Philippine Consulate in Maine
Maine belongs to the Philippine Consulate General in New York. It is the farthest point of that post's ten-state jurisdiction and one of the longer consular journeys in the Northeast.
The consulate with jurisdiction over Maine
If you live in Maine, your applications go to the Philippine Consulate General in New York. The same post also covers Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont — one office for the whole district.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Post | Philippine Consulate General in New York |
| Address | 556 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10036 |
| Phone | (212) 764-1330 |
| Hours | Mon–Fri, by appointment |
How far the consulate is from your city
Driving distances to the post that covers each city, calculated at posted speed limits and without traffic:
| City | Philippine post | Distance | Journey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | New York | 309 miles | 6 h 28 min by car |
| Lewiston | New York | 341 miles | 7 h 1 min by car |
| Bangor | New York | 439 miles | 8 h 51 min by car |
From Bangor that is 8 h 51 min by car each way, which makes it worth checking the consular outreach schedule before committing to the drive: missions bring passport and dual citizenship services to cities without a post, and the appointments are free.
Three procedures that never reach a counter
A large share of the trips people make to a Philippine consulate were never necessary. These three are handled entirely elsewhere:
- PSA certificates — birth, marriage, death, CENOMAR — come from the Philippine Statistics Authority and are ordered online.
- Apostilles on documents issued in Maine come from the state’s own competent authority. Since 15 May 2019 the consulate cannot authenticate them.
- NBI clearance is issued in the Philippines and applied for by mail; only the fingerprint card needs a consular officer.
Set against that, three things cannot be delegated or posted: passport biometrics, the RA 9225 oath, and signing a notarial document in front of a consular officer. For those, the trip is unavoidable.
Portland to Manhattan is around five and a half hours by road. Given that, it is worth ruling out the procedures that do not need you there at all before booking anything.
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