Nov 24, 2007
New Philippine passport requirements
We were finally able to apply for CJ’s passport yesterday, Friday, for our upcoming trip this December which was, as expected, accompanied by the usual hassles prevalent when applying for, or securing, any government license, certification or identification document.
We just found out that the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) recently issued new passport application guidelines, specifically on the new colored photo requirement where the photo of the applicant should be taken against a royal blue background.
We already had a passport-sized picture of CJ taken a month ago with a white background, the old requirement. And it’s a good thing that Conne checked out the DFA website to verify the requirements, otherwise she would have wasted a trip to the DFA office if she brought along CJ’s old pictures. And so we had a new set of CJ’s pictures taken last Thursday, his 2nd birthday.
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Update: Here’s a link to the new PASSPORT PHOTO GUIDELINES dated August 14, 2008: http://dfa.gov.ph/?p=234 and you can download the PDF file here: http://www.dfa.gov.ph/consular/PHOTO%20GUIDELINES.pdf
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Hello again me-an
I applied on 9-18-08 & I recvd my passport from the mail on 10-24-08….exactly 5 weeks.
Noon araw, dito lang sa San Francisco Consulate ginagawa. If you go in person, isang araw lang tapos na. Kung by mail one week lang. Kaya matagal ngayon kasi pindadala nila sa Manila dahil wala silang pambili ng equipment. Mahirap kasi ang Pinas….ha,ha,ha. Happy trip pala kung uuwi ka sa atin.
hi pj i need some help here. my husband is in the us and it’s filing of taxes again there. he needs our son’s passport who is just 2 months old so he can apply for my son’s TIN. what are the requirements that i need in order to get a passport for him? your response is appreciated. email me dharleenn@yahoo.com thanks!
Hi Dharleen,
When we applied for our son, CJ’s, passport when he was about 2 years old, my wife just went to the DFA in person and submitted a Certificate of Legitimacy.
You can check this page out for the passport requirements for minors: http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=64
I hope this helps.
Cheers!
PJ,
Thank you for this informative blog. I would like to ask about the return envelope. Since our whole family (me, my wife and daughter) will be applying do I need to prepare 3 return envelope (with USPS Express mail postage) or just 1 return envelope will do.
Thank you.
hello…ask q lang po qng ano ung mga requirements sa pagqha nang passport ung compl8 list po sna………bago lng po kc..tnx
hello pj,
good day! i have this senario that i’am going through. i was working here in florida as seasonal worker and my visa is about to expired in three more months and same as my passport too, so i decided and came up on looking in the net to find new job and it just so happend that the job i landed is in canada. my problem is this, i have to renew my passport as fast and as soon as possible. i tried to call the nearest consular office here in florida and thier office was located in fort lauderdale and they told me that the processing will took about four months. so i need to find other ways to renew it.can you please help me on how to find ways to renew my phil passport while i’am here in america?, please help me!
thank you, enjoy the rest of the day!
Regards,
katherine
hello po ask ko lang po kung ano po ang requirements nang nagpa change sure name? thank u po
hi evryone,,i hope somebody can help me here..i have misspell name but thats already correct now so thats already good..but now some of my id are not same place wr i born..so is that realy a big problem again or they dnt care bout the place only some other stuff?plzz rply mhe and anyway where is a good place photoshop that they can make a good picture and the dfa.will accept the pics.
I’m really glad I came across this page!.. I was looking for ideas on where to get that blue background photo.. this helped a lot. thanks!
btw, Liz.. not sure if you still check back from time to time or not, but how long did it take for you to receive your passport? I know you stated 6 weeks in your earlier post.. was it late by just a few days after that 6 weeks? or was it nearing the 7th week… and do you know if there’s been cases where people have gotten their passports earlier than that? one more thing.. is there a way to speed up the process by paying extra fees?
.. thanks.
hi,,im here again try to get some Information.i dont have an old id or expired id,,i have all new id is that posible that i still can get a passport please answer me,,tnx
gud day po…can i have a passport on my maiden name even im married now already?
may i ask if what will be the steps if i discover that my birthdate entry in my passport is wrong.
mmm,,,im peace off now,,nobody answer me here,,how can i get info here.i need to have passport so i can get tourist visa next month.
Hi kababayan’s, I’m living in Fort Pierce, Florida… any suggestion kung saan ako magpapakuha ng passport picture with royal blue background? Today, I tried, Sears, Walgreens, Abby’s and Ritz photo studio sa Mall but they can’t help me on this. :C
Thanks to PJ for a great informative blog.
guys, you may refer to the official DFA website as stated by PJ (http://www.dfa.gov.ph). I think they have a section there where you can raise your questions.
@ Jhenz24 – For more info on your passport-related questions, just visit this link from the official DFA website: http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=64
tnx mike,i did go that site but thats all about the requiremnts .wat i like to know is, if its possible to get passport without old id.
Hi. my cousin was about to have his flight last april 24. upon chcking, he discovered that his passport was lost.
Is there a lane or special case officer taking care of this kind of incident wherein an OFW needs to renew a passport immediately at DFA?
Affidavit of loss can be obtained backside of DFA right? how about police report? if theres someone experienced this kind of problem, please share. it would be of great help. Thanks! – thea
hi..im a convert islam since i married a syrian muslim.im now processing my papers to change my name,using muslim name already.i’m juz wondering if you know about islam convert(filipino)if i will get passport,will they use my muslim name as my name in the passport or still they will put my name before and juz write a.k.a.for my islam name?i hope you can help me know about this..thank you so much
Hi,
I applied for passport renewal in Vancouver 2 mos ago and I havent received it yet. I called the Philippine Consulate there to follow it up and the one who answered the phone was a typical govt employee na masungit and unfriendly..Tsk, tsk, hay nako….(sigh). Cant really understand why they have to be bitchy…
Just sharing..
I guess some government people don’t know what it means to be a public servant.
hi, gud day !we are leaving this sept.09 going back to UAE with my kids, i dont know if there will be a problem in imigration if i use my child’s passport bearing his baby picture, he is now 4 yrs old.he entered philippines the first time last 2006 and the passport is valid til 20011.
do i still need to renew his passport?
and another thing, i talked to online passport service and they said they need the NSO birth cert. eventhough i already have his birth cert. from where he was born (UAE).
thanks much
I’m really not sure about this. It’s better if you contact the DFA on this. Here’s their contact page: http://dfa.gov.ph/?page_id=39
Cheers!
hi. how much did you pay for your son’s passport? thanks.;)
is it allowed to smile in the passport pic?
Yes, it’s perfectly okay to smile, as long as your features aren’t too distorted – like the Grinch’s grin >8-P (per the DFA passport picture guidelines). But I believe what they recommend is the “Mona Lisa” smile.
kailangan pa ba ng mga old ID’s sa
pagkuha ng pasport? at ano ung mga
lahat ng kailangan sa pagkuha ng
pasport? tnx
hi ask kolang po pwede po ba akung makauwi ng pinas kaht expired na ang phi passport ko.dun konalang sana pinas renew?pls help me
You can create valid passport photos with http://idphoto4you.com website.
It uses face detection to set size and position of head.
It is free.
Built-in standards for 63 countries.
i have also problem with my passport.. my middle name was also wrong spelling.. what are the requirements for this?
hello po,
ask ko lang po kung ano po ang mga requirtments pag kumuha ng passport, bago lang po kasi ako, pwede po ba un valid ID ko ay Postal ID at wala po akong old ID, peo my certificate ako ng voters ID..
pwede na po ba un.
Hi. ano po ba ang requirement pag mag renew ng passport then nagchange ng name kasi dati po me catholic then nagpa convert po me ng muslim. thanks & best rgds.
hi.ask ko lang pano mg apply ng passport kung ung anak ko ay walang middle name and her surname is d same with mine.although nakalgay sa b.cert nya ung acknowledgement of paternity.mkkakuha kaya sya passport?
hello po…..asking for your kind help….
nag aaply po kc ng passport yung anak ko. Both of his parents are abroad….nabasa ko po sa net yung mga requirements pero di ko po masyado maintindihan kung paano po iyon gagawin…..please naman po,,,pag may samples po sana kayo nung mga requirements….
1.affidavit of support and consent
2. special power of attorney
tapos,,,through mail ko ho ba ipapadala ang mga iyon?
thank you very much……please help….
Where can I get my passport photo taken with the blue background? I can’t find a place that does it… Where did you go?