Renewal and Reconnect.

Years with loads of experiences has passed by. Daily life experiences influenced every bit of my being. Places I’ve seen that taught me our differences in our way of living. People I’ve met who shared their life and make me understand things through them. 

We all are different but the same. We all are born and brought up differently but the same. We are all the same. We all try to live every day.

As I go through my routine, I remember I was once tried to open-up to the world. There’s a footprint I left somewhere to revisit my old habits. I can share or write anything I wanted without judgement from anyone. I was busy trying to make images and revising codes to make the blog look fancy. I do not really intend to beautify it to impress other people but myself. That’s just how I make myself engaged and to self-reflect.

This isn’t meant to become my diary. I am not even a good writer, its just an outlet of a busy mind. There are episodes in my life that brought me stones I meant to pick up and I will try to best to share it with everyone and hope that someone can get something useful from it.

This is my renewal.

Philippine Passport Application Procedure

Philippine passport application has never been this good. If you have experienced waiting in a very long queue when getting your passport or renewal of passport in the past years, you dont have to worry. DFA has done something great to make it easier for all of us. Good Job!

STEP 1. Set an appointment. Go to http://www.megamall.passport.com.ph/set-appointment. Fill up the online form and submit. Once submitted, you will receive an email from the DFA site with a confirmation link.Just click the confirmation link and print the form in a long bond paper within 24 hours else your appointment will be cancelled. Note: If the email doesnt contain complete confirmation link to download your
filled-in form, just reply back and someone will resend it for you.

STEP 2. Go to 7th Floor Megamall Building C Edsa corner J. Vargas Avenue Mandaluyong City. Go to the bus loading and unloading area (Megamall Building C) and take an elevator going to Level 6 (Car Park), the line starts there.

STEP 3. Be ON-TIME.Be there 30 minutes before your appointment date and time.  

The office will open 10AM. Go to the INFORMATION AREA.Prepare the application form and appointment page (in long bond paper; 2 pages total) Someone will check if you have the correct form and schedule.

STEP 4. Get your number.Just tap "PASSPORTING" in the monitor and will provide you a service number.

STEP 5. Go to the PROCESSING AREA.There are chairs where you can wait.Look at the monitor to check which window you need to go to process your application.Prepare your ID and other supporting documents.If you need to photocopy your documents,there is a photocopy service inside (PHP3.00 per document).

Go to http://www.megamall.passport.com.ph/requirements to check the requirements.They will ask you if you would like normal and rush processing.You will be given a payment form/receipt with passport release date.

STEP 6. Go to the PAYMENT AREA and pay for the passport application fee (http://megamall.passport.com.ph/passport-fees). Keep the service number you used from the beginning, they will ask you whats your service number and you have to wait for data encoding.

STEP 7. Go to the ENCODING AREA. Look at the monitor to check which window you need to go for data encoding. Someone will input your personal information in the system as well as finger print, picture and signature. Look at the monitor to verify that the data encoded is correct. They will give you receipt and you're
done.

If you would like to avail Passport Delivery, STEP 8. Go to COURIER AREA and pay PHP120. They need the receipt given from STEP 7 and you will be given a receipt and confirmation for your passport delivery.

If you would like to claim the passport personally, you can go to PASSPORT RELEASING AREA on the release date indicated in your receipt.