Philippine Embassy in Q8 – Passport Extension, Releasing 23 to 30 Aug, iiQ8

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PASSPORT EXTENSION AND RELEASING-ONLY OPERATIONS ON 23-30 AUGUST 2020

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait announces to the public that it is suspending all its non-passport services such as authentication and civil registration (Report of Birth, Report of Marriage) from 23 to 30 August 2020, to give way to passport extension and releasing-only operations for Filipinos whose residence visas or iqama will expire on 31 August 2020.

The Embassy will extend the passport validity of applicants with confirmed appointments, on the condition that they must return to the Embassy for their passport renewal at a later date. This is in accordance with the policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on passport extension, which prevents extending the validity of old passports without applying for passport renewal.

From 23 to 30 August 2020, the step-by-step process of passport extension is as follows:

  1. Before their scheduled passport appointment, applicants MUST ANSWER IN ADVANCE THE PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM, which may be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/KuwaitPEConsularServices.
  2. On the date and time of their appointment* at the Embassy, applicants MUST BRING THE ANSWERED PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM, together with copies of the current passport and Civil ID. See the complete list of requirements here: http://bit.ly/KuwaitPEConsularServices.
  3. Applicants MUST PAY KD 26 as application fee for passport renewal and extension.
  4. Applicants will then wait for an advisory on the Embassy’s Facebook page and Twitter account ON WHEN THEY WILL RETURN TO THE EMBASSY TO COMPLETE THE FINAL STEP IN THEIR APPLICATION: the encoding/enrollment of their renewal applications.

* The list of passport applicants with confirmed appointments will be released on the Embassy’s official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/PHinKuwait. WALK-IN PASSPORT APPLICATIONS ARE STILL NOT ALLOWED.

Passport releasing will continue from 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. from Sundays to Thursdays. Securing an appointment for passport releasing is not required.

Those who secured their non-passport appointment via Setmore for 23-27 August 2020 are advised to wait for the Embassy’s advisory on social media on when their appointments will be rescheduled.

The Embassy warns those who will apply for passport extension for overseas travel (except for the Philippines) that they may be barred entry to their countries of destination. Many countries around the world do not recognize extended passports.

The Embassy requests for the public’s understanding for requiring them to come back to the Embassy to finish their passport renewal application. Considering the Embassy’s limited workforce due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shortening the application process to just passport extension will allow the Embassy to accommodate thousands of Filipinos whose visas or iqama will expire on August 31.

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Inaanunsyo sa publiko ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Kuwait na sinususpinde nito ang lahat ng mga serbisyong non-passport tulad ng authentication at civil registration (Report of Birth, Report of Marriage) mula 23 hanggang 30 Agosto 2020, upang bigyang-daan ang operasyong pang-passport extension at releasing lamang para sa mga Pilipinong may hawak ng residence visa o iqama na mawawalan ng bisa ngayong 31 Agosto 2020.

Papalawigin ng Embahada ang bisa ng pasaporte ng mga aplikanteng may kumpirmadong appointment, sa kondisyong kailangan nilang bumalik sa Embahada para sa kanilang passport renewal sa ibang araw. Ito ay alinsunod sa polisiya ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ukol sa passport extension, na nagbabawal sa pagpapahaba sa bisa ng lumang pasaporte nang hindi nagre-renew ng pasaporte.

Mula 23 hanggang 30 Agosto 2020, ang mga hakbang sa passport extension ay ang mga sumusunod:

  1. Bago ang nakaiskedyul na passport appointment, ang mga aplikante ay DAPAT SAGUTIN NANG MAAGA ANG PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM, na maaaring i-download dito: https://bit.ly/KuwaitPEConsularServices.
  2. Sa petsa at oras ng kanilang appointment* sa Embahada, ang mga aplikante ay DAPAT DALHIN ANG NASAGOT NA PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM, pati na rin ang kopya ng kasalukuyang pasaporte at Civil ID. Tingnan ang kumpletong listahan ng mga requirement dito: http://bit.ly/KuwaitPEConsularServices.
  3. Ang mga aplikante ay MAGBABAYAD NG KD 26 bilang application fee para sa passport renewal/extension.
  4. Hihintayin na lamang ng mga aplikante ang abiso sa Facebook page at Twitter account ng Embahada KUNG KAILAN SILA BABALIK SA EMBAHADA PARA KUMPLETUHIN ANG HULING HAKBANG NG KANILANG APLIKASYON: ang encoding/enrollment ng kanilang mga renewal application.

* Ang listahan ng mga aplikante ng may kumpirmadong appointment ay ilalabas sa opisyal na Facebook page ng Embahada: http://www.facebook.com/PHinKuwait. ANG MGA WALK-IN NA PASSPORT APPLICATION AY HINDI PA RIN PAPAYAGAN.

Magpapatuloy ang passport releasing mula 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. mula Linggo hanggang Huwebes. Hindi kailangang kumuha ng appointment para sa passport releasing.

Ang mga nakakuha ng non-passport appointment sa Setmore ngayong 23-27 Agosto 2020 ay pinapayuhang hintayin ang abiso ng Embahada sa social media kung kailan ire-reschedule ang kanilang appointment.

Binabalaan ng Embahada ang mga kukuha ng passport extension para makabiyahe sa ibang bansa (maliban sa Pilipinas) na maaaring harangin ang kanilang pagpasok sa pupuntahang bansa. Maraming bansa sa mundo ang hindi na kumikilala sa mga pasaporteng pinalawig lamang ang bisa.

Nakikiusap ang Embahada para sa pag-unawa ng publiko dahil kailangan nilang bumalik sa Embahada upang tapusin ang kanilang aplikasyon para sa passport renewal. Dahil sa limitadong tauhan ng Embahada dahil sa pandemyang COVID-19, ang pagpapaikli sa proseso ng aplikasyon upang itira ang passport extension ay magbibigay-puwang sa Embahada upang tumanggap ng libo-libong Pilipino na may mga visa o iqama na mawawalan ng bisa ngayong Agosto 31.

 

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