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I am a US citizen marrying a filipina. We already have the marriage license and my fiancee's pastor will be officiating our marriage in Boracay in May. We are planning on going the DCF route after we get married. I have a question on the Marriage Certificate. We want to minimize the amount of time it takes to get the marriage certificate from the NSO office here in the Philippines.

So 2 questions

1) After we get married, do we need to file the marriage license documents with the local registrar in Boracay or can we do this in Manila?

2) I've read online, that it can take up to 2 months to get the official certificate back from the NSO office. Is this true? I would like to file the DCF option as quickly as possible after we are married. Is there a way to expedite getting an official copy of the marriage certificate?

Thank you

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I am a US citizen marrying a filipina. We already have the marriage license and my fiancee's pastor will be officiating our marriage in Boracay in May. We are planning on going the DCF route after we get married. I have a question on the Marriage Certificate. We want to minimize the amount of time it takes to get the marriage certificate from the NSO office here in the Philippines.

So 2 questions

1) After we get married, do we need to file the marriage license documents with the local registrar in Boracay or can we do this in Manila?

2) I've read online, that it can take up to 2 months to get the official certificate back from the NSO office. Is this true? I would like to file the DCF option as quickly as possible after we are married. Is there a way to expedite getting an official copy of the marriage certificate?

Thank you

File in the town where the marriage took place. You will need a NSO copy of your MC. Can't get around that stipulation. Your milage will vary.

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yes you can ask the local civil registar office in Bohol when you get marry, to expedite the marriage certificate to the nso. I forgot how long that took, but since you will be in the Philippines you should be able to pick it up at any NSO location instead of having them send it to you

I had my certificate expedited but since I waited a while to file my petition I did not really need to do that

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Service Center : Nebraska Service Center
Consulate : Manila, Philippines
Marriage (if applicable): 2014-05-20
I-130 Sent : 2014-10-06
I-130 NOA1 : 2014-10-09
I-130 RFE for NSO copy of marriage certificate: 2014-11-03
I-130 RFE Sent : 2014-11-18
I-130 Approved : 2014-12-07
NVC Received : 2014-12-23
NVC case number: 2015-02-04
Received DS-261 / AOS Bill : 2015-02-04
Pay AOS Bill : 2015-02-05
Submit DS-261 : 2015-02-05
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Sent IV Package : 2015-02-09
Scan date : 2015-02-10
Receive IV Bill : 2015-03-03
Pay IV Bill : 2015-03-06
Submit DS-260: 2015-3-12
Case Completed at NVC : 2015-03-20
Receive Instruction and Interview appointment letter: 2015-3-27
Medical complete: 2015-04-08
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Date of Green Card received 07-2015

Date of ROC FILE 05-19-2017

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I am a US citizen marrying a filipina. We already have the marriage license and my fiancee's pastor will be officiating our marriage in Boracay in May. We are planning on going the DCF route after we get married. I have a question on the Marriage Certificate. We want to minimize the amount of time it takes to get the marriage certificate from the NSO office here in the Philippines.

So 2 questions

1) After we get married, do we need to file the marriage license documents with the local registrar in Boracay or can we do this in Manila?

2) I've read online, that it can take up to 2 months to get the official certificate back from the NSO office. Is this true? I would like to file the DCF option as quickly as possible after we are married. Is there a way to expedite getting an official copy of the marriage certificate?

Thank you

Are you currently living in the Philippines? You need to have resided in the Philippines at least 6 months for the DCF.

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Hank_ is right. They take that 6 months legal residence requirement seriously.

The USCIS officer went through my passport looking at dates of stamps before I told her that I'm a dual citizen (can stay in the PHL indefinitely without any visa or extensions). Plus they ask for other evidence, such as utility bills, bank accounts, leases, etc.

Others have been able to file DCF as a tourist (from my readings here before I filed DCF), provided that you have been here legally for 6 months or more.

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I'll ask the registrar for an Advanced Endorsement when I file. Hopefully, it speeds that up.

Yes, I've been here since January 1st. By the time I apply, it will be 6 months. I have a Philippine Bank Account, Philippine Driver's License, and I am in the process of getting the ACR card. Hopefully, these items will satisfy the residency requirement.

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I'll ask the registrar for an Advanced Endorsement when I file. Hopefully, it speeds that up.

Yes, I've been here since January 1st. By the time I apply, it will be 6 months. I have a Philippine Bank Account, Philippine Driver's License, and I am in the process of getting the ACR card. Hopefully, these items will satisfy the residency requirement.

I had my wife ask for advanced endorsement a week after we got married. The local government office gave her a letter and showing the they are asking NSO to expedite. Unfortunately when we got a RFE for the certificate we found out they never sent it to NSO. It was literally still sitting in the local government office.

The good part was they gave her the file and she sent it over night via LBC to the closest NSO office. They also gave the NSO officers number to my wife. We had the certificate in about a 10 days or so.

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2014-09-26 Marriage

USCIS

2014-10-16 I-130 Received
2014-10-24 NOA 1 Received
2014-11-07 RFE Received Online
2014-12-05 NSO Marriage Certificate received
2014-12-14 I-130 petition approved by USCIS
2014-12-15 Email from USCIS stating file has been sent to NVC

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2014-12-19 NVC received our case
2015-01-23 NVC case number available
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2015-01-29 Scanned the AOS & IV documents
2015-02-18 NVC IV fee was marked as paid on CEAC
2015-02-18 DS 260 Completed
2015-03-31 Received Expected Checklist for Singapore Police Certificates
2015-04-12 NVC Certificate of Clearance received

2015-05-08 Case Complete

2015 -05-21 Case sent to Manila via DHL

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2015-05-11 SLEC Medical
2015-05-15 CFO Certificate issued

2015-05-25 Case received by Manila Emabssy

2015-06-04 Interview Scheduled

2015-06-02 Manila Embassy didn't have Hong Kong Police Certificate. Apparently Phil Post didn't deliver it per their tracking.

2015-06-08 Hong Kong Police sent another Police Certificate.

2015-06-23 Hong Kong Police Certificate received by Embassy

2015-07-15 Ready for Interview on CEAC (already had interview)

2015-07-22 Visa ready at 2GO

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