NOTICE ON THE SCHEDULE OF FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER EXAMINATION 2020
Please be informed that the that the Board of Foreign Service Examinations (BFSE) will hold the Qualifying Test for the 2020 Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations on 02 February 2020.
The following requirements shall meet by the interested applicants:
- A natural-born Filipino citizen and a permanent resident of the Philippines. If he/she has dual or multiple citizenships, he/she should submit a notarized affidavit stating that upon passing the examinations, he/she intends to renounce his/her allegiance to all of his/her other countries of citizenship.
- He/she should be a holder of at least a four (4) year bachelor’s degree or higher.
- He/she should undergone employment or undertaken further studies for two (2) years after graduating from college or university.
- If married to a foreigner, he/she must secure from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, through the Board of Foreign Service Examinations, authority to take the FSO Examinations.
- If an applicant has dual or multiple citizenship, he/she should submit a notarized affidavit stating that upon passing the examinations, he/she intends to renounce his/her allegiance to all of his/her other countries of citizenship; he/she must also submit a notarized affidavit stating that he/she is a permanent resident in the Philippines;
- A non-refundable application fee of PhP 500.00 (or equivalent amount in foreign currency).
Application forms may be personally secured from the DFA Main Office, DFA Regional Consular Offices (RCO) or from Philippine Embassies/Consulates abroad or can be downloaded from the DFA website: www.dfa.gov.ph.
The announcement on the FSO Exams, the Application Form and documentary requirements are also attached for further reference.
Please note that application forms (to be printed in 8.5 in X 13 in or long bond paper) shall be duly accomplished by the applicants and submitted in person until Thursday, 21 November 2019 at any Regional Consular Office or at the Philippine Embassies or Consulates abroad, and not later than Thursday, 28 November 2019 only at the BFSE Secretariat, Second Floor, DFA Main Building, 2330 Roxas Blvd., Pasay City. END
19 September 2019