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    SMEF COW is closed ..

    The one stop processing for GC seminar and CFO sticker in SMEF COW is closed .


    The SMEF COW have their seminar for Guidance and Counseling monday to friday without a limit of applicants in every country .. and they also give CFO GC certificate and CFO sticker if you have already your spouse/fiancee valid visa,if dont have your valid visa they only give you GC certificate.The counselors is also nice.


    but unfortunately CFO removed SMEF COW as their partner thats why they closed their office. It's getting more rushed and not easy for the coming applicants to have their seminar.Even though we cant say that not much applicant is going to UK ( like today im the only UK bound in the seminar ) we cant say when its few people who going to attend the seminar. Only the CFO main office now do the seminar and for UK bound they scheduled it only every thursday.


    I'm lucky that i done my seminar there and got my GC certificate today , so i only need to get in the CFO main office is the CFO sticker for my passport without a problem .


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    Quote Originally Posted by rhaichard View Post


    I'm lucky that i done my seminar there and got my GC certificate today , so i only need to get in the CFO main office is the CFO sticker for my passport without a problem .


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    lastlid , my only problem is i still dont have my passport ... British Embassy sent an emails to us that they despatched my passport ... that is last wednesday and yesterday ... they give date where they going to despatched my passport so my husband booked our flight this 23 sept


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    This is not good news. We were planning on going there next Thurs. Looks like a 5am 'sit on the doorstep' at the CFO to make sure Rose gets her session.

    Is the CFO planning to have another partner offering this service?


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    The whole thing is a farce, waste of time and money.


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    Am I on the right website for the CFO? I don't remember the days/choices being like this last time I looked:

    http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?opti...ion&Itemid=833


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    Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
    This is not good news. We were planning on going there next Thurs. Looks like a 5am 'sit on the doorstep' at the CFO to make sure Rose gets her session.

    Is the CFO planning to have another partner offering this service?
    i have no idea ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by rhaichard View Post
    lastlid , my only problem is i still dont have my passport ... British Embassy sent an emails to us that they despatched my passport ... that is last wednesday and yesterday ... they give date where they going to despatched my passport so my husband booked our flight this 23 sept
    I see. Cutting it a bit fine.


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    http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?opti...140&Itemid=833


    here's the link for the schedule and requirements


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    Quote Originally Posted by lastlid View Post
    I see. Cutting it a bit fine.
    its a bit hard now ... and thinking my husband will be here next thursday .. im pretty mad because its look like they are only playing ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by RickyR View Post
    The whole thing is a farce, waste of time and money.


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    its up your luck i think ...
    depends how many applicants will
    going to seminar in UK


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    ohhh dear!!! tsk tsk tsk. Very bad.


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    Quote Originally Posted by melovesengland View Post
    ohhh dear!!! tsk tsk tsk. Very bad.
    truly bad ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by rhaichard View Post
    its a bit hard now ... and thinking my husband will be here next thursday .. im pretty mad because its look like they are only playing ...
    Does your hubby have any flexibility in his flight ticket(s)?


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    i have no idea ... he didn't email yet the ticket to me ... and he also booked holidays from work


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    Quote Originally Posted by rhaichard View Post
    i have no idea ... he didn't email yet the ticket to me ... and he also booked holidays from work
    Thank you for letting us know about this btw, we would have turned up next Thurs and found out the hard way otherwise!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Trefor View Post
    Thank you for letting us know about this btw, we would have turned up next Thurs and found out the hard way otherwise!
    there's nothing wrong if you try ...


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    I believe CFO has an office at the airport.
    Some folks here have been in similar tight timeframes and have received the sticker at the airport office upon presentation of the seminar certificate.

    Just now I cant find the contact details and opening hours of CFO at the airport.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    I believe CFO has an office at the airport.
    Some folks here have been in similar tight timeframes and have received the sticker at the airport office upon presentation of the seminar certificate.

    Just now I cant find the contact details and opening hours of CFO at the airport.
    yeah i think you can get the CFO sticker in the airport ..

    but the only problem for the applicants in the future is the seminar ...


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    CFO – NAIA Desk Office
    Departure Area
    Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal I
    Pasay City
    Tel. No. (632) 879-5685


    i hope this is the right one


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    Rhaichard ... for this timely - or untimely [for you!] - alert.

    Disconcerting news for many ... especially those from the provinces who, in order to obtain their CFO "sticker", could find themselves forced to travel all the way to Manila.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RickyR View Post
    The whole thing is a farce, waste of time and money.
    ... piece of nonsense!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Rhaichard ... for this timely - or untimely [for you!] - alert.

    Disconcerting news for many ... especially those from the provinces who, in order to obtain their CFO "sticker", could find themselves forced to travel all the way to Manila.
    yeah the only offices they have is CFO MANILA and CFO CEBU ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    I believe CFO has an office at the airport.
    Some folks here have been in similar tight timeframes and have received the sticker at the airport office upon presentation of the seminar certificate.
    Uh ... ... oh! Hadn't realised that ... !


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    before they have 2 partner in that service that is SMEF COW and PRISM but they both removed it as their partner ... we also asked the staff in the SMEF COW why rhey removed as their partner , they also dont know why


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    Uh ... ... oh! Hadn't realised that ... !
    Well Arthur, that's just for a 'sticker'.
    They would still need to have done the seminar and received the certificate


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    Quote Originally Posted by rhaichard View Post
    yeah the only offices they have is CFO MANILA and CFO CEBU ...
    ... ah ... so they'll still be operating in Cebu? That's a relief, anyway. ... just wish they'd open up an office in Davao City, since there're surely bound to be enough folks from Mindanao to warrant it!


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    Very bad news for all the Visayas. Thats a trip to Manila for the CNI, a trip to Manila for the seminar, probably a trip to Manila for the English language test....us foreigners are made of money obviously


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Well Arthur, that's just for a 'sticker'.
    They would still need to have done the seminar and received the certificate
    's true!!

    I hope and Rhaichard's [updated] passport is returned to her pronto ... to avoid she and her husband being required to reschedule their pre-booked flight date.

    Good Luck, Rhaichard!


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