1. In line with the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) standard requirement that all non-machine readable passports be out of circulation before 24 November 2015, the Embassy wishes to inform the Filipino community that the extension of the validity of machine ready readable passports (MRRPs) – the green passports – has been discontinued.
Filipinos who still carry this type of passport are requested to visit the Embassy and apply for their new ePassports as soon as possible, especially if the validity of their MRRP is six (6) months or less. Please note that the processing period for the ePassport takes at least six (6) weeks.
2. The validity of current machine readable passports (MRPs) will be extended only once for two (2) years but not beyond 31 October 2015.
Extensions will be made on the following conditions:
- There is a death in the family that requires OFW and members of his/her dependent family to urgently travel to the Philippines;
- Medical emergency requiring the OFW and members of his/her dependent family to urgently travel to the Philippines or to another country for medical treatment;
- OFWs returning to their employers abroad with valid employment contracts processed by the POEA';
- Application for ePassport has been filed with the Embassy prior to the application for extension of passport validity;
- Presentation of proof of urgency such as death certificate, medical certificate, valid employment contracts processed by the POEA or Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) of Post together with plane tickets with confirmed flight details; and
- Payment of consular fees for extension of passport validity.
3. OFWs returning to the Philippines for good and whose work contracts were completed, residence visas were cancelled by their employers or immigration authorities of the host country, and if it is no longer necessary for them to file an application for ePassport at Post, will be issued a one-way Travel Document, with fee, instead of extending their passports' validity.
4. Applications for the extension of the validity of passports of persons travelling for visit or tourism purposes only will not be accepted.
5. For queries and clarifications on this advisory, the community is advised to contact the Consular Section at telephone number 65321872 or through email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
PAUNAWA SA PAGHINTO NG PAGBIGAY NG PALUGIT SA BISA NG MACHINE READY READABLE PASSPORTS (MRRPs) AT SA MACHINE READABLE PASS PORTS (MRPs)
1. Alinsunod sa pamantayan ng International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) na ang lahat ng machine ready readable passports (MRRP) ay hindi na dapat gamitin bago ang ika-24 ng Nobyembre 2015, ipinapa-alam ng Pasuguan sa Filipino community na hindi na itutuloy ang pag-bibigyan ng palugit sa saysay ng MRRP – kulay berde na pasaporte.
Dahil dito, pinapayuhan ng Pasuguan ang lahat ng mga Pilipinong may kulay berde na pasaporte, lalo na yung mga pasaporte na may saysay na anim (6) na buwan o kulang sa anim na buwan, na bumisita sa Pasuguan sa lalong madaling panahon upang mag-apply ng bagong ePassport. Alalahanin na ang pag-proseso ng ePassport ay tumatagal ng anim (6) na linggo.
2. Ang saysay machine readable passport (MRP) ay maaaring bigay ng palugit ng dalawang (2) taon sa isang (1) pagkakataon lamang na hindi lalampas sa ika-31 ng Oktubre 2015.
Ang palugit sa MRP ay maibibigay lamang sa mga sumusunod na kondisyon:
- May pumanaw sa pamilya sa Pilipinas ng OFW at kinakailangang niya at ang kanyang pamilya na maglakbay sa Pilipinas;
- Panganagilangan medikal kung saan kinakailangang magpagamot ang OFW at ang kanyang pamilya sa Pilipinas o sa ibang bansa;
- Pagbalik ng mga OFW sa kanilang employer sa ibang bansa, na may wastong kontrata na ipinagtibay ng POEA;
- Nag-apply ng bagong ePassport bago nag-apply ng palugit sa saysay ng MRP;
- Pagpapakita ng katibayan tulad ng sertipiko na kamatayan, medikal, balidong kontrata na ipinagtibay ng POEA o ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO), kasam ng mga tiket at kompirmadong flight details; at
- Pagbayad ng passport extension fee.
3. Ang mga OFWs na pabalik ng Pilipinas dahil tapos na ang kontrata, kinansela ng employer o ng mga kaugnay sa awtoridad (imigrasyon) ang bisa, o na hindi kinakailangan may-apply ng bagong ePassport mula sa Pasuguan, ay bibigyan, matapos bayaran ang karampatang kabayaran, ng one-way Travel Document, sa halip na bigyan ng palugit ang saysay ng kanilang pasaporte.
4. Hindi tatanggapin ang aplikasyon para sa pagbigay ng palugit sa saysay ng pasaporte para sa layuning paglalakbay o turismo.
5. Makipag-ugnayan sa Consular Section ng Pasuguan sa pamamagitan ng telepono bilang 65321872 at sa pamamagitan ng email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. oThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. para sa karagdagang impormasyon.
