CFO Sticker is necessary before Filipinos, Fiancees or Spouses of Foreigners can leave the Philippines to live in other country.

For Filipinos or Filipinas residing in the Philippines, there is an additional requirement before she can totally leave the country. She have to go through the CFO and get the certificate within the day while she is still waiting for her visa approval, or even after her fiancèe/ fiancè or spousal visa has been approved. This is the CFO Seminar, the equivalent of PDOS (Pred-Departure Orientation Seminar) for OFWs, or what they call, Guidance and Counseling Program for Spouses or Other Partners of Foreign Nationals.

According to the Commission on Filipino Overseas, the objective of the program is to mainly assist the integration of Filipinos in their host countries by educating them on the realities of international migration, preparing them to meet the practical, cultural and psychological challenges attandant to cross cultural marriage and migration.

Obtaining the certificate of attendance to the CFO Guidance and Counseling Program is a pre-requisite in getting her Passport stamped with CFO immigration registration sticker. Expect her to be denied of departure in Immigration at the airport if she have not accomplish this mandatory requirement prior to traveling.