12 January 2015 - The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh successfully held its first consular outreach mission or “Embassy on Wheels” (EOW) for 2015 at the Al Jazeera International School in Dammam in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia from January 09 to 10.

The five-member team,  which was headed by Consul Mary Jennifer D. Dingal, was able  to process 522 e-Passport applications, including five applications for replacement of lost passport, 108 notarial services, 25 applications for passport extensions, and 19 birth registrations. Six hundred and six (606) new passports were released.

The Team was assisted by volunteers from the Filipino community in the Eastern Region. 

As part of the Embassy’s program to improve customer service, the Team conducted a client feedback survey to 400 clients, of which 329 (or 82.25%) responded as follows:

Al Khobar is at least four hours away by land from Riyadh. It is centrally located and can be easily accessed by Filipinos in the Eastern Region, which includes Dhahran, Dammam, Jubail, Qatif, Safwa, Saihat, Al Hasa, Abqaiq, Hafr Al Bateen, and Al Khafj. It is connected with the major highways in the region including Dhahran-Jubail Highway, Dhahran-Dammam Highway as well as Al Khobar-Dammam Highway, which links Al Khobar with Dammam directly and links them both to Dammam Airport.

The next consular outreach mission will be held from January 16 to 17 in Al Khafji, also in the Eastern Region. END