anrebama said:
@ ianpogi
Nku it might be a fraud nga!!! I checked out the online reservation, its all full until the last week of July (thanks for letting me know that its a lil bit difficult to get a schedule right away) , i wanna make an appointment on the 30th, kaso im not sure if the visa would arrive before that. Do you think itll be mailed before the 30th? Do u know someone here na natagalan ang Visa and umabot ng 3-4weeks before mareceive? we had decision made last july1st.. sana dumating na in a week or two..
Good Luck to us all!
GODSPEED
Hi anrebama,
I don't know if this could help but I called SMEF-COW yesterday because I'm confused on what seminar do I have to take. Some say PDOS, Guidance and Counseling etc. When I checked the online reservation for PDOS, there's a note saying if the petitioner is a foreign national or naturalized canadian citizen, you do not need to take PDOS.
I did try to call PDOS regarding this but it's too damn hard to contact them especially when using your cellphone. I gave up, and I called SMEF-COW for the Guidance and Counseling. They have 3 schedules everyday, 830am, 11am and 130pm.
I also asked them if I need to take PDOS, they told me NO. They said if the petitioner is a foreign national or naturalized (in short, Canadian citizen), you will only take the Guidance and Counseling seminar and give you the Certificate of Attendance. In case of SMEF-COW, instead of going to CFO office in Quirino, they will also release the CFO certificate and the sticker if you already have your passport and visa.
When I went to SMEF-COW this morning, there's a man with all his documents for the seminar, but when the registrar asked him if his wife is already a citizen, he said NO, immigrant as of now. The registrar told the man to go to CFO in Quirino (around 1 1/2 - 2hrs max travel time).
This is what I've encountered so far.
HTH
boks