Philippine Consulate in Alabama
Alabama is served by the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., which covers eleven states in the South East plus most of the Caribbean. There is no Philippine office in the state itself, and the nearest honorary consulate is in Atlanta, about two and a half hours from Birmingham.
Your consulate at a glance
How far the consulate is from your city
Driving distances to the consulate that covers each city, calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic:
| City | Consulate | Distance | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | Washington, D.C. | 697 miles | 12 h 59 min by car |
| Birmingham | Washington, D.C. | 742 miles | 13 h 41 min by car |
| Montgomery | Washington, D.C. | 800 miles | 15 h 8 min by car |
| Mobile | Washington, D.C. | 967 miles | 18 h 9 min by car |
From Mobile that is 18 h 9 min by car each way, which makes it worth checking the consular outreach schedule before committing to the drive: missions bring passport and dual citizenship services to cities without a consulate, and the appointments are free.
Three procedures that never reach a counter
Three of the most searched Philippine procedures in the United States are not consular procedures at all, and knowing that is worth more than knowing the opening hours:
The short version: PSA certificates are ordered online from Manila, apostilles on documents issued in Alabama come from the state's own competent authority, since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them, and the NBI clearance travels by mail; only its fingerprint card needs a consular officer.
Set against that, three things cannot be delegated or posted: passport biometrics, the RA 9225 oath, and signing a notarial document in front of a consular officer. For those, the trip is unavoidable.
For anyone in Mobile, Montgomery or Huntsville, the Embassy's outreach missions are worth tracking: they have been held in Atlanta and Tampa, both far closer than Washington.
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