PH Consulate in New York Opens for 1st Consulate Saturday in 2020

Consul Arman R. Talbo (front, left) administers the oath of allegiance to Filipino-Americans who applied for dual-citizenship during the Consulate Saturday last 8 February 2020. (New York PCG photo)

NEW YORK 24 February 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in New York opened its doors to the public on a weekend last 08 February 2020 for the first Consulate Saturday of the year.

As part of its mission to make services more accessible and convenient for applicants, the Consulate is open one Saturday of each quarter of the year to serve kababayans who cannot go to the Consulate during weekdays to process their documents. The other Consulate Saturdays for 2020 will be on 09 May, 08 August, and 14 November.

The Consulate rendered 78 services, including 47 passports and 14 Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition.

In addition to Consulate Saturdays, the Consulate conducts outreach missions to different cities outside of New York City to bring services to kababayans living and working in those areas. END

For more information, visit https://www.newyorkpcg.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.newyorkpcg.org or https://www.facebook.com/PHLinNY/.