{"id":1056,"date":"2023-03-23T23:07:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?page_id=1056"},"modified":"2025-09-11T18:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T08:18:35","slug":"passport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?page_id=1056","title":{"rendered":"Passport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1056\" class=\"elementor elementor-1056\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d27b4ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d27b4ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41e6d16\" data-id=\"41e6d16\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108c013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"108c013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PASSPORT<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3180427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3180427\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78f89c3\" data-id=\"78f89c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd8d89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1cd8d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\nwindow.addEventListener('load', function () {\r\n\r\nlet opened = [1, 2, 3, 4];\r\n\r\nsetTimeout(function () {\r\nlet toggles = document.querySelectorAll('.openedByDefault .elementor-tab-title');\r\nopened.forEach((i) => {\r\nif (toggles[i - 1]) toggles[i - 1].click();\r\n});\r\n}, 300);\r\n});\r\n<\/script> \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c23341 openedByDefault elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"4c23341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7981\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">IMPORTANT REMINDERS |<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7981\"><ul style=\"margin-top: -10px;\"><li>A Philippine passport remains at all times the property of the Philippine Government, the passport holder being a mere possessor. Hence, the loss, mutilation or destruction of the Philippine Passport constitutes an offense with penalties set by law.<\/li><li>Passport Applications are\u00a0<strong>STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>PERSONAL APPEARANCE<\/strong>\u00a0is required for all passport applicants.<\/li><li>Check the validity of your current Philippine passport prior to booking international flights. Flight bookings should ONLY be made if the Philippine passport is valid for at least six (6) months.<\/li><li>Prepare all the\u00a0<strong>ORIGINALS<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>PHOTOCOPIES<\/strong>\u00a0of the documentary requirements for passport application. Applications with incomplete requirements and discrepant data will not be processed.<\/li><li>Photocopying services are not available in the Consulate.<\/li><li>If you were a former citizen of the Philippines who has been naturalized as a citizen of Australia or any other country, you are not eligible to be issued a Philippine passport unless you have retained or reacquired Philippine citizenship (dual citizenship) under Republic Act 9225. Information on dual citizenship is available on the following website:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?page_id=1062\">https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/consular-services\/dual-citizenship<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7982\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PASSPORT PHOTO CAPTURE |<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7982\"><ul style=\"margin-top: -10px;\"><li>Passport photos will be taken at the Philippine Consulate and are free of charge.<\/li><li>Applicants are required to wear decent clothing for passport photo capture.<\/li><li>Plunging necklines, sleeveless clothing, see-through tops, tank tops, singlets and the like are prohibited.<\/li><li>Pieces of jewelry, false eyelashes, eyeglasses and contact lenses are not allowed during photo capturing.<\/li><li>Teeth should not be shown, Monalisa smile is recommended.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7983\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PASSPORT FEES |<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7983\"><ul style=\"margin-top: -10px;\"><li>Passport (New \/ Renewal) &#8211; A$108.00 Cash and Debit Card only\u00a0<em>(Please bring the physical card)<\/em><\/li><li>Replacement of Lost ePassport &#8211; A$270.00 Cash and Debit Card only <em>(Please bring the physical card)<\/em><\/li><li>Affidavit of Loss &#8211; A$45.00 Cash and Debit Card only <em>(Please bring the physical card)<\/em><br \/>Total Fees for Lost ePassport Application: A$315.00 Cash and Debit Card only\u00a0<em>(Please bring the physical card)<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>For complete schedule of fees, please click the link below<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?page_id=1074\">https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/consular-services\/schedule-of-fees<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-7984\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7984\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">PASSPORT RELEASING |<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7984\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7984\"><ul style=\"margin-top: -10px;\"><li>Passport will be released from 6 to 8 weeks from the date of data\/photo capture.<\/li><li>The Philippine Consulate assumes no responsibility for any delay, loss or damage in the mail or while the documents are in the custody of the courier or postal service.<\/li><li>Kindly take a picture of your tracking number, which can be found at the Signature on Delivery sticker (orange\/yellow sticker).<\/li><li>Kindly fill-out the postal envelope with your telephone number and complete address.<\/li><li>For minor applicant: Kindly write in the envelope the complete name of the minor care of (\u2105) the name of the parent.<br \/>For example:\u00a0<strong>Junito Santos Dela Cruz Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2105\u00a0<strong>Juan Dela Cruz<\/strong><\/li><li>Submit the following \u201cExpress Post\u201d envelope with Signature on Delivery sticker, which can be obtained at any Australia Post.<ul><li>Single Passport Applicant &#8211; 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