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I am very pleased to have had my passport renewed at DFA Megamall. It was organized and quick - less than an hour! The only thing I was a bit bummed about was that I brought too many requirements, when all they checked/asked for were copies of my valid IDs (I had 4, only 2-3 are needed), second & last pages of my expired passport, and the actual passport! Eh I also had my police & barangay clearances, as well as my NSO-certified birth certificate! Better safe than sorry, I guess. I opted to pick up the new passport instead of having it shipped; I have an excuse to go out! Hehe! read more

DFA Office - Public Services & Government Near Me - Mandaluyong, NCR

Does anyone know what the email for this place is ? Shan ask my fiancé to get her school records and come back and told us not to make another appointment and just to come right back with the form but the officer at the front door won't let her in. We are confused on what to do. We were told to come right back and not to reschedule another appointment but we can't get to the agent we need to with the form she has to get. Do we start the process over again? read more

I went there unprepaired, just to inquire and ended up renewing my passport in 60-70 minutes, DONE, Then, they promised me in 14 days, I got it in 10.........maybe iits just one of those days. HAPPY CAMPER:) read more

For those who don't know Megamall, I'll make your life easier &tell you to NOT look for Mega building C (or the 7th flr) to get to this damn DFA office. You just have to go to the escalators between buildings Mega A & Mega B; then go up to the 5th floor. After which, you look for the MegaClinic & Bruno's Barber shop; there's a hallway that looks like it leads to the parking garage. Go thru the doors& you will see the DFA office (OUTSIDE!) on a mezzanine above the parking garage...from there, prepare to waste 3hrs of your life. It's a good idea to arrive 15min before your appt but bring an extra dose of patience. Like the other government offices, this DFA is just as dumb and filled with useless red tape. 3 ppl at the entrance to check your appt time; another 3 people to look at your paperwork BEFORE you actually line up. There are cheap, broken metal chairs which the useless guard corrals everyone to. Then the waiting starts. It's as ridiculous as you can imagine but at least there's a little bit of A/C in the waiting room and after this nightmare, you can go shopping and eat in the mall. Correction: Four hours later and still waiting..... this IS Dante's circle of HELL....limbo with no escape read more

Average time spent in this satellite DFA office for passport renewal/application is probably around 2 hours. And that's with a full house already. Good enough, right? If you're a senior citizen/PWD, it takes less than 30mins even! Definitely a welcome contrast to other government offices, even satellite ones in malls (*cough* NBI *cough*), where you take a whoooole day to line up and just end up being confused with the procedures. Here, everything's pretty much streamlined: (1) You schedule an appointment online and fill out the forms there, (2) show up on your schedule, (3) flash your appointment sheet to the guard to enter, (4) have your papers initially checked at the Information Counter and then get a queuing number, (5) proceed to the processing area and wait to be called (it's bank-style and your number's supposed to be flashed onscreen along with the corresponding counter to go to), (6) hand over your filled out docs and old passport/IDs to the officer, (7) pay passport processing fee at the Payment Counter (regular-P900, express-P1200), (8) move on to the Encoding Area and wait your turn for pictures & finger prints, and to double-check all info. Then you're done! You can also go to the Courier Counter if you want your new passport delivered. Otherwise, it's exit time! Of course you still experience ridiculous process kinks if you're unlucky like me and you encounter powertripping security guards who change up the process as if necessary lol (not issuing numbers and manually controlling the line; randomly showing up to look through your documents, unstapling them, then stapling them again with flourish according to what he thinks should be shown at the counter; intercepting you at the payment counter to act as middleman and hand over your own money through the window then hand back change like it's a 3-person job to pay to the cashier...) but just keep your cool and shrug off (laugh off) all the illogical eccentricities. Hahaha. Like I said, even with a full house (and some weirdness), it'll all take just about 2 hours and you're out of there. Travel tiiiime! read more

DFA Office - Public Services & Government Near Me - Mandaluyong, NCR

After some not very pleasant experiences with other government agencies, I was pleasantly surprised at how oddly efficient DFA Megamall was. I came in early for my passport renewal appointment and they let me in. The whole process took less than an hour - possibly close to 45 minutes only. The only hiccup was the courier line. I took longer on it than any other step because there was only one open counter (and a few confused people who lined up even if they didn't want delivery or just wanted to pick their passports up). Don't expect people to be friendly - those I encountered were a little abrasive - but at least it was quick! read more

I just renew my passport today! I was very amazed and surprised how organized, efficient and fast to renew passport. DFA staffs are very friendly, accommodating and very patient. They really make sure you have a nice photo taken and have right information in your new passport. read more

Have any of you ever even come close to filling up a passport? I think that the closest I've ever gotten was still a few pages short. I suppose someone out there is rich enough or lucky enough to get to travel enough to fill a passport, but for most of us, it seems like the thing never needs to be changed since it takes so long to get filled. Still, the government mandates that we have to renew it anyway, because apparently a passport that expires in 6 months is as good as expired. Yes, another dumb rule we can't seem to escape. At the very least, we can try to minimize the inconvenience. Now, instead of lining up at the DFA headquarters, people can apply through satellite branches. One of the better ones is found in Megamall. There's parking, the place is new, clean and completely air conditioned; you just have to make sure to get a good spot for the day. While there were previous concerns that satellite branches do the job slower, it's no longer the case. read more

A year after I came back from the U.S., it was time for me to renew my passport. Unfamiliar with the process, I asked around my family and friends about the easiest way to get my passport renewed. As if they all answered in unison, the unanimous decision was to go get it renewed at the SM Megamall satellite office. All you had to do was book a reservation slot when you would be able to attend, and they'll give you a checklist for all the documents you need to bring on the day itself. When I got there a half hour before my scheduled appointment, I decided to peek in and get a guesstimate on the time it would take for me to get through. Surprisingly, the lines were relatively empty, and I asked if I could go get my renewal ahead of my scheduled time. They processed my papers without question, and I was in and out in about 30 minutes. The passport came in through the mail after a few weeks, and that was it! I was so happy that the DFA setup satellite offices like this, and I sincerely hope that the process is this fast at other satellite branches. read more