How to replace lost or damaged Philippine Passport Guide

How to replace lost or damaged Philippines Passport – What’s pocket-sized, brown and is a key to the world? A passport. Imagine you find an incredibly cheap airfare to Paris and decide you want to finally see the Eiffel Tower in person. Or maybe you will have the opportunity to visit Japan on company business. If there’s even a small chance that you will take a trip — for work or for pleasure — with your passport in hand, you’ll be able to go anytime, provided you can pack your bags quickly enough!

But what if due to some unforeseen circumstance your Philippines Passport got lost? Or maybe  while travelling someone stole your bag along with your Philippines Passpost? What would you do now? No need to worry because Olanap.com is right here giving you easy to follow steps for your to replace your lost or damaged Philippine Passport.

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Requirements needed to replace your lost or damaged Philippines Passport

• Duly accomplished passport application form which can be downloaded from the DFA website, dfa.gov.ph
• Confirmed appointment for applicants with expired passports and issued travel documents (lost-valid passport applicants may proceed directly to the Consular Records Division at DFA-ASEANA without an appointment)
• Must be attend the schedule
• Other first time applicant requirementshttps://olanap.com/03/05/2017/featured/how-to/how-to-get-birth-certificate-online/

Also bring the following:

• Photocopy of first page of lost passport (if available)
• Original Birth Certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority
• Government ID; just one (1) but to be sure, secure two (2): (TIN ID, SSS ID, UMID, Alumni ID)
• Three (3) photocopies of lost passport (if available) and NSO BirthCertificate authenticated by the DFA
• Submit a Notarized Affidavit of Loss (with detailed explanation on when, where and how the passport got lost).
• If the lost passport is still valid, submit an original Police Report on LostPassport with English Translation plus two (2) photocopies;

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Please note that they currently don’t accept Postal ID and Company ID. In addition to these, take note that there will be a 15-day clearing period prior to the processing of application for the replacement of a lost valid passport.

Steps to replace your lost or damaged Philippines Passport

• Step 1: Secure an appointment first by logging in to DFA’s  electronic appointment system. Just follow our guide on How to set a DFA appointment for your passport.
• Step 2: Proceed to your Appointment along with the print out of the confirmation email from DFA.
• Step 3: Just submit your Affidavit of Loss and Police report to the DFA personnel that will assist you. They will stamp a date of return on your Affidavit of Loss copy.
• Step 4:  You will need to wait for the 15 days clearing period
• Step 5: Go back to DFA to start the processing of your Philippine Passport. It will be like a new application again
• Step 6: Lastly all you need to do is to return to pick up your Philippine Passport.

Passport replacement fees

• Affidavit of Loss (2 copies ) Php 200
• Notarized AOL (2 copies) Php 100
• Passport Processing Fee Php 950
• Express Processing Php 250
• Lost Passport Fee Php 200
• Photocopy expenses est Php 30
• Police Report Php 50

That would be totaling to ₱ 1,780 and of course not to mention the time and effort of going back in forth on the DFA office. So next time if I were you, I will be extra careful with those passport of yours.

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