ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DELAYED REGISTRATION
As per Reference No. 24CRS00-06-1008
Dated: 04 June 2024
1. In cases of applicants 18 years of age and above, the personal appearance of the applicant before the
concerned C/MCR shall be mandatory.
For marital minor applicants, the personal appearance of the parents before the City/Municipal Civil Registrar
(C/MCR) is mandatory. In default of the parents or judicially appointed guardians, persons exercising
substitute parental authority as provided under Article 216 of the Family Code shall personally appear before
the C/MCR. Provided that nothing under this paragraph shall prohibit the C/MCR from requiring the personal
appearance of the minor child.
In cases of non-marital minor applicants, only the mother shall personally appear before the C/MCR. If the
party seeking the registration is not the mother, an Affidavit or a sworn statement stating the present
whereabouts of the mother and the reason for her inability to personally appear before the C/MCR shall be
submitted.
In the case of out-of-town registration, the mandatory personal appearance of the persons mentioned in the
preceding paragraphs shall be before the receiving civil registrar. Provided that the accepted application for
out-of-town registration will be coursed through the PSO for transmittal and endorsement to the concerned
record-keeping civil registrar.
2. In addition to the requirements for delayed registration as outlined in Rule 7.0 of the JMC, the following are
the MANDATORY requirements to be submitted by the registrant:
a. Barangay Certification issued by the Punong Barangay as proof of residency;
b. National ID. If the applicant has not yet registered with the Philippine Identification System, he/she
must register before processing the delayed registration of his/her birth record;
c. Any two (2) documentary evidence showing the identity of the parents such as but not limited to
his/her certificate of live birth (COLB), government-issued ID, marriage certificate of the parents, if
applicable or certificate of death for the deceased parents; and
d. Unedited front-facing photo of the registrant to be attached to the application. (2x2 size, white
background, taken within 3 months from the date of registration).
3. If the application for delayed registration is filed on behalf of a deceased person, in addition to the
applicable documentary requirements enumerated in 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 of the JMC No. 2021-01 and these
guidelines, the Certificate of Death of the document owner shall be required.
4. For a party seeking late registration of birth whose one of the parents is a foreigner, the requirements
mentioned in Item 7.2 of JMC No. 2021-01 shall be revised as follows:
a. Certificate of Marriage of parents (marital child);
b. Birth certificate of parent/s;
c. Valid Passport or Bl Clearance Certificate or ACR I-Card of the foreign parent;
5. For non-marital children who will be availing of RA No. 9255 or Acknowledgement under the Civil Code, in
addition to the aboveenumerated requirements, the following documents must be submitted:
a. Affidavit of Admission of Paternity and/or Affidavit to Use the Surname of the Father (AUSF) under
Republic Act No. 9255; or
b. Affidavit of Acknowledgment in case of a non-marital child born before 03 August 1988.
6. Upon receiving the application for delayed registration of birth, the C/MCR shall examine the COLS whether it
has been completely and correctly filled out. The C/MCR shall also evaluate the veracity and genuineness of
the statements made in the Affidavits and the completeness and authenticity of other submitted supporting
documents through a personal interview of the applicant or if necessary, conduct a field visit with the Office of
the Punong Barangay where the registrant resides to confirm the statements made in the Affidavit and
genuineness of the supporting documents. Provided that the investigation of the concerned C/MCR must not
exceed five (5) working days.
