So WTF is up with all this...I am legally married to my wife we got married here in PI. She is trying to get her passport so we can go on a quick vacation out of the country and they want a CFO document, seminar? etc etc like we are moving permanently somewhere. We are just going to Thailand on a honeymoon. Whats the best way to get her a Passport?
Horizon. Upstairs at the BOI in Dumaguete, there is travel Agent. Right in front of you at the top of the stairs. Go talk to them and they will explain it all to you. They will even do your Application and arrange the interviews. believe me the cost on top of the issue will be well wort the hassle. I believe it is call JJ or something like that, JP
Dear Sir, there's good news. Because of Philippine's visa-free agreement with other ASEAN countries, like Thailand, your spouse can visit Thailand for 30 days without a travel visa. However, she will need a Philippines passport. Take a deep breath, go to the travel agency, spend for the service, and be prepared to wait on the bureaucracy to works its magic. And you're welcome. It's we Americans who gave Filipinos their love of paperwork. Enjoy your trip.
I don't think the wife will need a cfo seminar to go to Thailand. This is only needed when applying for a visa.
I believe CFO Seminar attendance is required for a marriage, if a Filipina wants to marry a foreigner, and also for a Visa to a Country that requires a Visa.
I blame it on the US military. They love their paperwork. They have a form for, quite literally, everything. The corruption came from the Spaniards, so thank them for that. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
The spanish have a lot to answer for,luckily enough we had sir Francis drake who dealt with them promptly after he finished his game of bowls
So, when I did my first stint here in Manila BI, for 7 hours straight, without lunch, and was forced to go to twenty six, bloody windows, with one of them, ONLY, to hand me ANOTHER fn, application form, and one other to only stamp my forms , I was wrong to get angry with the Filipinos, I should have sent a very rude note to the American Consulate........... :p:D...... sh*t....... and I used to really like you Yanks................lol
Actually I think the game of bowls was a furphy, (translation for a Brit, is ruse), he was really screwing Elizabeth but had to withdraw to head the offensive against the Armada..........lol:D
Listen.The Filipinos know nothing about Manana time or Paperwork Wrye is quite right, Blame the Spanish because unless you have lived or Dealt with the total Bureaucracy there as I did for 19 years. Believe me people you ain't sin Nothing Yet.Having said that, once it is done your clear So Quit moaning and get on with what you know you have to Do! JP
