Press Release
PR-083-2017

Philippine Embassy Extends
26,869 Consular Services in May 2017

(Riyadh, 15 June 2017) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to inform the Filipino community that it has extended 26,869 consular services in May 2017:

Passport Services

For passport and other related services, the Embassy processed 5,689 passport applications, as follows: 5,467 passport renewal applications; 147 new passport applications and 75 replacements of lost passport applications.

The Embassy also processed 738 passport validity extensions and 35 Travel Documents.

Consular Outreach Missions or Embassy on Wheels (EOW)

In May 2017, the Embassy conducted two (2) consular mobile missions, as follows: Dhahrah on 12 to 13 May 2017, Jubail on 26 to 27 May 2017.

Visa Services

A total of 275 visas were issued by the Embassy in May 2017, of which were 274 Temporary Visitor’s Visas (9A) and 1 Diplomatic and Official (9E).

Civil Registry Services

The Embassy processed 596 civil registry documents in May 2017, as follows: 58 Reports of Marriage; 331 Reports of Birth; 0 Reports of Death; 0 Report of Fetal Death; 2 Petitions for Correction of Clerical Error under R.A. 9048; 1 application for Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition under R.A. 9225; and 2015 Legal Instruments registered.

Notarial and Authentication Services

In May 2017, the Embassy provided a total of 2,826 notarial and authentication services, as follows: 2,682 notarials and 144 authentications.

Other Services

In May 2017, the Embassy was able to release 5,262 new passports. It was also able to extend 11,448 photocopying services.

Table 1: Consular Services Rendered, May 2017

As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, it has conducted a client feedback survey to 5,787 clients, of which 3,606 or 62.31% responded as follows:

Table 2: Client Feedback, May 2017

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