Press Release
PR-182-2016

Philippine Embassy Extends
20,769 Consular Services in November 2016

(Riyadh, 7 December 2016) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to inform the Filipino community that it has extended 20,769 consular services in November 2016:

Passport Services

For passport and other related services, the Embassy processed 5,874 passport applications, as follows: 5,615 passport renewal applications; 160 new passport applications and 99 replacements of lost passport applications.

The Embassy also processed 428 passport validity extensions and 57 Travel Documents.

Consular Outreach Missions or Embassy on Wheels (EOW)

In November 2016, the Embassy conducted four (4) consular mobile missions, as follows: Buraidah on 11 to 12 November 2016, Special 5-day consular outreach mission in Al Khobar on 13 to 17 November 2016, Alkhobar on 18 to 19 November 2016 and Dawah Center 2nd Industrial City, Riyadh on 26 November.

Visa Services

A total of 274 visas were issued by the Embassy in November 2016, of which were 268 Temporary Visitor’s Visas (9A) and 6 Diplomatic and Official (9E).

Civil Registry Services

The Embassy processed 229 civil registry documents in November 2016, as follows: 55 Reports of Marriage; 162 Reports of Birth; 8 Reports of Death; 0 Report of Fetal Death; 4 Petitions for Correction of Clerical Error under R.A. 9048; and, 0 applications for Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition under R.A. 9225.

Notarial and Authentication Services

In November 2016, the Embassy provided a total of 3,050 notarial and authentication services, as follows: 2,953 notarials and 97 authentications.

Other Services

In November 2016, the Embassy was able to release 5,875 new passports.

Table 1: Consular Services Rendered by Percentage, November 2016

As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, it has conducted a client feedback survey to 5,773 clients, of which 3,234 or 56.02% responded as follows:

Table 2: Client Feedback, November 2016

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