[Tukaram]

I have not heard that the Cebu office requires "extra" paperwork... but I now know they do!

We flew to Cebu for the seminar (my wife went to seminar, I went to mall - they would not even allow me in the building) and they threatened to send her home because she did not have my divorce papers from the US. She insisted that it was not on the required document list - we had printed it out, among other things. And she said since we had the NSO marriage license that we already proved to the government that I was properly divorced...

They acted as if they were granting her a huge favor and "allowed" her to stay.

Welcome to the Philippines

 

[Tukaram]

Evidently the CFO Office does not even know or understand what CFO stands for, (Commission for Filipino's Overseas), which was primarily designed to assist Philippine people when they are applying to go abroad and work in a foreign country and to help keep young people from being sucked unknowingly into a human trafficking situation.

It has nothing to do with...nor should it have anything to do with a married woman simply desiring to change her name after marriage! Maybe we should just pretend that my wife does not have a Passport and just go and apply for a new one...

Yes. It is a stupid requirement... but a requirement. And the craziest part is no matter where you live in the PI's you have to go to either Cebu or Manila to get it. all we needed was a name change too.

I enjoyed the few days we spent in Cebu... but I would rather spend my vacation money going to somewhere of my choice ha ha

welcome to the Philippines.