Hi all just found this forum and must say its great. However i have just seen someone mention a CFO sticker. My wife got her spouse visa on Thursday and is ment to be flying here on Monday, does she have to have this sticker??? Please advise cheers Simon
Hello simon, she needs the cfo sticker, its a requirement.
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
thanks sophie thought that would be the case after reading a few posts here. She also has a 5 year tourist visa could she get through with that?
hello Simont.the CFO sticker is a requirement.She wont be allowed to leave the Philippines without it.She could not get through with it eventhough she had visitor's visa.CFO is government requirement for Spouse and Fiancee visa holder.
She would be allowed to leave the Philippines if anyone who checks (Philippines Immigration, etc) only see the visitor visa and not the spouse visa. Maybe hand it over with the relevant page open? Obviously UK Immigration won't care about the CFO stamp.Originally Posted by estherboaz
Though personally I wouldn't take the risk unless I had to...
thanks esthar, what a disaster!! I find it amazing that nobody tells you about this when you get the visa
CFO apart from the time issue in your case is nothing to worry about
Im guessing they cover it in some blurb saying you must check the latest rules and regs from the host nation blah blah
I mean lets be honest the British and Phill goiverments both dont know what they do let alone what others are up to it seems
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
thats why it helps to join this forum and get ideas from experienced members.
yep wish i found this site sooner
same here . Hope all goes well.
If it's not life threatening IGNORE it .. .
cheers for the advice guys, it did seem as though things were going too smoothly, we were approved within 21 days. is there anything else we must do after we get the CFO sticker or is that all we need now?
I guess that's about it simon, what's left to do is for you to prepare the house for wifey's arrival, lol
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
Umm visa for the UK, make sure travel tax is paid it used to be 16t most phill bought plane tickets should have paid (do check) then you have CFO stamp in passport.
Also make sure she has money for the airport tax i think its 750 pesos again best to check my memory not to good at present.
Make sure she keeps some coins or has credit on her phone to call both you while waiting to go plus family and friends.
Cant think of anything apart from to wish her a safe journey and you both much happiness
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
and where is her connecting flight?,so she as some spare cash for something to eat or drinkUmm visa for the UK, make sure travel tax is paid it used to be 16t most phill bought plane tickets should have paid (do check) then you have CFO stamp in passport.
Also make sure she has money for the airport tax i think its 750 pesos again best to check my memory not to good at present.
Make sure she keeps some coins or has credit on her phone to call both you while waiting to go plus family and friends.
Cant think of anything apart from to wish her a safe journey and you both much happiness
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Are you going to send her some Bornie thats so kind of youand where is her connecting flight?,so she as some spare cash for something to eat or drink
Dont forget cold weather gear
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
spare cash,whats that?Are you going to send her some Bornie thats so kind of you
does she have time to get the cfo sticker before her flight on monday,if she gets there first thing in the morning then she should have it by lunch time.its jusy another way to get some cash from them before they leave the country
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
thanks again, think we will have all things covered then once we get this CFO sticker. As for getting the house ready Sophie, my wife was here for 5 months before she went home to apply for her visa so as you can imagine she has the house set up exactly as she wants it!! all i have to worry about is explaining why all her plants are dead lol!!
A trip to the Garden centre for you it sounds like
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
yeah very kind bornie lol!! Grace is flying via amsterdam and she had plenty of euro's with her when she left to go back to the philippines although i think she sent most of that on toblerone's for the family
haha yeah do you think its to early to blame the frost?
As most filpinas are shivering when they first get here she will belive you
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
unfortunatley not her flight should be at 10.40 i also looked on there website just now and it says people going to the uk can go tuesday's and thursday's only, is that right do you know?
Souds right I know it was not every day but best for your Wife to phone if she can for the latrest info in case the website has not be updated.
Oh lord why did you make so many clothes and shoe shops
cheers darren, just changed her flight to next saturday as like you we didn't think it was worth the risk. not all bad as it gives me an extra few nights down the pub with the lads!
make the most of your freedom while it lastsand if you have any problems please read bystanders thread to keep your wife in check
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Wind up merchant....make the most of your freedom while it lasts
Enjoy it while it lasts simon, lol
On a serious note, its good to know everything's sorted out now, got her flight moved to a later date so she got all the time to get to CFO
"10% of life is made up of what happens to you, 90% is decided by how you react"
"The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost"
yes while it lasts..i can imagine the flying saucer ehhEnjoy it while it lasts simon, lol
On a serious note, its good to know everything's sorted out now, got her flight moved to a later date so she got all the time to get to CFO
If it's not life threatening IGNORE it .. .
The whole CFO thing is a complete farce in my opinion. Nobody in Philippines bothers to tell you anything about it so I'd guess theres a lot of people that get turned around AFTER theyve paid their terminal fees at the airport!
I only found out about it here and it was a complete surprise to my fiancee. Their website is one of the worst Ive ever seen and gives you conflicting information.
They dont even tell you the full requirements before you go there!
Make sure your wife has pictures of you together. They will ask, and they won't give you the sticker if she can't show them one!!
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for us it was more or less the same - we found out about CFO just by chance, unless you are member of forum or you have some friend or relative who gone this way before you you have no means how to find out about it.
Also they will ask your fiancee about your mothers maiden nameand what was the course of your studies
(just wonder what for they need to know it
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