Exclusive - Government Offers Newly Improved Postal ID Which Can be Used For Passport Application. HERE'S HOW TO APPLY!

Applying for passport can be such a pain. Aside from the long lines you have to endure and scheduling the appointment itself, it requires so much documents and legalities. For one, it requires 2 valid IDs. When you're a fresh graduate or a housewife or a freelancer, this can be a very difficult requirement. But now, the government is now offering a significantly improved postal ID which can be used for the Passport Application and is valid for 3 years! It has a security feature like the UMID as well. 

All you need to prepare is P504.00 which already covers the fee for the ID card, delivery fee and the 12% VAT! This is how you apply for them:

Postal ID Requirements: 

1. Two copies of duly accomplished PID (Postal Identification) Form 

2. Proof of Identity, you can submit one of the following: 

•  Birth Certificate Issued by NSO or Local Civil Registry 

•  GSIS or SSS UMID Card 

•  Valid Driver’s License

•  Valid Passport

•  Marriage Certificate for married females

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3. Secondary Proof of identity: 

Applicants with no Birth Certificate, UMID Card, Driver’s License or Passport may submit ANY TWO (2) of the following documents, at least one of which should bear the applicant’s photo and signature:

•  BIR ID 

•  Baptismal Certificate

•  Certificate of Birth

•  College or Post-Graduate Transcript of Records

•  Confirmation Certificate

•  Elementary or High School Form 137 

•  Marriage Certificate

•  Valid Alumni ID

•  Valid Basic Postal ID 

•  Valid College, School or University ID 

•  Valid Company ID

•  Valid Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) ID

•  Valid NBI Clearance

•  Valid OWWA ID

•  Valid Pag-Ibig ID 

•  Valid PhilHealth ID

•  Valid PRC ID 

•  Valid Paper-based Postal ID

•  Valid Police Clearance

•  Valid Seaman’s Book

•  Valid Senior Citizen ID

•  Valid Tax Identification Number Card

•  Valid Voter’s ID

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Proof of Address:

Submit any one (1) of the following

• Barangay Certificate of Residency issued within three (3 months) prior to PID application

• Certified True Copy of Lease

• Certified True Copy of Titles issued by the Land Registration Authority (LRA)

• Certified True Copy of Real Estate Tax Receipt

• Bank Statement

• Credit Card Statement

• School Billing Statement

• Utility Bill (cable, electric, internet, landline, telephone, water)

For foreign applicants, please refer to Postal Id Ph official Website: http://ift.tt/2euuZ6m

Procedure: 

Once you have all necessary requirements, submit it to your nearest Postal ID Capture station to have your picture and fingerprint taken. To know the nearest to your area, you can refer to this link: http://ift.tt/2eKYrDA

And done! You just need to wait for your Postal Id to be delivered right at your doorstep. 

Here are the estimated delivery times for your Postal id: 

15 working days – for Metro Manila address

20 working days – for other major cities and municipalities

30 working days – for island provinces and remote barangays

If you have questions about your Postal ID, you may contact the following numbers which are official PhilPost contact numbers: 

(0917) 5215373

(0998) 8847629

(0925) 3212291

Source: TNP, Daily

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