He said Filipinos in Spain and Andorra raised the issue of the supposed allegiance fee, amounting to around 45 euros (about P2,700), before they could take their oath of allegiance to the Philippines. The department should immediately stop collecting the allegiance fee “from Filipinos in various parts of the world, who are applying to reacquire their Philippine citizenship under the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 [Republic Act 9225],” he stressed. “I haven’t hear of this ‘allegiance fee,’” Bolivar said in a text message. For requirements for dependents or derivative citizenship, each minor child should pay a fee of 22.50 euros (P1,350). 19, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 in order to simplify the manner by which Philippine citizenship is retained or reacquired.

Source: The Standard November 02, 2017 14:15 UTC