Consulate-on-Wheels Scheduled on April 17-19, 2015
ATTENTION: We have received an announcement from the Philippine Consulate that as of April 1, 2015, the application for Consulate-on-Wheels Tampa Outreach is closed. If you applied, please check your email for confirmation that you are in the schedule. If your application was incomplete, you are most likely not included in the schedule. Please do not call the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center for reservations, schedule confirmation and consular services as we do not have those information for you. Please inquire directly from the Philippine Consulate by going to www.philippineembassy-usa.org . Thank you!
Once again, the Embassy of the Philippines will organize a Consular Outreach called “Consulate-on-Wheels” in Tampa, Florida from Friday to Sunday, April 17-19, 2015 at the Philippine Village (aka PhilFest Grounds), culminating in a Dual Citizenship Ceremony on April 19 at 1:30PM at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center.
The schedule for this program is as follows:
Friday, April 17, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Aptly called “Consulate-on-Wheels”, the Consular Outreach services will be held at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center’s Cimafranca Library and the Finance Building at the Philippine Village (aka PhilFest Grounds). These services include:
- Processing of applications for issuance or renewal of Philippine passport
- Processing of authentication/acknowledgment of legal documents
- Administration of oaths to former Filipinos under the Dual Citizenship Law on 19 April 2014 Sunday) at 1:30 p.m.
- Registration of Overseas Voters for the 2016 Philippine Presidential Election.
Passport Services
Passport applicants are no longer required to bring passport photos since they will have their pictures taken using ePassport data capturing machines at the outreach site. However, they still need to bring other necessary requirements, such as their current passport, photocopy of the passport data page, the passport application form which may be downloaded from the Embassy’s website at http://philippineembassy-usa.org/uploads/pdfs/passport.pdf. Applicants are advised to bring $60.00, in cash or postal money order payable to the Philippine Embassy, as passport application fee. An additional fee (as administrative fee) may be imposed by the organizer which will be used to pay for the rental of the venue and other miscellaneous expenses. For the applicant’s convenience, a USPS Express Mail envelope with tracking number will be available at the venue for a fee.
The application for Philippine passport is strictly by appointment only. In order to expedite processing, applicants are advised to APPLY FOR AN APPLICATION APPOINTMENT/SLOT by sending an e-mail to the Embassy at outreachapp@philippinesusa.org. Appointments will be automatically scheduled as they are received. No request for specific time slots will be entertained. Those applicants who are not able to secure confirmed appointments will not be accommodated.
Contacting the Consulate
When emailing the Philippine Consulate, please indicate “TAMPA OUTREACH” on the Subject Line. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT IDENTIFIED OUTREACH CANNOT BE SCHEDULED.
For a detailed information about Tampa Outreach, please click here.
The Bayanihan Arts and Events Center is solely the venue for “Consulate-on-Wheels”. PCFI does not process any consular services nor accept any applications. All requirements, procedures and scheduling of services are done through the Philippine Consulate in Washington, DC. Applicants must contact the Consulate directly through its website at www.philippineembassy-usa.org or by phone at (202) 467-9300. The Philippine Consulate is located at 1617 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036. Applications will be entertained as soon as a press release is issued at the Philippine Embassy Website.
FEES
At the Consular Services, a $15.00 fee will be collected from each applicant payable via cash, check or credit card. If paying by check, please make payment payable to “PCFI”.
The Philippine Village and the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center are located at 14301 Nine Eagles Drive, Tampa FL 33626. For more information, please call (813) 925-1232 or visit us at www.pcfitampa.org.
