CFO Questions..?

[bigmarco]

Is it right that you can only go on a Thursday to get CFO sticker if you are coming to UK

[lastlid]

Is it right that you can only go on a Thursday to get CFO sticker if you are coming to UK

Too long ago for us. Marco. The wife cant remember, unfortunately.

[rhaichard]

Is it right that you can only go on a Thursday to get CFO sticker if you are coming to UK

seminars for UK and Italy is only thursday ... but if u already have the GCC you can get sticker in any day ...

[Terpe]

Is it right that you can only go on a Thursday to get CFO sticker if you are coming to UK

Updated schedule, requirements and procedure on attendance to Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP), Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), Peer Counseling Program (PCP) and Country Familiarization Seminar (CFS) please click the links:

- Guidance and Counseling Program (GCP)

- Pre-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) and Peer Counseling Program (PCP)

- Country Familiarization Seminar (CFS)

For more clarification, please contact the Migrant Integration and Education Division of the CFO at telephone numbers: 552-4740-46/ 552-4769/ 552-4713 or e-mail at info@cfo.gov.ph or imiravalles@cfo.gov.ph.

Source:-
http://www.cfo.gov.ph/index.php?opti...108&Itemid=839

[Trefor]

We (well Rose) did the CFO seminar thing in Manila yesterday. There were 4 people in the UK seminar and around 200 in the US seminar (or trying to get into it!). They combined UK and Italy and I think there were 9 in total in the room at the time. Be prepared with information such as your partner's job, mother-in-law's maiden name, where you met etc. They will ask you in a 1-1 session after the seminar to ensure they are satisfied with your case.

When to arrive? hmm. We stayed in a hotel around the corner and got there at 5:30am. Registration starts at 7am for the UK group. When we got there we found around 100 people waiting already! Turned out 95% of them were for the US seminar. Many got turned away from that group. We actually dropped by and checked things out around 7pm the night before with the security guard. There were 3 ladies sitting there, we found out the next day they were the front of the America queue! By the way, there is no queue per country, just a big load of people waiting around the entrance steps, then a bit of a free-for-all to the registration desk when the doors open. People weren't pushing and shoving, but I'd suggest angling your way through as many people as possible.

In my opinion you cannot take a risk that a UK seminar will always have 4-5 people wanting to attend. Arrive early. VERY early.

Of course this was Manila, I'm not sure about the CFO in Cebu.

[rhaichard]

We (well Rose) did the CFO seminar thing in Manila yesterday. There were 4 people in the UK seminar and around 200 in the US seminar (or trying to get into it!). They combined UK and Italy and I think there were 9 in total in the room at the time. Be prepared with information such as your partner's job, mother-in-law's maiden name, where you met etc. They will ask you in a 1-1 session after the seminar to ensure they are satisfied with your case.

When to arrive? hmm. We stayed in a hotel around the corner and got there at 5:30am. Registration starts at 7am for the UK group. When we got there we found around 100 people waiting already! Turned out 95% of them were for the US seminar. Many got turned away from that group. We actually dropped by and checked things out around 7pm the night before with the security guard. There were 3 ladies sitting there, we found out the next day they were the front of the America queue! By the way, there is no queue per country, just a big load of people waiting around the entrance steps, then a bit of a free-for-all to the registration desk when the doors open. People weren't pushing and shoving, but I'd suggest angling your way through as many people as possible.

In my opinion you cannot take a risk that a UK seminar will always have 4-5 people wanting to attend. Arrive early. VERY early.

Of course this was Manila, I'm not sure about the CFO in Cebu.

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