#DFA e-Passport

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday announced that they will be phasing out all non-machine readable passports by November 24, 2015. As such, the DFA is recommending that old passport-holder get a renewal at least 6 months before the aforementioned date. There are currently 3 types of Philippine passports -- the old Green Passport, the Maroon Passport which is Machine Ready, and the new e-Passport which is Dark Maroon. All passport-holders of the MRRP (green) or MRP (maroon) passports are encouraged to renew them and get the e-Passport instead. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has updated their policy for passport renewal for married women. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced that it is opening five special off-site locations on July 7 to provide an additional 177,500 passport appointment slots to the public in the NCR Plus area. Dulay mentioned that the DFA Temporary Offsite Passport Services (TOPS) offices will open at SM Mall of Asia, SM City North Edsa, SM Aura, Robinsons Place Las Piñas, and Robinsons Place Magnolia. Appointment slots for all of the five TOPS may be accessed through the DFA’s online appointment system website. Read more in our articles including "DFA to phase out old Passports; switch to e-Passport" and "DFA updates passport renewal policy for married women".