...The one thing I haven\'t heard anybody say is that you will need a original NSO birth certificate in order to reclaim her citizenship...
By the way, a hectare is 10,000m2 not 1,000m2 and an individual can only own up to 3 hectares (land reform). However, a Filipino corporation can own up to 5 hectares and the corporation can be 40% foreign owned, fyi.
Possibly the reason you\'ve heard nobody say that an \"original NSO birth certificate\" is needed is because it isn\'t. Any evidence of former citizenship will do; old passport, municipal birth registration, certificate of live birth, school records, baptismal certificate, etc. You may be thinking of the current DFA requirement for a NSO issued birth certificate on security paper which is required to apply for a passport...
ACQUISITION BY FORMER NATURAL BORN FILIPINO CITIZEN
1. Mode of acquision is not limited to voluntary deeds (such as sale or donation) but includes involuntary deeds (such as tax sale, foreclosure sale, or execution sale).
2. Maximum area that may be allowed is as follows:
a.. For residential purpose - 1,000 square meters of urban land or one (1) hectare of rural land (BP 185)
b.. For business or other purpose - 5,000 square meters of urban land or three hectares of rural land.
\"Business or other purpose\" refers to the use of the land primarily, directly and actually in the conduct of business or commercial activities in the broad areas of agriculture, industry and services, including the lease of land, but excluding the buying or selling thereof.\"
3. In case of married couple, one or both of them may avail of the privilege, provided that the total acquisition shall not exceed the maximum area allowed.
4. A transferee of residential land under BP 185 may still avail of the privilege granted under RA 8179.
5. A transferee who already owns urban or rural land for residential purpose, may acquire additional urban or rural land for residential purpose which, when added to that already owned by him shall not exceed the maximum area allowed by law.
The same priviledge applies to a transferee who already owns urban or rural land for business purposes.
6. A transferee may not acquire more than two urban or two rural lands which should be located in different cities or municipalities.
7. A transferee who has already acquired urban land for residential purpose shall be disqualified to acquire rural land for residential purpose and vice versa. The same rule applies to a transferee of land for business purpose.