CFO pushes to reinstate guidance & counselling certificate requirement for tourists visiting partners abroad

During the 'Ugnayan Australia' event in Sydney, the Commission on Filipino Overseas explained the guidance and counselling certificate.

Commission on Filipinos Overseas conducts town hall meetings with the Filipino community in New South Wales at the Philippine Consulate General Sydney. Credit: SBS Filipino

Key Points

• The 'Ugnayan Australia' was held in Canberra, Sydney, and even in Melbourne to engage with Filipinos in Australia.
• One of the programs of CFO is the guidance and counselling certificate for Filipinos leaving the country to meet their foreign national partner for the first time, such as a fiancée, spouse, or family member.
• CFO- Frontline Services Officer Carmella Rivera mentioned that tourists previously had access to this certificate but it was recently removed.