How to get any Philippine ID
Every government ID, clearance and PSA document a Filipino freelancer actually needs, with the 2026 fee, what to bring, and the three ways to get it: online, walk-in, or through a representative. Written plainly, and every guide links its own sources.
Main ID
- Digital National IDFree
This is your National ID inside your phone.
- Driver's License (Non-Professional) and Student PermitFrom PHP 250
The card that lets you legally drive your own car or motorcycle in the Philippines.
- Philippine National ID (PhilSys / PhilID / ePhilID)Free
One ID for every Filipino.
- Philippine Passport (ePassport)PHP 950
The travel document you need to leave the Philippines and enter other countries.
- Postal ID (PHLPost) - Regular and RushFrom PHP 550
The Improved Postal ID is a plastic card issued by the post office.
- UMID (Unified Multi-Purpose ID)Free
An old ID card that was shared by SSS, GSIS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG.
Membership ID
- GSIS eCardFree
The GSIS eCard and the GSIS UMID were plastic ID cards for government workers.
- Pag-IBIG MID Number and Pag-IBIG Loyalty Card PlusFree / PHP 125
Pag-IBIG is the government savings and housing loan fund.
- PhilHealth ID / PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN)Free
PhilHealth is the government health insurance.
- SSS Number and My.SSS AccountFree
Your SS number is your lifetime membership number with the Social Security System.
- TIN ID / BIR Taxpayer Identification Number (with the Digital TIN ID via ORUS and eGovPH)Free / PHP 100
The TIN is your tax number.
Clearance
- Barangay ID and Barangay ClearanceVaries by city
The Barangay Clearance is a paper from your barangay saying you live there and have no complaint or case in the barangay.
- Cedula (Community Tax Certificate)From PHP 5
A small paper you get when you pay the community tax for the year.
- National Police Clearance (PNP)PHP 150
A paper from the PNP that says you have no criminal record in the police database across the whole country.
- NBI ClearanceFrom PHP 130
A paper from the NBI that says you have no criminal case or record in their national database.
- Voter's CertificationPHP 75
A printed paper from COMELEC that proves you are a registered voter.
Sector ID
- 4Ps IDFree
A card given to a family that is already registered in the government's 4Ps cash aid program.
- NCIP Certificate of Confirmation (COC) of Tribal MembershipFree / PHP 30
A paper from NCIP that confirms you belong to an indigenous cultural community or indigenous people's group.
- PWD ID (Person with Disability Identification Card)Free
A card that proves you have a disability.
- Senior Citizen ID (OSCA ID)Free
A card that proves you are 60 years old or older.
- Solo Parent ID (SPIC)Free
A card that proves you are raising your child or children alone.
Work ID
- ACR I-CardFrom PHP 500
The ACR I-Card is the ID card for foreigners who live in or stay long in the Philippines.
- Firearms Licence (LTOPF) and Permit to Carry (PTCFOR)From PHP 1,000
The LTOPF (Licence to Own and Possess Firearms) lets you own a gun and keep it at home.
- OFW ID - the OWWA e-Card (the iDOLE card no longer exists)Free / PHP 1,400
The iDOLE OFW ID was stopped and is not issued anymore.
- PRC ID (Professional Identification Card)PHP 1,050
The PRC ID is the licence card for regulated jobs like nurse, teacher, engineer, accountant and midwife.
- Seaman's Book (SIRB)PHP 1,000
The old Seaman's Book (SIRB) was split into two papers.
PSA document
- CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage Record) and Advisory on MarriagesFrom PHP 210
A CENOMAR is a paper from the PSA that says you have no marriage on record in the Philippines, so you are free to marry.
- PSA Birth CertificatePHP 155
This is the paper that proves you were born, who your parents are, and when and where you were born.
- PSA Death CertificateFrom PHP 155
This is the paper that proves a person has died, and it gives the date and place of death.
- PSA Marriage CertificateFrom PHP 155
This is the paper that proves two people are legally married in the Philippines.