What happens if Filipinos try to leave the airport without the CFO/GCP?

[TVC 244]

Will Filipinos who try to exit the country to travel internationally be denied boarding if they dont have the CFO CERTIFICATE?

Do dual citizens of the Philippines and USA need the CFO?

Edited August 20, 2020 by TVC

[Allovertheworld 355]

15 minutes ago, TVC said:

Will Filipinos who try to exit the country to travel internationally be denied boarding if they dont have the CFO CERTIFICATE?

Do dual citizens of the Philippines and USA need the CFO?

Just depends on where they are going.  Most don't need it

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, TVC said:

Will Filipinos who try to exit the country to travel internationally be denied boarding if they dont have the CFO CERTIFICATE?

Do dual citizens of the Philippines and USA need the CFO?

If a Filipino is simply "traveling internationally" CFO is not required.

 

All Exiting Emigrates are required to complete CFO (GCP or PDOS)    OFW are also required to attend CFO.

 

If a Filipino has an immigrant visa in their passport (or K-1 visa) then a CFO sticker in the passport is also required.  And yes that means they would be denied boarding without the sticker.

 

A dual citizen IS NOT an exiting emigrate.  

 

[TVC 244]

9 hours ago, Hank_ said:

If a Filipino is simply "traveling internationally" CFO is not required.

 

All Exiting Emigrates are required to complete CFO (GCP or PDOS)    OFW are also required to attend CFO.

 

If a Filipino has an immigrant visa in their passport (or K-1 visa) then a CFO sticker in the passport is also required.  And yes that means they would be denied boarding without the sticker.

 

A dual citizen IS NOT an exiting emigrate.  

 

So you're positive I dont need the sticker for my baby who has both a Filipino and US passport?

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, TVC said:

So you're positive I dont need the sticker for my baby who has both a Filipino and US passport?

100%.  The blue passport is the get out of cfo free ticket 

[Hank_ 9,174]

16 hours ago, TVC said:

So you're positive I dont need the sticker for my baby who has both a Filipino and US passport?

Your child IS a USC!   No visa, not an exiting emigrate.   NO ... CFO!

 

Present both passports at the airport as you are getting boarding tickets

 

 

Edited August 21, 2020 by Hank_

[user555 196]

If they are only PH citizens and they did not complete their CFO examine prior to trying to immigrate to the US, the officials at the PH airport will turn them back. I saw a review of the Manila consulate and a K-1 visa applicant did not do their CFO seminar. They said no one told them about it, showed up at the airport, and were denied boarding.  

 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=117183

Here's another comment from a few years ago. "I'm glad we talked about the CFO GCC Sticker and stamp.. 7 people DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!! One was turned back at the airport!!"

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

13 hours ago, user555 said:

If they are only PH citizens and they did not complete their CFO examine prior to trying to immigrate to the US, the officials at the PH airport will turn them back. I saw a review of the Manila consulate and a K-1 visa applicant did not do their CFO seminar. They said no one told them about it, showed up at the airport, and were denied boarding.  

 

https://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=117183

Here's another comment from a few years ago. "I'm glad we talked about the CFO GCC Sticker and stamp.. 7 people DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!! One was turned back at the airport!!"

Yeah I have seen many people on here get pissed off at the embassy because they weren't told about it. But it's not a USEM requirement but the Philippines requirement

[Chancy 6,241]

On 9/3/2020 at 9:34 PM, Cyberfx1024 said:

Yeah I have seen many people on here get pissed off at the embassy because they weren't told about it. But it's not a USEM requirement but the Philippines requirement

 

To be fair, USEM actually mentions on their website that the CFO seminar is required by Philippine law.  Apparently, they even included an info sheet about it with the visa packet.  But I guess that's no longer a thing?

 

https://ph.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/family-based-immigration/after-the-interview/

 

[powerpuff 6,707]

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