{"id":12530,"date":"2022-03-02T23:46:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T15:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/?page_id=12530"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:52:34","slug":"us-consular-agency-cebu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/us-consular-agency-cebu\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ga-title stacking-slide -section-background-color container-fluid internaltitle-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title alignwide internalpage container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"internal-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"internal-title-header\" class=\"internal-title-header \">U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"ga-links-box stacking-slide white-section-background-color internal-block-nav container-fluid\">\t\t<div class=\"internal-navigation alignwide container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navigation-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-links\" href=\"#overview\" aria-label=\"Overview\" title=\"Overview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div> Overview <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-links\" href=\"#services\" aria-label=\"Passport &amp; Citizenship Services\" title=\"Passport &amp; Citizenship Services\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div> Passport &amp; Citizenship Services <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"navigation-links\" href=\"#contact\" aria-label=\"Contact Information\" title=\"Contact Information\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div> Contact Information <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-announcement stacking-slide light-purple-section-background-color announcement\">\n\t<div class=\"announcement alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Notice<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Consular Agency does not provide visa services and cannot answer questions about U.S. visas. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"announcebutton\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/visas\/\" title=\"See Visa page for details\" aria-label=\"See Visa page for details\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSee Visa page for details\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"arrow-right\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"overview\" class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-blue-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>The U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu provides <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/passports\/\">passport<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/u-s-citizenship\/\">citizenship<\/a> services to U.S. citizens in the Visayas region and nearby provinces, by appointment only.<\/p>\n<p>We also can assist Americans in the Visayas region in an emergency, including in cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/death-of-a-u-s-citizen\/\">death<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/arrest-of-a-u-s-citizen\/\">arrest<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/missing-persons\/\">missing persons<\/a>\u00a0and with <a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/services\/\">welfare concerns<\/a>. Please contact us by emailing <a href=\"mailto:ACSInfoManila@state.gov\">ACSInfoManila@state.gov<\/a> for assistance in these matters.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section  class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide white-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">ANNOUNCEMENT: Mandatory Payment via Pay.gov at Cebu Consular Agency<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>The U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu is implementing a temporary mandatory transition to Pay.gov as the sole accepted payment method,\u00a0<strong>effective February 25, 2026.\u00a0<\/strong>This change enhances security and efficiency in processing consular services.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/mandatory-payment-via-pay-gov-at-cebu-consular-agency\/\">official announcement page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"services\" class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-grey-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">Passport and Citizenship Services<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/passports\/\">Passports<\/a> page to apply for a U.S. passport at the Consular Agency in Cebu.\u00a0 If you are renewing an adult passport, you may qualify to submit your passport renewal application by mail. Turnaround time for passport processing is six to eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/u-s-citizenship\/\">Citizenship<\/a>\u00a0page to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (for an applicant younger than age 18) or for U.S. citizenship as an adult (for an applicant 18 and older), at the Consular Agency in Cebu.<\/p>\n<p>The Consular Agency is offering limited notary services for certain types of documents only. Please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/services\/notarials\/\">Notarial Services<\/a> webpage for more information.<\/p>\n<p>The Consular Agency does not provide visa services and cannot answer questions about U.S. visas.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/visas\/\">Visit our visas page<\/a><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">\u00a0for more information about U.S. visas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Information about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/services\/\">Social Security<\/a>\u00a0benefits and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/services\/\">Veterans Affairs<\/a>\u00a0programs in the Philippines also is available on the Embassy\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ph.usembassy.gov\/category\/alert\/\">Visit our Alerts page<\/a> for the latest messages for U.S. citizens in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"contact\" class=\"ga-content-block stacking-slide light-purple-section-background-color paragraphsection\">\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container meta-info-top\">\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"paragraph alignwide container\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"toptitle\">Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Location: Waterfront Hotel, Lower Ground Floor, Lahug, Cebu City<\/li>\n<li>Telephone: <a href=\"tel:+63 (032) 231-1261\">+63 (032) 231-1261<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gpalab_slo_mission_select":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12530","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"pfimage":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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