The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait informs first-time voters of the 2022 national elections that the physical Overseas Voter Registration will resume on 29 August 2021 (Sunday) only for those who will secure an online appointment with the Embassy. Walk-in Overseas Voter Registration is not allowed.
First-time voters are defined as Filipinos who will be 18 years old by election day on 9 May 2022, or Filipinos who never registered with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and never voted in an election in the Philippines and Kuwait.
Online appointment slots for the Overseas Voter Registration of first-time voters will be released on a weekly basis every Friday on the Embassy’s Setmore website (http://kuwaitpe.setmore.com), beginning 27 August 2021. Those with confirmed appointments only need to bring their passport copy, and application form which may be downloaded from this link: http://bit.ly/OVFormOne.
The Embassy reminds Filipinos in Kuwait with existing voting and biometric records with the COMELEC, that they can register online for the following services:
- Registration (Certification) as overseas voter, for those who have existing records with the COMELEC in the Philippines
- Reactivation of Overseas Voter Registration Records (OVRRs)
- Transfer of voting records from other countries to Kuwait (for those who will vote in Kuwait on 9 May 2022), or from Kuwait to the Philippines (for those who will vote in the Philippines on 9 May 2022)
Those who wish to apply for the above-mentioned services are requested to send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or send a message via Facebook Messenger at Office for Overseas Voting PH.
The deadline for the physical and online Overseas Voter Registration is on 14 October 2021. Meanwhile, the deadline for the transfer of voting records from abroad to the Philippines is on 31 August 2021.
Filipinos in Kuwait who voted at the Embassy in the 2016 and/or the 2019 elections do not need to register again either physically or virtually for the 2022 elections.
The public is reminded that the Embassy does not issue Voter’s ID. The Voter’s ID will also not be required from Filipino voters during the overseas voting at the Embassy next year.
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Ipinapaalam ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Kuwait sa mga first-time voter ng pambansang halalan ng 2022 na magbabalik ang pisikal na Overseas Voter Registration ngayong 29 Agosto 2021 (Linggo) para lamang sa mga makakakuha ng online appointment mula sa Embahada. Bawal ang walk-in na Overseas Voter Registration.
Itinuturing na first-time voter ang mga Pilipinong 18 taong gulang pagsapit ng araw ng halalan sa 9 Mayo 2022, o ang mga Pilipinong kailanman ay hindi rehistrado sa Commission on Elections (COMELEC) at hindi bumoto sa alinmang halalan sa Pilipinas at Kuwait.
Ang mga online appointment slot para sa Overseas Voter Registration ng mga first-time voter ay inilalabas linggo-linggo tuwing Biyernes sa Setmore website ng Embahada (http://kuwaitpe.setmore.com), simula 27 Agosto 2021. Ang mga may kumpirmadong appointment ay kailangan lamang magdala ng kopya ng pasaporte, at application form na maaaring i-download mula sa link na ito: http://bit.ly/OVFormOne.
Ipinapaalala ng Embahada sa mga Pilipino sa Kuwait na mayroon nang voting at biometric record sa COMELEC, na maaaring silang magparehistro online para sa mga sumusunod na serbisyo:
- Pagrehistro (Pagsertipika) bilang overseas voter, para sa mga may rekord sa COMELEC sa Pilipinas
- Pag-reactivate ng Overseas Voter Registration Records (OVRRs)
- Paglipat ng voting record mula sa ibang bansa patungong Kuwait (para sa mga boboto sa Kuwait sa darating na 9 Mayo 2022), o mula Kuwait patungong Pilipinas (para sa mga boboto sa Pilipinas sa darating na 9 Mayo 2022)
Ang mga nagnanais na mag-apply sa mga serbisyong nabanggit ay pinapakiusapang magpadala ng email sa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., o magpadala ng mensahe sa pamamagitan ng Facebook Messenger sa Office for Overseas Voting PH.
Ang huling araw para sa pisikal at online na Overseas Voter Registration ay sa 14 Oktubre 2021. Samantala, ang huling araw ng paglipat ng voting record mula abroad patungong Pilipinas ay sa 31 Agosto 2021.
Ang mga Pilipino sa Kuwait na bumoto sa Embahada sa halalan ng 2016 at/o 2019 ay hindi na kailangan pang magparehistro muli, pisikal man o birtwal, para sa halalan ng 2022.
Ipinapaalala sa publiko na hindi nag-iisyu ng Voter’s ID ang Embahada. Hindi rin hihingin ang Voter’s ID mula sa mga botanteng Pilipino habang gumugulong ang overseas voting sa Embahada sa susunod na taon.
State of Kuwait, 26 August 2021
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