How to Register Online for the National ID

Identification (ID) Cards are a valuable item that an individual needs to make various transactions possible all over the world. It is one of the main requirements that is asked to be provided when having legal transactions. Whether you are processing bank transactions, paying bills, applying for a loan, or trying to join an organization, ID cards are required to be presented. Thus, it is the standard of knowing the important details of an individual to be able to identify them.

Here in the Philippines, there are several ID cards that an individual can acquire. However, most of the ID cards that are considered as valid ID in the country, charges a fee to be able to get them. Not that they only require a fee, most of the valid IDs here in the Philippines have an expiry date. There are also some cases where Filipinos who need to acquire a valid ID to make certain transactions possible such as opening a bank account are taking their time to acquire a valid ID. Not knowing that applying for a valid ID, also requires a valid ID as a supporting document to acquire a valid ID.

The Philippine Government system’s lack of having an ID card for their citizens makes certain activities for some Filipinos not doable. Now that the current government wishes to provide better service for the Filipino people, the Republic Act (RA) 11055 or the Philippine Identification System Act has been into law by President Rodrigo Duterte in August 2018. Under RA 11055, a single National ID will be granted for all Filipinos and foreign residents. The bill aims to make it easier for Filipinos and foreign residents to have a trouble-free transaction with private and government organizations through the established single National ID.

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With the current situation, we are facing due to the pandemic, the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA) has launched on April 30 the National ID online registration to make it convenient and safer for Filipinos and foreign residents to acquire the National ID. The following steps are the process for online registration of the National ID.

National ID Online Registration Process

Getting the National ID is required to finish 3 steps and only the first steps you can do online, the second step requires personal appearance to get your biometrics and verification of the information you filled out during online registration and step 3 is for  issuance and releasing or delivery of the ID

Step 1: Registration of Demographic Information and Setting Appointment Online