Do Filipinos have a national identity document?

[Pinkblush]

hi guys! im from the philippines and the form is asking for my national identity document..are there pinoys out there who answered it?what kind of i.d? or u just wrote n/a..thanks thanks!!! ;D

 

[ragluf]

hi guys! im from the philippines and the form is asking for my national identity document..are there pinoys out there who answered it?what kind of i.d? or u just wrote n/a..thanks thanks!!! ;D

None. N/A

The closest that we have to a so-called "national ID" is the passport.

/all the best...

 

[Pinkblush]

thank youuuuuuuuu!!! ;D

 

[cancerscorpio]

I didn't put any either. But I think the new SSS ID, they say that's our national identity document. Not sure though. It's not really a set on stone kind of thing for Filipinos, so I guess answering NONE is okay.

 

[mrsalvaro]

I didn't put any either. But I think the new SSS ID, they say that's our national identity document. Not sure though. It's not really a set on stone kind of thing for Filipinos, so I guess answering NONE is okay.

According to wikipedia:

An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as one's 'papers') is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card (IC). Countries which do not have formal identity documents may require informal documents.

In the absence of a formal identity document, driving licences can be used in many countries as a method of proof of identity, although some countries do not accept driving licences for identification, often because in those countries they don't expire as documents and can be old and easily forged. Most countries accept passports as a form of identification.
Most countries have the rule that foreign citizens need to have their passport or occasionally a national identity card from their country available at any time if they do not have residence permit in the country.

In my case, I used passport as national identity document.

 

[chickenkiev]

I think the philippines national identity document is a canadian permanent resident card.

 

[Pinkblush]

According to wikipedia:

An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as one's 'papers') is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. If issued in the form of a small, mostly standard-sized card, it is usually called an identity card (IC). Countries which do not have formal identity documents may require informal documents.

In the absence of a formal identity document, driving licences can be used in many countries as a method of proof of identity, although some countries do not accept driving licences for identification, often because in those countries they don't expire as documents and can be old and easily forged. Most countries accept passports as a form of identification.
Most countries have the rule that foreign citizens need to have their passport or occasionally a national identity card from their country available at any time if they do not have residence permit in the country.

In my case, I used passport as national identity document.

Thanks!!! I used his passport too upon reading your answers

 

[DaveSav]

I think the philippines national identity document is a canadian permanent resident card.

Now that was funny, thanks for the laugh

 

[NewDad]

For a Philippine National Identity Document, would a voter's ID or a Postal Identity Card be what is called for? Or better to say N/A?

 

[ragluf]

For a Philippine National Identity Document, would a voter's ID or a Postal Identity Card be what is called for? Or better to say N/A?

Officially, PH does not have a National Identity document, so N/A.

 

[slow_jun]

Officially, PH does not have a National Identity document, so N/A.

Hi,

Newbie here, Im a from the Philippines but a permanent resident in Singapore, here in Singapore we have a National Registration identidication Card ( NRIC), can I put that in my application or just leave it as is?

thanks in advance.

 

[steaky]

Hi,

Newbie here, Im a from the Philippines but a permanent resident in Singapore, here in Singapore we have a National Registration identidication Card ( NRIC), can I put that in my application or just leave it as is?

thanks in advance.

I think it depends what preferred location of your immigration office locates. For example, if you put Manila, then there is no national identity document. But if Singapore, then there is national identity document.

 

[ragluf]

Hi,

Newbie here, Im a from the Philippines but a permanent resident in Singapore, here in Singapore we have a National Registration identidication Card ( NRIC), can I put that in my application or just leave it as is?

thanks in advance.

Yes you may. Granted you are a PR of Singapore and it is compulsory for all citizens and PRs to have the NRIC. This establishes you are a lawful resident in Singapore, among other things.

 

[ragluf]

I think it depends what preferred location of your immigration office locates. For example, if you put Manila, then there is no national identity document. But if Singapore, then there is national identity document.

Not necessarily. For PH citizens, think of the clause as optional with the following conditions:
*If you are a lawful resident of the country you are currently in now, and you are filing an application at the visa office (of Canada) in that country (for example in Singapore and filing an application at the embassy of Canada in Singapore...)
- Then if you have a national identity document issued to you by the country in which you are currently a lawful resident of , you may include it in your application
- If none, then N/A - as there is no national ID issued to PH citizens

 

[Pauluz]

Philippines doesnt have a National ID document, however I did include my wife's postal ID in our sponsorship application. That seems to serve the purpose, as the country's unofficial de facto national ID (claiming packages in post office, ID for domestic travel in airport check in counter, etc)