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Renewing PH passport + overseas voter registration + domestic travel during AOS

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Adventine   3,196

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I looked at past VJ threads with the same topic but wanted to be 100% sure.

 

I have an appointment next month with the PH embassy in Washington DC to renew my passport and register for overseas voting.

 

My questions are:


1. Will the Embassy take my current passport? Or will they just punch holes in it and let me keep it?

2. I will likely take a flight from Washington DC and back. In case I am asked for an ID for the domestic flight from DC to home, I assume I won't be able to use my PH passport with holes punched in it. I don't have any other state ID, but I do have a couple of IDs from my home country (PH driver's license and UMID card). Would those do?

 

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1 hour ago, Adventine said:

I looked at past VJ threads with the same topic but wanted to be 100% sure.

 

I have an appointment next month with the PH embassy in Washington DC to renew my passport and register for overseas voting.

 

My questions are:


1. Will the Embassy take my current passport? Or will they just punch holes in it and let me keep it?

2. I will likely take a flight from Washington DC and back. In case I am asked for an ID for the domestic flight from DC to home, I assume I won't be able to use my PH passport with holes punched in it. I don't have any other state ID, but I do have a couple of IDs from my home country (PH driver's license and UMID card). Would those do?

 

Obviously someone with a PH passport will have to chime in, however I have renewed my US passports overseas many times.  Typically that process is, I apply for a new passport at the embassy, I take my current passport with me and then return in a few weeks to pick up my new passport.  At that time, they will punch the holes into the old passport.  That should be standard operating procedure, but because sometimes the process is a little funky with PI Embassies/Consulates, youll want to double check. 

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2 hours ago, Adventine said:

I looked at past VJ threads with the same topic but wanted to be 100% sure.

 

I have an appointment next month with the PH embassy in Washington DC to renew my passport and register for overseas voting.

 

My questions are:


1. Will the Embassy take my current passport? Or will they just punch holes in it and let me keep it?

2. I will likely take a flight from Washington DC and back. In case I am asked for an ID for the domestic flight from DC to home, I assume I won't be able to use my PH passport with holes punched in it. I don't have any other state ID, but I do have a couple of IDs from my home country (PH driver's license and UMID card). Would those do?

 

They will spoil it with holes.  What you do is let them know and surrender the old passport ONLY when the new passport is ready.    Then and only then do you send the old passport via priority mail with a priority return envelope.  They return new and old.  The whole process takes just a few days.

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YMMV

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2 hours ago, Adventine said:

I looked at past VJ threads with the same topic but wanted to be 100% sure.

 

I have an appointment next month with the PH embassy in Washington DC to renew my passport and register for overseas voting.

 

My questions are:


1. Will the Embassy take my current passport? Or will they just punch holes in it and let me keep it?

2. I will likely take a flight from Washington DC and back. In case I am asked for an ID for the domestic flight from DC to home, I assume I won't be able to use my PH passport with holes punched in it. I don't have any other state ID, but I do have a couple of IDs from my home country (PH driver's license and UMID card). Would those do?

 

They took my wife's passport when she renewed, it was returned (w/hole) along with the new passport.   We didn't ask about keeping the old passport.

 

Any of your Philippine ID w/picture should be acceptable.  Carry a copy of your I-797 Notice regarding filing for Adjustment of Status.

Hank

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