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Mar
14

Mobile Passport Sched for April 2012

According to the website of the DFA, their mobile passport team would accept passport-related services in the following venues on April. Check out the passport mobile schedule for April 2012 below:

Dates

Location

April 14

Taytay, Rizal

Paranaque City

April 21:

Malolos City

Rizal Provincial Government

April 28:

Tanay, Rizal

Taguig City

Important Reminders for Passport Mobile Services

The processing of passports at Mobile Passport Services is guided by the Philippine Passport Act of 1996 and its implementing rules and regulations, other relevant Department Orders, Circulars and Memoranda.

Participation in the Mobile Passport Services must be coordinated with the Passport Coordinator designated by the Local Government Unit (LGU) in advance. The designated LGU Passport Coordinator will collect copies of the application forms from interested applicants at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled date of the mobile passport service.

The LGU Passport Coordinator will inform the applicant of the indicative time during which he or she will have to file the passport application on the scheduled date of the Mobile Passport Service.

Personal appearance is a requirement for all passport applicants.

The Mobile Passport Service will not accept applications for the replacement of lost valid passports but will entertain applications for lost expired passports.

The Mobile passport fee is same with the Expedite Rate.

For Any Details please call RCOCC at 834-4000

Local Nos. 2406 – 2410 or 836-7750

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Aug
27

Embassy To Conduct Passport Services in Virginia on Sept.

Filipinos that are working and living in America can renew their Philippine Passports on the consular outreach that will be conducted by the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. on September 17, 2011 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

The specific location of the outreach is at the Travel Outlet at 5347 Lila Lane, Suite 101 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on September 17.

Attendees can expect the following services to be rendered:

Processing of application for issuance or renewal of Philippine passport;
Authentication and notary services;
Registration of Births and Marriages, and
Reacquisition of Philippine citizenship under the Dual Citizenship Law.

According to the announcement made by the Embassy, passport applicants need not bring photographs. Here are the required documents:
current passport
photocopy of the passport data page
passport application form
application fee of USD60.00 in cash or money order payable to the Philippine Embassy.

Passport applicants though still need to set an appointment. To set appointments, applicants can contact the travel outlet at tel. nos. 757-424-3311 during regular business hours.

Those availing of Notarial/Legalization of Documents should bring the document and an original valid photo ID with signature, such as a passport or State ID. They should also bring a photocopy each of the document and the ID. The fee is USD25 per document.

Also, the Embassy will process the birth of a Filipino child in the US, to be reported/registered with the Philippine National Statistics Office through the Embassy.

The Embassy will also process “Report of Marriage,” for those who wish to change their names from single to married.

Completed application forms must be submitted to the Embassy not later than 09 September 2011. Fee is USD50.

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Jan
18

DFA Advisory: No Passport Processing on January 22

The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) wishes to inform the public that passport operations will be suspended on January 22 (Saturday).

The DFA-OCA will conduct a systems maintenance check on the said date.

Passport applicants whose appointments are scheduled on January 22 will be accommodated for processing on any working day (Monday to Friday) from January 24 (Monday) to February 17 (Thursday) at any time between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

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Dec
15

Passport Services For OFWs in Al Khobar

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia announced that they will conduct consular services for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the area on December 16 to 17, 2010. It will happen at the International Philippine School in Al-Khobar.

The Embassy informed the public that only 100 e-passports will be encoded on the first day (December 16). They will also accommodate applicants whose documents had been verified and had paid the passport fees in the recent embassy on wheels event.

On the second day (December 17), a total of 75 e-passports will be encoded and applicants whose documents had been verified and had paid the passport fees in the recent embassy on wheels event.

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