ADVISORY ON MOBILE CONSULAR MISSION TO BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, 09-12 September 2024

31July 2024 - The Philippine Embassy in Canberra will conduct a Mobile Consular Mission to Brisbane, Queensland from 09 to 12 September 2024 at the Calamvale Hotel, 678 Compton Road, Calamvale, Queensland 4116.

On 09 September 2024, the Mission will administer the oath of allegiance to petitioners for dual citizenship who have received approval letters from the Embassy and received confirmatory emails regarding their request to book an appointment for their oath taking (see below for details).

From 10-12 September 2024, the Mission will serve passport applicants who have confirmed appointments received via email from the Embassy. The Embassy will also conduct overseas voting registration for the 2025 Philippine elections from 09-12 September 2024. Please see below for the details of each service.

PASSPORT APPLICATION

Requests for passport appointment slots for the dates 10-12 September 2024 will be entertained after applicants send an email to mobilemission@philembassy.org.au with subject: “Request for Passport Appointment - Brisbane Mission'' no later than 02 September 2024. The Email should contain their preferred date and a copy of the filled-up application form (download here) and previous passport should be attached. Subject to availability of slots, the Embassy will send a confirmation email reply to each applicant providing the date and time of the appointment and the requirements/procedure. If all the slots on a particular date are already full, the applicants will receive emails providing appointment slots on other dates that are still available until all slots for the mission have been filled-up. The Embassy is unable to accommodate walk-in applicants during the dates of the mobile consular mission.

Dual citizenship oath takers with approved appointments for their oath taking do not need to set a separate appointment for passport application as they will already be provided with a timeslot for passport application on 09 September 2024 should they wish to apply for one. Please see the section below for more information regarding dual citizenship.

Payment is not required to secure an appointment and documents are no longer required to be mailed to the Embassy for passport appointment purposes. It is illegal to transact with ‘fixers’ in order to schedule an online appointment.

Personal appearance is required for all passport applicants. It is highly recommended that minors be accompanied by the mother. Please follow this link for the complete requirements for renewal of passports of minors: https://www.philembassy.org.au/consular/passport/minor-renewal.

Female applicants who wish to change their surname to their married name are reminded to present, among others, either the original Philippine Embassy Report of Marriage (ROM) that is less than a year old or an original Philippine Statistics Authority Marriage Certificate, together with photocopies. The Australian marriage certificate is NOT a sufficient requirement to change the surname in Philippine documents. Please follow this link for the complete requirements: https://www.philembassy.org.au/consular/passport.

For children who will apply for a Philippine passport for the first time, the original Philippine Embassy Report of Birth (ROB) that is less than a year old or an original Philippine Statistics Authority Birth Certificate is required to be presented together with photocopies, among others. The Australian birth certificate is NOT a sufficient requirement in applying for a Philippine passport. Please follow this link for the complete requirements: https://www.philembassy.org.au/consular/passport/adult-new

For naturalized Australian citizens who will apply for a Philippine passport for the first time after their Australian naturalization and retention/reacquisition of Philippine citizenship, the original Philippine dual citizenship documents (Oath of Allegiance, Order and Identification Certificate) and the original Philippine Statistics Authority Birth Certificate together with photocopies are required, among others. Please visit this link for the complete requirements: https://www.philembassy.org.au/consular/passport/adult-new

DUAL CITIZENSHIP

Please visit https://philembassy.org.au/consular/dual-citizenship for the complete list of requirements. Only those who have received approval letters from the Consul General and have confirmed appointments will be allowed to take the oath during the mobile mission. Please note that the Embassy’s auto-reply for all emails is NOT a confirmation of your appointment for the oath-taking ceremony.

Please send an email with the subject “Dual Citizenship Brisbane Mission” to mobilemission@philembassy.org.au and attach a copy of the approval letter from the Consul General to book an appointment for oath-taking which will be conducted on 09 September 2024. All queries on dual citizenship will only be responded to via this email address. Since the certificates will be prepared and signed before the mobile mission team travels to Brisbane, any applicant who does not have a confirmed appointment cannot be accommodated.

For those who have not yet applied, or who have not yet completed their application process or who do not have approval letters yet, the Embassy will accept and process applications for dual citizenship oath-taking that have been received by the Embassy on or before 30 August 2024.

Dual citizenship oath-taking is also held year-round at the Philippine Embassy in Canberra every Thursday, subject to prior confirmation of appointment.

OVERSEAS VOTING REGISTRATION

Qualified voters, i.e. Filipino citizens who are at least 18 years old on 12 May 2025, in Brisbane are encouraged to register for the overseas absentee voting (OAV) for the 2025 Philippine National Elections.

First time overseas voters, transfer of registration records, correction of entries, reactivation and changes of address will be accommodated. There are no appointments needed for the OAV registration. Walk-in applicants are welcome.

The overseas voting period for the 2025 Philippine National Elections will take place on 13 April 2025 until 12 May 2025.

To register, all applicants must accomplish the Overseas Voter Registration Form (OVF1) and personally submit the same to the mobile consular mission in Brisbane on 09-12 September 2024. Applicants must bring the following requirements:

1. Accomplished OVF-1; and
2. Valid Philippine passport or other acceptable Philippine IDs if these have not yet reached date of expiry plus one photocopy.

Other acceptable Philippine IDs (if not yet expired):

• (for Dual citizens under RA 9225) Original or certified true copy of the Order of Approval issued by the Embassy or Identification Certificate issued by the Embassy or the Philippine Bureau of Immigration;
• (for seafarers) photocopy of Seafarer’s Book;
• National identification (ID) card under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys);
• Postal ID card;
• PWD ID Card;
• Senior Citizen's ID card;
• Driver's license;
• NBI clearance;
• SSS/GSIS or other UMID ID card;
• Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID card; or
• License issued by the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC).

Queries related to the registration for overseas absentee voting may be sent to oav@philembassy.org.au.



IMPORTANT REMINDERS

• Applicants are also reminded to read and understand all the documentary requirements for the consular service they want to avail of. Please click below for the list of requirements.

For Adult Applicants (18 years old and above)

• Adult New
• Adult Renewal
• Adult Lost Passport

For Minor Applicants (below 18 years old)

• Minor New
• Minor Renewal
• Minor Lost Passport

Each applicant is required to bring the original version of all required documents plus one photocopy of each document. Failure to bring all required original documents and photocopies may cause delay or denial of the service. Photocopying services are not availableat the site.

Applicants are required to wear decent clothing for passport photo capture. Per Philippine passport guidelines, pieces of jewelry, eyeglasses, artificial eyelashes, piercings and contact lenses, plunging necklines, sleeveless clothing, see-through tops, and the like are not allowed during photo capturing.

Payment by credit/debit card (surcharges will apply) OR postal money order made payable to the Philippine Embassy.

Passport fee - A$108 per applicant
Lost Passport fee - A$270 per applicant

Prepare self-addressed prepaid REGISTERED POST or EXPRESS POST PREPAID return envelope for mailing of your new passport/s.

The Embassy assumes no responsibility for any delay loss or damage in the mail or while the documents are in custody of the courier service. The applicant should note the tracking numbers of all envelopes used and submitted.

Queries related to passport renewal in the mobile consular mission in Brisbane may be sent to mobilemission@philembassy.org.aumobilemission@philembassy.org.au.