Philippine Consulate in Michigan
Michigan is part of the twelve-state jurisdiction of the Philippine Consulate General in Chicago and has a Philippine honorary consulate in the Detroit suburbs.
Philippine offices in Michigan
- Philippine Honorary Consulate in Detroit — 7071 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 333, West Bloomfield, MI 48322 · (248) 626-1114
Note what that means. An honorary consulate cannot issue a passport, administer the dual citizenship oath or notarise a document. For those you need the career post below.
The consulate with jurisdiction over Michigan
The Philippine Consulate General in Chicago is the Philippine post assigned to Michigan. Its jurisdiction is defined as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin, and appointments booked outside it are not transferable.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Post | Philippine Consulate General in Chicago |
| Address | 122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Phone | (312) 583-0621 |
| chicagopcg@att.net | |
| Hours | Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, by appointment only |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Chicago | 177 miles | 3 h 26 min by car |
| Lansing | Chicago | 216 miles | 4 h 10 min by car |
| Ann Arbor | Chicago | 241 miles | 4 h 33 min by car |
| Detroit | Chicago | 282 miles | 5 h 18 min by car |
Three procedures that never reach a counter
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 Michigan 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.
What does require you in person is anything carrying your biometrics or your signature: a passport, the oath of allegiance and a special power of attorney.
A caution on that honorary consulate: two official Philippine pages give different addresses for it — Chicago, the supervising post, lists West Bloomfield, while a Los Angeles directory page still lists Livonia. Call before visiting.
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