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Philippines
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Documents from this country
1 source-checked rule pack available
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Rules for records from Philippines
These rules are keyed to where a record was issued, residence or citizenship, and police-history facts. The destination pathway is stated on every pack.
Source-checked document rule pack
Philippines records for Canada family sponsorship
Destination: Canada · Family Class — married spouse living outside Canada
- Last reviewed
- July 12, 2026
- Next review
- August 12, 2026
- Rule areas
- 5
- Published rules
- 7
- Matter review
- Qualified Matter Review Required
Coverage
IRCC Family Class spouse preparation rules for Philippine residence, citizenship, Philippine-issued civil documents, and Philippine police-certificate history. Facts outside the rule conditions remain held.
RoutingTranslationCivil DocumentIdentityPolice Certificate
Published requirements
01Country-of-residence form routingRouting
IRCC's current family sponsorship selector lists no extra forms for this country. The core Family Class form plan and every otherwise-applicable form remain required.
What to do
- Regenerate the IRCC application-kit result using the applicant's actual residence country immediately before final review.
Documents to keep
- Saved application-kit source URL and checked date
- Exact country-of-residence selection
Controlling source: IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructions Checked 07/12/26
02IRCC translation controlTranslation
A document not in English or French requires the translation and, when the translator is not a Canadian certified translator, the translator's affidavit. Applicants and listed family members cannot translate the documents themselves.
What to do
- Identify the language of every source document.
- Use a permitted translator and collect any required affidavit.
- Retain the source document, translation, and affidavit together.
Documents to keep
- Certified copy of the source document when required
- English or French translation
- Translator affidavit when required
Controlling source: Sponsor your spouse, partner or child — application package Checked 07/12/26
03Philippine Statistics Authority civil documentsCivil Document
For civil documents issued in the Philippines, provide PSA-issued copies of the principal applicant's and included family members' birth certificates and applicable marriage or death certificates. An officer may request originals printed on PSA paper.
What to do
- Obtain the applicable PSA birth, marriage, and death records.
- Confirm every included family member is covered.
- Keep PSA-paper originals available if IRCC requests them.
Documents to keep
- PSA birth certificate copies
- PSA marriage certificate copy
- PSA death certificate copy when applicable
Controlling source: IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructions Checked 07/12/26
04Late-registered or missing Philippine birth recordIdentity
If the Philippine birth was registered more than one month after birth, or PSA has no registration record, IRCC requires another proof of identity.
What to do
- Compare the birth and registration dates on the certificate.
- If late or absent, gather corroborating identity records.
Documents to keep
- Baptismal certificate
- Hospital or medical birth record
- Permanent elementary and high-school records
- Old passports
- Local Civil Registrar birth certificate
Controlling source: IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructions Checked 07/12/26
05Philippine passport holder marital-status evidenceCivil Document
A Philippine passport holder and included family members must follow the Philippine marital-status instructions: provide a CENOMAR showing no marriage record or a PSA Advisory on Marriages, and explain civil-document discrepancies by sworn affidavit.
What to do
- Determine whether each included person holds a Philippine passport.
- Obtain the applicable CENOMAR or PSA Advisory on Marriages.
- Reconcile names, dates, and other discrepancies across every civil record.
Documents to keep
- CENOMAR or PSA Advisory on Marriages
- Sworn discrepancy affidavit when any records differ
Controlling source: IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructions Checked 07/12/26
06Philippine-linked civil events outside the PhilippinesCivil Document
For a birth, marriage, or death outside the Philippines, provide the foreign issuing-country certificate and, if the event was registered with PSA, the PSA registration document as well. The foreign issuing country's own rule pack also applies.
What to do
- Identify the country where each civil event occurred and document was issued.
- Determine whether the event was registered with PSA.
- Add the foreign issuing country to this matter's country-rule scopes.
Documents to keep
- Foreign-country birth, marriage, or death certificate
- PSA registration document when the event is registered with PSA
Controlling source: IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructions Checked 07/12/26
07Philippines NBI police certificatePolice Certificate
For a non-Canadian citizen or permanent resident age 18 or older who spent at least six consecutive months in the Philippines since age 18, the required document is the NBI Multi-purpose Clearance Certificate. It must include a thumbprint and dry seal. IRCC says no translation is required because it is in English.
What to do
- Apply online or in person at an NBI office, or use the stated embassy, consulate, or mail process when outside the Philippines.
- For current residence, obtain a certificate issued no more than six months before submission; for former residence, obtain one issued after the last qualifying stay.
- Confirm the certificate has the thumbprint and dry seal, inspect every remark, and retain a colour scan of the original.
Documents to keep
- Colour scan of the original NBI Multi-purpose Clearance Certificate with thumbprint and dry seal
- For a listed adverse remark: NBI written explanation, complete court decision or resolution, and applicant explanation
Controlling source: How to get a police certificate — Philippines Page date 05/16/25; checked 07/12/26
Official sources for this rule pack
Sponsor your spouse, partner or child — application packageChecked 07/12/26 · Online package, form routing, country-specific instructions, signatures, biometrics, and submission sequence.
Open official source ↗IRCC family sponsorship country-specific document instructionsChecked 07/12/26 · Official dynamic include used by the IRCC family sponsorship application-kit selector. Country residence controls extra forms; document-issuing country controls special civil-document instructions.
Open official source ↗When to get a police certificatePage date 02/19/26; checked 07/12/26 · IRCC timing, freshness, original-colour-scan, former-residence, and update-request rules for police certificates.
Open official source ↗How to get a police certificate — PhilippinesPage date 05/16/25; checked 07/12/26 · IRCC identifies the NBI Multi-purpose Clearance Certificate and its document-specific conditions.
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