Filipino

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What do I need to gather to get my CFO?

[IsmoBem 1]

this link says it all!

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&catid=140

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Auryt

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Philippines regional forum; topic is country specific.

[Hank_ 9,174]

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend.

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&catid=140#ThirdA

Required documents & "OTHER DOCUMENTS" they ask for at CFO: copies of; CENOMAR, certified birth certificate, bio page of passport, visa page from passport, pictures together, from USC - bio page of passport, birth certificate, divorce decree (if been married before) are the most common. The "other documents" clause can be ANYTHING with those nit-wits at CFO.

** From the Family Code of the Philippines: it's 21-25 years old for advice and 18-21 years old for consent.

Art. 14. In case either or both of the contracting parties, not having been emancipated by a previous marriage, are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, they shall, in addition to the requirements of the preceding articles, exhibit to the local civil registrar, the consent to their marriage of their father, mother, surviving parent or guardian, or persons having legal charge of them, in the order mentioned. Such consent shall be manifested in writing by the interested party, who personally appears before the proper local civil registrar, or in the form of an affidavit made in the presence of two witnesses and attested before any official authorized by law to administer oaths. The personal manifestation shall be recorded in both applications for marriage license, and the affidavit, if one is executed instead, shall be attached to said applications. (61a)

Art. 15. Any contracting party between the age of twenty-one and twenty-five shall be obliged to ask their parents or guardian for advice upon the intended marriage. If they do not obtain such advice, or if it be unfavorable, the marriage license shall not be issued till after three months following the completion of the publication of the application therefor.A sworn statement by the contracting parties to the effect that such advice has been sought,together with the written advice given, if any, shall be attached to the application for marriage license. Should the parents or guardian refuse to give any advice, this fact shall be stated in the sworn statement.

[Tahoma 2,292]

Take everything to the CFO seminar that you took/are planning to take to your Embassy interview...and more!!!

Take everything to the CFO seminar that you took/are planning to take to your Embassy interview...and more!!!

[Caryh 5,206]

Take everything to the CFO seminar that you took/are planning to take to your Embassy interview...and more!!!

Take everything to the CFO seminar that you took/are planning to take to your Embassy interview...and more!!!

:yes: :yes:

[Shawn C 11]

With the new change (no PRISM) is there any comparison between the Gov't CFO seminar and the one still (until Aug) done at SMEF-COW? I'm hoping the Gov't office will be less grumpy.

Also our current plan is to complete both the seminar and the registration on the day before the flight is scheduled, is it that big of a risk to do at the Gov't office? I am trying to reduce the number of trips to Manila.

Edited July 13, 2012 by Shawn C

[Caryh 5,206]

With the new change (no PRISM) is there any comparison between the Gov't CFO seminar and the one still (until Aug) done at SMEF-COW? I'm hoping the Gov't office will be less grumpy.

Also our current plan is to complete both the seminar and the registration on the day before the flight is scheduled, is it that big of a risk to do at the Gov't office? I am trying to reduce the number of trips to Manila.

Why not go the CFO while doing the medical? Who knows what the new government run program will be like. My wife did her CFO when she got her medical done. Then returned to get the stamp the day before she flew out.

[Shawn C 11]

Initially planned to do it while she was there for medical but it didn't work out. Hoping the Gov't office will be less grumpy during the seminar since she will already have her visa and plane ticket and will listen politely during all of the training

[Caryh 5,206]

Initially planned to do it while she was there for medical but it didn't work out. Hoping the Gov't office will be less grumpy during the seminar since she will already have her visa and plane ticket and will listen politely during all of the training

Until someone trying to play power games decides they want her parents there to vouch for having approved the marriage. Its my guess that this is why they are phasing out the outside seminars, but you never know.