No More Walk-In Passport Applicants Allowed

Starting October 1, the Philippine consulate in Dubai  will no longer accommodate walk-in passport applicants before 10 a.m. on weekends, reports Manila Standard Today. The rules is  intended to reduce the volume of people coming to the consulate. Vice Consul Geronimo Suliguin said   250 passport applicants with appointments turn out at the consulate daily. About half of this number are walk-ins.