PH Embassy in Copenhagen Conducts Consular Outreach in Greenland
Applicants submit their documents for evaluation. (Copenhagen PE photo)
GREENLAND 04 October 2019 – The Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen, led by Third Secretary and Vice Consul Al-Bari B. Macalawan, conducted a consular outreach program in Nuuk, Greenland on 07-08 September 2019.
The consular outreach was held in Café Wok, a restaurant owned by a Danish employer who employs 80 Filipinos for his restaurants, grocery stores, and cleaning agency on the island.
A total of 86 passport applications,four Reports of Birth, and one document for notarization were processed by the team during the two-day outreach.
The consular team was assisted by the members of the Filipino community in Nuuk, Greenland led by Menerisa Catalan and Rosalie Acita, who helped in the logistical arrangements of the outreach and the meet-and-greet after.
“Nakatipid po kami ng mahigit sa 60,000 DKK (PhP476,932) sa pamasahe at gastos kung magbibiyahe po kami sa Copenhagen para mag-renew ng passport ng aking pamilya (We saved over 60,000 DKK (PhP 476,932) on fares and expenses when we traveled to Copenhagen to renew my family passport),” according to a very happy Emmanuel Ducay, who applied for the renewal of his passport together with his three children.
Greenland is the world’s largest island which is located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark with more than 200 Filipinos living and working in the area.
The last consular outreach in Nuuk, Greenland was conducted in November 2017 by the Philippine Embassy in Oslo. END
The consular team poses with the Filipino community members who helped organize the outreach program. (Copenhagen PE photo)
The passport encoder captures biometric data of applicant. (Copenhagen PE photo)
Third Secretary and Vice Consul Al-Bari B. Macalawan (left)awards certificate of appreciation to the Filipino community members who helped during the consular outreach. (Copenhagen PE photo)
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