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Overseas Voting Registration extended until October 14, 2021

The Overseas Voting Registration that was supposed to have a deadline of September 30, 2021, has been extended until October 14, 2021.

It was announced by the Philippine Embassy in Muscat that the Comission on Elections (COMELEC) En Banc unanimously decided on September 29, 2021 to extend the Overseas Voting Registration until October 14, 2021.

In an advisory, the Philippine Embassy says that all qualified Filipino citizens in Oman who are not registered overseas voters are advised to file their application for registration at the Philippine Embassy before the deadline.

Those who wish to register must personally appear at the Philippine Embassy in Muscat for biometrics capturing and should bring the following:

For Filipino Citizens

  • Valid passport and photocopy of data page;

For Dual Citizens

  • Valid Passport and photocopy of data page
  • Photocopy of dual citizenship documents (Identification Certificate, Oath of Allegiance, Order of Approval) or proof of Philippine citizenship from the Bureau of Immigration;

For Seafarers

  • Photocopy of seafarer’s book.

Philippine Embassy in Muscat Location Map

Source: https://muscatpe.dfa.gov.ph/newsroom/news-and-press-releases/1331-pr-93-2021

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