cfo

[louiep 7]

hi again my fellow vjrs,so happy and excited but one more step to go before departure for my family,,my question here is what are the nesscary things for my wifes successful cfo along with my stepdaughters who are 6 and 3yrs old?they already have their visa's and visa packages ! they just need to do the cfo then they can depart.

[Netsikai 20]

I would suggest that she call CFO if she should bring her daughters considering the girls ages...in case she can't call at all, she should bring a relative or friend to take care of the girls when she will have the CFO seminar...

when I had the CFO, there were 15 attendees in one room, all adults..no kids at all.

With regards to the docs needed, passport, all docs and pics she brought to the us embassy manila interview...ur mothers maiden name, ur landline number, name, address, zip code and phone number of her nearest kin to contact in case of emergency.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Under a certain age the child does not have to attend CFO, just get the sticker. Info is on the CFO website

CFO:

ALL exiting required to attend.

There have been changes regarding CFO so for sure read through their website.

Update: Please check the schedule of the counseling session before proceeding to CFO because it is country-specific and the slots are LIMITED; 15 per session (two sessions per day) for Manila and 12 per session (only one session a day) for Cebu. It is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

CFO Online Registration Form: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/pdf/downloadable%20forms/registrationform.pdf Complete this and print a couple copies to bring to the CFO seminar, it will save you time. It has been posted recently that even if you complete the online form you will still be required to complete another form at CFO... not sure why.

http://www.philembassy.no/sites/default/files/downloads/new_gcp_flyer.pdf

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

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

When you get to the 3rd floor, You'd be asked to fill up an Information Sheet. (Yes, you have to fill it up there, It's not the downloadable one on the CFO website.) Make sure you answer ALL questions/fields. Rendering this incomplete will be one of their criterias for you to be "HELD/ON HOLD" for one on one counseling.

Information Needed on the Form:

- Basic Information about you, the fiance(e)/spouse (Name, Address, Birthday, etc.; Your Birthplace is important too, specify which city/town/area/province)

- Basic Information about your petitioner (Sometimes you are going to be asked for the Birth Certificate copy)

- FULL MAIDEN NAME of fiance(e)/spouse's MOTHER

- Contact person in the Philippines, specifically immediate family as in Father, Mother, Siblings.

- Landline Number of Petitioner. (I know, I know, most of you guys don't use landlines now. That's what was running through my mind too.) If no landline is available, Landline of Petitioner's Nearest Relative or Petitioner's Neighbor.

- Petitioner's Educational Attainment, Degree/Course, Occupation

- Information on Petitioner's Divorce/Annulment/Death of previous wife or husband. You must have a copy of the Divorce Decree/Death Certificate.

- ZIPCODES. Both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Never forget to write those down.

[sunandmoon 450]

the daughters will only need to be registered with CFO to obtain the sticker in their passport.