The Consequences of Having Incorrect Information on Your PSA Birth Certificate

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Errors in a PSA birth certificate can cause significant challenges and difficulties for individuals, especially when it comes to verifying their identity, citizenship, and lineage. The following are some of the challenges that individuals with incorrect PSA birth certificates may encounter and some ways to navigate them:

1. Travel Restrictions

Errors in a birth certificate almost always cause the bearer or owner to have difficulty obtaining a Philippine passport. If there are details on the birth certificate that do not match your other IDs, such as your first, middle, or last name, your birthdate and birth year, you will most definitely be asked to have the errors corrected first before your passport application is entertained. 

2. Employment and Educational Opportunities

An incorrect birth certificate can cause difficulties in obtaining local and overseas employment and educational opportunities. Employers and schools require valid and accurate identification documents, including a birth certificate. If the information on the birth certificate is incorrect or does not match your personal details in your other documents (such as your school records, medical records, insurance policies, etc.), your application may be denied. 

3. Delay in Processing Legal Documents

Birth certificate errors can also cause delays in processing legal documents such as marriage license applications, marriage certificates, or property ownership documents. It can lead to discrepancies between documents, resulting in complications and added costs to rectify the errors.

4. Difficulties in Availing Government Services

In the Philippines, many government services require a PSA birth certificate, such as getting a driver's license, a voter's ID, or a social security number. An incorrect birth certificate can lead to denials or delays in processing these services. If the birth certificate owner insists on using an erroneous birth certificate as basis for his personal details on his government-issued IDs, he runs the risk of using IDs that may be deemed "falsified" in the future. 

Individuals with incorrect PSA birth certificates must request correction or changes as soon as possible. The best place to have your PSA birth certificate checked is at the Local Civil Registry office (LCR) where your birth was registered. If you no longer reside in that area, you can consult the LCR of the city or municipality where you now live, and find out how you can have the errors corrected without having to travel back to your place of birth. 

The process of correcting errors on your birth certificate may be lengthy and pricey, but so is getting denied your important applications because of inconsistencies in your personal records (so, choose your poison?). It is essential that every Filipino owns a legitimate and thoroughly accurate copy of his or her birth certificate. 

If you need to get a copy of your PSA birth certificate, you may order online and have it delivered to you. Visit PSAHelpline.ph and click the Order Now button to place your order. You may  pay using your credit card, your e-wallet such as Maya and GCash, or over the counter at any of their accredited payment partners.

Hope to see you again here soon!


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