PHL Consulate General in San Francisco Launches Passport Appointment System

Philippine Consul General Henry S. Bensurto Jr. (second from left) gives a Spark*Connect*Empower t-Shirt to 15-year old Filipino-American Matt Christer Tadena, first applicant to use the online appointment system for passport services to be secured at the Consulate. With them are Deputy Consul General Raquel Solano, Matt’s mother, Ana, and Vice Consul Andre Estanislao.

10 April 2018 SAN FRANCISCO – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco launched its passport appointment system on April 02. As early as March 21, the Consulate General started accepting passport applications of those who secured appointments online. Among the first ones to avail of the system was 15-year old Filipino-American Matt Christer Tadena who was accompanied by his mother, Ana.

The mother and son expressed satisfaction over their experience applying for passports using the online system, saying it was a convenient and efficient way of accessing consular services. Consul General Henry S. Bensurto, Jr. gave Mr. Tadena a Spark*Connect*Empower (SCE) t-shirt as a souvenir prize. The Consul General expressed gratitude to the Tadena family and also said that it is very apt that the first applicant of the appointment system is a young Filipino American, which Post’s SCE initiative targets, in its objective of promoting pride and honor in being a Filipino.

Applicants may still visit the Consulate General during office hours between 9 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. as walk-in applicants but have an option to secure an online appointment on a specific date and hour to suit their own schedules at www.philippinessanfrancisco.org. END

For more information, visit www.sanfranciscopcg.dfa.gov.ph / www.philippinessanfrancisco.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHinSF/.