Philippine Consulate in Rhode Island
Rhode Island is part of the New York consular district, along with the rest of New England. There is no Philippine office in the state.
Where Rhode Island is served from
If you live in Rhode Island, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | New York | 168 miles | 3 h 42 min by car |
| Cranston | New York | 174 miles | 3 h 51 min by car |
| Providence | New York | 179 miles | 3 h 53 min by car |
Before you plan the journey
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 Rhode Island 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.
Providence to Manhattan is around three and a half hours. As everywhere in this district, the binding constraint is appointment availability rather than distance.
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