Tag page - Temporary Offsite Passport System (TOPS)

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had denied over 170 passport applications of “questionable” foreign nationals, most of whom submitted birth certificates showing delayed registration.   “Since November last year, we were able to prevent the application of questionable...

Beginning today, July 5, 2021, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will officially open five locations for the Temporary Offsite Passport Service (TOPS) to respond to the shortage of available passport application schedules exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Philippine passports...