Passport system causing visa applicants, travel agents headaches

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Just to make it clear and keep myself calm, do they still honor the green colored passport? 'coz that's what me and my kids have.

Thank you Gay...Praying for you.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs started issuing new Philippine Passports beginning 18 July 2007. The new Philippine Passports are now machine readable and are designed with new security features to prevent tampering and enhance its integrity. The new Regular Machine Readable Passport is maroon in color and incorporates security features such as microtexts, invisible printing, optical variable device and holographic features on the laminate.

The new Philippine passports are being issued by the DFA and its Regional Consular Offices. Philippine embassies and consulates will issue the new passports at a later time.

Non-machine readable passports issued before the full implementation will remain valid until their expiration.

source: <a href="http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/news07_110.htm" target="_blank">http://www.philippineconsulate-sf.org/news07_110.htm</a>

So NO WORRIES, green passports will still be be honored and before this machine readable passport will be fully implemented, you and your kids will probably be outta here.

But I believe DFA will also allow green passport holders to change to the new machine readable passport if they want to even if the green one is still valid for a couple of years.

Thank you so much Gay, you take much effort to research on things just to be able to answer our questions here. You're such a great help on us.

Sending you all the best wishes in life.

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When is this effective?

Hi Riza,

Your hubby is from Az too? Mine is from Tempe AZ.

Pauljoy