land. The catch is you have to renounce your former nationality. That's not cricket!

 

Again I think it comes down to a thick pride thing, in other countries where Filipino can retain dual citizenship then I feel the Philippines should offer a likewise reciprocal agreement...

 

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Will my application for dual citizenship under RA 9225 affect my US citizenship?

The Act does not require one to renounce his or her US citizenship. Also, there is no prohibition against dual citizenship in the US.
The US Supreme Court, as early as 1952, has stated that dual citizenship is a "status long recognized by law" and that "a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and may be subject to the responsibilities of both. The mere fact he asserts the rights of one citizenship does not without more mean that he renounces the other" (Kawakita v US, 343 US 717). In 1964, the US Supreme Court also ruled that a naturalized US citizen has the right to return to his country of origin and resume his former citizenship while remaining a US citizen, even if he never returns to the US (Schneider v. Rusk, 377 US 163).***

*Dual Citizenship Frequently Asked Questions

I would presume this is for all countries But.......

 

BUT to become a Filipino Citizen the way I read it is *biased and you must renounce your original nationality which would then most likely result in the loss of Pensions paid by the Government of the foreigners original country which I feel is a round-about way of deterring the majority from following this option...

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Philippine Citizenship through Marriage:

If you have married a Filipino, you are entitled to the citizenship privilege your spouse have received when he/she married you. Unlike a foreigner who can apply for citizenship if he stayed for 10 years here, you being married to a Filipino allow you to apply after 5 years instead. Under the law of Naturalization, you must take an oath and renounce your citizenship and leave your former nationality. *Your wife however can choose to be a citizen of this country or your country or both according to the Philippine Dual Citizenship Law.

 

Contradictory then

 

I'm not sure what you mean. You are quoting a rule that seems to apply in the US whereas Brian pointed out that in Philippines:
"(i) A declaration that it is the petitioner's true and honest intention to acquire Philippine citizenship and to renounce absolutely and forever any prince, potentate, State or sovereign, and particularly the country of which the applicant is a citizen or subject."
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9139 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP FOR CERTAIN ALIENS BY ADMINISTRATIVE NATURALIZATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
(Thats Brian's link to ChanRobles, thanks Brian)

 

I was linking from the PI Embassy in the US but let me ask What is RA 9225 and the ramifications of that Act because I would think that is the ruling Factor here

 

You would need a sh***y passport for the Philippines passport to be an improvement. I suppose it could be useful for in-country things. Like swatting mosquito. You're not going to get much street cred with a Philippines passport abroad. Sure as s*it you won't pick up Filipino chicks with it.

It might be useful for U.S. citizens because the U.S. passport requires your balls to be attached on page 5. But that's only useful if you ditch the U.S. citizenship and this article is about...

Actually, does anyone give it rats @ss about this? I have been here a decade and I'll probably get a Philippines coffin before I get a Philippines passport. Maybe I have looked this up once.

 

Not what I want it ( PI Citizenship) but I came across this and thought it might be useful, the part that made me smile is a bit about owning Land to a value of an amount yet, we can't so does this mean an end of any application?