NOTICE

2021 FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER EXAMINATION

The Philippine Consulate General in Chongqing would like to inform all Filipinos who are interested to join the Department of Foreign Affairs as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) of the following announcement by the Department of Foreign Affairs-Board of Foreign Service Examinations regarding the conduct of the 2021 Foreign Service Officer Examinations:

The Department of Foreign Affairs Board of Foreign Service Examinations (BFSE) announces the holding of the 2021 Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examinations to recruit candidates for appointment to the position of Foreign Service Officer, Class IV.

 The FSO Examinations will test the examinees on their knowledge of the economic, political, and social conditions of the Philippines, facility in oral and written communications, and skills essential to the performance of the duties of a Foreign Service Officer.

 Passers of the FSO Examination will be appointed as Foreign Service Officers, who must be willing and able to accept foreign or domestic assignments that the Department will require of them.

 Applicants to the FSO Examination are advised to check their eligibility and ensure that they meet all the requirements. No exemptions from the requirements shall be considered. Applicants who are found not eligible or have submitted incomplete application forms and requirements shall not be allowed to take the FSO Examination and their admission fees shall be forfeited.

 To download and read the full text of the ANNOUNCEMENT, including the schedule and requirements, kindly click this link: https://dfa.gov.ph/images/2021/BFSE/2021-FSOE-Announcement.pdf.

The APPLICATION FORM, on the other hand, may be downloaded from this link: https://dfa.gov.ph/images/2021/BFSE/2021-Application-Form.pdf

 For the public’s information.

05 May 2021, Chongqing, China