1. When passport is expired
2. When passport validity is six months or less
3. For first-time applicants born abroad, ideally, upon issuance of (or simultaneously with, but NOT prior to) the Report of Birth (ROB) by the Consular Section. Please refer to Item No. 2 Civil Registration

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