Philippine Consulate in South Carolina
South Carolina is served by the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C. There is no Philippine office in the state, and the Embassy's list of honorary consulates has none in South Carolina.
The consulate that covers South Carolina
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Washington, D.C. | 484 miles | 9 h 1 min by car |
| Greenville | Washington, D.C. | 496 miles | 9 h 32 min by car |
| North Charleston | Washington, D.C. | 530 miles | 9 h 50 min by car |
| Charleston | Washington, D.C. | 535 miles | 9 h 57 min by car |
From Charleston that is 9 h 57 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.
Before you plan the journey
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 South Carolina 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, Charleston is 535 miles from the consular section in Washington (9 h 57 min at posted speed limits). The Embassy's outreach missions and the procedures that need no consulate can save that trip.
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