A Philippine electronic passport. Photo grabbed from Open Minds blog.
Starting March 8, 2010, the Department of Foreign Affairs will accept and process passport applications at the new Office of Consular Affairs building at Bradco cor. Macapagal Avenues, Aseana Business Park near the Mall of Asia.
In an advisory sent through the media, the DFA also said that authentication services will likewise be transferred to the new building starting on March 4, 2010.
Located a few blocks from the old DFA building, the new 7,000-square meter, four-storey building hopes to better serve citizens applying for passports and requesting for the authentication of Philippine documents.
To apply for a Philippine passport, applicant must fill out a Passport application form and submit the requirements. There are different requirements for first-time applicants and for those who are applying for renewal of expired or expiring passports.
The DFA is also accepting online requests for appointment for passport applicants.
Here are the official passport fees:
- P500.00 for the 44-page Machine-Readable Passport (MRP)
- P950.00 for the 44-page Electronic Passport Passport (ePass)
- P250.00 for expedited processing of either the MRP or the ePass
- P700.00 for replacement of lost valid passport (MRP)
Here meanwhile is the official passport application form:
Philippine passport application form
Tags: applying for a passport, e-passport, machine readable passport, Office of Consular Affairs, passport application form, Philippine passport
hello bakit po nagbago na ang pagkuha ng passport may date na po bago makapasok sa ofice niyo madalian po kasi ang paglalakad ko na passport tapos parang mahigit 1month ang pag aantay ko bago ako makakuha kaialangan ko po malaman kung pano kumuha na madalian thank you so much….?
hello kailangan kulang talaga malaman kung panu kumuha ng madalian sa passport?
Pwedeng di na kumuha ng online appointment kung masyadong matagal yung waiting time para sa iyo. Suungin mo na lang yung mahabang pila dun sa bagong DFA consular building kung nagmamadali. 10 days ang expedited processing kapag nakalusot ka sa pila, 20 days ang regular processing. Ayon yan sa advisory ng DFA ngayong April.
I was going to apply for a new passport for my child today and found out that the earliest appearance date at DFA is June 8!!! Is there any other way to be able to process it faster??? I really can’t wait that long. I was not aware that there is a new process now of passport application, last Feb. a friend was still able to apply for her passport using the old NSO process (with pick up of documents and delivery of passport) which took only 2-3 weeks. Now the NSO says they will only help you in setting the appointment for your appearance and will not pick up the documents for you anymore. Pls help…
@browneyedgirl
My suggestion is for you to go straight to the new DFA consular building anytime. Just go and follow the queue there. If you get through the queue, your passport would be processed starting on the same day.
Hi Sir. I took your advice and went to the DFA early this morning without any appointment, hoping that they would accommodate my walk-in application. I have to tell you however that I was firmly and flatly denied. They are VERY VERY VERY strict with regards to setting an appointment first before setting foot inside. I could have cried a river and performed cartwheels but they would NOT budge at all. So, the lesson for the day is, if you want to have your passport renewed or apply for a new one, you really have to do it SUPER early. In my case, even if I showed them our flight booking (in June), di talaga sila naawa sa akin. In fact, pinagalitan pa ako kung bakit ako nagbook kahit wala pang passport ang anak ko. (In the first place, I was not aware that they had suddenly and totally revamped the passport application system and made it so &*^%$%# difficult!)
Anyways, the good news is that when I got home I tried to go online at their website in the hopes that a slot would open up earlier than the previous available slot of June 8. Lo and behold, all of the remaining weeks of May were suddenly free! Very puzzling actually considering just a few days ago the earliest available appointment date was June 8. A computer glitch perhaps?
I still feel the old NSO pick up and delivery system is way way better as compared to the new appointment system. Before, if you had your passport processed through NSO, you will spend just a maximum of 15 mins. in the old Libertad office. Now, even with the appointment system, it may take you up to 1 1/2 hour. Lines are still long because there are still many walk-in applicants (usually OFWs/seamen, but they are readily entertained as long as they can show overseas work contract). There’s no clear signs or comfortable waiting area outside. You have to wait under the sun (even if you have an appointment) for at least 30 mins. Well, at least everything after that first counter is airconditioned already. Also, the appointment system is too rigid in my opinion. What if, due to an sickness/accident I was unable to renew my passport and make a personal appearance at DFA and now I have to make an emergency trip abroad? I think Mr. Romulo should rethink this passport modernization program. It lacks flexibility for emergency and urgent cases and it’s too narrow-minded.
panu aq mkakakuha ng bagong passport? coz i lost my passport in singapore, anong pwedeng gawin para mas mapadali yung process coz i need to leave ang go back in singapore on may 5..
please help po,, kahit magbayad aq para ma pa rush ung passport ko, need ko po malaman kung ano dapat gawin
hi i just want to ask, can i go straight to dfa new bldg. to process my passport, i really need it urgently, i have my schedule for my interview on may 12 at us embassy but i still donnt have my new passport with my new surname since i married. can i just print out the email from embassy and show it to the guards at dfa,para papasukin nila ko. i used to set an appointmetn online kc, but availble time is on june 20 pa, too long enough dba, so do u think guys na pede ako pumnta sa dfa as walk-in applicant.? hope to hear from u soon,. thank u in advance po..
panu po magpapa-appointment?
at anu po ang pinagkaiba ng MRP sa ePass
i want to know if provided na ng dfa ag picture kasi 1200 na ang rush?
i want to know if provided na ng dfa ang picture kasi 1200 na ang rush
Is it required now to change my old 32 page passport to 44 page passport or e-passprot even not expired yet?
good day!!! sir/ madam kukuha me ng new passport anu po ba ang dapat kng gawin para madalian ung pagkuha ko kailangan ko na kc po this month? pls reply,,,thank you very much,
hi and hello what requirements or documents to obatin new pasport because I lost my passport
thanksss. gobless!
kailangan pah poh bah ng dfa form bago mkakuha ng pass port
The appointment system sounds pleasant to the ears but it is ABSOLUTELY NOT what everyone is expecting. When you say that you have an appointment on that day, you’ll expect that there wont be long lines and what not. But lo and behold, you have to wait for FIVE HOURS to finish your passport application!
Please don’t go on media telling everyone that it would only take 30 minutes for you to get your passport because that ONLY APPLIES TO CELEBRITIES AND NOT TO THE MAJORITY.
sheLy: One more thing about the so called “COURTESY LANE”. It is universally known that courtesy is given to SENIOR CITIZENS, PREGNANT WOMEN, DISABLED AND CHILDREN. My 4yrs old son applied for a passport but he WAS NOT given any courtesy so HE HAD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER THREE (3) HOURS JUST TO HAVE HIS PICTURE TAKEN compared to those people who were given some courtesy simply because THEY KNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE EMPLOYED AT DFA AND WERE ESCORTED TO THE COURTESY LANE. And the DFA employee wasn’t even patient enough to take a photo of a 4yrs old kid. Whats up with that? The kid waited for that long, you dont expect him to be in a good mood, right?
I’m sure this feedback will not be given any importance and what not but I hope I was able to send the message across.
san po ba kkuha ng passport pag lost sa dfa pasay ba o sa bago
hi… i’m new in hir i want to get the passport in a easy way.. how long may it takes?
and complete requirments pls… and i want be sure it’s not fake… ???
I am a gov’t employee. My 2 daughters and my husband will apply for a passports. How can I avail of the courtesy lane? What are the procedures?
pwede bang walk in pa rin dun sa old DFA pra hndi umasa sa appointment date na parang lahat napuno na ng mga fixer???
mas maganda cgrong tyagain ung inet at pila kesa umasa sa mtgal na available na date.
pano nman un mga nagmmadali kumuha??pang tamad lang yan bagong pakulo ng DFA..sna ientertain pa din kami sa luma kahit walk in..pwede pa kya un?? O82010
anu difference ng epass en MRP?plss help kylngan ko tlga makakuha ng passport agd..pwde pa ba dun sa old dfa bldg?tnx
hi,
good morning po ano po bang mga valid i.d ang inaaccept nyo bcoz we want to get a passport for our son but i only have a school i.d and postal i.d bcoz i am a college student.i dont have a sss i.d and ang voters i.d ko under processing p po.
hi,
gud am po.ano po bng mga valid i.d ang inaaccept nyo,i only have school i.d ang postal i.d bcoz i am a college student we want to get a passport for our son, 2 tyms n po kmi bumalik ng dfa complete n po ang requirements ang kulang n lng po ay i.d ko but i dont have a sss i.d and ang voters i. d ko hindi p nrerelease.pls.tell what i.d can i present.tnx
how to get a urgent passport bec my dad is critical in canada.
bakit until now wala pa ung passport ko sabi pag express within 1 week only i was applied last july 30 and im waiting for 1 week ..wala pang passport n dumarating…
Pwede bang samahan mga senior citizen sa pagproprocess ng passport
This new system really sucks.. coz lalo pang matatagalan ang pag kuha ng passport hope.. priority number nalang sana. And sometimes there not implementing the new system consistently..
pano po mag apply ng passport through internet?
magkano na po ngayon ang bayad?
ilang days po ito bago marelease?
ano po ang requiremensts?