Philippines: CFO Online Appointment System effective May 15, 2014

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Which seminar is needed for a F2A beneficiary? One that is married to a Filipino citizen. I'm looking at the website and I am not quite sure which seminar one should be taking. Thanks for any help.

Your better off starting a new thread then hijacking this thread. You would get a better response.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Which seminar is needed for a F2A beneficiary? One that is married to a Filipino citizen. I'm looking at the website and I am not quite sure which seminar one should be taking. Thanks for any help.

As Filipinos going abroad as fiancé(e)s, spouses or other partners of foreign nationals, you are required to attend the CFO's guidance and counseling session.

You'll find answers to your questions here: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1348:fiancee-spouses-and-other-partners-of-foreign-nationals&catid=140

[yannix 24]

My bad. Didn't mean to hijack the thread. I'll post a new thread. Thanks

[tEe328cEe 12]

Hey Guys, just letting you know that effective May 15th, CFO will be implementing online appointment system. No more falling in line at 3am in the morning!

Press Release: http://www.cfo.gov.ph/images/Press_Release_on_CFO_Online_Appointment_System_2014.pdf

Pre Registration is on the CFO website. http://www.cfo.gov.ph/

Hope this helps!

Is it for CFO-Manila only? because I've read the link you posted it says CFO-Manila, so i guess we would still line up early morning in CFO-Cebu

[malenliam 18]

I went to CFO before , I still dont have visa, actually its still on USCIS. But because its a requirement to change my family name to my married name, they let me. And I was instructed just to show the visa when I have it so they can put sticker on my passport. They just gave me a certificate after ther seminar. And oh I get there 7:30 in the morning, and the seminar started 9:00am.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Is it for CFO-Manila only? because I've read the link you posted it says CFO-Manila, so i guess we would still line up early morning in CFO-Cebu

It appears that it is Manila only from reading the notice.

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/images/Press_Release_on_CFO_Online_Appointment_System_2014.pdf

[DandC 13]

It appears that it is Manila only from reading the notice.

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/images/Press_Release_on_CFO_Online_Appointment_System_2014.pdf

Hey guys, here's the link to the online registration... http://gcp-appointment.cfo.gov.ph/

[Al422 221]

They won't let you register online unless you can supply them with a visa number. We don't have that yet so our hands are tied. Interview is May 20.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Al422

[Al422 221]

Thanks for the new link. I just tried it, and the dates are all wide open. You tell them you don't have a visa yet and they will not bug you for the visa number.

They doubled the number of slots per day to 60 MTW and 45 TF.

This might actually work well.

Maybe it is because this is run by the Phillipines govt and not the US govt? The US govt has 2 speeds: Slow and stop. And one rule: Never do anything well when a complicated bureaucracy will do it worse and slower.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Al422

[Zedayn 485]

Thanks for the new link. I just tried it, and the dates are all wide open. You tell them you don't have a visa yet and they will not bug you for the visa number.

They doubled the number of slots per day to 60 MTW and 45 TF.

This might actually work well.

Maybe it is because this is run by the Phillipines govt and not the US govt? The US govt has 2 speeds: Slow and stop. And one rule: Never do anything well when a complicated bureaucracy will do it worse and slower.

So you can still attend the seminar before having the visa?

[Hank_ 9,174]

They won't let you register online unless you can supply them with a visa number. We don't have that yet so our hands are tied. Interview is May 20.

Hands aren't tied, go now before the 15th.

[Al422 221]

Hands aren't tied, go now before the 15th.

Actually they are. Candy will arrive in Manila on the 11th and do her medical on the 12th and 13th. The 14th will more than likely be a zoo as a barrage of ladies trying to beat the clock will no doubt be there.

The online system actually looks quite good now, a lot better than i expected.

Edited May 9, 2014 by Al422

[Hank_ 9,174]

Actually they are. Candy will arrive in Manila on the 11th and do her medical on the 12th and 13th. The 14th will more than likely be a zoo as a barrage of ladies trying to beat the clock will no doubt be there.

The online system actually looks quite good now, a lot better than i expected.

Ahhhh, Candy isn't close by Manila... that is ah "oh well" then, need to wait for the visa I guess.

The scheduling idea is nice, but needing the visa number truly sucks pond scum...

[Messybrownhair 251]

I'm sure once the system is up and running and the kinks are ironed out that this is actually a good idea. Hopefully it will be executed well. I remember in 2010 my month of the interview was the first time USEM implemented the online scheduling and everyone was also going nuts, there was a huge thread about it here in VJ.. But it all went well, and now everyone just sees it as the norm. We gotta keep up with the times!

[Al422 221]

Ahhhh, Candy isn't close by Manila... that is ah "oh well" then, need to wait for the visa I guess.

The scheduling idea is nice, but needing the visa number truly sucks pond scum...

Hank I think we can beat that. They give a choice in the menu that you don't have a visa. You pick that and they don't bug you for the visa number.

Candy works in Hong Kong purusant to an OFW contract. She has no choice but to quit now and fly back home because you sign up for these jobs in one year increments. While those in Phil with regular day to day jobs could go back home and squeeze a few more weeks of work out of their remaining time, Candy can't do that. Her last day of work will be Saturday May 10, and her next job will be here in New York when she gets her EAD.