Obtaining a Philippine passport and CFO

[Ed_tacoma 0]

Hello,

My wife living in Cebu is having difficulty obtaining a Philippine passport. The DFA told her that she needs a CFO seminar before getting a passport, and that she needs a copy of my divorce decree and photos of our wedding. My divorce decree was already used in the processing of our marriage license. This seems unreasonable to me! Will someone please explain this passport/CFO process to me? It is for an approved I-130, CR-1. Thanks!

[Zen Den 18]

Hello,

My wife living in Cebu is having difficulty obtaining a Philippine passport. The DFA told her that she needs a CFO seminar before getting a passport, and that she needs a copy of my divorce decree and photos of our wedding. My divorce decree was already used in the processing of our marriage license. This seems unreasonable to me! Will someone please explain this passport/CFO process to me? It is for an approved I-130, CR-1. Thanks!

have your fiancee print out the info below, but print it from the dept of foreign affairs website, and have her bring it to dfa-cebu. maybe they got her confused because she's applying for the first time (?) and wants it in her married name and she happens to be married to a fireigner (?)

PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS:

Personal Appearance is required.

Duly accomplished application form.

Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

Three (3) colored photos of the applicant taken against a royal blue background. Applicant should be in decent attire with collar. Photo must be of good quality, and must have been taken within the last six (6) months. Photo size: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm. Facial image size: Not less than 3 cm. DFA has the right to reject photos that do not comply with specifications and international standards.

Proof of identity / Supporting documents indicating full name, date and place of birth and citizenship

Other Supporting documents.

Additional Requirements:

For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse

Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper issued by NSO or Certified True Copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

For married women who would like to revert back to their maiden name

If already widowed: Death Certificate of the deceased husband;

If marriage is annulled: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on annulment and NSO-issued MC with the annotation on the annulment decree;

If divorced: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on divorce secured by foreign spouse authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the divorce is obtained.

http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/passport

[Ed_tacoma 0]

have your fiancee print out the info below, but print it from the dept of foreign affairs website, and have her bring it to dfa-cebu. maybe they got her confused because she's applying for the first time (?) and wants it in her married name and she happens to be married to a fireigner (?)

PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS:

Personal Appearance is required.

Duly accomplished application form.

Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

Three (3) colored photos of the applicant taken against a royal blue background. Applicant should be in decent attire with collar. Photo must be of good quality, and must have been taken within the last six (6) months. Photo size: 4.5 cm x 3.5 cm. Facial image size: Not less than 3 cm. DFA has the right to reject photos that do not comply with specifications and international standards.

Proof of identity / Supporting documents indicating full name, date and place of birth and citizenship

Other Supporting documents.

Additional Requirements:

For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse

Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper issued by NSO or Certified True Copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.

For married women who would like to revert back to their maiden name

If already widowed: Death Certificate of the deceased husband;

If marriage is annulled: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on annulment and NSO-issued MC with the annotation on the annulment decree;

If divorced: Certified true copy and photocopy of the first page and the dispositive portion of the judgment on divorce secured by foreign spouse authenticated by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the divorce is obtained.

http://dfa.gov.ph/main/index.php/consular-services/passport

Thanks for the info! I also think that there is confusion at dfa.