Dual Citizenship (RA 9225)

To qualify for this pathway, you must meet strict criteria regarding your birth and the manner in which you lost your citizenship.

• Natural-born Status: You must have been a Philippine citizen from birth. This means you did not have to perform any act to acquire your citizenship (e.g., you were born to at least one Filipino parent).
• Foreign Naturalization: You must have lost your Philippine citizenship specifically by becoming a naturalized citizen of a foreign country.
• Derivative Citizenship for Children: Your unmarried children under 18 years of age (whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted) are eligible to be included in your application. They will "derive" Philippine citizenship from you once your application is approved.
• The "Naturalized Filipino" Exclusion: If you were not born a Filipino citizen but became one later through administrative or judicial naturalization, and then subsequently lost it, you are not eligible under RA 9225.
• Public Office Restrictions: While you can regain citizenship, you cannot immediately run for public office. To do so, you must meet additional residency requirements and sign a sworn renunciation of all foreign citizenships at the time you file for candidacy.