Philippine Consulate in New York
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New York State is home to the Philippine Consulate General in New York, on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, which serves ten states across the Northeast from that single office.
Philippine offices in New York
- Philippine Consulate General in New York, 556 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10036 · (212) 764-1330
The consulate that covers New York
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonkers | New York | 15 miles | 25 min by car |
| Albany | New York | 147 miles | 3 h 4 min by car |
| Syracuse | New York | 249 miles | 5 h 6 min by car |
| Rochester | New York | 317 miles | 6 h 45 min by car |
| Buffalo | New York | 376 miles | 7 h 53 min by car |
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 New York 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.
The procedures that genuinely need you at a window are the ones where a consular officer has to watch you do something: give fingerprints for a passport or swear the oath of allegiance. A power of attorney is different: a local notary plus an apostille also works, according to the notarial page of the Chicago consulate.
By road, Yonkers is 15 miles from the consulate and Buffalo 376. For upstate, check first which procedures can be done by mail.
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