passport renewal
April 1st, 2008
Because of a visa application (more on that in another post), I had to renew my passport which expires in January 2009. Initially we planned to have it renewed in Manila so that the renewed passport would be a machine readable one (MRP). But since we were advised against doing that and to avoid any issues that may arise we just decided to have it renewed here at the Philippine embassy in Singapore. What’s really disappointing is that the passports they still issue here for renewal is still the old green passport (the MRP has a maroon colored cover). Kainis when I have to renew again in 2010 as the International Civil Aviation Authority requires all UN member countries to use MRPs by April 1, 2010. Not to mention the cost, it’s SGD85 for a 32-page passport, that’s equivalent to 4-5 passports in Manila. Hay, I wished I had renewed my passport in Manila last December, malay ko ba na mag-aaply pala kami ng visa. Anyways, I applied for the renewal last Sunday and will be getting my new passport later.
April 2nd, 2008 at 22:24
kami rin we need to renew our passports na. hopefully the philemb in washington DC has the MRPs already. otherwise, like you, we will need to renew our passports before 2010 again.
April 3rd, 2008 at 9:30
speaking of ‘paminta’.. don’t forget to buy lots of maggi mix sa pinas.
i’ll inquire here if they have the MRPs already. need to apply for visa rin for A. let us know how it turns out!
April 4th, 2008 at 12:38
@meeya: baka mrps na siguro diyan. kainis no, pero oks na din sasabay na lang ako with hubby & E when they renew their passports in 2010.
@tin: hahaha! malamang yan ang mga baon namin :p wow, another visa, saan ang punta natin?