CFO Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar

Assuming your done with you're interview and your visa is Approved. Next step is to have your CFO (Commission on Filipino Overseas) Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar.You can have your CFO Seminar while waiting for your visa. But then, you have to go back when you received your visa for your CFO Sticker that will be pasted on your passport. CFO fee is Php 400.00. You can fill-up the forms using this links:

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/pdf/downloadable%20forms/registrationform.pdf

http://www.cfo.gov.ph/pdf/downloadable%20forms/overseasbasedemigrantform.pdf

before you have your CFO in order for you to fall in line right away when you go to the fifth floor of the CFO building. Anyway, based on my experience I wasn't able to fill-up this form and it took me a little longer before I was able to fall-in line for my Finger Scanning. Please take note that the seminar has only two sessions morning and afternoon with only 15 participants per session. So, if you can't make it on the 1st & 2nd Session that means you have to go back the next day for your Seminar. Be sure to be there early. The sooner you have you're seminar the sooner you will be done with your CFO. Though I was thankful that it was not based on the number that will be  given the moment you enter the CFO building. But it is based on the moment you were able to fall-in line for your Finger Scanning. After finger scanning you will be instructed to go inside the seminar room. The person who will conduct the seminar will call the name of the participants one by one for the Interview.

After the Seminar you will go down (i forgot what floor) to pay for your CFO. From then, you will have to wait for the release of your passport together with your certificate.

Bring the ff for your CFO
- Passport ( 3 copies of the biographic info)
- Visa (3 copies)
- 2 valid IDs (3 copies each)
- 3 pcs. 2x2 picture (w/ white background)
- Divorce decree or annulment papers

Now, you're ready to go. Don't forget your K1 packet. You have to put that one on your carry-on bag, so that it would be easy for you to get it when you reach your POE.