Philippine Passport

[odne 0]

i have another problem..i currently have a old green passport which will expire on sept 2012..my dilemna now is in DS230 they're asking for the photocopy of my passport..can i still use it?or should i have to get the new machine readable passport?

[happywifeymom 4]

i have another problem..i currently have a old green passport which will expire on sept 2012..my dilemna now is in DS230 they're asking for the photocopy of my passport..can i still use it?or should i have to get the new machine readable passport?

You can still use the old green passport as long as it is still valid. My kids has that old green passport issued in 2006 and they just got their visa stamped in that green old passport and no problem at all.

Edited June 21, 2010 by happywifeymom

[pixie77 2]

I'm sure that you can use the green passport as long as its valid, but when I went to the Philippine embassy, they were encouraging Filipinos with the green passport to change it to the machine readable ones because there were complaints that there were incidents where during TSA inspection international airports, some where subjected to extra security checks because the green passport's information were handwritten.

[idaho_and_surigao 3]

If its not expired you can use it. However, you should try to get a MR passport soon. I believe after 2012, they are ALL no no longer valid, and there will be a rush as everyone tries to get new brown ones. Both My fiancée and daughter have new ones, and each only took 7 days to get with 'rush' service.