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[UPDATE AS OF 29 MARCH 2021] For the newest public advisories on the Embassy's passport service, please visit the following:

 

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The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait wishes to thank our kababayan who have been giving their comments on the process of passport application and renewal under the “new normal.” The Embassy implemented this new process out of necessity, due to the continued threat of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to the lives of Filipinos in Kuwait.

As previously requested in our public advisory on the online appointment system last 30 May 2020, the Embassy reiterates its appeal for the Filipino community’s understanding that only a limited number of applications can be accommodated every day. Please understand that while passport application and renewal have resumed, the threat of COVID-19 infection has not gone away. Controlling the number of applicants at the Embassy will ensure that physical distancing measures will be enforced effectively.

The Embassy also appeals for everyone’s understanding that applicants are only accommodated outside the Embassy. This is to further reduce, if not eliminate, the risk of the COVID-19’s spread inside the Embassy. The office hours of 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. from Sundays to Thursdays are also being implemented temporarily in light of the ongoing nationwide curfew, and in compliance with the Kuwaiti government’s advice for the reduction of any on-site work.

If one Embassy employee contracts the COVID-19, the Embassy will automatically be closed for 14 days as all Embassy personnel will have to undergo the mandatory quarantine for those who have close contact with our employee. One Philippine Consulate General in North America suspended their operations for 14 days after one of their employees tested positive for the COVID-19. THE EMBASSY DOES NOT WANT TO SUSPEND ITS OPERATIONS FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS IF ONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES GETS THE COVID-19.

The Embassy assures the Filipino community that it is trying its best to improve its processes and increase its capacity to accept more passport applicants (i.e. increase more slots in its online appointment system), with the safety and health of the public as its top priority.

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Nais magpasalamat ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Kuwait sa ating mga kababayan na nagbibigay ng kanilang komento ukol sa proseso ng aplikasyon at renewal ng pasaporte sa ilalim ng “new normal.” Ipinatupad ng Embahada ang bagong proseso na ito buhat ng pangangailangan, dahil sa patuloy na banta ng Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa buhay ng mga Pilipino sa Kuwait.

Tulad ng ipinakiusap namin sa aming public advisory ukol sa online appointment system noong 30 Mayo 2020, inuulit ng Embahada ang apela nito ng pag-unawa mula sa Filipino community dahil limitadong bilang lang ng mga aplikasyon ang kaya naming tanggapin araw-araw. Nawa’y maintindihan ng lahat na kahit ibinalik na ang aplikasyon at renewal ng mga pasaporte, hindi pa rin nawawala ang peligro na mahawaan ng COVID-19. Sa pagkontrol ng bilang ng mga aplikante sa Embahada, masisigurong maipatutupad nang epektibo ang mga patakaran para sa physical distancing.

Umaapela rin ang Embahada ng pag-unawa ng lahat dahil sa pagtanggap namin ng mga aplikante sa labas ng Embahada. Ito ay para higit pang mabawasan, kung hindi man matanggal, ang peligro ng pagkalat ng COVID-19 sa loob ng Embahada. Ang oras ng opisina mula 7:00 A.M. hanggang 11:00 A.M. mula Linggo hanggang Huwebes ay ipinatutupad din pansamantala dahil sa umiiral na pambansang curfew, at bilang pagtalima sa abiso ng pamahalaan ng Kuwait na bawasan ang anumang gawain sa opisina.

Kung may isang empleyado ng Embahada ang magkasakit ng COVID-19, awtomatikong magsasara ang Embahada sa loob ng 14 na araw dahil sasailalim sa sapilitang quarantine ang lahat ng nakasalamuha nang malapitan ng aming tauhan. Isang Konsulado Heneral ng Pilipinas sa Hilagang Amerika ang nagsuspinde ng kanilang operasyon ng 14 na araw nang magpositibo ang isa sa kanilang tauhan sa COVID-19. AYAW NG EMBAHADA NA SUSPENDIHIN ANG MGA OPERASYON NITO NG DALAWA PANG LINGGO KUNG ANG ISA SA MGA TAUHAN NITO AY MAKAKUHA NG COVID-19.

Tinitiyak ng Embahada sa Filipino community na ginagawa nito ang lahat ng paraan upang mapabuti pa ang mga proseso nito at madagdagan ang kakayahan nito na tumanggap ng mas maraming aplikante ng pasaporte (i.e. madagdagan ang slots sa online appointment system), na ang unang prayoridad ay ang kaligtasan at kalusugan ng publiko.

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ود سفارة الفلبين في الكويت أن تشكر إحدى الجالية الفلبينية التي قدمت تعليقاتها على عملية طلب جواز السفر والتجديد بموجب "الوضع الطبيعي الجديد". نفذت السفارة هذه العملية الجديدة بدافع الضرورة ، بسبب التهديد المستمر لمرض الفيروس التاجي 2019 (COVID-19) على حياة الفلبينيين في الكويت.

 

بناءً على طلب سابق في استشارتنا العامة حول نظام المواعيد عبر الإنترنت في 30 مايو 2020 ، تكرر السفارة مناشدتها لفهم المجتمع الفلبيني أنه لا يمكن استيعاب سوى عدد محدود من الطلبات كل يوم. يرجى تفهم أنه على الرغم من استئناف طلب جواز السفر والتجديد ، فإن خطر الإصابة بـ COVID-19 لم يختف. إن التحكم في عدد المتقدمين في السفارة سيضمن تطبيق إجراءات التباعد الفعلي بشكل فعال.

 

تناشد السفارة أيضًا أن يفهم الجميع أن المتقدمين يتم استيعابهم فقط خارج السفارة. وذلك لتقليل خطر انتشار COVID-19 داخل السفارة ، إن لم يكن التخلص منه. ساعات العمل 7:00 صباحًا. حتى 11:00 صباحًا من الأحد إلى الخميس ، يتم أيضًا تنفيذها مؤقتًا في ضوء حظر التجول المستمر على مستوى الدولة ، وامتثالًا لنصيحة الحكومة الكويتية للحد من أي عمل في الموقع.

 

إذا تعاقد أحد موظفي السفارة مع COVID-19, فسيتم إغلاق السفارة تلقائيًا لمدة 14 يومًا حيث سيتعين على جميع موظفي السفارة الخضوع للحجر الإلزامي لأولئك الذين لديهم اتصال وثيق مع موظفنا. أوقفت قنصلية عامة فلبينية في أمريكا الشمالية عملياتها لمدة 14 يومًا بعد اختبار أحد موظفيها بشكل إيجابي لـ COVID-19. لا تريد السفارة تعليق عملياتها لمدة أسبوعين آخرين إذا حصل أحد موظفيها على COVID-19.

 

 

تؤكد السفارة للمجتمع الفلبيني أنها تبذل قصارى جهدها لتحسين عملياتها وزيادة قدرتها على قبول المزيد من المتقدمين للحصول على جوازات السفر (أي زيادة المزيد من المواعيد في نظام المواعيد عبر الإنترنت) ، مع سلامة وصحة الجمهور كأولوية قصوى.

 

 

State of Kuwait, 9 June 2020

 

Visit the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait's Coronavirus Disease 2019 webpage for the latest updates and advisories on the COVID-19 situation in Kuwait: https://kuwaitpe.dfa.gov.ph/covid19