First-time passport applicants

[Tahoma 2,292]

hmm .. seems like everybody's not the same afterall ... but still, CFO is required before getting out of the country anyways ... IF I were a first time applicant - married to a foreign national - and has the intention to get out of PH, there would be no reason for me not comply with the CFO. 2 cents

Yeah, it's required for GETTING OUT OF THE COUNTRY. As I understand it you need to show either your passport or a photocopy of the Identity Page to be admitted to the CFO Seminar. How can you get CFO Certificate which requires passport without first getting passport?

Sounds like a misunderstanding to me.

Maybe I should explain the situation better:

The people I'm trying to help are a married couple. He is a U.S. citizen and she is a citizen of the Philippines. At the time they met, they both lived in the Philippines. They got married in the Philippines and they still live there.

They do not plan to live in the U.S., nor anywhere but the Philippines.

She has never had a passport.

They simply want to be able to vacation in Hong Kong, China, or Viet Nam, etc. That's the reason she needs a passport. It seems unnecessary that she would be required to go through the CFO seminar.

As one poster said, maybe it's better to tell the passport office the reason you want a passport is to travel. Maybe it's as simple as that.

~ Tahoma

[fleur 0]

hmm .. seems like everybody's not the same afterall ... but still, CFO is required before getting out of the country anyways ... IF I were a first time applicant - married to a foreign national - and has the intention to get out of PH, there would be no reason for me not comply with the CFO. 2 cents

hi, i have just read your timeline, how was your medical and interview experienced? What laboratories you undergo? like blood test, urine test ? thanks

[chinese_mutt 11]

maybe if the last name sounds too foreign... then they'd require it. safer to just get one and bring it along when applying for passport. i renewed mine in July and the officer asked for it.