Hello Vjers,

I need some advices all of you here about my passport, I was apply and got my passport before a few days my husband arrive here to see me and we got married. Of course my old family name i use at my passport i got since we are not yet marry that time, but now that we are married and I use my Husband name we planning to get another new passport of mine with my husband name. I`ve been go to the DFA (here in our place since they have a yearly visiting ) to change my name at my new passport but some of the people there working in foriegn affairs told me that i need to attend seminar first at the CFO in Cebu or Manila before i will going to apply again to change my new name in my new passport.

The question is, Do i really need to attend the seminar at CFO before i change my new family name into my new passport? I had a complete requirements already since i was asking in DFA Manila about that matters. Bring the passport, new Passport Id, birth certificate and Authenticated Marriage License If i attend the seminar at CFO and since we required us to attend Seminar at CFO do i have a advance seminar than that even we never know yet our Interview date? I dont want to wasting our Money and time, so if there have any cases similar like this, I need your advices please...

Thanks!

Hi,

I think you should post in the Local Forums of Phillipines to get an answer to your query.

Jigi

I will move it for you

Thanks for asking! =) Got the same question..

Holla to everyone! Nice to post again.. LOL

CFO certification is for life. Doesn't matter when and where you do it! If you are immigrating you have to have it to leave the Philippines.
You only need to take the seminar to change name on PP.
You have to get the sticker AFTER you get your visa.

Thanks Haole and the rest of you guys.