Thursday, March 23, 2017

How To Renew Your Passport and What are the Requirements You Need

Want to renew your Philippine passport? Here are the procedures and the requirements that you need to make ready.

PASSPORT RENEWAL

1. Personal appearance

2. Confirmed appointment. Schedule your appointment here.

Passport Appointment System

IMPORTANT

It is advisable NOT to purchase outbound travel tickets until your passports are actually in your possession. The Department of Foreign Affairs will not be responsible for any rebooking charges, loss of income, and other financial compensation and/or personal losses arising from the applicant's travel arrangements made while the passport has not been released.

Welcome to the Online Passport Application and Appointment System of the DFA Office of Consular Affairs.

Enjoy the convenience of prioritized application processing by booking a slot for your passport application in any of the DFA's participating Regional Consular Offices, Satellite Offices, or Philippine Embassy/Consulate abroad.

Attention!

This new online-appointment system is currently being offered only for applications intended for selected Regional Consular Offices in the Philippines, DFA Manila (Aseana) and Satellite Offices within Metro Manila (Ali Mall, SM Manila, SM Megamall, Alabang Town Center and Robinsons Novaliches).

Warning!

Please be advised that only Gmail or Yahoo! accounts are able to receive email confirmation at the moment.

What You Will Need For Online Application Filing and Scheduling

A working computer with internet access.
A Web Browser. (Internet Explorer ver.11 or higher / Mozilla Firefox ver.45 and up recommended)
A valid and working email address to receive system-generated messages with file attachments.
A PDF reader and a working printer to view and print the system-generated the application form in A4-size paper.

Application is easy! Just follow the simple steps below:

PASSPORT RENEWAL 1. Personal appearance 2. Confirmed appointment. Schedule your appointment here. Passport Appointment System IMPORTANT It is advisable NOT to purchase outbound travel tickets until your passports are actually in your possession. The Department of Foreign Affairs will not be responsible for any rebooking charges, loss of income, and other financial compensation and/or personal losses arising from the applicant's travel arrangements made while the passport has not been released. Welcome to the Online Passport Application and Appointment System of the DFA Office of Consular Affairs. Enjoy the convenience of prioritized application processing by booking a slot for your passport application in any of the DFA's participating Regional Consular Offices, Satellite Offices, or Philippine Embassy/Consulate abroad. Attention! This new online-appointment system is currently being offered only for applications intended for selected Regional Consular Offices in the Philippines, DFA Manila (Aseana) and Satellite Offices within Metro Manila (Ali Mall, SM Manila, SM Megamall, Alabang Town Center and Robinsons Novaliches). Warning! Please be advised that only Gmail or Yahoo! accounts are able to receive email confirmation at the moment. What You Will Need For Online Application Filing and Scheduling A working computer with internet access. A Web Browser. (Internet Explorer ver.11 or higher / Mozilla Firefox ver.45 and up recommended) A valid and working email address to receive system-generated messages with file attachments. A PDF reader and a working printer to view and print the system-generated the application form in A4-size paper. Application is easy! Just follow the simple steps below: About This Service The use of this online passport application system with scheduling and appointment is for the convenience of Philippine citizens residing locally or abroad seeking to apply for a passport for the first time or intending to renew the most recently issued booklet in his/her possession. Applications for replacement of a lost passport, passports with mutilation (defaced, torn pages, and other physical alterations, etc.), and passports issued with discrepancies in the personal details of the holder and other similar cases are categorized as irregular applications requiring special assessment and evaluation. These kinds of applications can be accommodated but will take considerable time to process as careful evaluation and determination of the applicant's current citizenship, identity and personal particulars will have to be undertaken with reference to existing government records. Passport Production and Release The various regional consular offices, satellite offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs, including consulates and embassies abroad function only as biometric data capturing sites for passport applications. The production and printing of all Philippine passports is done in the Philippines. All applications are subjected to records confirmation and biometric data verification to preserve the integrity of the Philippine passport and protect the citizen from fraud and identity theft. For domestic applications which pass the requisite records check and biometric verification, passports should be ready for release after twenty (20) work days from the date of payment. For applications lodged abroad and cleared by the system, kindly allow for at least thirty (30) work days for passport production and release on account of international shipping and transportation logistics. Please understand that force majeure, transport strikes, and similar unforeseen circumstances beyond our control may cause delays in the normal cycle of delivery and production. 3. Duly accomplished application form. Download your application form here 4. Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity. Check the list here . LIST OF ACCEPTABLE ID'S LIST OF ACCEPTABLE IDS (AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING): • Government-issued picture IDs such as the following: • Digitized SSS ID • Driver’s License • GSIS E-card • PRC ID • IBP ID • OWWA ID • Digitized BIR ID • Senior Citizen’s ID • Unified Multi-Purpose ID • Voter’s ID • Other acceptable picture IDs such as the following: • Old College ID • Alumni ID • Old Employment IDs • Improved/Premium Postal ID LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (Old documents issued at least one year prior to date of application that show correct name, date and place of birth, picture and signature of applicant, at least 2 of the following): • PSA Marriage Contract • Land Title • Seaman’s Book • Elementary or High School Form 137 or Transcript of Records with readable dry seal • Government Service Record • NBI Clearance • Police Clearance • Barangay Clearance • Digitized Postal ID • Readable SSS-E1 Form or Microfilmed Copy of SSS-E1 Form • Voter’s Certification, List of Voters and Voter’s Registration Record (please attach receipt) • School Yearbook PASSPORT FEES Please take note that there is an additional fee of P200.00 for a lost valid MRRP / MRP or P350.00 for a lost valid e-passport. SOURCE:DFA SEE ALSO: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The following are required for first-time passport applications: 1. Personal appearance 2. Confirmed appointment 3. Passport Fee 4. Duly accomplished application form. 5. Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Alternatives: • If BC is not yet available: Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by PSA. • When entries are blurred/unreadable: Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR • If born abroad: Report of Birth duly authenticated by PSA 6. Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS The following are required for first-time passport applications: 1. Confirmed appointment (except for 1 year old and below) 2. Personal appearance of the minor applicant 3. Personal appearance of either parent 4. Passports of parents 5. Original Birth Certificate of minor in Security Paper issued by PSA Alternatives: • If BC is not yet available: Certified True Copy of Birth Certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar and duly authenticated by PSA. • If entries are blurred/unreadable: Transcribed Birth Certificate from the • If born abroad: Report of Birth duly authenticated by PSA is required if minor was born abroad 6. Document of identity with photo: • Options: School ID or Form 137 with readable dry seal • For minor applicants who never attended school: Notarized Affidavit of Explanation executed by either parent (if minor is a legitimate child) / by mother (if minor is an illegitimate child) detailing the reasons why the child is not in school 7. Marriage Certificate of minor’s parents duly authenticated by PSA 8. Original and photocopy of valid passport of the person travelling with the minor PASSPORT PROCESSING FOR OFWS: 30 MINUTES, RELEASING SHORTER TIME Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announces the printing of new passports starting August 15. The new passports have an improved design that features the regions of the country and an upgraded microchip security feature to capture the personal data of the applicant, invisible UV fluorescent ink and thread, and elaborate design when subject to UV light. The APO Production Unit is tasked to produce the Philippine passports, and is a government owned and controlled corporation under the Presidential Communications Office.The new passport that contains "intaglio printing" most commonly used in printing money or currency so it will not be faked and the "printing of the coat of arms using optical variable illusion ink where color varies at different angle” can now be claimed by applicants for only 5 days. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The following are required for first-time passport applications: 1. Personal appearance 2. Confirmed appointment 3. Passport Fee 4. Duly accomplished application form. 5. Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Alternatives: • If BC is not yet available: Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by PSA. • When entries are blurred/unreadable: Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR • If born abroad: Report of Birth duly authenticated by PSA 6. Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS The following are required for first-time passport applications: 1. Confirmed appointment (except for 1 year old and below) 2. Personal appearance of the minor applicant 3. Personal appearance of either parent 4. Passports of parents 5. Original Birth Certificate of minor in Security Paper issued by PSA Alternatives: • If BC is not yet available: Certified True Copy of Birth Certificate issued by the Local Civil Registrar and duly authenticated by PSA. • If entries are blurred/unreadable: Transcribed Birth Certificate from the • If born abroad: Report of Birth duly authenticated by PSA is required if minor was born abroad 6. Document of identity with photo: • Options: School ID or Form 137 with readable dry seal • For minor applicants who never attended school: Notarized Affidavit of Explanation executed by either parent (if minor is a legitimate child) / by mother (if minor is an illegitimate child) detailing the reasons why the child is not in school 7. Marriage Certificate of minor’s parents duly authenticated by PSA 8. Original and photocopy of valid passport of the person travelling with the minor HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW PHILIPPINES PASSPORT AND ONE OF THE SAFEST PASSPORT IN THE WORLD? "All Philippine passports are now integrated with chips that contain the data of the holder. These new passports are called ePassports. The ePassport is a global standard in travel documents, and as a member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Philippines is required to adhere to their standards. The proposed 10 years validity of passport is now approved on the 3rd and final reading by the House of Representatives and is now a law with vote result of 216 in favor, 0 against and 0 abstained. House Bill No. 4767, is a measure seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8239, or the “Philippine Passport Law,” which currently states that a passport is valid for a period of five years, regardless of the age of the applicant. Under the bill, the validity will be extended to 10 years for adults, or those 18 years old and above. It states, however, that the issuing authority "may limit" the period of validity to less than 10 years in the case of minors, or "whenever the national economic interest or political stability of the country" makes it necessary. The bill will be transmitted to Senate for concurrence. One of the principal authors of the new passport bill is former president and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who now sits as a deputy speaker. The extension of passport validity from 5 years to 10 years is one of the promises made by President Rodrigo Duterte to the OFWs to lessen their burden of standing in long queues just for applying and renewing of their passports. Source: GMA News RECOMMENDED: ON JAKATIA PAWA'S EXECUTION: "WE DID EVERYTHING.." -DFA BELLO ASSURES DECISION ON MORATORIUM MAY COME OUT ANYTIME SOON SEN. JOEL VILLANUEVA SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT BAN ON HSWS IN KUWAIT AT LEAST 71 OFWS ON DEATH ROW ABROAD DEPLOYMENT MORATORIUM, NOW! -OFW GROUPS BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TREAT YOUR HSWS PRESIDENT DUTERTE WILL VISIT UAE AND KSA, HERE'S WHY MANPOWER AGENCIES AND RECRUITMENT COMPANIES TO BE HIT DIRECTLY BY HSW DEPLOYMENT MORATORIUM IN KUWAIT UAE TO START IMPLEMENTING 5%VAT STARTING 2018 REMEMBER THIS 7 THINGS IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR HOUSEKEEPING JOB IN JAPAN KENYA , THE LEAST TOXIC COUNTRY IN THE WORLD; SAUDI ARABIA, MOST TOXIC "JUNIOR CITIZEN " BILL TO BENEFIT POOR FAMILIES CONGRESS OKS PASSPORT VALIDITY EXTENSION 10 YEARS PASSPORT VALIDITY NOW APPROVED IN CONGRESS House Bill No. 4767, is a measure seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8239, or the “Philippine Passport Law,” which currently states that a passport is valid for a period of five years, regardless of the age of the applicant.Under the bill, the validity will be extended to 10 years for adults, or those 18 years old and above.It states, however, that the issuing authority "may limit" the period of validity to less than 10 years in the case of minors, or "whenever the national economic interest or political stability of the country" makes it necessary.The bill will be transmitted to Senate for concurrence.One of the principal authors of the new passport bill is former president and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who now sits as a deputy speaker. Why OFWs Remain in Neck-deep Debts After Years Of Working Abroad? From beginning to the end, the real life of OFWs are colorful indeed. To work outside the country, they invest too much, spend a lot. They start making loans for the processing of their needed documents to work abroad. From application until they can actually leave the country, they spend big sum of money for it. But after they were being able to finally work abroad, the story did not just end there. More often than not, the big sum of cash they used to pay the recruitment agency fees cause them to suffer from indebtedness. They were being charged and burdened with too much fees, which are not even compliant with the law. Because of their eagerness to work overseas, they immerse themselves to high interest loans for the sake of working abroad. The recruitment agencies play a big role why the OFWs are suffering from neck-deep debts. Even some licensed agencies, they freely exploit the vulnerability of the OFWs. Due to their greed to collect more cash from every OFWs that they deploy, it results to making the life of OFWs more miserable by burying them in debts. The result of high fees collected by the agencies can even last even the OFWs have been deployed abroad. Some employers deduct it to their salaries for a number of months, leaving the OFWs broke when their much awaited salary comes. But it doesn't end there. Some of these agencies conspire with their counterpart agencies to urge the foreign employers to cut the salary of the poor OFWs in their favor. That is of course, beyond the expectation of the OFWs. Even before they leave, the promised salary is already computed and allocated. They have already planned how much they are going to send to their family back home. If the employer would cut the amount of the salary they are expecting to receive, the planned remittance will surely suffer, it includes the loans that they promised to be paid immediately on time when they finally work abroad. There is such a situation that their family in the Philippines carry the burden of paying for these loans made by the OFW. For example. An OFW father that has found a mistress, which is a fellow OFW, who turned his back to his family and to his obligations to pay his loans made for the recruitment fees. The result, the poor family back home, aside from not receiving any remittance, they will be the ones who are obliged to pay the loans made by the OFW, adding weight to the emotional burden they already had aside from their daily needs. Read: Common Money Mistakes Why Ofws remain Broke After Years Of Working Abroad Source: Bandera/inquirer.net NATIONAL PORTAL AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO SPEED UP INTERNET SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES NATIONWIDE SMOKING BAN SIGNED BY PRESIDENT DUTERTE EMIRATES ID CAN NOW BE USED AS HEALTH INSURANCE CARD TODAY'S NEWS THAT WILL REVIVE YOUR TRUST TO THE PHIL GOVERNMENT BEWARE OF SCAMMERS! RELOCATING NAIA THE HORROR AND TERROR OF BEING A HOUSEMAID IN SAUDI ARABIA DUTERTE WARNING NEW BAGGAGE RULES FOR DUBAI AIRPORT HUGE FISH SIGHTINGS From beginning to the end, the real life of OFWs are colorful indeed. To work outside the country, they invest too much, spend a lot. They start making loans for the processing of their needed documents to work abroad.

About This Service

The use of this online passport application system with scheduling and appointment is for the convenience of Philippine citizens residing locally or abroad seeking to apply for a passport for the first time or intending to renew the most recently issued booklet in his/her possession.

Applications for replacement of a lost passport, passports with mutilation (defaced, torn pages, and other physical alterations, etc.), and passports issued with discrepancies in the personal details of the holder and other similar cases are categorized as irregular applications requiring special assessment and evaluation. These kinds of applications can be accommodated but will take considerable time to process as careful evaluation and determination of the applicant's current citizenship, identity and personal particulars will have to be undertaken with reference to existing government records.

Passport Production and Release

The various regional consular offices, satellite offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs, including consulates and embassies abroad function only as biometric data capturing sites for passport applications. The production and printing of all Philippine passports is done in the Philippines.

All applications are subjected to records confirmation and biometric data verification to preserve the integrity of the Philippine passport and protect the citizen from fraud and identity theft. For domestic applications which pass the requisite records check and biometric verification, passports should be ready for release after twenty (20) work days from the date of payment. For applications lodged abroad and cleared by the system, kindly allow for at least thirty (30) work days for passport production and release on account of international shipping and transportation logistics.

Please understand that force majeure, transport strikes, and similar unforeseen circumstances beyond our control may cause delays in the normal cycle of delivery and production.

3. Duly accomplished application form. Download your application form here

4. Valid picture IDs and supporting documents to prove identity. Check the list here .

LIST OF ACCEPTABLE ID'S

LIST OF ACCEPTABLE IDS (AT LEAST 1 OF THE FOLLOWING):

• Government-issued picture IDs such as the following:

• Digitized SSS ID

• Driver’s License

• GSIS E-card

• PRC ID

• IBP ID

• OWWA ID

• Digitized BIR ID

• Senior Citizen’s ID

• Unified Multi-Purpose ID

• Voter’s ID

• Other acceptable picture IDs such as the following:

• Old College ID

• Alumni ID

• Old Employment IDs

• Improved/Premium Postal ID

LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (Old documents issued at least one year prior to date of application that show correct name, date and place of birth, picture and signature of applicant, at least 2 of the following):

• PSA Marriage Contract

• Land Title

• Seaman’s Book

• Elementary or High School Form 137 or Transcript of Records with readable dry seal • Government Service Record

• NBI Clearance

• Police Clearance

• Barangay Clearance

• Digitized Postal ID

• Readable SSS-E1 Form or Microfilmed Copy of SSS-E1 Form

• Voter’s Certification, List of Voters and Voter’s Registration Record (please attach receipt)

• School Yearbook

PASSPORT FEES