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PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS ON 24 February 2023 February 23, 2023 PARAÑAQUE CITY, 23 FEBRUARY 2023 – The public is informed that operations in DFA Aseana, all Consular Offices and Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) throughout the country are suspended on 24 February 2023, pursuant to Proclamation no. 167 by the Office of the President declaring the said date as a… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS ON 24 February 2023
PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS) February 22, 2023 PARAÑAQUE CITY, 22 February 2023 - The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs informs the public that the Authentication Division’s Apostille Application and Appointment System (AAAS) and Apostille Verification Site (AVS) are currently experiencing technical problems in the link https://www.apostilleonline.ph/ The Department’s service provider APO Production, Inc.… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS)
PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS) February 16, 2023 PARAÑAQUE CITY, 09 February 2023 - The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs informs the public that the Authentication Division’s Apostille Application and Appointment System (AAAS) and Apostille Verification Site (AVS) can now be access at https://www.apostilleonline.ph/ Apostille Certificates issued until December 2022 can be emailed for… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS)
Public Advisory: Closure to Public of DFA Office of Consular Affairs in ASEANA on 13 February 2023 February 13, 2023 7 February 2023 - Department of Foreign Affairs would like to inform the public that the DFA Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) in Aseana and TOPS SM Sucat, in observance of the Parañaque Day, will be closed to the public on Monday, 13 February 2023. Regular operations and services will… Continue reading Public Advisory: Closure to Public of DFA Office of Consular Affairs in ASEANA on 13 February 2023
PUBLIC ADVISORY: SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF THE PASSPORT SYSTEM January 30, 2023 30 January 2023 – Further to the advisory on the maintenance of the passport appointment system posted at the passport appointment website on 27 January 2023, the Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) wishes to inform all passport applicants, inside and outside of the Philippines, that… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY: SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF THE PASSPORT SYSTEM
PUBLIC ADVISORY: SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF THE PASSPORT ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM January 28, 2023   27 January 2023 - The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) wishes to inform all passport applicants, inside and outside of the Philippines,  that the Passport Online Appointment System (passport.gov.ph) will be inaccessible to the public on Sunday, 29 January 2023 from 12:00 AM until… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY: SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE OF THE PASSPORT ONLINE APPOINTMENT SYSTEM
PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS ON 26 DECEMBER 2022 December 23, 2022 PARAÑAQUE CITY, 23 December 2022 - The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs informs the public that by virtue of Proclamation 115 declaring Monday, 26 December 2022, as a Special (Non-Working) Day throughout the country, operations in the Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana and all Consular… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS ON 26 DECEMBER 2022
PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS) December 19, 2022 PARAÑAQUE CITY, 18 November 2022 - The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs informs the public that the Authentication Division’s Apostille Application and Appointment System (AAAS) and Apostille Verification Site (AVS) remains unavailable due to the on-going system maintenance. The AAAS and AVS are expected to be… Continue reading PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE STATUS OF APOSTILLE APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT SYSTEM (AAAS) AND APOSTILLE VERIFICATION SITE (AVS)
Public Advisory: Temporary Closure of CO NCR West on December 16, 2022 December 16, 2022 The public is advised that the DFA Consular Office NCR West (SM Manila) located at 5th Floor, SM City Manila, Natividad Almeda Lopez Street, Ermita, Manila will be closed on Friday, 16 December 2022. Likewise, the Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) located at 4th Floor, SM City Manila, Natividad Almeda… Continue reading Public Advisory: Temporary Closure of CO NCR West on December 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: PASSPORT CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION MEETING December 14, 2022 The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs (DFA-OCA) conducted an in-person consultation meeting on Thursday, 01 December 2022 at the 14th Floor, Bulwagang Elpidio Quirino, DFA Home Office with the Heads of the 36 Consular Offices of the country. As the country builds on an irreversible path… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: PASSPORT CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION MEETING

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