NAIROBI – The Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Nairobi conducted its first mobile consular outreach mission to Tanzania for 2019 on 5 May 2019 amid heavy rainfall.
The Tanzania Meteorological Agency forecasted thunderstorms over most areas of the eastern part of the country in the second week of May, especially after Tropical Cyclone Kenneth. However, this did not deter Filipinos based in Tanzania who sought consular services, including passport renewals, notarials and authentication. Some Filipinos also consulted on civil registry issues and one foreign national applied for a tourist visa.
The Filipino community in Tanzania works in the engineering, construction, medicine and accountancy sectors, as well as in managerial positions in the hotel and restaurant industries.
As for their reasons for choosing to work in Tanzania, most Filipinos answered that they did not hesitate to grab the opportunity when it knocked on their door despite it being far from the Philippines. As much as they find their stay pleasant in Tanzania, the interviewed Filipinos expressed their desire to return to the Philippines for retirement.
Filipinos in Tanzania also exercised their right to vote for the Senatorial Elections in the field voting mission held parallel with the consular outreach.
Tanzania is one of the 12 countries under the jurisdiction of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Nairobi, Kenya. Dar es Salaam, is the former capital of Tanzania and continues to be Tanzania's most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film and television and a leading financial center. It is located 859 km from Nairobi.
Filipinos in Tanzania queue for consular services in Dar es Salam on 5 May 2019
An overseas Filipino prepares to get her photograph and biometrics taken during the mobile consular outreach mission of the Philippine Embassy in Nairobi on 5 May 2019
Nairobi PE’s Consular Team to Tanzania and the officers of the Filipino Community in Tanzania (FCT) pose for a photograph after the wrap up of the mobile consular outreach mission in Dar es Salaam
