Deadline of registration for voting in the Philippine Elections is on August 31,2009. CONSULATE ON WHEELS WILL BE HERE IN SEATTLE-FILIPINO COMMUNITY CENTER ON AUGUST 21, 22 & 23. You can register during this time. Get the word out!

All citizens of the Philippines who intend to vote abroad, at least eighteen (18) years of age on the day of elections and not disqualified by law, may register.

Among those who may NOT register are those who have lost their Filipino citizenship; including those who have renounced their Filipino citizenship, except dual citizens; and those convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment of not less than one year or those declared insane or incompetent.

Every applicant for registration is required to personally appear and submit a valid Philippine passport.  A dual citizen has to present the original or certified true copy of the Order of Approval or the Oath of Allegiance.

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco would like to remind our Kababayans that failure to vote twice in the Philippine national elections is a ground for removal of the name of the absentee voter in the National Registry of Overseas Absentee Voters.

The Overseas Absentee Voter who has failed to vote twice should register again.

Deadline of registration is on August 31, 2009.

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Philippine Consulate General   
447 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94108

415-433-6666 ext. 313 (public information section)

*www.philippineconsulate-sf.org

July 30, 2009

PASSPORTS IN FOUR WEEKS

The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is pleased to announce that the processing of the Philippine machine-readable passports now takes four (4) weeks.  Previously, it takes an average of six (6) to eight (8) weeks for the processing of the machine-readable passports.

The fee for the processing of passports is still fifty US dollars ($50), payable in cash, money order, cashier’s check or bank draft payable to the “Philippine Consulate General.”

Following are the requirements for the renewal of passports:

1.      Duly accomplished passport application form, which can be downloaded at:  www.philippineconsulate-sf.org.  Click “Consular services” then “Passport application form”

2.      Original and one (1) photocopy of the most recent Philippine passport.  For first time applicants, an NSO issued birth certificate or a Report of Birth issued by the Consulate is required.

3.      Two (2) identical 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm pictures with royal blue background.

4.      Oath of Allegiance for Dual Citizens.  For minor children who are dual citizens, the Report of Birth, and Order of Approval are required.

5.      In view of the need to determine an applicant’s citizenship, a consular officer may require an applicant to present a valid document of foreign residency, i.e., a US Permanent Resident Card.

6.      For applicants with brown passports:  a copy of any valid identification which shows the applicant’s middle name:  birth certificate, marriage certificate, baptismal certificate, state ID or driver’s license, or permanent resident card.

7.      USPS Express Mail Postage Stamps worth $17.50 (If the applicant desires to have his/her passport mailed to him/her).

All applicants must personally appear at the Consulate, except for:

1.        Minors 8 years old and below

2.       Senior citizens 65 years old and above

3.       Applicants from out of State of California

Following are additional requirements for mailed applications:

1.        Two (2) self-addressed USPS envelopes with stamps (1 priority and 1 express mail)

2.       Application form should be notarized

3.       Fee should be in the form of money order, cashier’s check or bank draft payable to the “Philippine Consulate General.”