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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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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

The POEA requires the verification of the employment contract of the OFW before he/she is granted an OEC. Contract verification ensures that there is actual existence of job and employer for the OFW and that the provisions in the contract meet the minimum requirements of the POEA and that of the host government.

The following are the requirements for contract verification:

  1. Approved work permit or visa;
  2. Employer’s Information Card. (If the employer in the work permit is an individual, use the Individual Information Card Form. If the work permit is approved under a business, use the Business Information Card Form);
  3. Copy of the business license. (If the work permit is approved under business.);
  4. Copy of identification of the employer or company representative signing the employment contract (e.g., passport, driver’s license, etc.); and
  5. Payment of US$35 in US Bank Draft or Money Order payable to the “Embassy of the Philippines” (or "Philippine Consulate General", if application is made at one of the Philippine Consulates General in the U.S.) for verification and authentication fee.

If the transaction will be done by mail, another US Bank Draft or Money Order should be secured payable to “Fedex”. The amount shall depend on the Fedex quote to be obtained by the employer/company for shipping the verified and authenticated documents from the Philippine Embassy, 1600 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036 to the point of destination of the documents (either back to the employer or company or directly to the address of the worker in the Philippines).

The turn around time for contract verification and authentication is three working days.

Employers/company representatives are advised to contact POLO at 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. before sending the documents for verification and authentication.

Downloadable Forms:

  1. Balik-Manggagawa Information Sheet
  2. Employer’s Information Card (Individual)
  3. Employer’s Information Card (Business)
  4. Standard Employment Contract – Household Service Worker
  5. Standard Employment Contract – Various Skills

POLO’s mailing address is Embassy of the Philippines, 1600 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20036 U.S.A.