Philippines Passport Renewal

[JL818 18]

My wife is currently in the US and her Philippines passport is expiring soon. We are desperately trying to get it renewed at the SF consulate. However, you need to do a renewal and there is no availability into the foreseeable future or several months. 

 

Has anyone run into the same challenges and come up with any solutions? At this point my wife is considering flying back just to have her passport renewed, but this is not going to be an easy or affordable option.

[payxibka 10,045]

11 minutes ago, JL818 said:

My wife is currently in the US and her Philippines passport is expiring soon. We are desperately trying to get it renewed at the SF consulate. However, you need to do a renewal and there is no availability into the foreseeable future or several months. 

 

Has anyone run into the same challenges and come up with any solutions? At this point my wife is considering flying back just to have her passport renewed, but this is not going to be an easy or affordable option.

If you have the means and desire,  you can get it renewed at any consulate 

[flicks1998 1,044]

32 minutes ago, JL818 said:

My wife is currently in the US and her Philippines passport is expiring soon. We are desperately trying to get it renewed at the SF consulate. However, you need to do a renewal and there is no availability into the foreseeable future or several months. 

 

Has anyone run into the same challenges and come up with any solutions? At this point my wife is considering flying back just to have her passport renewed, but this is not going to be an easy or affordable option.

As Payxibka said, try to do it domestically before you fly back to the Philippines.  You will set yourself up with a nightmare if you come back here.  Note that some states have PCR or antigen test requirements and quarantine periods themselves.  Although not strictly enforced, this could change....somehow.  

 

If she flies back, she will be coming from a banned country, she must quarantine for 5+ days.  On the 5th day a PCR test will be given to her and the next days the results will come out.  If negative she should finish her remaining time of quarantine at home.  In addition, it can be very hard to get passport appointments unless you monitor the site constantly.  Otherwise you will have to wait a few months.  Finally, to fly back to the US, starting today, you need a PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of departure.  If she were to fail this, false positive or not, she is off to a hospital for 14 days (symptoms or no symptoms).  Plus your only real option is the PAL flights, anything else has a high risk of cancellation. 

 

 

[Chancy 6,241]

15 hours ago, JL818 said:

My wife is currently in the US and her Philippines passport is expiring soon. We are desperately trying to get it renewed at the SF consulate. However, you need to do a renewal and there is no availability into the foreseeable future or several months. 

 

Your wife will need to get an appointment for passport renewal even in the Philippines.  You did not mention where she intends to stay in the PH, but in Metro Manila, the earliest available appointment date as of today is March 29th.  There are earlier slots available in the provinces (like in Ilocos Norte, Tuguegarao, or La Union), but your wife may have to subject herself to provincial quarantine requirements, in addition to the PH arrival requirements detailed by @flicks1998

 

As others have said, I suggest your wife exhaust all options at any of the PH consulates in the US before she considers flying back to the PH just to renew her passport.

 

[flicks1998 1,044]

Also, just today, the PI government is considering implementing a 21 day quarantine period.  No details yet on when and if this will be enforced, but other countries have moved in this direction to try and stop the spread of some of the variant strands of the virus.  More reason to not even consider coming back here to renew a passport.