Philippine Consulate in Massachusetts
Massachusetts falls under the Philippine Consulate General in New York, along with the rest of New England. There is no Philippine office in Boston.
Where Massachusetts is served from
The Philippine Consulate General in New York is the Philippine post assigned to Massachusetts. Its jurisdiction is defined as Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, and appointments booked outside it are not transferable.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | New York | 137 miles | 3 h 4 min by car |
| Worcester | New York | 172 miles | 3 h 47 min by car |
| Boston | New York | 210 miles | 4 h 32 min by car |
| Lowell | New York | 213 miles | 4 h 36 min by car |
What you do not need a consulate for
The most frequent wasted journey in this system is for a document the consulate cannot produce. There are three of them:
- PSA certificates — birth, marriage, death, CENOMAR — come from the Philippine Statistics Authority and are ordered online.
- Apostilles on documents issued in Massachusetts 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.
Boston to New York is around four hours by rail. For Filipinos in western Massachusetts the journey is longer still, which makes the mail-and-online procedures worth understanding properly.
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