How to Make an Appointment for Philippine Passport Application

I was a little confused when I applied for a Philippine passport about three years ago. DFA's Consular Office is flooded with people and there are so many queues. I also experienced being surrounded by many “passport agents” before I entered the DFA office. In short, my experience when I applied for a Philippine passport is not good.

So, it is good news that the Department of Foreign Affairs made an online appointment system for the application and renewal of Philippine passport. The good effect of this is that the long lines at the Consular Office will shorten because DFA can control the number of people that it will entertain per day.

If you're planning to apply for or renew your Philippine passport, I suggest that you follow these easy steps:

1. Go to the DFA Passport Appointment System website. Fill up the reCaptcha form and click on the “Start Individual Appointment Process”.

2. Fill out the application form completely.

Screenshot of the Philippine passport online appointment form.

3. Double check the information that you typed in the application form. Make sure that they are correct. Keep in mind that wrong information will give you problems when you are already in the Consular Office for your personal appearance.

4. Click the “Submit” button located at the bottom of the page after you checked that the info in the application form is correct and complete.

5. A pop-window will appear. Just click the “Yes” if you want to submit the information that you typed in the application form.

6. You will be directed to a page that contains important reminders for the renewal or application for Philippine passport. Take note of the information written on this page. After that click on the “Continue” button at the end of the page.

7. You'll be directed to another page with important reminders. Take note of these info. After that click at the “Continue” button at the end of the page.

8. In the next page, you'll be asked if you're ready to proceed or not. Just click on the “I understand the requirements and I'm ready to proceed” button if you're ready to proceed to the next step.

9. The last step is setting the date of your appointment.

For this step, you must pick the date that you want to go to DFA. Just use the calendar located on the page and click on the day that you want. Then wait for the possible slots to appear. Choose another appointment date if there is no available date on the day that you chose.

This is what the page will look like if there are available slots:

10. A page will appear asking you to confirm your application by clicking the confirmation link on the email sent by DFA. Make sure that you confirm within 24 hours or else your appointment will be canceled.

11. Open your email account and read the message sent by DFA. Click on the confirmation link as shown in the image below:

12. Print your e-passport application form on long bond paper.

Then you're finished with making online Philippine passport appointment with DFA. All you have to do now is to prepare the required documents and make sure to photocopy all of it. You should also have at least one valid ID for Philippine passport application. Go to the Consular Office 30 minutes at most before your appointment time.

Notes: The steps listed here is just for individual appointment at the DFA. For family application, please go to Family Application form of DFA.

If you're applying for a Philippine passport because of medical reasons (i.e. you will go for medication abroad), incident of death or an OFW with job placement order then you must DFA Emergency numbers: 834-4424 and 834-4855. You need to call those numbers so your passport will be processed quickly.

For information on going to Consular Affairs Office, please read my post: “How to Go to DFA Office”.

For more info on applying for Philippine passport, please read my tips on applying for Philippine passport.

How to Avail FlyPAL Express Promo Fares

I previously reported the rebranding of AirPhil Express to FlyPAL Express. Included in this rebranding is the change of AirPhil Express promo to FlyPAL Express promo. This means that those who want to avail of the express promo fares should go to the new FlyPAL Express website and book the promo flights there.

I outlined here the way on how you can avail of the FlyPAL Express promo fares.

1. Get Timely Updates from FlyPAL Express

There are three ways for you to receive updates of FlyPAL Express promo fares. The first is by signing-up for a FlyPAL Express newsletter.

Go to FlyPAL Express website to sign-up for the newsletter.

Just type in your email address and then click the “Sign Up Now” button. And that's done. All you have to do now is to wait for the FlyPAL Express newsletter to be e-mailed to you.

You can also get the latest FlyPAL Express promo by following FlyPAL Express Twitter account or liking the FlyPAL Express Facebook page.

2. Decide Quickly

The fight over for FlyPAL Express promo fares is very fierce. Hundreds of people are vying for the limited offer. Thus, available promo fare slots are gone in mere seconds. Deciding on the destination and day and time of flights should be quick so you can beat other people for the FlyPAL Express promo fare.

3. Ready Your Credit Card

Paying FlyPAL Express promo fare is easy when you use your credit card. FlyPAL Express accepts MasterCard or Visa credit cards. Those who didn't have credit card should not worry because you can still pay your FlyPAL Express promo fare through M Lhuiller, Petron, 7 Eleven, Metro Mall, POS Digital, Prime Asia Pawnshop, Enterprise Bank, NCCC Department Store, NCCC Supermarket, NCCC HB1 and ViaExpress.

Another  tip that I can give you is that you should always be alert when it comes to FlyPAL Express promo fares. Updates for promo fares usually come out during midnight or during the dead of the night when most people are sleeping. If you are fortunate enough to be awake when the FlyPAL Express promo fares come out then you have a good chance of getting the promo fares that you want.

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Read my other posts on how to avail Cebu Pacific promo fares and Zest Air promo fares.

AirPhil Express Promo Changes

On October of 2012, AirPhil Express announced that their flights is now included in the Mabuhay Miles program of Philippine Airlines (PAL). This meant that Mabuhay Miles members can earn miles when they fly with AirPhil Express.

The inclusion of AirPhil Express flights to Mabuhay Miles program is just the beginning of the changes the sister airline of PAL. This month, AirPhil Express announced its total transformation. AirPhil Express was rebranded as Fly PAL Express.

The change of AirPhil Express to Fly PAL Express reflects the improvement and aligning of its services and products with that of Philippine Airlines. One of the improvement that AirPhil Express customer will experience is the inclusion of complimentary snacks and drinks and reading materials on board the aircraft.

AirPhil Express will also have a new logo, which is “sunriser” PAL livery and logo on its tail and fuselage that are seen on the airplanes of Philippine Airlines.

Aside from these changes, AirPhil Express promo will also change. It will now be called as Fly PAL Express Promo. The promo offered can be seen at the new website of Fly PAL Express.

So, you should not be confused if you are looking for AirPhil Express promo fare and found nothing. It just meant that the express promo can now be found with Fly PAL Express.

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Image and info was obtained from AirPhil Express Facebook page.

Please leave a comment if you have questions or reactions regarding AirPhil Express promo.