How to Cancel Appointment in DFA for Philippine Passport Application

Previously, I posted how to make an appointment for Philippine passport application. DFA’s online application system is good because you do not have to waste your time in long lines. DFA will give a schedule where you can go to the Consular Affairs Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The schedule that you will is just yours and no other passport applicant will share that schedule. Thus, there will be no long lines when you go to the DFA office.

The DFA is strict when it comes to Philippine passport appointment. Passport applicant should be 30 minutes before the scheduled time. Late comers may not be entertained by the DFA. Those who didn’t come to their appointed time will have problems with the DFA in the future.

So, it is very important that you cancel your passport application if you will not be able to come to your appointed time. DFA says that cancelation must be made 5 working days before your passport application schedule.

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UPDATE: It seems like the DFA is having problems with their Passport Appointment System. In the news, DFA said that they are now fixing the system. We are not sure when will DFA finish the fix.

Ms. Mariae Botones said that instead of canceling your appointment, the better option would be re-scheduling your appointment. She said that she already re-scheduled her appointment for the third time.

For more information about Philippine passport applications and cancellation of DFA passport appointment, read these posts:

5 Important Tips When Applying for Philippine Passports in DFA
7 Handy Tips for a Hassle-Free Renewal of Philippine Passport
How to Renew Your Philippine Passport
Acceptable IDs for DFA Passport Application

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Here is the procedure that you should follow to cancel your Philippine passport appointment:

Step 1: Go to the “cancel appointment” page of the DFA.

DFA's cancel passport application form.

Step 2: Type in the two words shown in the reCaptcha form and then click the “Click here to proceed to the next step button”.

Step 3: Type in your reference number and your personal details in the page that will appear (see the image below).

The reference number can be found from the email that you received from DFA when you set your passport application appointment. You should also select the reason why you are cancelling your appointment. Here are the options that you can select: incomplete requirements, no budget, emergency cases, n/a (not available) during appointment date, with scheduled flight (renewal), typographical error or wrong spelling, need to change info in application, double application, work conflict and reschedule.

Click the “Cancel Appointment” button once you filled out the form and double checked the information.

Step 4: A pop-up window will appear asking you if you’re sure in submitting the information. Click “OK” if you are sure.

That’s it. Your appointment is now cancelled. However, there will be a problem if you cancelled within 5 working days before your appointment. This warning will appear:

“There was a problem processing your request. Please try again after a few minutes. Cannot cancel within 5 working days. Appointment is on [your scheduled] already.”

This means that if you really want to cancel your Philippine passport application then you must cancel it 5 days before your appointment or you might experience problems with the DFA in the future.

Do you need more information in applying for Philippine passport? Read my tips for applying for a Philippine passport.

You can also read my posts on how to make an appointment for Philippine passport application and the list of acceptable IDs for passport application.

List of PUPCET Passers in Sta. Mesa Campus

The result is out! Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) just published the list of PUPCET passers for the Sta. Mesa (Manila) campus. The list can be accessed by going to the PUPCET 2013 passers website.

The list of passers shown in the list are names of examinees who took the PUPCET on January 17, 2013 (first batch) and February 17, 2013 (second batch). Take note that the list only shows PUPCET passers who are qualified for admission to PUP – Sta. Mesa campus only. There will be a different list for PUPCET passers for the other campuses of PUP.

PUPCET examinees can check if they passed the exam either by using the search box or by viewing the complete alphabetical list of passers.

PUPCET passers search box

A total of 10,968 examinees passed the PUPCET and are eligible to enter PUP – Sta. Mesa campus. The list started from Aala, Jobelle Bernardo and ended with Zurbito, Ma. Carmen Molina.

Congratulations if you are included in the list of PUPCET passers. All you need to do now is to wait for the letter from PUP. The letter contains instruction for your enrollment to PUP.

Congratulations to all PUPCET passers! God bless to your college life.

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Do you have questions about PUPCET? Read my tips for PUPCET.

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.