Pinay Offloaded then can't get embassy support

Welcome to the forum, SailingHome. Sorry to hear of your troubles.

Ouch on those air tickets.. and I'm not sure what a CFO is?

Have you actually met and spent time in person with this woman? I ask because generally one has to prove a relationship (not just online) before they will let them travel. That is also why it helps to be there with them. The first time my girlfriend and I flew to Singapore and Thailand from Cebu, in 2016, they spent 20 min interviewing her and I separately. She was 36 then. Wanted to know how long we'd been together (2+ years by then), looked at pics on our phones, etc. I had also brought receipts for our condo rental, utility bills in my name, the car reg, etc. Not to say all that is required, but you get the idea. They don't want them flying off and into possible trouble. The trip the following year they still queried her briefly, but since then no issues.

@pnwcyclist I'm thinking CFO is some sort of "Financial Obligation" for our op.

Interesting what you went through with your GF. Understandable to a degree, they want to make sure she isn't being trafficked and not going to be a financial nuisance or left behind with no way to get out I suppose.

The reason I said it was interesting is because this past March when my GF/Fiance and I flew to Thailand for 4 days nobody questioned her in the least. Probably because of our age? We're older.

Yes, I stand under their desire to protect their own citizens. The frustration is the lack of clear rules at the hands of airport agents to guess for themselves and if a failure, it is in the record.

We've known each other 3 years and are members of the same church (Mormons.) Church leaders are even willing to sign quarantee she will go home. We just need her to come to Thailand long enough for me to regain my health.

Since there is no hard and fast ruling, can anyone guess how long I need to visit there before we fly together? I can't get the meds I need in Phils, and, honestly, just started walking again 2 weeks ago after 4 years of being broken. We are not a common case, but that is what rules are for.

              Marriage would simplify the travel problem.

@pnwcyclist I believe this is the CFO. My then fiancé had to visit this place in 2007 for some reason when we were getting her visa in order.

@Moon Dog I believe it's a compulsory course for Filipinas who are planning on travelling overseas, Those who are travelling as OFW's don't have to worry but those those who are travelling overseas as a spouse or fiancée to be with their intended or husband, just be aware for some reason these courses are run by nuns and for some reason they will do their best to convince them that they are going to be, at best, beaten and abused by their foreign husband or intended or abandoned and sold into sexual slavery.

@FindlayMacD This was my ex-wife's experience of attending that course in Cebu back in 2006.

@FindlayMacD This was my ex-wife's experience of attending that course in Cebu back in 2006.
-@FindlayMacD

at best, beaten and abused by their foreign husband or intended or abandoned and sold into sexual slavery.

As it turned out this 'pearl of innocence' in the eyes of the Nuns ended up taking you to the cleaners.

@FindlayMacD My wife and her sister both took the 1 day CFO course in Cebu. The photo is in Manila, we had to go there to have her newly issued visa stamped. I was not allowed in so I hung around outside taking pictures. My sister in law just told me they had some crazy stuff in the course like a photo of a naked Filipina standing outside in the snow.

@FindlayMacD My wife and her sister both took the 1 day CFO course in Cebu. The photo is in Manila, we had to go there to have her newly issued visa stamped. I was not allowed in so I hung around outside taking pictures. My sister in law just told me they had some crazy stuff in the course like a photo of a naked Filipina standing outside in the snow.
-@Moon Dog

I hear all Cherry Blossom members are 'fast tracked'

@Moon Dog I believe it's a compulsory course for Filipinas who are planning on travelling overseas, Those who are travelling as OFW's don't have to worry but those those who are travelling overseas as a spouse or fiancée to be with their intended or husband, just be aware for some reason these courses are run by nuns and for some reason they will do their best to convince them that they are going to be, at best, beaten and abused by their foreign husband or intended or abandoned and sold into sexual slavery.
-@FindlayMacD

So not much difference than been a OFW in some countries then.

I have read an old article that says that a CFO is not required for a Filipino to leave the Philippines for the purpose of tourism but they must obtain any relevant visa. This however seems to be a rather complicated subject and it is hard to see exactly where to go for a definitive answer.

Yep, backwards like most things here at all levels, my better half, as a gay couple had to go through that crap 11/12 years ago to move to Australia and told me it was all sh1t and a waste of 4 odd hours simply to keep a plebian employed like most wasteful energy not only here but many countries. In Australia we call them Quango's, but much more evident here at all tiers.

Not that my comments are helping the OP but I simply wonder if they ever met given the problems the OP has encountered, met photos, met Chat history before and after meeting, the research involved is simple going to Thailand, US or Australia very different, My better half has been to Thailand, Malaysia and plenty of other countries that allow visa free Filipinos into their countries without all that crap.

OMO.

Cheers, Steve.

I am not sure if they have met in person also and what the O/P means exactly by both members of the church (Mormons). Is that just the same religion or does he mean both members of one specific church?

He indicated that he may look into flying to the Philippines to  bring his G/F back to Thailand and was asking how long he would need to stay. If his medical condition is as bad as he describes, I am not sure his Thai Medical Insurer would be happy about him leaving the country and if there were any complications while he was in the Philippines and he needed urgent medical care then they may invalidate his claim. I would imagine that the insurer would insist on him staying in Thailand for the full period of his recovery.