Filipinos in UAE warned over fake passport sched

  DUBAI – Be wary of individuals who sell fake appointment papers for passport renewal or application, the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai and Northern Emirates warned Filipinos in an advisory on Monday (October 31). These documents are easy to spot: they do not have the name of the applicant and contain an invalid mobile number of email address, according to the consulate. The consulate said that it does not recognise or honour this appointment. Filipinos in Dubai and the northern emirates are urged to book appointments for passport renewal or application through www.dubaipcg.checkappointments.com. Show up for passport appointment Last month, the consulate appealed to all Filipinos “to ensure that they appear on their scheduled date of passport application or renewal appointment” in order to avoid problems. The consulate issued the statement after what it said was a low turnout of 65 percent to 85 percent of people who were scheduled to appear at the consulate to process their passport applications. The consulate accommodates up to 380 passport renewal or application requests per day. “Non-appearance of applicants on their appointment schedules creates crowding and bottleneck in securing appointment slots on subsequent dates,” the consulate said in a statement. Also read How to renew passport at Philippine consulate Philippine passport validity: consulate sets record 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