A new electronic passport with far better security features is now ready for issuance starting today, June 14, at the Philippine diplomatic missions in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai to the over 400,000 Filipino expatriates here. The e-passport will replace the old green passport and the brown machine-readable passports (MRPs) issued to the Filipino expatriates earlier after the validity of these passports ends.
Enrollment for the e-passport will be done from 8:30am to 5pm. But, payments are accepted at the cashier only until 4pm.
Vice Consul Edwin Mendoza at the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai advised those who will enroll for the e-passport to bring along with them their old passport, a photocopy each of the front, visa and back pages of their expiring passport, and Dh240 in cash.
“Passport enrollees are no longer required to bring photographs as their pictures will be taken using e-passport data-capturing machines which are cameras directly connected to the computers at the Philippine Consulate and signature to be made on signature pads so they do not need to bring photographs,” he said.
He explained that the payment for enrolling in the e-passport is costlier by Dh40 as compared to the two previous types of passports because everything needed to process the e-passport is done in security pages and imbedded in micro chips.
Consul General Mendoza said that applying for enrollment in e-passport is done on a first come first served basis since the two permanent staff assigned to do this will be on adjustment phase.
“We will be accommodating a maximum of 80 applicants during the first few weeks and those who cannot be enrolled for the day have to make an appointment with the Philippine Consulate personally.”
He said the integrated photograph of the passport holder or his digitised secondary photograph, the electronic print of the passport holder’s signature and the overt and hidden security features are among those data imbedded in the chip that render the passport tampered-free and difficult to be copied.
Mendoza clarified that those with the old green passport and the brown MRP may continue to use the same until six months before the expiry of their passports.
“International regulations allow travellers to enter other countries if their passports are still valid for the next six months. The same should be observed by Filipino travellers, who should renew or get the new e-passport six months before the validity of their passports ends.”
He said that since the applications for the e-passports will be sent to Manila, applicants can expect to receive their passports one month from date of application.
Interested persons may contact the Philippine Consulate General at 04-254-4331, 2 639 0006 Local 215/200 (Abu Dhabi) or via email: mrpdxb@yahoo.com or pcgdxb@pcgdubai.ae.
Source: Khaleej Times
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March 7, 2011 at 4:11 pm
good morning!where can i find the form 2 sign about my info.i want 2 renew my passport.kindly please help me.
March 8, 2011 at 3:48 pm
please guide me how to do the online to renew my passport???
March 8, 2011 at 3:50 pm
You can find info at http://www.philembassy.ae/services/passportref.ht…
February 3, 2012 at 1:34 am
i need to renew my passport… expiration of my passport is on april 18, 2012….
March 20, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Dear consulate,
Please kindly repair your telephone. am calling for more than 3 hours already but nobody is responding. your office and our call is very improtant to those filipino are working here. please check and repair so that you can give best job to all your mankind.
May 24, 2011 at 5:02 am
nagparenew na ako abu dhabi almost 3 months na saan ko po pwededng macheck kung makukuha ko na,di sila sagot phone,pati sa email
August 2, 2011 at 7:02 pm
nagrenew po ako ng passport ko last march pa at 4x n po ako pabalik balik dyan s consulate natin pero palagi pong sinasabi after 2 to 3 weeks p ngayon kc di naman ganon kataassan ang sinasahod para bumalik parati dyan after 2 to 3 weeks nasasayang lang po ang pera at pagod ka pa sa byahe. nandyan na po ba ang new passport ko paramakuha ko na nxt week. ito po ang receipt no. ko kong kailangan nyo aside from my name 090863 ang service number ko naman po is 029116 and my name is Darrel M. Tugaoen. i hope you will reply to my email.
August 10, 2011 at 12:44 pm
hi pow……….gandang umaga !! nag renew pow ako ng passport, tapos mag tatanong lng kung pwede ko ba makita d2 kung nandyan na passport ko, para ndi na me punta dyan………..ajman kasi ako.. TNX pow
August 16, 2011 at 6:24 pm
URGENT APPOINTMENT DATE PO PLEASE.. SALAMAT!
LAURENCE MARIANO
0501210738
UU0452637
August 17, 2011 at 1:08 pm
good morning po. Paschedule po sana ng appointment date for renewal ng passport ko. thank you.
LAURENCE MEMITA MARIANO
0501210738
UU0452637
August 18, 2011 at 3:12 pm
good morning….__nais ko lang itanong kung pwede ko ng kunin passport ko….nag renew po last may26..thank you
August 28, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Good day, po. Just want to know your eid holiday timing if you are open pa tomorrow, Monday, as I need
to request extension of my passport.
Last August 3 nag renew ako passport sa Al Qusais Phil. Consulate. My passport is expiring on Jan. 31,
2012. But my Visa expired this Aug. 24, 2011 & my company wants to renew my contract.
Kindly advise what is required to bring.
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thank you po & best regards.
Ma. Darlene J. Gonzales
Service No: 092656
Official Receipt No: 3914513
September 4, 2011 at 12:40 am
good day po..mag apply po ako ng renew passport ilang months po ba makukuha.yung exact date.
thank you po!a
September 7, 2011 at 2:09 am
good day i want to make extension and renew for my passport so they can put my residense visa on my passptort pls kindly give me urgent extension
October 30, 2011 at 3:50 am
gud evening po…i want to ask something po about my passport kasi nag apply po ako for renewal nong august14.possible po ba na makukuha ko na by month of nov.?thank you po…leah..
November 10, 2011 at 12:56 am
tanong ko lang po yung pass port ko po april 17 ko pa ni renew hanggang ngayon ay wala pa pag 2matawag ay walang sumasagoy kahit text
November 11, 2011 at 7:46 am
ano ba ang gagawin ko di ko nakuha ang na renew kong passpoprt dyan s dubai pinuntahan ko dito s dfa mla ang sabi doon ko kunin s dubai , ang problema d n nga ako babalik ng dubai, pano p makukuha ang nag bayad n m wala n m pambayad s panibagong passport. nag follow up m s dubai before pero ang hinahanap eh resibo sinabi q ang resibo kinuha ng amo q katwiran lng resibo. ganyan b mag assist ang govt. ntn.
December 4, 2011 at 9:26 pm
magandang hapon po gusto ko po malaman kung narito na ang bago ko passport salamat po
December 14, 2011 at 5:16 am
good day,,, i am lynsie baltazar pass port # tt0430791, and it expired last july,11.2011
and i request already last month for an appointment..i just want to follow up my appointment.
thanks.
December 14, 2011 at 5:02 pm
magandang araw po!magtatanong lang po ako ng renew po ako ng passport ko jan s dubai pero umuwi po ako d2 s pilipinas ittanong ko lng po kung pwede ku makuwa ung new passport ko d2 s pilipinas pki sgot nman po agad ang tanong ko salamat po…..!
December 25, 2011 at 11:18 pm
magandang araw po!matatanong lang po ako kong paano magpa schedule about renewal of passport?
December 25, 2011 at 11:30 pm
magandang araw po! magrenew ho ako ng passport ko pwede matanong saan ako magrefer about my schedule for renewal my passport?
December 30, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Good day po,tanong Lang po ako pa,no ko po malamanan Kung Andyan na passport ko San po ako mag inquire???thanks po,hintayin ko po reply nyo….
January 17, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Please kindly give me an appointment to renew my pasport will be expired this coming MARCH
January 22, 2012 at 12:38 am
good day po follow up lang po sa passport ko ni renew ko po last dec,08.2011 tracking number ko po 172856 MARY JANE ADLAWAN CADOTDOT
February 1, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Good morning, I just want to follow up my passport that was renewed last Dec. 18, 20011 with tracking no. 176018.
February 3, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Follow up ko lang po ang passport ko which I renew last Nov. 16,2011 -tracking no. 132756 – Domingo M. Galindo
February 7, 2012 at 10:35 pm
follow up ko lng po ung epasspport ko na nirenew ko noong december 12, 2011 ito po yong tracking no. 174159. salamat. uuwi po kasi ako thin coming 24th of feb. salamat po.
February 22, 2012 at 7:03 am
sa mga nagtatanong po regarding renewed passport kung available na kindly check their website.. http://www.philembassy.ae may link po dun na passport ready for releAsing… sa mga magppasched po u have to go to their place to write in a logbook for schedule
February 28, 2012 at 2:09 pm
gud pm po.balak ko po pumunta sa dubai eh anu anu po mga kaylangan pag mag papapasport po ako?balak ko po kasi mag work dun kasi po kukunin po kasi ako ng bf ko sa dubai?