iRehistro for overseas voting registration form now available

WASHINGTON – The iRehistro application form is now accessible for the online completion of the overseas voting registration form 1 (OVF1), the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., has announced.

The embassy reminds the public that iRehistro is not an online registration system. It is used to fill out and generate the OVF1 with a QR code.

Prospective applicants will need to appear personally at the embassy to sign and submit their completed printed forms.

After entering all the needed information, the applicant must:

Prospective applicants will need to appear personally at the embassy to sign and submit their completed printed forms. FILE PHOTO

1. Save a copy of the system-generated PDF file containing the accomplished OVF1 on their device.
2. Prepare a printed copy, which will serve as the form that needs to be personally submitted to the Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C., along with the other requirements, for the processing of the application as per Sec. 6 of Republic Act No. 10590.

No personal data will be saved or retained on any server after using iRehistro. In case the system-generated PDF file is deleted or lost, the applicant has to repeat the process to generate another OVF1.

Under Republic Act No. 9189, as amended by Republic Act No. 10590, all citizens of the Philippines abroad, who are not otherwise disqualified by law, at least 18 years of age on May 12, 2025, and who are registered overseas voters, may vote for senators and party-list representatives during the overseas voting period for the 2025 Philippine National Elections from April 13, 2025 to May 12, 2025.

The deadline for overseas voting registration is Sept. 30, 2024.

More information on overseas voting registration is available here.