Question about passport renewal

Question

my passport will expired at february 2009 and i plan to have a vacation to manila philippines on november and the philippine embassy here in spain advice me that its better for me to renew my passport in the philippines,i got confuse coz i know that to travel at least your passport is 6 month valid before its expired,some advice pls.

Answer 1

  You can enter the Philippines even if your passport is valid for less than six months as of your arrival date.  

  The turn-around time for passport renewal is 21 working days for regular processing and 14 working days expedited processing.  I want to stress that its working days ( so do not count weekends ).

You also have to factor in the passport renewal activity within days of arrival. You will spend practically a whole day just to submit your renewal application ( personal appearance is required ).

  Have a nice day !

Answer 2

You need 6 months remaining when you enter ANOTHER country.  Since you will be going to your home country that 6 months rule is not applicable.  You will need to renew it before you return to Spain.

Answer 3

6-month passport validity is required if you are applying for a visa to travel to a country other than the Philippines.  I traveled to Manila last June and my passport has less than 6 months left before its expiration, but I didn't have any problem!  So, renew it when you arrive in Manila.

Answer 4

You have to consider this in your vacation schedule: Renewal of passports takes longer these days because of they now make electronic machine-readable versions. Had my passport renewed in Davao City just recently and wont be getting it sooner than 20 working days. [With extra fee, they do have option for express processing which will take up to 12 working days]... Have a safe trip!