Have you filled in the application form and secured your requirements? If not, please refer to this post. If the answer is YES then the next stop is the DFA office.
- Go to the DFA office before the opening time which is 8:00 A.M. I would suggest you go there around 4-5 AM due to the long line. I went there around 5:30 A.M. and my priority number was 94. A woman went there around 6:20 A.M. and she had #220. Sometimes, you might be lucky with only a few people applying for a passport. Still, it’s better if you’re early than sorry.
- If you don’t have an application form on hand, you can ask for it from the guard while standing in line. Just be sure to fill it in because you’re only allowed inside if you show your duly accomplished application form. You also need this to acquire a priority number.
- At 8:00 AM, people can go in (still forming a line until you’re inside the office). You need to show your duly accomplished form to gain entrance and to receive a priority number.
- When you’re already inside the office, choose a seat and make yourself comfortable. There is an air conditioning system and an electric fan so the wait will surely be tolerable.
- You’ll then notice the staff position themselves to their respective posts. An employee will start announcing the requirements and explaining the steps during the processing period. After that, they will call out the priority numbers (30 numbers).
- Step 1: After you’re number is called, you will approach an employee who will check your requirements. If everything is complete, they will ask if you prefer to pay the regular fee or the overtime fee. They will then ask you to sit down and wait for your name to be called by the cashier.
- Step 2 (Cashier): When your name is called, pay the processing fee. You’ll then form a line towards the third step.
- Step 3 (Enrollment Section): You’ll be asked if the spelling of your name, date of birth, and place of birth is correct. If it is, your biometrics will then be taken: photo, signature, and fingerprint.
- You can go home.;)
PHOTO TIPS:
*If you’re wearing colored contact lenses or glasses, you need to take it off or else you won’t get your photo taken.
*Your ears must be visible. If you want to smile, you can, but your teeth and gums must not show. A Mona Lisa smile is recommended.
*Your hair must be neatly arranged for full frontal image.
1 comment:
hello po, tanung ko lng po,
upon releasing na po yong passport ko, tapos yung official receipt ko po nawawala. PAAno po yun, makukuha ko po ba ang passport ko which is scheduled tomorrow upon releasing?
badly need your reply on this matter please..
anu po sa tingin nyo?
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