Need Advice on CFO Sticker for Travel

[Pianobeth7 1]

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

[maxxann 12]

31 minutes ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

Your son needs to attend the peer counseling program seminar. After which the CFO will stamp your son's passport as a certificate of attendance. Receipt is not enough, he has to attend a seminar. 

[maxxann 12]

I would call CFO to clarify. It only lists there the peer counseling is for 13-19 years old.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

CFO one of the biggest con games played on Citizens of Philippines.

 

Usually if they are excluded from the seminar you still have to pay the fee.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

I am going to ask that this gets sent to the Philippines subforum for a better answer.

1 hour ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

I am going to ask that this gets sent to the Philippines subforum for a better answer.

1 hour ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

I am going to ask that this gets sent to the Philippines subforum for a better answer.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

1 hour ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

I am going to ask that this gets sent to the Philippines subforum for a better answer.

[Ontarkie 14,280]

~~Moved to the Pi forum, from K1 P&P - The OP is asking Country specific questions.~~

[Hank_ 9,174]

4 hours ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Hi,  My husband and I, both Americans, have lived in the Philippines for 11 years and have adopted a Filipino child.  He is now ten.  We filed an I-130 as we plan to move permanently to the USA and recently were granted his US visa and were told to register on line with the Commission of Filipinos Overseas.  We've registered but the website is confusing.  Do we need to go get a CFO sticker for our son to travel or is being registered online and having the barcode recept of that enough?  Thanks for your advice.

Yes the child will need a CFO sticker in the passport.  Can't do this until the passport has the U.S. visa in it.

 

Depending on age the child would need to attend PDOS  (Peer Counseling)

 

*PDOS Seminar

All other immigrants must attend PDOS

http://cfo.gov.ph/rnr-pdos.html 

Scheduling
https://cfo.ph/pdos_reservation/

Adults:  Those 60 and above need only register to get the sticker.

Derivatives:  Children above 12 years of age must attend PDOS, those younger only need to be registered to get the sticker.  

Ages 13-19 will attend PDOS Peer Consoling.

[Pianobeth7 1]

Thanks for all your replies.  We'll go up to Manila for the sticker.  To bad there is no office in Davao.

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

8 hours ago, Pianobeth7 said:

Thanks for all your replies.  We'll go up to Manila for the sticker.  To bad there is no office in Davao.

I don't know why they don't offer that service in the southern Philippines.

 

We have the same issue in the USA, I live in Texas there are Philippines Embassy or Consulates close to Texas.  They put them all in very liberal areas of the country like Los Angles or Washington D.C. or New York,  they put them in states or cities where I can't carry my gun concealed.

 

Be nice if they stick a office in Houston or Dallas.  Houston/Dallas gets shunned by the Philippines much like Davao City does....

[duckhunter1 18]

Beware of the CFO.  If they treat you anything like they've treated my fiance and I they will probably recommend the 10 yr old stay in Philippines because of the possibility that your husband will abuse him.   Also, better have all the legal adoption paperwork with you along with all his documents.   Those people are ruthless and despise anyone who has a backbone!

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

18 minutes ago, duckhunter1 said:

Beware of the CFO.  If they treat you anything like they've treated my fiance and I they will probably recommend the 10 yr old stay in Philippines because of the possibility that your husband will abuse him.   Also, better have all the legal adoption paperwork with you along with all his documents.   Those people are ruthless and despise anyone who has a backbone!

Btw how is your whole thing going now? You never kept us up to date 

[Hank_ 9,174]

30 minutes ago, duckhunter1 said:

Beware of the CFO.  If they treat you anything like they've treated my fiance and I they will probably recommend the 10 yr old stay in Philippines because of the possibility that your husband will abuse him.   Also, better have all the legal adoption paperwork with you along with all his documents.   Those people are ruthless and despise anyone who has a backbone!

You are an exception to the rule ...  

[duckhunter1 18]

1 hour ago, Hank_ said:

You are an exception to the rule ...  

I've heard of people having trouble like this before.  It's not uncommon.   

[duckhunter1 18]

1 hour ago, cyberfx1024 said:

Btw how is your whole thing going now? You never kept us up to date 

Last appointment to conclude this week.  Should there be no certificate to follow, court filings, etc. will occur in June.   CFO can't deny the certificate but they can be jerks and delay it until after the Visa expires.   That's how they play their game. 

They are true feminazis!