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.
 
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FOR RENEWAL MINOR AND ADULT

PHILIPPINE PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS:

1. OLD PASSPORT

2. THREE PASSPORT SIZED PICTURES W/ROYAL BLUE BACKGROUND WEARING DARK COLORED POLO/BLOUSE

3. PROPERLY ACCOMPLISHED APPLICATION FORM

4. IF 18YRS OLD & BELOW, SUBMIT PHOTOCOPY OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND ORIG. PASSPORT OF MOTHER (TO BE SIGNED AND THUMB MARKED BY MOTHER ON THE APPLICATION FORM AND UNDERTAKING)


PROCESSING TIME:  14 WORKING DAYS

FOR NEW PASSPORT (ADULT)

REQUIREMENTS:

1. AUTHENTICATED BIRTH 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 PASSPORT SIZED PICTURES W/ROYAL BLUE BACKGROUND WEARING DARK COLORED POLO/BLOUSE

4. ORIGINAL I.D. (COMPANY, SS, VOTER'S, DRIVER'S)

5. FILLED UP APPLICATION FORM WITH SIGNATURE IN UNDERTAKING (2ND PAGE OF APPLICATION FORM). PLS. DON'T SIGN AND DON'T AFFIX THUMB MARK ON GREEN APPLICATION FORM

FOR NEW PASSPORT/MINOR BELOW 18 YEARS OLD

1. AUTHENTICATED BIRTH CERTIFICATE

2. AUTHENTICATED MARRIAGE CONTRACT OF PARENTS IF MARRIED. IF NOT PARENTS ARE NOT MARRIED, AFFIDAVIT OF ILLEGITIMACY

3. THREE COPIES PASSPORT SIZED PICTURE W/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 THUMB MARK. BUT IF 7 YRS & BELOW, FORM SHOULD BE SIGNED AND THUMB MARKED BY MOTHER

5. ORIGINAL VALID  PASSPORT OF MOTHER

6. PHOTOCOPY OF SCHOOL I.D. IF STUDENT

7. IF TRAVELING WITHOUT PARENTS NEED DSWD CLEARANCE AND ORIGINAL PASSPORT OF TRAVELING COMPANION

NOTE:

1. FOR MINORS BELOW 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 PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT DFA

3. FOR 18-64 YRS OLD NEW AND RENEWAL, PERSONAL APPEARANCE IS A
MUST.  ONLY 65 YEARS OLD & ABOVE ARE EXEMPTED FROM PERSONAL
APPEARANCE
 
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Philippines Calling Cards  

Rates from USA to Philippines 9.7 ¢/min 

Most of the ladies at their embassy interview will be wearing their engagement rings, they will notice whether she is wearing one or not. It does makes a statement about the seriousness of the relationship. Now it's up to you to decide just how critical it is. Please consider buying a cubic zirconium just for her interview. It could be sent discretely so not to get stolen or she could buy one locally.

Are we saying that she will be denied her visa unless she is wearing an engagement ring? That is not what we said.

AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP

Your wife can apply for Naturalization (Citizenship) if she has been in her Green Card status (including Conditional Green Card) for 2 years and 9 months and married to a U.S. citizen for that entire period of time. To get a Green Card she must apply for an Adjustment of Status after you are married.

ARE WRITING POSTAL LETTERS IMPORTANT?

After all, don't they know everyone uses video chats and email?

The Philippines is a 3rd world country. Most things there are still done the old fashion way. Our impression is that at her U.S. Embassy interview having postal letters that you have sent to each other is VERY IMPORTANT. The U.S. Embassy in Manila likes to see postal letters, for that reason we recommend that you start sending 1 letter per month back and forth. She will take both your and her letters with her to the interview. We can use your Email correspondence and chat sessions to file for her visa if you don't have any postal letters now, but for her interview "she should have some postal letters". Now sit down and write a letter and mail it! Also, pick up the phone and call her and make sure you keep your phone bill.

Are we saying that she will be denied her visa unless we have postal letters to show them at her interview? That is not what we said now, was it?