Philippine Consulate in Florida
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Florida is served by the consular section of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. The Embassy announced on 19 December 2023 that its honorary consul in Miami had ended his term, and its current list of honorary consulates gives one in Florida, in Jacksonville, which processes the legalization and authentication of documents.
Philippine offices in Florida
- Philippine Honorary Consulate in Miami, not on the current lists of the Embassy and its consulates; its page says who serves this area
- Philippine Honorary Consulate in Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL · (904) 923-5888 · [email protected]
Note what that means. The official lists give the honorary consulate's contact details; passports and dual citizenship are booked with the Embassy's consular section in Washington, D.C.
Where Florida is served from
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | Washington, D.C. | 711 miles | 13 h 3 min by car |
| Orlando | Washington, D.C. | 850 miles | 15 h 40 min by car |
| Tampa | Washington, D.C. | 902 miles | 16 h 52 min by car |
| St. Petersburg | Washington, D.C. | 924 miles | 17 h 20 min by car |
| Miami | Washington, D.C. | 1,053 miles | 19 h 22 min by car |
From Miami that is 19 h 22 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.
What can be done without leaving home
A large share of the trips people make to a Philippine consulate were never necessary. These three are handled entirely elsewhere:
The short version: PSA certificates are ordered online from Manila, apostilles on documents issued in Florida come from the state's own competent authority, since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them, and the NBI clearance travels by mail; its fingerprints can be taken at a consulate or at a police station, according to the NBI.
Two things are worth the journey because they cannot be done any other way: passport biometrics and the oath. For a special power of attorney there is a second route, a local notary and an apostille, according to the notarial page of the Chicago consulate.
The Embassy has run consular outreach missions in Tampa offering passports and dual citizenship. For a Filipino in Miami, Orlando or Jacksonville that is usually the practical route to a new passport rather than a trip to Washington.
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