A team from the Philippine Embassy in Berlin administered more than 150 consular services during a one-day mobile consular outreach at the Katholische Pfarrheim St. Jacobs in Schifferstadt.

The Embassy team with members of the Filipino Catholic Community in Schifferstadt.

A small and quiet town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Schifferstadt is easily accessible to Filipinos based in North Rhine–Westphalia to the north, Hessen to the east, Baden-Württemberg to the southeast, and Saarland to the southwest. It also has an active Filipino organization, the Filipino Catholic Community, which coordinated the activity with the embassy and made arrangements for the venue. The same group, led by Ms. Rohnna Yee-Fath, also helped organize an Embassy outreach in the same venue in 2015.

This year’s team was composed of Consul Catherine Torres, Ms. Amor Del Mundo, Ms. Rowena Hernandez, Ms. Lourdes Marie Reyes, and Mr. Melchor Francisco. They processed 119 passport applications using the new ePassport system, as well as several civil registry reports and notarizations.

A applicant having her biometrics captured using the new ePassport system.

The conduct of mobile outreach activities continues to be an important pillar of the Embassy’s consular operations. Further missions are scheduled this year in Munich on 03 September, Essen on 17 September, and Ulm on 15 October.

Registration for these upcoming missions will be through the online appointment system, and those interested to avail of services are encouraged to regularly check the Embassy’s website and Facebook page for updates. (end)

Initial tests were conducted with the new E-Passport System at the Philippine Embassy in Berlin

The Philippine Embassy in Berlin successfully captured and recorded the passport biometrics of overseas Filipinos using the new E-PASSPORT (APO) system in three simultaneous mobile outreaches held this July 2016.  Embassy teams travelled to the German cities of Frankfurt am Main, Duesseldorf and Bonn to process a total of 217 passport applications, 16 civil registry reports and over 50 assorted consular applications.  (END)

Consul Cruz and Attache Ruben Atienza capture the photos and biometrics of e-Passport applicants during the consular mobile outreach in Bonn

Attache Mel Francisco reviews supporting documents of passport applicants prior to capture of biometrics.

Consul General Donna Rodriguez leads the consular team in Frankfurt