GOVPH

Period of Filing Applications for Registration, Certification, Transfer, Change of Name due to marriage or court order, Correction of Entries in the Voter’s Registration Record, Reactivation, and Change of Address

09 DECEMBER 2023 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Who may register as Overseas Voters

• All citizens of the Philippines, who are abroad or will be abroad during the 30-day voting period
• At least eighteen (18) years old on the day of the elections (12 May 2025)

Who may NOT register as Overseas Voters

• Those who have lost their Filipino citizenship in accordance with Philippine laws;
• Those who have renounced their Philippine citizenship or who have pledged allegiance to a foreign country; except dual citizens as referred to under R.A. No. 9225, otherwise known as “The Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003”;
• Those who have committed and are convicted in a final judgment by a court or tribunal of an offense punishable by imprisonment of not less than one (1) year, such disability not having been removed by plenary pardon or amnesty; provided, however, that any person disqualified to register under this subsection shall automatically acquire the right to vote upon expiration of five (5) years after service of sentence; and
• Any citizen of the Philippines abroad previously declared insane or incompetent by a competent authority in the Philippines or abroad, as verified by the Philippine embassies, consulates, or Foreign Service establishments concerned, unless such competent authority subsequently certifies that such person is no longer insane or incompetent.

Where to File

• Philippine Embassies / Consulates
• Designated Registration Centers outside the Post
• Designated Registration Centers in the Philippines as approved by the Commission

*For Transfers from Post to Local, the application shall be filed at the local Office of the Election Officer in the city/municipality/district where the overseas voter intends to vote in the Philippines, subject to rules and regulations on local voter registration.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Original and 1 copy of valid Philippine Passport;
2. In the absence of a valid passport:
   1. A certification issued by the Consulate that it has reviewed the appropriate documents submitted by the applicant and found them sufficient to warrant the issuance of a passport, or that the applicant is a holder of a valid passport but is unable to produce the same for a valid reason; and 
   2. In case of applicants who reacquired Filipino citizenship pursuant to Republic Act No. 9225, the original or certified true copy of their Identification Certificates issued by the Posts or the Bureau of Immigration; or
   3. In case of seafarers, photocopy of Seafarer’s Book.

Download the Overseas Voting Form (OVF1) via this link.