Press Release
PR-008-2017

Philippine Embassy Extends
206,416 Consular Services in 2016

(Riyadh, 16 January 2017) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to inform the Filipino community that it has extended 206,416 consular services in 2016:

Passport Services

For passport and other related services, the Embassy processed 66,653 passport applications, as follows: 65,815 passport renewal applications; 1,562 new passport applications and 838 replacements of lost passport applications.

The Embassy also processed 3,428 passport validity extensions and 789 Travel Documents.

Consular Outreach Missions or Embassy on Wheels (EOW)

In 2016, the Embassy conducted forty-two (42) consular mobile missions in various key cities within its jurisdiction, namely: Riyadh 2nd Industrial City, Al Jouf, Al Khafji, Al Khobar, Buraidah, Hafr Al Batin, Hail, and Jubail.

Visa Services

A total of 3,475 visas were issued by the Embassy in 2016, of which were 3,414 Temporary Visitor’s Visas (9A) and 61 Diplomatic (9E) Visas.

Civil Registry Services

The Embassy processed 2,542 civil registry documents in 2016, as follows: 624 Reports of Marriage; 1,607 Reports of Birth; 274 Reports of Death; 0 Report of Fetal Death; 32 Petitions for Correction of Clerical Error under R.A. 9048; and, 5 application for Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition under R.A. 9225.

Notarial and Authentication Services

In 2016, the Embassy provided a total of 33,584 notarial and authentication services, as follows: 32,690 notarials and 894 authentications.

Other Services

In Year 2016, the Embassy was able to release 64,797 new passports. It has also provided 31,148 photocopying services.

Table 1: Consular Services Rendered by Percentage, Year 2016

As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, it has conducted a client feedback survey to 60,168 clients, of which 42,169 or 70.08% responded as follows:

Table 2: Client Feedback, Year 2016

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