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FILIPINOS based abroad no longer have to go through a tedious process of getting vital documents and having them certified, as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched on Monday the online Apostille Appointment and Verification System at the Office of Consular Affairs (OCA) in Aseana.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., with Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Affairs Brigido J. Dulay and Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro, led the launching ceremony.

Since the Philippines’s accession to the Apostille Convention on May 14, 2019, applicants who need to submit Philippine documents abroad will only need to apply for an Apostille certificate instead of having the documents authenticated in the foreign embassy or consulate.

Once the document is issued an Apostille certificate, the applicant may submit the document directly to the concerned party, phasing out the “red ribbon” certificate.

“Authentication services are crucial for the Filipino public, particularly our overseas Filipino workers [OFWs] and students abroad. It is for them that we continue to think of ways to do things better and make their lives a bit easier,” said Secretary Locsin.

The newly launched system will allow applicants who wish to submit their documents for authentication at DFA Aseana to register for an appointment at http://dfa.gov.ph/apostille-appointment, beginning Monday. By April 2021, applicants may also register online for authentication appointments at select Consular Offices nationwide.

Undersecretary Dulay said that “today’s launch of this online appointment system for authentication services is a concrete, tangible and self-evident example of how we operationalize this commitment [to an effective, efficient and timely delivery of consular services that are responsive to the needs of Filipinos here and abroad].”

The step-by-step process of using the newly launched online Apostille Appointment and Verification System may be viewed here: https://bit.ly/2POySaT.

Those who wish to know more about the Authentication through Apostille may check https://tinyurl.com/DFAApostilleAuthentication.

For DFA’s Authentication services and which Consular Offices offer the service, visit the consular web site at https://consular.dfa.gov.ph/services/authentication/authentication-general-info.

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