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How to Renew a Philippines Passport in Washington, DC

The Embassy of the Philippines in Washington, D.C. offers citizens the ability to renew their passport while abroad. The Filipino passport, an ePassport, includes a chip in the passport which helps to verify the identity of its owner. For this reason, applicants are not required to submit photos with their application: photos will be taken on-site, in addition to fingerprints and signatures, to prevent any tampering with the photo or identification of the person.

Current passport
ePassport application
Photocopy of information page in passport
Processing fee
Birth certificate
Self-addressed stamped envelope
Tracking number

Instructions

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  Download the passport application form found on the Embassy's website in a bar labeled "Consular Forms" or obtain it in print at the Embassy itself.
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  Fill in the form with your personal information.
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  Make a copy of the data page of your old passport to bring with you to the Embassy.
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  Write a check or money order to the Embassy of the Philippines to pay the processing fee.
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  Go to the Embassy with your old passport, the photo copy, the check and the application.
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  Submit to the biometrics tests by taking the picture in every-day clothes, offering your finger for the fingerprint and signing your name when required.
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  If you have a brown passport, show a birth certificate, driver's license or other paperwork as documentary proof of your middle name.
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  Pick up your new passport on the scheduled day or submit a self-addressed stamped envelope with a tracking number when you bring your application to the Embassy.