DFA PASSPORT APPOINTMENT: No Vacant Slot Until the end of March 2018 By Admin January 05, 2018 Bad news for those who needs to have a passport or have their passport renewed. All branches of Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), yes all 27, have already filled up all the slots in their appointment system until the end of March. New Process for Online Appointment Booking 1. Introduction The process for booking PSK appointments through Passport Seva Online Portal has undergone a few changes. As per the new process, appointment date/time will be automatically allotted by the system as per the availability of appointment slots at the desired PSK.
Can you go to the DFA as a walk-in to process your passport application? If you belong to these special groups listed below, yes, you can. No Appointment Needed!
There are certain individuals allowed to process passport as a walk-in applicant in any DFA Branches all throughout the country EXCEPT in the DFA-NCR Central Branch since only OFWs are accommodated there. This is the branch located across POEA, in Robinson's Galleria.
DFA branches has a Priority Lane or Courtesy Lane available for those who meets the qualification for the no appointment passport processing.
No Available Slots for Passport Appointment
There is a good number of Filipinos who have been clamoring to bring back the walk-in process in renewing or applying for a passport in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). This is brought upon by the difficulty in securing online appointment that is currently being experience by individuals who wants to renew or apply for a passport since last year.
Yet, when you check on Facebook, there are travel agencies and agents peddling their 'passport appointment' services. In exchange for a service fee of two thousand pesos to eight thousand pesos, these travel agents can allegedly secure you an appointment schedule fast, without hassle.
But, if an ordinary Filipino will get online on the official passport appointment website www.passport.gov.ph, almost all days are Full, no more open and available slots in most branches.
The rising anger of Filipinos for the apparent passport scheduling issue has led DFA Secretary Cayetano to open additional slots until June in all DFA branches, as well as put forth a mobile passport program to reach more Filipinos. But despite these efforts, the demand for appointment slots are ever increasing while the available slots are getting scarce.
Some have lamented, why not bring back the walk-in applications in consideration for those who have been watching for a slot to open-up to no avail, and also for those Filipinos who have no access to internet and thus can't make a passport appointment online. At the end of the day, only DFA will be able to answer and address this issue on passport scheduling.
Who Can Walk-in in DFA for Passport Processing?
There are special groups of people allowed to process passport as walk-in applicants. These individuals must bring their appropriate valid ID together with all other requirements for passport first-time applicant or passport renewal.
If you are part of these special group, you can go to any DFA offices, go straight to the OFW and Priority Lane. The guard will ask you to show your special ID before you can use the Priority Lane.
- OFW with sufficient proof of status such as iDOLE Card, valid employment contract (authenticated by POEA), and work visa
- Senior Citizen with Senior Citizen ID
- Person with Disability (PWDs) with PWD ID or visible disability
- Solo Parent with Valid Solo Parent ID
- Pregnant women with medical certificate
- Minors seven (7) years old and below
You may avail of the OFW LANE or PRIORITY LANE at DFA Aseana or at any DFA Satellite Office or Regional Consular Office to apply for your passport.
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES – DFA PRIORITY LANE ACCESS
Additional info based on our own researched: Employees of the government and government-controlled corporations are also allowed to use the courtesy lane. Bring your government or GOCC ID when you come to the DFA.
Family Member of a Government Employee
Question:Can a family member of a government employee be also allowed to use the priority lane? Meaning, can a family member also enjoy the 'no appointment needed' benefit if they are given a referral by a family member who is also a government employee?
The 1Pisofare.com Team researched about the answer to the question above, and based on our online check, a lot of people are saying that yes, indeed, a government employee may refer an IMMEDIATE family member, so they too can go straight to the Courtesy Lane without scheduling an appointment online.
*The required document is a referral letter signed by the government employee, indicating how you are related to the referring person and what is the referring person's position in the government. You also need to submit a photocopy of the government ID of the referring person.
- For Single government employees – the parents and siblings of a government employee who is Single may use the DFA priority lane, so no appointment is needed. (Please reverify this info direct with DFA to be 100% sure.)
- For Married government employees– their spouses and children may also use the DFA Priority Lane. (Please reverify this info direct with DFA to be 100% sure.)
- Cousins, nieces, nephews, uncles, tita's, distant relatives, etc., etc., of a government employee are not allowed for the REFERRAL to DFA.
However, please note that these info on government employee and referrals came from an online check, not direct from an official website of the government. So, we strongly suggest that you call your preferred DFA Branch first and ask them if they can accommodate you on the Priority Lane as a government employee or as an immediate family member of a government employee with a referral.
Passport Fee for Those Who Will Use the Priority Lane
For all those who will use the Courtesy Lane Facility or what is popularly known as Priority Lane, the passport fee is P1,200.
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*If you will avail of the Courtesy Lane, your passport processing will automatically be expedited. There is no option for a regular processing unless you are a Senior Citizen with valid Senior Citizen ID.
*Seniors can choose regular processing and will pay only P950.
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Remember that the Philippine passport is considered as Primary ID in the country. You can use this as valid ID to transact with government agencies, banks, financial institutions, etc. If you are part of the special groups allowed to walk-in, you are lucky because you don't need to secure an online appointment to apply for your passport.
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Early of 2017, slots for passport appointment are closing one by one much to the frustration of many applicants. This did not change by the start of 2018 where an increase of over 100k slots was added but still, this addition did not cater every past applicant and even the new ones.
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Due to the increasing backlog, many Filipino are cursing the incompetence of the Department of Foreign Affairs or DFA in opening more slots to cater all those who wants to apply or renew their passport. The passport appointment system was controversial in January of 2018 due to the slots being fully booked until March of the same year causing many workers and travelers so much inconvenience.
This is why to accommodate the influx of applicants, TheDepartment of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano released a statement on Thursday announcing that the DFA will open about 100,000 appointment slots for those who want to apply for a passport and those who wished to renew their passport.
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He clarified that the 10k appointments are on top of the 336,743 appointment slots for June 1 up to the 30th of September 2018 that are already taken. He also said in the briefing that the 50k slots will be open and available at the DFA website from noon and the other 50k will be open at around 9 p.m.
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He added that the department also plans to open another 10k slots from Mondays to Saturdays at aroud 12 noon onwards until 9 p.m to further accommodate the rising number of passport applicants nationwide. However, only 12k slots are open for online applicants while 1,000 slots are available for the first time overseas Filipino workers through their licensed recruitment agencies, 4k slots for passport on wheels, and 2k slots for walk- in applicants.
The earliest appointment available in the website for the DFA office located at Aseana is on June 25. The agency reminded the applicant to refresh the website for the opening of more appointment slots.
Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1038265
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