Madrid PE rendered consular outreach services in the Balearic Islands on 22-23 February 2019 servicing approximately 350 Filipinos living in the islands which is 695.7 km away from Madrid.
Services include passport processing, dual citizenship application, civil registry, notarial services, labor and welfare services, assistance-to-nationals and various consultations and services, which the Filipinos took advantage to save them hundreds of Euros when travelling to Madrid to avail of these services.
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea with Palma de Mallorca as capital and is home to approximately 4,000 Filipinos.
As part of the Embassy´s Gender and Development program, the GAD focal person attended to senior citizens, pregnant women, children, persons with disabilities and other special cases through a courtesy lane provided during the outreach service.