The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) activated an online link to receive and process the following types of online applications or transactions from Overseas Filipinos who already have existing voter registration records with complete biometric data in the Commission's database, namely:
- Certification as an overseas voter
- Reinstatement of names inadvertently omitted from the National Registry of Voters (NROV)
- Correction of entries in the Overseas Voters Registration Record (OVRR), specifically on the following fields:
- Voter's surname by reason of marriage, death of spouse, or final court judgment
- Voter's civil status by reason of marriage, death of spouse, or final court judgment
- Voter's name, to correct a misspelled name or erroneous entry
- Request to withdraw the application for registration
- Request to cancel the OVRR
- Reactivation of OVRRs that were deactivated due to causes listed in Section 14 of the Overseas Voting Act of 2013, such as failure to vote in two consecutive national elections
- Updating of mailing or postal addresses and other contact information of registered Overseas Voters
- Transfer of registration records between different Posts or Countries
- Transfer of registration records from overseas to a Philippine city or municipality, but only insofar as the cancellation of the overseas voters' names from the Certified List of Overseas Voters (CLOV) and the removal of their overseas voter's registration from the Book of Voters are concerned
- Applications for the issuance of certified true copies of OVRR and other activities related to the Office of Overseas Voters (OFOV)
Overseas Filipino voters wishing to avail of this COMELEC online service may file their requests through the following means:
- Using the iRehistro System on the COMELEC website via https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/irehistro/ovf1;
- Emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; or
- By Facebook Messenger at https://fb.com/overseasvotingph.
Overseas voters registration requiring the live capture of the applicant's biometric data (such as their photograph, signature, and fingerprints), including first-time overseas voter’s registration, are encouraged to personally visit the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa or Philippine Consulates General in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto, whichever is nearest to the place of residence of applicants.
Please be guided accordingly.
19 July 2021