Press Release
PR-010-2018
Philippine Embassy Extends
23,680 Consular Services in December 2017
(Riyadh, 14 January 2018) – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is pleased to inform the Filipino community that it has extended 23,680 consular services in December 2017:
Passport Services
For passport and other related services, the Embassy processed 6,412 passport applications, as follows: 6,230 passport renewal applications; 106 new passport applications and 76 replacements of lost passport applications.
The Embassy also processed 485 passport validity extensions and 67 Travel Documents.
Consular Outreach Missions or Embassy on Wheels (EOW)
In December 2017, the Embassy conducted four (4) consular mobile missions, as follows: Hail on 8 to 9 December 2017, Dhahran (Special EOW, Passport renewal only) on 11-14 December 2017, Dhahran on 15-16 December 2017 and Buraidah on 22-23 December 2017.
Visa Services
A total of 167 visas were issued by the Embassy in December 2017, of which were 162 Temporary Visitor’s Visas (9A) and 5 Diplomatic and Official (9E) Visas.
Civil Registry Services
The Embassy processed 259 civil registry documents in December 2017, as follows: 49 Reports of Marriage; 113 Reports of Birth; 62 Reports of Death; 0 Reports of Fetal Death; 4 Petitions for Correction of Clerical Error under R.A. 9048; and, 1 application for Citizenship Retention, Reacquisition under R.A. 9225 and 30 Legal Instruments registered.
Notarial and Authentication Services
In December 2017, the Embassy provided a total of 2,558 notarial and authentication services, as follows: 2,487 notarials and 71 authentications.
Other Services
In December 2017, the Embassy was able to release 5,368 new passports and other services for photocopying services 8,364.
Table 1: Consular Services Rendered, December 2017
(excluding photocopying services)
As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, it has conducted a client feedback survey to 6,205 clients, of which 4,479 or 72.18% responded as follows:
Table 2: Client Feedback, December 2017
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