First Passport. A baby gets his first passport photo taken at the consular mission held by the Philippine Embassy in Rome in Florence, Italy on 16 September 2018. For convenience of families and to speed-up processing, the Embassy sets up a dedicated passport encoder for babies and minors during consular outreach missions.

Rome, 17 September 2018 - A total of 853 service transactions were processed for Filipinos at the consular outreach mission in Florence, Italy held by the Philippine Embassy in Rome from 15 to 16 September 2018.

This was the second consular outreach in Florence in 2018 by the Embassy, servicing both Filipinos living in Florence as well nearby cities. The consular team was composed of personnel from the Philippine Embassy and partner agencies POLO-Rome, OWWA, PAG-IBIG, and SSS.

Overseas Filipinos availed themselves of outreach services that included 259 passport applications, 154 overseas absentee voting registrations, 125 POLO and OWWA services, and 175 SSS services.END

Availing Consular Services. Overseas Filipinos in Florence have their passport applications checked and paid for at the consular mission held by the Philippine Embassy in Rome in Florence, Italy from 15 to 16 September 2018. The Embassy pre-processes and readies passport application forms weeks in advance of the consular mission to make consular services faster for Filipinos.