MARIKENYA.com

After long years of planning on getting my very own passport, I finally applied for one! What more, my passport application experience was very hassle-free! Thanks so much for the Marikina Mobile Passporting Project with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), applying for a passport was fast, convenient and easy!

I remember more than five years ago when my college friends applied for the first time for passport. They had to go to DFA before the crack of dawn because of the long line awaiting the applicants. It was very hard to apply for passports at that time and so, there was also a proliferation of fixers. Fixers are travel agencies or individuals whom you would pay double or triple the real amount of the passport since they would be the ones to process and deliver your passport at your convenience. The place was also beaming with vendors and all others who photocopy, take photos, notary, etc. My friend also told me that at that time they went there, she realized she wasn’t able to bring her pen so she bought one and realized the vendor was actually selling marketing pens which are supposed to be free.

I’m very fortunate that I’m a Marikeño and therefore, I only need to go to the city hall for my passport application. I even went there this morning for my passport interview with my son and in about thirty minutes, I’m done with the interview and processing and would be waiting in a week or two for the releasing! How convenient eh!

For those of you who were not able to apply for a passport today, don’t worry. I believe the City Civil Registry of Marikina will hold again another mobile passporting after some months. You may check Marikenya every now and then for announcements on the date.

For the meantime, secure already the requirements for getting a new passport:
–> NSO Authenticated Birth Certificate, for married women, you also need to get an NSO authenticated Marriage certificate
–> 3 pieces passport size photos in royal blue background. When my passport photo was taken, I was told that DFA is very strict with their policies on photos. You can’t wear earrings, your hair should be out of your face, your make-up should be light, you can’t smile widely because your teeth should not show, and there’s a right angle for tilting your face. My passport photo was a disgust.
–> Photocopy of identification cards like: company ID, driver’s license, GSIS or SSS plastic cards, and other valid IDs
–> Photocopy of other supporting documents like transcript of records, etc.
–> passport fee of Php750.00

*************************************
Would you like Marikenya Articles In Your Email? Subscribe Now!

*************************************
Read More Interesting Articles.

Related posts:

1. Mobile Passporting in Marikina for October 2009
2. Mobile Passporting in Marikina this October!
3. Good News — Mobile Passporting in Marikina Again!
4. Mobile Passporting Schedule Still for Confirmation
5. Free Training Courses for Marikina Residents
   thru the Center for Excellence