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New slots for passport applicants

- Pia Lee-Brago -
May 7, 2011 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - To respond to a recent unprecedented increase in passport applications, the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) said yesterday it added 500 new appointment slots to the regular 4,500 appointments available each working day for passport applicants.

The DFA-OCA also allotted 1,500 appointment slots on Saturdays. The passport office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The DFA advised the public to file their passport applications at least 12 weeks before their intended date of travel.

AFFAIRS

APPLICATIONS

APPOINTMENT

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

DFA

OCA

OFFICE

OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS

PASSPORT

SATURDAYS

SLOTS
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