11 April 2021 - With the transition to a Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from 12 April to 30 April 2021 in the National Capital Region and in the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, the Consular Offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Metro Manila (including the Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana, Parañaque City), Antipolo, Dasmariñas, Malolos and San Pablo will have skeleton work teams from 12 April 2021, for the duration of the MECQ, from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, to attend to emergency or urgent cases only. Read Public Advisory (Advisory #4): NCR Plus Consular Offices Will Attend to Emergency/Urgent Cases such as medical emergencies or returning OFWs with documents supporting proof of urgency (e.g. medical certificate, employment contract plus valid residence permit or working visa) during MECQ through this link: https://bit.ly/3wPkn7C.

Affected passport applicants of these Consular Offices will be accommodated on the following dates:

If your original confirmed appointment schedule falls on the following dates: Revised appointment schedule: 

An email will be sent to the concerned passport applicants to confirm their new appointment schedule. 

Please print out the new email, the application form with your original appointment schedule indicated, the e-receipt and your supporting documents, and present them during your new appointment schedule. 

Please be advised that the schedules may still be subject to sudden changes due to unforeseen circumstances or changes in the policies of local governments and mall partners which host these COs. The DFA shall update its advisory should there be any changes to the schedules. Please make sure to check our website https://consular.dfa.gov.ph for the latest update on the schedules of Consular Offices.

If you wish to visit the Consular Office at a date not indicated in the above schedule, please email us:

Affected applicants may also call the following numbers:

02 8234 3488

0977 353 3942

0915 360 7410

Kindly wait for the Consular Office to confirm your requested schedule before proceeding with your appointment.

Anyone entering our Consular Offices will be subjected to a temperature check prior to entry and will be required to wear a mask and a face shield and must follow any other public health measures in place while inside the CO premises. 

Please note that the number of persons allowed inside our COs at any given time is limited. Further, only one essential companion will be allowed entry together with the applicant (i.e. companions of the elderly, young children, clients with mobility issues, etc.). This is in accordance with the prescribed social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.