How To Get Your NSO Birth Certificate (and more)

Need a Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Death Certificate, or CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record)?

Request these documents online from the National Statistics Office (NSO) for delivery anywhere in the Philippines and abroad.

Step 1

Fill out the Application Form

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click here to view the online application form

You will be asked to enter the following information online:

• Full name
• Delivery Address (with Zip Code)
• Your telephone no.
• Your valid email address
• Required information for Birth Certificate requests:
• Number of copies you are requesting
• Name (maiden name if married female)
• Sex
• Place and date of birth
• Mother's maiden name
• Date of registration, if the birth certificate was late registered
• Purpose of request
• Your relationship to the birth certificate owner
• Birth certificate requests must be duly authorized as per The Child and Youth Welfare Code (P.D. 603)
• Required information for Marriage Certificate requests:
• Number of copies you are requesting
• Name of husband
• Maiden name of wife
• Place and date of Marriage
• Date of registration, if the marriage certificate was late registered
• Purpose of request
• Required information for Death Certificate requests:
• Number of copies you are requesting
• Name of the deceased
• Sex
• Place and date of death
• Date of registration, if the death certificate was late registered
• Purpose of request
• Required information for CENOMAR requests:
• Number of copies you are requesting
• Name (maiden name if married female)
• Sex
• Place and date of birth
• Mother's maiden name
• Father's name
• Purpose of request

click here to view the online application form

Important: If the birth/marriage/death certificate you want to request falls under any of the following (click here), click on the link for more information before proceeding with your online application:

Step 2

Pay through accredited payment channels

After you complete your online application, you will be issued a Batch Request Number and, for each request, a Request Reference Number. When paying for all requests in the batch, specify the Batch Request Number. When paying for a particular request only, specify the Request Reference Number.

Fees are inclusive of processing, delivery and government taxes.

The fees and the available payment channels depend on whether your delivery address is within the Philippines or outside the Philippines.

Delivery within the Philippines:

Delivery to other countries:

click here to view NSO's  payment portal

Step 3

Wait for delivery

Delivery within the Philippines:

Your documents will be delivered through NSO's courier service provider. You will receive your document 3-9 working days after payment, depending on your address (please refer to the table below).
If you need to get your document within 1 or 2 working days, you are advised to apply in person at the Census Serbilis Center nearest you (Find Census Serbilis Centers).

Delivery to other countries:

You will receive your documents through PhilPost registered mail 6-8 weeks after payment. If you would like to receive your document through special courier services, email NSO at ecensus2@census.gov.ph. The additional courier fees shall be to your account.

Note: Add 10-15 working days in case your request will require manual search and retrieval from the NSO microfilm and paper archives (you will be informed through email if such is the case).

For more information, visit their website: www.ecensus.com.ph/