ni Jasmin Joy Evangelista | February 12, 2022
Kakanselahin at idi-dispose na ng Department of Foreign Affairs ang mga unclaimed passport hanggang January 2021, ayon sa ahensiya.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs - Office of Consular Affairs informs the public that effective 07 February 2022 the Department will implement the cancellation and proper disposal of all unclaimed passports which were scheduled for release before January 2021 in accordance with DFA Department Order No. 2021-012 on the Disposal of Unclaimed and Spoiled Passports," ayon sa advisory na inilabas ng DFA.
Gayunman, para sa mga magke-claim pa lamang na naka-schedule for release noong January 2021 o mas maagang petsa ay mayroong hanggang March 1, 2022 upang i-claim sa DFA Consular Office kung saan ipinroseso ang mga passport.
Samantala, ayon pa sa ahensiya: "[t]hose who are unable to claim their passports before 10 February 2022 must file a new passport application after securing a certificate of unclaimed passport from DFA Aseana or at the DFA Consular Office where the unclaimed passports were processed.”
"Passports that were scheduled for release after January 2021 are not affected and may be claimed from the DFA Consular Office where they were processed," dagdag pa nito.
Hinihikayat ng DFA ang mga passport applicants na i-claim ang kanilang passports within 30 days mula sa scheduled release.
Kung hindi man ma-claim personally, puwedeng magpadala ng authorized person upang i-claim ang passport basta kumpleto ang requirements na makikita sa DFA website.