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US Immigration
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Posted 05/15/2010 |
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Bad news for Philippine passport applicants in Florida
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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Philippine Passport applicants in Florida will
now have to fly or drive to the Philippine
Embassy in Washington D.C. and personally appear
before a consular officer. WDCPE plans consular
staff outreach trips to Florida. Costs of
roundtrip airline tickets or transportation,
food, and lodging will be shouldered by
Philippine taxpayers.
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Though Filipinos in Florida will have to live
with the DFA order, for most of them, it may not
be the end of the issue. “People who go to the
Philippines are source of national revenue, some
invest in the Philippines,” said
Pete Barrameda, a
community advocate in Palm Beach.
“Why is the DFA making it more difficult for
passport applicants? The Honorary Consulate has
already been notarizing passport applications
since 2008 and Filipinos in Florida praised the
government for that,” Pete added.
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“Policies should work for the good of the Filipino people, not for
bureaucratic whims,” Pete chided. “With a new administration looming, I
hope change happens, if not to the policies, maybe the policy makers.
The goal of the government in bringing itself closer to the Filipino
people is drifting away!” (E-mail comments to: press @ bastapinoy.com)
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