Is the NSO birth certificate in PH still valid?
- In 2013, the late President Benigno Aquino signed the Philippine Statistical Act into law. This merged the National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES), and the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) into one and became the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
PSA already clarified in a press statement that the birth certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) — before the merge — has no expiration and is still a valid document. It is the same birth certificate issued currently by the PSA. The only difference between PSA and NSO-issued birth certificates is the logo.
References: https://testpinoy.com/nso-birth-certificate-validity/
https://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=18&q=SBN-2450
Blocked countries Verification. Why can we not approve 1 US ID and BC from PHL?
We cannot accept an ID from a blocked country and a BC because we won't be able to prove their current location based on the BC. Given that they were born in the PH, they could get a BC from PH, but in this case, we need to confirm their current location. Also, ID and POA are the primary docs accepted, and BC only counts as an ID and not a POA.
1 Government-issued ID + Marriage Certificate - can it be accepted?
Answer: No, we shouldn't accept marriage certificates as verification documents since anyone can be married anywhere. I