Is PDOS/CFO sticker required for 457 Dependent visa?

ricola · November 2016

Hello Pinoyau!

I am a filipina holding a dependent 457 visa - as a secondary applicant. My live-in partner is the primary applicant. He is a foreign national (european working in australia), thus I am unable to produce the normal requirements of OEC/POEA, marriage certificate, etcetc.

This year lang I moved to Australia directly from Singapore (where I was a registered OFW for several years)

It's my first time to go home in Pinas, and will only stay less than a week. Worried that although I do not hold a permanent migrant visa, hahanapan ba ako ng CFO sticker? Would there be any issue sa immigration with this type of temporary visa?

Maraming salamat sa advice !

rich88 · November 2016

If manggagaling kayo sa Pinas, ang alam ko kelangan talaga. Hinahanap raw ng mga immigration officer yan. It doesn't matter if permanent or temporary kasi hinihingi daw nila yan if hindi vacation/leisure ang purpose ng travel mo. Unless sasabihin mo sa kanila na tourist ka, then you need to produce your two-way ticket.

You need to book an appointment online, present your grant letter, sit through the seminar, and pay 400 pesos for that CFO sticker.

Mas hassle maharang sa immigration kesa kumuha ng CFO sticker. So better get one and save yourself a headache.

hard2handle · January 2017

Hi Ricola,

How did you go? Where you required to attend PDOS? Clear ko lang, are you holding a PR or TR visa when you went back to Philippines?

Brikitokski · June 2017

@rich88 hello, im holding 457 visa too, under my partner's working visa. Wla siyang PDOs kase direct hire xa fro abh to aus. I went to cfo for pdos, no need na daw ako, just show my partner's pdos to immi. have u known same issues with mine? Thanks a bunch