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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Republic of the Philippines
Business Hours: Mondays - Fridays 9:00AM - 3:00PM
Philippine Center, Level 1, 27-33 Wentworth Avenue Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Email: sydney.pcg@dfa.gov.ph +61415426400 SMS ONLY PLEASE
APOSTILLE
When person/s executing the document could not personally appear before a Consular Officer at the Consulate General, the document should be Notarized by a Notary Public and Apostillized* by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and submitted directly to the Philippines without passing through the Philippine Consulate for authentication.
DOCUMENTS ISSUED IN AUSTRALIA:
Documents that are executed, signed, or issued in Australia such as school records, marriage/birth/death certificates, etc., must bear an Apostille Certificate from the competent authority of Australia, in order for the documents be accorded legal effect in the Philippines.
Australian Passport Office Legalisation Services of the State, where the document is executed, has the competent authority to issue an Apostille Certificate. Following are the relevant offices in New South Wales:
SYDNEY OFFICE
Australian Passport Office
Level 7, 26 Lee Street
Sydney, NSW 2000 (near Central Railway Station)
Tel. No. 1300-935-260
e-mail: consular.feedback@dfat.gov.au
Level 7, 280 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW
Tel: 131 232
Fax: (02) 4923 9393
What is an Apostille? An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document. It is issued by a country that is party to the Apostille Convention to be used in another country which is also a party to the Convention.
Are Apostille and Authentication are the same? Yes
Are Red Ribbon and Apostille are the same? Yes, but "Red Ribbon" is a term that people used to call it because of the red ribbon itself attached to the authenticated document. but the correct term is "Authentication", Since we do not use the red ribbon anymore and we are now a member of Apostille convention, we call it APOSTILLE CERTIFICATE.
Can the Consulate do an Apostille? NO we don't, because we can't authenticate a foreign document.
Are Apostille and Notary are the same? NO, they are different.
