DFA-Calasiao implements online passport application and appointment system

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1941466851628/dfa-calasiao-implements-online-passport-application-and-appointment-system-
• Tuesday, June 28, 2016

By APRIL M. MONTES (VHS/AMM/PIA-1, Pangasinan)

CALASIAO, Pangasinan, June 28 (PIA) – In an effort to make the process of passport application convenient to its clients, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Regional Consular Office (DFA-RCO) here has implemented the online passport application and appointment system effective last Friday, June 24.

In a statement, Jennifer Catherine Demesa, officer-in-charge of RCO Calasiao, said the online appointment system aims to avoid inconveniences of applicants such as coming to DFA offices without the assurance of being accommodated which results to long hours of waiting.

“With the new system, the RCO Calasiao will no longer accommodate walk-in appointment as well as walk-in applicants but senior citizens, persons with disabilities, pregnant women and children (seven years old and below) are excluded from the appointment system,” she said.

Demesa advised passport applicants to log on to DFA Office of Consular Affairs Appointment System at www.passport.gov.ph to secure their schedule.

For the online application filing and scheduling, an applicant will need a working computer with internet access; a web browser (Internet Explorer version 11 or higher or Mozilla Firefox version 45 and up is recommended); a valid and working e-mail address to receive the system-generated messages with file attachments; and a PDF reader and a working printer to view and print the system-generated application form in A4-size bond paper.