Philippine Consulate in Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake does not have its own Philippine consulate. It is served by the Embassy of the Philippines. Consular Section in Washington, D.C., 208 miles away, about 4 h 7 min by road, and every appointment, passport and notarial act for Chesapeake residents happens there.
Which Philippine consulate serves Chesapeake
The assignment is by state: the whole of Virginia belongs to the consulate in Washington, D.C., whose district covers Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of the Caribbean. The detail, including how far each city in the state is from the consulate, is on the Virginia page.
208 miles is 4 h 7 min in each direction, so from Chesapeake this is a full day committed to one appointment. Worth being certain the appointment is the right one, at the right consulate, with every document in hand.
Before you plan the trip from Chesapeake
Check this list first, it covers most of the reasons people book an appointment they did not need:
- PSA certificates, birth, marriage, death and CENOMAR are issued in Manila and ordered online, delivered to any US address.
- Apostilles on American documents come from the issuing state’s competent authority. Since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them.
- NBI clearance: posted to Manila, returned by post. Do not send the application to a consulate, it will not be processed there.
What does require appearing in person is anything biometric or signed: a passport, the oath of allegiance and a special power of attorney signed before a consular officer.
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