Tuesday, January 20, 2009

DFA Advisory - for Passport Renewal (NOT TRUE!!! See below...)

Advise for your passport ...
ADVISORY
Department of Foreign Affairs


Travel Agency Section


Please be advised that effective January 2010, the green colored Philippine passport will no longer be accepted even if it is still valid. Below are the list of new requirement for the application and renewal of Philippine Passport.



FOR RENEWAL MINOR AND ADULT


REQUIREMENTS:


1. OLD PASSPORT
2. 3 PASSPORT SIZED PICTURES W/ROYAL BLUE BACKGROUND WEARING DARK COLORED POLO /BLOUSE
3. PROPERLY ACCOMPLISHED APPLICATION FORM
4. IF 18 YRS OLD & BELOW, SUBMIT PHOTOCOPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND ORIG. PASSPORT OF MOTHER (TO BE SIGNED AND THUMBMARKED BY MOTHER ON THE APPLICATION FORM AND UNDERTAKING)


PROCESSING TIME: 10 to12 WORKING DAYS for Overtime 15 to 20 working days for Regular Processing


FOR NEW PASSPORT (ADULT)


REQUIREMENTS:


1. AUTHENTICATEDBIRTH CERTIFICATE, IF LATE REGISTRATION SUBMIT 2 OLD DOCUMENTS (EG. BAPTISMAL WITH DRY SEAL, FORM 137, VOTER'S AFFIDAVIT)
2. IF MARRIED WOMAN, AUTHENTICATED MARRIAGE CONTRACT
3. Three (3) PASSPORT SIZED PICTURESW/ROYAL BLUE BACKGROUND WEARING DARK COLORED POLO/BLOUSE
4. ORIGINAL I.D.(COMPANY, SSS, VOTER'S, DRIVER'S)
5. FILLED UP APPLICATION FORM WITH SIGNATURE IN UNDERTAKING (2ND PAGE OF APPLICATION FORM).


FOR NEW PASSPORT/MINOR BELOW 18 YEARS OLD

1. AUTHENTICATED BIRTH CERTIFICATE
2. AUTHENTICATED MARRIAGE CONTRACTOF PARENTS IF MARRIED. IF PARENTS ARE NOT MARRIED, AFFIDAVIT OF ILLEGITIMACY
3. THREE (3) COPIES PASSSPORT SIZED PICTUREW/ROYAL BLUE BACKGROUND WEARING DARK COLORED POLO/BLOUSE.
4. DULY FILLED UP APPLICATION FORM, IF 8YRS OLD & ABOVE DON'T SIGN AND DON'T AFFIX THUMBMARK. BUT IF 7 YRS & BELOW, FORM SHOULD BE SIGNED AND THUMBMARKED BY MOTHER
5. ORIGINAL VALID PASSPORT OF MOTHER
6. PHOTOCOPY OFSCHOOL I.D. IF STUDENT
7. IF TRAVELLING WITHOUT PARENTS NEED DSWD CLEARANCE AND ORIGINAL PASSPORT OF TRAVELLING COMPANION

NOTE
1. FOR MINORS BELOW EIGHT (8) YRS OLD NEW AND RENEWAL, MOTHER IS FOR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT DFA.
2. FOR 8-17 YRS OLD NEW AND RENEWAL, APPLICANT AND MOTHER ARE FOR PERSONALAPPEARANCE AT DFA
3. FOR 18-64YRS OLD NEW AND RENEWAL, PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS A MUST. ONLY 65 YEARS OLD & ABOVE ARE EXEMPTED FROM PERSONAL APPEARANCE

PROCESSING TIME: 10 to 12 WORKING DAYS AFTER PERSONAL APPEARANCE for Overtime and 15 to 20 Working days for Regular

################The Above Post are false. Thanks to "Anonymous for highlighting". See this link for the correct DFA statement http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/pinoy-migration/02/05/09/green-passports-are-still-valid-dfa################