PH CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO RETURNS TO BOISE, IDAHO FOR CONSULAR OUTREACH, DELIVERS 271 SERVICES
BOISE, IDAHO, USA – The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco organized a consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024 at the Hampton Inn & Suites Boise/Spectrum.
Led by Consul General Neil Ferrer, the consular outreach in Idaho afforded Filipinos and Filipino Americans passport, dual citizenship, and overseas voting registration services without having to travel to San Francisco. Applicants from throughout Idaho and other states, including Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, availed of services during the outreach.
A total of 271 services were provided, including 79 passport applications, 92 dual citizenship petitions, and 83 overseas voting registrations.
During the outreach, a team from the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) provided information on employment-related laws and policies during the dual citizenship oathtaking ceremonies. The U.S. DOL also set-up a table where outreach applicants inquired about specific concerns.
The outreach was held with the support of the Filipino-American Association of Idaho.
The consulate outreach in Boise is the fifth one spearheaded by the Consulate in 2024. Filipinos residing under the Consulate’s jurisdiction may visit pcgsanfrancisco.org/consular-outreach-missions/ for details on succeeding outreach missions. END
Dual citizenship applicants take their Oath of Allegiance to the Philippines before Consul General Neil Ferrer during the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)
Dual Citizenship applicants are processed at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)
Passport applicants are processed at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)
Overseas voting registrants are processed at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)
The Boise, Idaho consular outreach team of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco. (San Francisco PCG photo)
The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach team with the volunteers from the Filipino-American Association of Idaho based in Boise, Idaho. (San Francisco PCG photo)
Assistant District Director Michelle Philipps from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division provides a briefing on employment matters to clients, at the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)
Assistant District Director Michelle Philipps (center) from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division takes part in the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco’s consular outreach in Boise, Idaho on 20 May 2024. Also in the photo are Consul General Neil Ferrer (left) Consul Jed Llona (right). (San Francisco PCG photo)