EID 'L FITR (Feast of Ramadhan)
THE EMBASSY WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2010 PURSUANT TO PROCLAMATION No. 26 OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT DECLARING THE AFOREMENTIONED DATE AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF EID’L FITR (FEAST OF RAMADHAN). FOR THE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE OF ALL CONCERNED.
(SGD.)
BIENVENIDO V. TEJANO
Ambassador
Travel Tax Exemption Privilege for Philippine Missionaries Assigned Abroad
The Philippine Tourism Authority has informed the Department of Foreign Affairs that Philippine missionaries assigned abroad may avail of exemption from the payment of the travel tax when returning to their assignment from a visit to the Philippines.
This exemption privilege is granted under Section 2d of Presidential Decrees 1183 as amended, provided that Philippine missionaries should submit a Certificate of Employment issued by the Philippines Foreign Service Post in their country of assignment stating that they are working as missionaries in that country. The exemption is valid only for travel to their place of assignment.
(Sgd.)
Bienvenido V. Tejano
Ambassador
5 August 2010



The Embassy is pleased to inform the public of the following options now open to all passport applicants to save them the time and expense of travelling to Wellington to fulfill the requirement for personal appearance. Passport applicants are advised to read the following instructions carefully and make sure that the details of the requirements are strictly followed to avoid unnecessary delays in the processing of their passports:






