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Welcome to the official website of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, Hawaii, where you can find general information on the Consulate and its services, programs and activities, news on and from the Philippines and important announcements for our kababayans in Hawaii and American Samoa.

Maraming salamat po at Mabuhay!

Online Appointment

The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu, in line with the thrust of the Department of Foreign Affairs to provide efficient and comfortable service to all Filipinos, has implemented a consular service appointment system beginning May 01, 2018. All consular services will be by appointment only. SECURING AN APPOINTMENT IS ABSOLUTELY FREE OF CHARGE.

Unless you have an appointment, we will not be able to accommodate you. Please make sure you have a valid U.S. cellphone number and email address (Yahoo and Gmail only) where automated confirmatory messages will be sent to you. The confirmatory email will include your appointment schedule and the requirements for a particular type of consular service you wish to avail of. 

If you cannot make it to your scheduled appointment, you are kindly requested to cancel your appointment to give way to other applicants. DOUBLE REGISTRATION WILL MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT NULL AND VOID. 

For appointments, please click the appropriate link below.

 

The Consulate endeavors to attend to applicants as close as possible to their appointment time. However, service times could vary due to special cases of individual applicants.

 

Starting 21 March 2022, the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu will resume acceptance of passport applicants through its Courtesy Lane. The following are eligible for passport service through the Courtesy Lane:

1. Applicants who are 60 years old and above
2. Minors who are 7 years old and below (with parent/s or authorized adult companion)
3. Applicants with disability (must present a Disability ID)
4. Pregnant applicants (must present medical record)
5. Applicants with immediate need for a passport (must present proof of urgency such as death certificate or medical certificate)

The Consulate is able to accept a maximum of 15 Courtesy Lane applicants per day.

While applicants availing of the Courtesy Lane may apply for passport service during the Consulate’s business hours (9am to 3pm from Monday to Friday, except holidays), priority shall be given to applicants with appointments.

 

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ISSUANCE OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE

OEC or exit clearance/pass is a document certifying the regularity of a worker’s recruitment and documentation and ensures exemption from travel tax and airport terminal fee. It is presented at the POEA Labor Assistance Center (LAC) and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) counter at the airports prior to departure. The OES serves as the worker’s guarantee that he/she is covered by government protection and benefits.

The requirements for the issuance of OEC are as follows:

  1. Copy of passport (page showing photo and personal data);
  2. Copy of valid work visa, work permit or equivalent document (e.g., Form I-797);
  3. Accomplished Balik-Manggagawa Information Sheet; and
  4. US$ equivalent of P100 (between US$2 and US$3, depending on current Php-US$ exchange rate).

OEC issued by POLO is for one-time use only and valid for 60 days. This means that the vacationing OFW should leave the Philippines within 60 days upon the issuance of OEC.

OEC may be secured personally at the POLO, Philippine Embassy, 1600 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036 or via mail.

If via mail, the OFW should include a self-addressed/stamped return envelope. For security purposes, the payment should be in money order payable to “Labor Office”.

For inquiries, please contact 1-202-467-9425/26 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." style="color: rgb(0, 73, 127); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..