Clockwise from top left: The Embassy outreach team (standing L-R) composed of Consul Jim Minglana, Mr. Dennis Cruz, and Mr. Paul Vincent Fodra pose with members of the Filipino community in Zambia at the outreach mission on 16 April 2023; this young passport client concentrates while his biometrics data are taken during passport renewal; an overseas voter takes advantage of mobile OV registration services; a client scans the QR code to send his rating and comments using the Embassy’s online client feedback system.
The Philippine Embassy in Pretoria conducted its third consular outreach mission for 2023 to Lusaka, Zambia on 16 April 2023. The team, composed of Consul Jim Minglana, Mr. Dennis Cruz, and Mr. Paul Vincent Fodra, provided consular services such as passport renewal, birth and marriage registration, legalization of documents, and overseas voters registration for the 2025 national elections to Filipinos and their families in the area.
There are approximately 300 Filipinos in Zambia, mostly working as engineers, supervisors, business owners, missionaries, and key employees in the manufacturing, food and hospitality sectors.
The Embassy expresses its appreciation to the Filipino community in Zambia for helping ensure the success of the mission.
