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theflygirl

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Passport Thread 8
« on: August 02, 2011, 02:36:43 pm »
New thread! Post away!

Here's the link to the old thread, #7:
http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,239999.580.html

vuzhia

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2011, 03:19:35 pm »
sisses baka naman may nakaka alam dyan kung totoong wala na ngang courtesy lane sa DFA for government employee & their family member, need ko lang ng info, baka kase chismax lang...thanks! ;)

omneecka

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2011, 11:21:09 am »
regarding sa pag-smile sa passport pic, way back 2008 kasi when a friend of mine renewed his passport in SG Phil. Embassy, todo ngiti cia sa pick and i even his passport and nakangiti talaga cia (labas pa mga ipin ha) kaya im wondering if pwede na ba ang pag-smile dito sa PH.

:)

betsyness

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2011, 04:02:48 pm »
sis vuzhia alam ko meron pa din. teh last time i was there, july 6, meron pa e. yung friend ko na anak ng gov employee nakakuha pa din ng passport through that lane last june.

vuzhia

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2011, 04:13:50 pm »
^ay good news yan sis, try ko rin tawagan DFA. thanks!!!

hayne22

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2011, 09:22:29 pm »
sis question lang, anong mangyare kung hindi na cancel yung appointment and hindi nakarating?

papemelroti

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 07:35:17 pm »
hello! my passport pala doesnt have a lot of pages left. only 2 pages na walang stamp and its expiring on feb 2012.
can i still use it for my oct 7 cambodia and malaysian trip?

theflygirl

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #7 on: August 05, 2011, 03:35:15 am »
^Passports must be valid at least 6 months beyond your intended trip duration. However, due to the current backlog, it is best to check with DFA as I've heard about some people getting validity extensions? I'm not sure Lang if it's applicable for tourist travel.

betsyness

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #8 on: August 05, 2011, 08:56:13 am »
sis question lang, anong mangyare kung hindi na cancel yung appointment and hindi nakarating?

hi sis, alam ko, wala namang mangyayari. no show pero they won't take it against you naman siguro.:)

omneecka

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #9 on: August 05, 2011, 10:38:43 am »
sis question lang, anong mangyare kung hindi na cancel yung appointment and hindi nakarating?

hi sis!

i think wala naman mangyayari. they will still consider you for another appointment. ako nga pangatlong appointment ko na sa kanila. 1st was May, 2nd was July, then 3rd this coming 17th. though na-noticed ko nung nag-email back na sila for my 3rd appointment, recorded nila yung registration number ko for my 1st and 2nd appointment. yung first was ni-try kong i-cancel but nag-eerror system nila kaya di nag-pursue, then yung 2nd is di na talaga na-cancel due to limited time, saktong araw na kasi na yun nung nag-decide akong wag na lang tumuloy, feeling ko kasi male-late ako and ayaw ko naman magmadali (gusto ko kasi maganda ako sa pic kaya ayaw ko ngarag aura).. hehe!

:)

sw33ti3mai

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2011, 03:55:28 pm »
regarding sa pag-smile sa passport pic, way back 2008 kasi when a friend of mine renewed his passport in SG Phil. Embassy, todo ngiti cia sa pick and i even his passport and nakangiti talaga cia (labas pa mga ipin ha) kaya im wondering if pwede na ba ang pag-smile dito sa PH.

:)

Bawal po labas ang ngipin, although pwede naman mag-smile :) Bawal din earrings and necklace. Bawal din sobrang kapal ng make-up. Dapat makita ang eyebrows. Meron nga ako nakita, binigyan ng staff yung isang babae kasi madaming pimples sa face. Nakaka-insulto naman yun, di ba? Buti na lang wala akong pimple nung nagpa-renew ako :D

July 7 ako nag-renew. Aug 4 ang release ng DFA. Aug 5 ang delivery ng LBC. Di pa dumadating as of today. Been calling DFA & DFAMPC but it's taking forever  :(

Hoping it will be delivered next week.

papemelroti

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #11 on: August 05, 2011, 09:11:06 pm »
^Passports must be valid at least 6 months beyond your intended trip duration. However, due to the current backlog, it is best to check with DFA as I've heard about some people getting validity extensions? I'm not sure Lang if it's applicable for tourist travel.

i actually backread the entire passport thread #7 regarding this and i spent all night trying to get a good appt date. after
2 hour tries i got an aug 13. hopefully they would be able to get my passport finished on time i read enough horror stories that the "rush"
processing of 15 days actually takes 3 weeks. kasi if my appt is for aug 13 i have a 18 day window for my visa to be approved.
is the passport extension office open on saturdays? maybe i can go early and ask if i can have my passport extended.
valid naman un earliest reason ko to travel: my grandmother who is 85 years old cannot speak filipino or english will be
have a long flight North America. syempre she needs someone to accompany her e im just a substitute.
last minute substitute ako.

amie30

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2011, 09:54:38 am »
sharing our experience:)

we plan to go to HK by Sept kasi kaya kinabahan ako when I read here na wala na "rush" processing, or almost same # of days lang processing ng rush sa hindi..

last week of June we searched for the earliest sched, we only found July 22, 5PM. nagkamali pa ko sa details ng mama ko ng surname, ginawa ko kasi maiden :P super worried, i talked to DFA's CSR, sabi naman ok lang daw yun, tinanong ko rin yung concern ko about appointment ko last time na di ko pinuntahan, ok lang din daw. true enough, when we went sa DFA, walang naging problem sa previous appointment ko, as for my mom's name, ni-cross out lang then wrote the correct detail.

When we arrived, it was exactly 5pm, pinapasok naman kami agad, and it seems na mabilis lang ang processing. When we are at step1, pwede ka ng huwag umupo sa bilis ng pagmove ng line :D

We read sa windows, na for July 22 processing, Aug5 ang release for rush. Super happy kami, kasi mabilis naman pala - 14WD lang:)

muntik pa ko di tanggapin sa step1, because I do not have any digitalized government ID, the girl asked for a company ID, and it was accepted (aside from NSO Birthcert and TOR na dala ko). We were finished I think mga past 8, or close to 9PM. And we are 6, with my baby:)

Just yesterday I already received mine, weird lang, yung 5passports, wala pa.. sabi nung from LBC na naghatid, wala pa daw sa kanila..oh well, since I already have mine, its still a good sign na anyday, matatanggap na namin the rest:) With my hubby kasi, it took 1week daw before nadeliver dito sa amin eh... ;)
« Last Edit: August 07, 2011, 11:24:15 pm by amie30 »

itsmekmia

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2011, 10:52:37 am »
Wow mas mabilis na pala processing ngayon.  :)

lablynes

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2011, 06:20:37 pm »
^^sis amie30, pareho pala tayo nasa DFA nun July 22, 5 PM din appointment ng twin babies ko. since asa courtesy lane kame automatic rush delivery un passport which is supposed to be delivered yesterday, Aug. 6 but until now wala pa din. anhirap din tumawag sa DFA eh wala ka nman makuhang sagot sa LBC unless nasa kanila na yung passport. when kaya darating mga passports ng babies ko?  :(

amie30

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2011, 11:22:28 pm »
^courtesy lane ba yung for babies? :) iniisip ko sana iask kung applicable pa yun sa 1yr10mo baby ko.. pero di ko na lang tinanong, kasi kasabay ko rin sisses and bros ko:) feeling ko anytime this week darating na rin sigura yan, dumating na sa kin eh, heheh ;D

mommy_ni_trisha

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #16 on: August 08, 2011, 12:53:18 pm »
Hi mga sis! first time ko mag-paparenew ng passport ko on saturday.. question lang.. yung passport ko kasi ngayon may valid US visa pa until 2018.. nabasa ko kasi na kapag nagparenew, yung old passport binubutasan? pano yun mga sis? pag nabutasan ba yung old passport ko, valid pa rin kaya yung US visa ko dun?

theflygirl

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2011, 05:34:14 pm »
@amie30-I brought my 1yr 7mo old daughter last 16Jul. It was a Saturday and we asked the guard about courtesy lanes, aba eh during weekdays lang daw yun n for infants....weird. It's not as if babies/toddlers behave differently on weekdays than weekdays! Good thing my baby wasn't fussy at all during the 3hr period.

@mommy_ni_trisha- Yes, it's perfectly ok and valid pa your US visa. Simply travel with both old and new passports...before kasi they'll say "simply staple both passports..." but with the electronic passport, you're not supposed to staple anything on it. I've travelled with US visas on old passports before, no problem at all! My previous US visa was on my old green passport and twas valid till this year. I got the machine readable passport last 2008 and travelled with the old pspt n valid US visa multiple times na.

From: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhni25.html#09

Visa on Expired Passport

Holders of valid visas in expired passports need not apply for a new visa.  US visas are valid through the expiry date printed on the visa regardless of the passport’s expiry date.  Simply travel with both passports when entering the United States.

mommy_ni_trisha

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2011, 06:13:54 pm »
^ah ganun pala.. thanks sis for the reply  :)

amie30

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Re: Passport Thread 8
« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2011, 10:04:03 am »
^^ hahah, nakakatawa naman yung reasoning nung guard.. I thought pa nga io-offer yun kapag may nakita na kasama ka baby, hindi pala.. hehe, oh well ::)

yung sa mga kapatid ko at baby ko, wala pa din... worried na si mama.. yung kapitbahay kasi namin nagkwento, nagkakagulo daw minsan yung mga passport as per another kapitbahay... hmm, i'll try to call na lang din later to confirm the status of their passports..

 

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