Is your passport expiring soon? DFA to work under skeleton workforce until Jan. 20, shares updated application schedule
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is temporarily suspending its operations starting Jan. 12 to Jan. 20.
The agency shared that they will be working under a skeleton workforce amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. With that, the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA), several consular offices (COs), and appointments under temporary off-site passport services (TOPS) will be rescheduled.
Listed below are the affected consular offices and passport service sites closed from Jan. 10 to Jan. 12:
- CO La Union (10-14 January)
- CO NCR East
- CO NCR North
- TOPS Robinsons Novaliches
Meanwhile, these COs and TOPs are closed starting Jan. 12 to Jan. 20:
- DFA Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana Business Park, Paranaque City
- CO NCR Central
- CO NCR Northeast
- CO NCR South
- CO NCR West
- CO Antipolo
- CO Angeles
- CO Baguio
- CO Dasmarinas
- CO Iloilo
- CO Lucena
- CO Malolos
- CO San Pablo
- TOPS Newport Mall
- TOPS Robinsons Las Pinas
- TOPS Robinsons San Pedro Laguna
- TOPS SM Manila
- TOPS SM Mall of Asia
- TOPS SM North Edsa
In a series of infographics, DFA Undersecretary Brigido “Dodo” Dulay advised the public to refer to the new schedule and location sites for those for passport applications:
Meanwhile, for valid emergency passport operations, the DFA also refers to the following contact numbers:
Passport
- email: [email protected]
- Numbers 0969 501 9426, 0919 889 3253, or 0927 693 7601
Authentication and Apostille
- Email: [email protected]
- Numbers: 0969 301 5034
Visa
- Email: [email protected]
Civil Registry
- Email:[email protected].
Meanwhile, the rest of DFA’s operations will resume on Jan. 21, 2022.