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New DFA Building Now Open: Applicants Need To Set an Appointment

Mar 17, 2010

The new Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) building located near Mall of Asia officially opened to the public last March 8. Along with the promise that the new facility would make their service more efficient is the reminder that the DFA would only process application strictly by appointment. It means that applicants need to set an appointment and get a schedule before proceeding to the new building and that no walk-in applicants will be entertained.

 

The appointment system is enforced to make the process of passport application faster and easier both for the agency and the public. The Office of Consular Affairs Assistant Secretarty Renato Villapando said, “This appointment system will be strictly implemented to enable the DFA to re-process information submitted in advance by an applicant, avoiding long queues, as experienced by walk in applicants at the DFA-OCA main office on Roxas Boulevard.”
 
To set an appointment, applicants can visit www.passport.com.ph or call 737-1000 Travel agencies can go to the DFA website at www.dfa.gov.ph or send an email at: scheduler@dfa-appointment.net. For more inquiries, they can also call at the following numbers: (02)834-4691, (02)834-4855 and (02) 8343707.
 
There is no need for applicants to bring pictures because their picture will be taken at the new passport data capturing machine of DFA. However applicants need to fill up an application form that can be downloaded at the DFA website and bring it on their scheduled date of application.
 
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Reader Comments
 ano kayo?, hindi lang masusungit... wala pang konsiderasyon, kahit nanggaling ka sa napakalayo o san mang lupalop.kung makita ka nilang naka-pinakasimpleng damit , say nakashort at t-shirt, hindi ka papapasukin, sasabihin sayo , may dress code , ok assuming , e pano nga kung nagkataon na ganun nga at galing pa sa malayo, ibig sabihin, umuwi ka uli (sakay ka uli ng barko pauwi) then balik ka kapag hindi ka na nakashorts...Pwede namang sabihin , NEXT TIME po hindi na pwede ang shorts, or i-flash nila sa TV at nEWSPAPERS ang dress codena sinasabi nila! e mga kapatid, mga lola, mga lolo, tingnan nyo naman ni wala ngang lugar na mapresko presko, napaka-init na, pipila ka pa, di ba? Take a look at this.... magkano pumapasok na pera sa kanila araw araw? is it not enough para maprovide ang maayos na DFA building, at makahire ng mga bagong MABABAIT na EMPLOYEE???, WAKE UP NAMANNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!! - Beautiful Eyes

 at dapat alisin din nila ang mga masusungit dyan sa loob! naturingang government employee eh ganyan ang mga attitude. yan lang ang pansin ko din sa iba pang mga govt employee..parang mga hindi nag-take ng civil service test...:-) - Aries

 ANG DAPAT ALISIN DYAN YUNG MGA MY PHOTO DEVELOPING SA LABAS NG DFA. KSI PARA KO NAEEXPERIENCE NA SA TUWING NAGPAPARENEW AKO OR MAY SINSAMAHAN AKO,, MAY DALA NA KAMI NG MGA PICTURES PERO HAHARANGIN PARIN NILA AT SASBIHIN DI DAW PAPASA YUN SA LOOB KAYA KELANGAN PANG ULITIN,,PERO PAGDATING NAMAN SA LOOB BAGSAK ANG KANILANG PHOTO..DAPAT WAG SILANG MAGBIGAY NG APPLICATION FORM SA LABAS PARA TULOY TULOY LANG ANG TAO SA LOOB,, KSI SA HIGHWAY PALANG EH MAY NANGHAHARANG NA AGAD SASABAYAN KUNYARI PERO MGA MODOS OPERANDI LANG PALA YUN,,AKO DATI NA NAGPUPUNTA SA DFA AT ALAM KONA ANG STYLE NILA,, PERO SA MGA BAGUHAN KAWAWA NAMAN,, WLANG KAALAM ALAM,, KAYA DAPAT ALISIN AT LINISIN ANG MGA NASA PALIGID NG DFA........,CONCERNED. - Tepanie

 Para sa mga, mag e-expire na ang passport at kailangan ng umalis. Eto po tip ko, na try ko na po ito.

1. Mag-apply/kumuha ng appointment data via internet website ng DFA o tumawag sa hotline line. I-print out ang schedule na nakuha mo.

2. Ihanda ang mga papeles na kailangan mo, at ang proof na kailangan mo nang umalis ng mas- maaga kaysa sa appointment na binigay nila. Actual airline ticket at xerox copy nito. VISA at lumang passport.

3. Pumunta sa DFA at ipakita ang print out appointment schedule mo. Sabihin mo na may appointment ka sa Director's office sa loob.
Makakatulong kung sasabihin mo rin na kailangan mo nang mag renew ng passport at may ticket ka na.

4. Pagpasok sa loob pumunta lang sa Director's office, at ipaki-usap ang pangangailangan mo.

Simple lang, pero ayaw nilang ipaalam sa lahat para hindi dumami ang kaso.

P.S. wag magsama ng kasama dahil hindi papasukin. - KOnyo

 Sa dami ng nagapply sa appointment at malapit ka nang bumalik dahil sa dami ng slots wala silang procedures if what dapat mong gawin, pabalik ka na pero di ka na nga mkapgappointment. - Erwin

 dpt nga konti na lng ang pila kc masyado mdmi dadaanan pgdting s dulo ayaw nila tmangap hangat alang proof na tlga sau ung documents. nakakainis pumila mghapn. lalo na pg dting s dulo ang susunget. isa lng mabait ung nataptan ko. - Nida

 dapat tanggalin nila yung mga agency na nanghaharang jan sa labas saka yung mga photo studio na sobrang mang lamang sa kapwa - Deaththrow

 di namn working ang set date appointment n gusto mo...kahit try kong dec 12 2010 ayaw pa rin no slots available..hehe sana kung gagawa ng ganito try muna nila ng di kayo mapulaan kc nanloloko kayo di effective kapag ang mga site ninyo e katulad ng ganito.malabo pa sa burak.nakakainis excited pa namn ako magpasked tapos ALL SLOTS ARE UNAVAILABLE....WEH KABAGO BAGO E - JELIZA SMITH

 Ayaw gumaga mag send ang passport.com.ph sa mga taga DFA pls. that particular site. passport.com.ph thanks. - Redmond

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