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Question about CFO Seminar and Sticker

Good day PinoyAu! I was on a 457 visa from 2012 and just granted a permanent residency visa last November 2014. Nag-PDOS po ako bago ako pumunta dito sa Australia for my working visa. Kelangan ko pa bang umattend ng CFO seminar kahit almost 3 years na kong andito sa Australia? Hahanapan ba ako ng sticker sa Immigration sa Pinas after kong magbakasyon. Nagemail ako sa CFO, di naman nagrereply.

Salamat!

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  • vhoythoyvhoythoy Melbourne
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    edited December 2014
    Good day PinoyAu! I was on a 457 visa from 2012 and just granted a permanent residency visa last November 2014. Nag-PDOS po ako bago ako pumunta dito sa Australia for my working visa. Kelangan ko pa bang umattend ng CFO seminar kahit almost 3 years na kong andito sa Australia? Hahanapan ba ako ng sticker sa Immigration sa Pinas after kong magbakasyon. Nagemail ako sa CFO, di naman nagrereply.

    Salamat!
    Kung may CFO sticker ka na sa passport mo i think hindi mo na need mag pdos ulit. Isang beses lang kasi yan. Kung nag pdos ka pero walang dinikit na sticker sa passport mo, kailangan mo ulit. ang basis kasi ng immigration if tlagang nag pdos ka na is yung sticker un ang titignan.

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  • ricomineroricominero Perth
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    edited December 2014
    Thank you. Wala akong sticker sa passport ko. Nung nag-PDOS ako nun, certificate ung binigay. Pero nakalagay sa certificate ay OFW.

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  • vhoythoyvhoythoy Melbourne
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    edited December 2014
    Thank you. Wala akong sticker sa passport ko. Nung nag-PDOS ako nun, certificate ung binigay. Pero nakalagay sa certificate ay OFW.
    Kung certificate lang as OFW, kailangan mo talagang mag PDOS at makakuha ng sticker from CFO na ididikit sa passport mo. Iba kasi ang circumstances ng isang OFW at isang migrant.

    PDOS and CFO sticker is exclusively for migrants via a presidential decree. Thats why it was given by CFO under office of the president. Kaya di nman talga required mag PDOS kapag OFW ang status mo, probably it was only recommended/ encourage by them, kaya wala kang sticker.

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  • ricomineroricominero Perth
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    Salamat. It is clearer now. Magpasched na lang ako in case umuwi ako ng Pinas. Wala pa namang balak sa ngaun.

    ANZSCO Code: 233611

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    26-01-17 Citizenship Ceremony

  • vhoythoyvhoythoy Melbourne
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    edited December 2014
    Salamat. It is clearer now. Magpasched na lang ako in case umuwi ako ng Pinas. Wala pa namang balak sa ngaun.
    kapag manggaling ka sa pinas going to australia dapat kang mag pdos sa pinas plang kasi daw ang status mo plang is "emmigrant" not yet "immigrant". Pero kapag nanggaling kana sa ibang bansa and diretso australia, hindi mo need mag pdos kasi sa pinas immigration lang nman problema yan. Pero kung babalik ka sa pinas para magbakasyon after entering australia, need mo ung sticker kasi nga required.

    Pero alam ko mas mabilis kasi may CFO/PDOS booth sa airport baka pwede mo dun nlang kunin. Last time kasi may nakita ako nyan sa terminal 3, via cebu pac papunta ako singapore. Nagprocess na din ako ng exemption sa travel tax costing 1,620 pesos. So 200 pesos nalang binayaran ko plus the terminal fee na 550 ata. Dapat dala mo print out/ hard copy ng visa grant mo kasi hinahanap nila as katibayan unless you have visa grant sticker sa passport. You can enquire sa airport palang paguwi mo baka di mo na need dumaan pa sa seminar kasi nga tapos ka na din dati pa. Goodluck

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  • ricomineroricominero Perth
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    Kukuha na lang siguro ako ng sticker para di ako mahassle sa airport sa Pinas. May nakapagsabi naman sa kin na baka hindi na ko hanapan kasi may tatak na ko ng immigration ng Australia. At halos tatlong taon na naman akong andito sa Perth. Pero mahirap ng maipit at baka matapat pa ko sa mahigpit na IO sa airport.

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  • vhoythoyvhoythoy Melbourne
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    edited December 2014
    Kukuha na lang siguro ako ng sticker para di ako mahassle sa airport sa Pinas. May nakapagsabi naman sa kin na baka hindi na ko hanapan kasi may tatak na ko ng immigration ng Australia. At halos tatlong taon na naman akong andito sa Perth. Pero mahirap ng maipit at baka matapat pa ko sa mahigpit na IO sa airport.
    Kaya nga. sa sitwasyon mo pwede ka talagang payagan ng immigration officer kahit walang sticker if mabait/ maluwag. Pero kapag nakatapat ka ng strikto/ pasaway eh pwedeng sabihin sayo na sumusunod lang sila sa utos. Ang goal mo lang is makakuha ng sticker para iwas sakit ng ulo and for peace of mind. Tanong ka lang sa CFO/PDOS booth sa airport baka dun plang makakuha ka ng sticker. Experience ko kasi, everytime na lalabas ako, ung sticker talaga is tinitignan/ hinahanap ng pinas IO sa passport ko plus sayang din ung exemption sa travel tax 1,420 pesos din un.

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  • lock_code2004lock_code2004 Perth
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    I went home sa Pinas recently.. This is my first time visiting the phils after magrant PR ko.. Dumerecho kasi ako from another country to Au.. More than 1 yr na din ako dito perth..

    Nung pagdating ko 6am, i went to the cfo office sa naia, pero 9am pa daw nagbubukas.. Wala din makasagot sa question ko if i need to attend the cfo seminar..

    Maaga din ang flight back ko, 6am din. At dhil weekend lang ako sa pinas, wla din time mag enquire sa office nila..

    So in the end hndi ako nagpa sticker..
    At hndi din naman hinanap sa immigration sa pinas..

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  • pmzinozpmzinoz Sydney
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    ^ same tayo boss.. been in aussie for sometime coming from other country other than pinas then had my vacay this december and did not bother the CFO sticker.. wala naman naging problema..
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