Get your passports by appointment—DFA

THE Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday that passports would be issued by appointment starting Monday to speed up the process.

The new system, wherein applicants for new passports and renewals can make an appointment using the appointment system hotline or on the DFA Web site, brings the service on a par with world class consular services, Assistant Foreign Affairs Secretary for Consular Affairs Rene Villapando said.

The new appointment system is available for free 24 hours a day and may be accessed by calling 737-1000 or by logging on to www.passport.com.ph.

The department said in a statement the system could eliminate long queues formed with the old walk-in system, as the applicants would be pre-processed using information given online.