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These days, online services have become the new normal. Industries have turned to web apps and sites to reach out to their clientele and offer their products or services. Government agencies have too, and one of them is the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO).

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the way to register for a CFO online account, so you may avail of the programs and services offered by the commission in this era of Internet-based services.

Established by virtue of the Batas Pambansa 79, the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), which is managed by the Office of the President, is an agency that promotes and upholds the interests, rights and welfare of overseas Filipinos.

Since it was established in 1980, the CFO has gone through several major changes. These changes resulted from recent decrees enacted by different government bodies in order for the commission to adapt to the changing needs of Filipino emigrants.

Despite its numerous evolutions resulting from new laws and decrees, the CFO remains true to its mandate to perform the following functions:

In March 14-25, 2020, the Overseas Filipinos – CFO Online Registration System (OF-CORS), was launched after Ivy Miravalles, Director of the Migrant Integration and Education Division, developed it with her team. It was originally intended to make easier and contactless transactions, particularly for the main clients of the commission.

As the primary clients of the commission, the following are expected to be registrants of the CFO online system:

Since the agency’s main objective is to ensure the welfare of overseas Filipinos and their families regardless of status, it is in their best interest to ensure that they appear in the CFO’s system. The best way to do so is to register through the Overseas Filipinos – CFO Online Registration System (OF-CORS), the online system which was launched by the CFO in 2020 for the following reasons:

Through this new online system, the commission hopes to bring closer to its clientele, the following benefits and programs, no matter where they are around the world:

CFO registrants, whether they are first-time GCP applicants, Filipinos with immigrant visas, Filipino Au Pair, or J1 visa holders, need the following documents if they are registering with the CFO online:

For a complete list of acceptable IDs,please see the list below:

For GCP registrants, the following additional documents may be required:

For Trainees and Interns:

For Au Pairs:

For exchange visitors participants below 18 years old:

For J1 visa holder who previously had a CFO sticker:

As online services become more common this year, and industries transition to making their services available online, the CFO is urging their clients to register online via Overseas Filipinos – CFO Online Registration System by following these four simple steps:

Note: If you need more information on finding the nearest Bayad Center in your area, you may click on the link https://tinyurl.com/bayadcenterCFO for the list of Bayad Centers or any of its authorized partners for payment nationwide.

If, however, you prefer to pay for your registration and courier fees via GCash, then here’s the step-by-step procedure for you:

Here are some important things to remember regarding the CFO and registration for CFO online:

The CFO main office can be found in the following address:

CFO Main Office

Citigold Center, 1345 Pres. Quirino Avenue corner Osmeña Highway, Manila, Philippines 1007

Email: evpsecretariat@gmail.com

Tel. No.: (02) 552-4700 local 721, 726, 728, 729 and 731

Fax No.: (02) 561-8327

Once you have your visa, you will need to register with the CFO, which can now be done online, to get your CFO Sticker. The CFO sticker will be affixed on your Philippine passport  you have the visa in your passport. Note that you may get your GCP certificate before you get your visa, but you will still need to wait until you have your visa vefore you can get your CFO sticker.

The CFS stands for the Country Familiarization Seminar (CFS), a CFO registration requirement seminar intended to prepare the Filipino au pairs for immersion program in cultural and language learning in the specific European country that they are destined to visit. The CFS covers topics such as settlement concerns, values, cultural and social realities

in the host countries, along with the health and safety issues, airport and travel procedures and support networks. It is part of the CFO’s requirements for Filipino Au Pairs bound for Europe, when they register with the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO).

No. If you are fiancé (e)/ spouse/partner of a foreign national or a former Filipino and you hold a visitor/tourist visa, you no longer need a need a CFO sticker. You only need a guidance and counselling (GCP) certificate, and since you already have one, just present it at the port of exit and show them your temporary/visit visa and other requirements asked by your host country.

No. Guidance and Counselling Certificate (GCC) is not a proof that you already registered at CFO. It is only a proof of your satisfactory compliance to the GCP which is one of the requirements for registration for marriage migrant.

If you are issued an immigrant visa/spouse or fiancé(e) or partner visa and is intending to migrate to your fiancé(e)/ spouse / partner’s home country/country of citizenship, you may register with the Commission (CFO) prior to your departure.

All Philippine government agencies, including the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), are directed to remit all cash inflows to the National Government’s Treasury which generally aids in the national government expenditures. Like all government agencies as well, the CFO’s budget is determined by the General Appropriations Act that requires annual deliberations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, only after enactment of the bill will then the fiscal year for the national government agencies, including the CFO starts.

If, for any reason, you need to reach out to CFO to report your concerns through the following communication channels:

You may also use the Contact Us form found in the CFO website.

The CFO which has been existing for over three (3) decades, handling cases of overseas Filipinos in distress of varying circumstances. Nevertheless, the idea of registration for the CFO remains a bit unfamiliar for most Filipinos, particularly those who aren’t in need of the documents they provide. Compared with the more popular Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and Overseas Worker’s Welfare Association (OWWA), the CFO still remains wary about its processes.

Now that the CFO has jumped into the bandwagon of Internet-based services, we hope that this helps the agency become more visible, particularly to those who were not aware of its existence before.