PHILIPPINE PASSPORT

wag mong sayangin ang pera mo sa pagpunta sa travel agency or anyone para kumuha ng rush passport, lalo na kung first time silang kukuha ng passport dahil ganun din kailangan din nila ng personal appearance sa DFA. Papuntahin mo na lang sila directly sa DFA. Mayroong rush service sa DFA, kapag complete ang requirements mo, makukuha ang passports in 5 days. Save ka pa ng around 2,000 pesos per person... Sa travel agent/agency mukhang rush lang dahil mabilis nilang kukunin ang pera mo, pero kapag dumiretso ka sa DFA, mas mabilis ang process... pipila ka nga lang..

wag ka dumaan ng travel agency. pumila direct sa DFA at wag din
palinlang sa mga fixers duon.

maraming salamat, will do as advised! :)

DFA started issuing the new computer readable passport, if your wife will be applying for a new passport it will be easier for her to visit the DFA website, that's www.dfa.gov.ph and make an appointment so that when she goes there, it will be easier. The expedited passport now takes 14 working days while the regular processing takes 21 working days. if you have a child less than 8 years old, personal appearance wouldn't be necessary. tell her to come early even if she has an appointment because the line is terribly long...make sure to have pictures taken properly or better yet have their picture taken in the studio inside the basketball court because they have been strict with the pictures now. it shouldn't be digital photo, the ears must be visible, and the background color has been changed.
i just had my passport ammended a couple of weeks agoand i couldn't believe our passporting system has been terrible!

requirements:

1. passport size picture - 2 or 3 pcs (not sure, just bring extra)
2. current passport
3. personal appearance

bago ka pumunta sa embassy, magpapicture ka muna pra sa passport. strict sila ngayon sa passport picture so pra sigurado na tama ang kuha dun ka magpapicture sa kodak citycenter o kya sa ali bin ali sa ramada... although hindi nman necessary tlga na sa knila ka magpakuha, but you just have to make sure na nasunod mo ung specs pra sa picture... and as usual, for ladies, with collar ang pic...

I really appreciated ur comments...Cge po have a nice day

owen, kasi may priveledge sila na 2 person per month and the good thing about it di ka na pipila pa and within 3 days maximum makukuha mo na agad...

I actually do it before including my family kaya mabilis lang kami nakakuha, i have a friend there and now she is assigned as consul in Japan...

Tanong lang po, pauwi ako this march 19 for 17 days lang na vacation sa pinas. However, my passport will expire on Aug. 2009. Medyo limited kasi yung time ko sa pinas kaya baka di ko marenew yung passport ko while doon ako.
Pwede ko pa bang ganitin passport ko pagbalik dito and dito ko na lang irenew. salamat po.

cyml...kung magbabakasyon ka sa march 17 or 19.ang da best na gawin mo punta ka sa philippine embassy at sabihin mo na magrerequest ka pa ng another 1 year na extension...un lang ang da best na magagawa nila at para makabalik ka din agad.taz pag dating mo dito saka mo irenew kaya lang ang pagrenew ngaun.inaabot na ng 45 days.kaya ko naman alam dahil kakarenew ko lang din last month.gudluck

Ganun na ba policy sa renewals? So, mas kelangan pala at least 2 months before the expiry ka mag-asikaso. Haaay pinoy..

bakit 45 days processing ang renewal ng Philippine passport? parang panahon ng lola ko ito processo na ito, sa teknolohiya ngayon at computers, 45 days, parang sa manok 45 days pwede ng litson manok

napaka bagal at low IQtech naman 45 days, parang 1945, 45 days processing

hello po sa lahat, may tanong lang po. pag na expire na ang passport mo, may penalty ba pag renew mo? sabihin natin na mga 2 months na expire ito. salamat po.

Merong bayad pero wala namang penalty. pumunta ka sa Phil embassy at humingi ka ng renewal form. hwag kang mahiyang magtanong sa mga employees doon para sa mga hindi mo naintindihang tanong sa form.

i applied for my new passport before sa DFA Manila mismo, tyagaan lang pagpila, after ng mahabang pilahan at bayaran, you may opt to have it delivered to you na lang thru courier.. no use na dumaan pa sa travel agency kasi required din naman mag personal appearance kahit magpa assist ka sa kanila..

sorry typographical error! ano ano ang requirements sa pag renew ng passport dito sa qatar? kailangan pa ba ng NBI?

Hello po.

Maitanong lang since hindi pa ako nakakatapak sa embassy natin dito sa Doha kahit na I've been for 3 years.

Malaman ko lang, kung totoo po ba talagang at least 1 month ang processing ng passport?

May balak kasi ako pumunta ng Bali sa Aug 31. Biglaang plano lang. Eh tapos, nakita ko sa website nila na kahit hindi pala kailangan ng visa ng Philippine Passport holder eh dapat at least 6 months before the expiry date and passport validity. Tamang tama, Jan 2010 ang expiry ng passport ko. Kulang ako ng 1 month more or less. Haha

Wala na bang ibang way? Hindi ako makarequest ng extension for my passport? Or kailangan ko talagang i-renew ang passport at i-postpone ang trip?

Hayy.. hassle. Iniiwasan ko pa naman pumunta ng embassy natin dito.

Please advise naman po.

Thanks.

The internet is our revenge machine

Sabi-sabi, it takes 1 month to have it renewed...so, pwede na bang mag-file ng renewal?

passport and it will be expired on March 2011. But I heard news na dapat raw machine readable na lahat ng passport come 2010.

Pa-help naman to validate this information, or links will be useful.

thanks.

"Adda ti adal na, ngem awan ti sursuro na."

kasi nga matagal.

/-a-t-/pinoyaccountant, ser intresado din ako sa info na hinahanap mo kaya sinubukan kong i-google at ito ang nahalungkat ko from wikipedia.
sa madaling salita dapat siguro mag-renew na (kahit okay pa yung validity ng iyong "green" passport) habang maaga para walang hassle.

"It was initially rumoured that effective January 2010 onwards, all handwritten (green) passports will no longer be valid regardless of their original expiration date. Officials from the DFA clarified that the green passports will expire as scheduled on their original expiration dates. [6] However, the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) requires all member states to issue machine-readable passports by April 2010, hence some countries may deny entry to Filipinos still in possession of the green, hand-written passports. [7]"
source: wikipedia

unahin mo muna transffer of sponsorhip mo kasi Jan,2010 p naman mag-eexpire PP mo, transfer of sponsor will take you maybe a month or two. In my opinion, make sure you have valid RP with you b4 sending your PP for renewal,just in case magkahanapan ng valid ID.

ask ko lang po if totoo bang allowed na sa expat workers ang sila na ang humawak ng kanilang passports? talaga po bang practised na ito dyan sa Qatar? or may pasaway pa ring sponsor/employer?

salamat po.

/-a-t-/noyni, ang pagkakaalam ko ay sarado ang mga opisina sa ating embahada tuwing sabado. ngunit, baka nagbago na rin sila ng sched, mas ma-igi na tawagan mo na lang sila dito sa contact details nila;

Villa # 7 A1 Eithar Street, Saha 2, West Bay Area
Doha, STATE OF QATAR
P.O. Box No. 24900
Tel. Nos. (00974) 483-1585; 483-2560 / VOIP: 1-908-316-5800
Fax No. (00974) 483-1595 ANU Direct Line: (974) 483-2560
Email: dohape/-a-t-/yahoo.com/dohape/-a-t-/dfa.gov.ph

/-a-t-/ericmarian, yun naman ang tama, dapat hawak mo ang passaporte mo. dahil ito ay pag-aari ng Republika ng Pilipinas at hindi ng iyong sponsor. simula't sapul ng ako ay tumuntong dito ay hawak ko ang passaporte ko. kaya nga lang may mga sponsor/employer talaga dito na pasaway.

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, tolerant of the weak. Someday you will have been all of these."

tama...katulad na lang ng passport every bakasyon ko lang nahahawakan...after nun kukuhanin na nila..as if naman na makakatakas d2 ng walang exit permit..

dhey by dhey, pwede mo kunin sa employer yung passport mo..

but i would strongly suggest that if you are traveling to the United States or Europe, it would be better to have the new MRP.

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, tolerant of the weak. Someday you will have been all of these."

better apply for a passport in the Philippines for your baby. easier and faster. you just bring all the requirements, then for the release just let LBC or DHL deliver it to your doorstep. that's what i did for my baby back then. good luck.

you still have to have the passport stamped in Qatar embassy in the Philippines.
if you want you can call me, i'll pm you my number.
I already got my son and my mother, though they're both under my husband's sponsorship?
By the way, is your husband here in Qatar as well? coz if so, he has to do the sponsorship...
Basically here are the processes and things you need to prepare in order to get your baby from the Philippines...

1. you'll need the copy of his (baby's) passport
2. if you're husband is here, as i have mentioned, he needs "No Objection Certificate" from his employer regarding the sponsorship of the baby... (or if the husband is not here, you can ask for the "NOC" from your employer)
3. your birth certificate/marriage contract (NSO or photocopy will do)
4. your husband or your RP / passport copy / visa copy
5. filled application form (this usually comes in Arabic) - i asked our PRO to do this for me (i don't know if its called MANDOB or MANDOP, every office should have one... this is the one who usually facilitates your government papers... just for info...)
6. sometimes they ask for salary certificate, from the employer and/or from the bank (might as well ask your PRO, they know everything to prepare, or ask your office personnel)
7. you have to go to the immigration for the application, FAMILY VISA is the one for the baby.

My baby got a family resident visa. we paid QR200 during the application/release.

Then another QR400 for the visa stamping here in Qatar. that's good for one year.

After you completed this and you already received the visa, you have to send it to Qatar embassy in the Philippines for the stamping. Requirements: 2x2 picture of your baby, white background, 2 to 4 pcs (sorry, can't remember), original passport of the baby, fee is around 400pesos if you'll send thru DHL... (for visa stamping in the Phils. you can just go to DHL and they will process everything, after 5 working days, you will receive the stamped passport...)

If you have somebody in the Philippines who can process all these, it will be better for you. (my sister did it for me. :p )

after the visa stamping in the Philippines, then you can book the ticket... (actually you can also do the booking after the release of the visa here, but just for assurance, you can do that after stamping in the Philippines...)

Hope it helped you...

Regards and good luck...

nagrenew po kami ng visa last Mar. 14 ng husband ko, my question is pede po ba kami magtravel going back to the Philippines kahit under renewal yung new PP namin? nagbago kasi kamin ng plano, balak ko kasi don na lang manganak instead na dito. Expiration po ng old PP namin is Dec. 2011 at parang alanganin pag balk namin dito ng june 30, 2011.

Kabayan, any of you had experienced their passports damaged and torn due to airport officers trying to scrutinize the document and then blaming the quality of the passport afterwards... What would the Philippine Embassy | DFA do or say about this?