Philippine Consulate in Maryland
Maryland is served by the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., which for much of the state is a local trip. Suburban Maryland is effectively in the Embassy's back yard.
Where Maryland is served from
If you live in Maryland, your applications go to the Embassy of the Philippines — Consular Section in Washington, D.C.. The same post also covers Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, plus Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and most of the Caribbean — one office for the whole district.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Post | Embassy of the Philippines — Consular Section in Washington, D.C. |
| Address | Chancery Annex, 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 |
| Phone | (202) 467-9300 |
| consular@phembassy-us.org | |
| Hours | Embassy: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Consular frontline (appointment required): passports Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, dual citizenship Tue–Fri 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, notarials Mon–Fri 1:00 PM–3:00 PM |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring | Washington, D.C. | 7 miles | 18 min by car |
| Columbia | Washington, D.C. | 25 miles | 48 min by car |
| Germantown | Washington, D.C. | 26 miles | 44 min by car |
| Baltimore | Washington, D.C. | 38 miles | 1 h 2 min by car |
What can be done without leaving home
Three of the most searched Philippine procedures in the United States are not consular procedures at all, and knowing that is worth more than knowing the opening hours:
- PSA certificates — birth, marriage, death, CENOMAR — come from the Philippine Statistics Authority and are ordered online.
- Apostilles on documents issued in Maryland 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.
Everything else, though, is worth the journey precisely because it cannot be done any other way — passport biometrics, the oath, and a signature on a special power of attorney witnessed in person.
Remember that the consular section is at the Chancery Annex, 1617 Massachusetts Avenue NW, and not at the Embassy building at 1600. And that visa and civil registry applications there are accepted by mail only.
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