Philippines NSO certified marriage contract

[Rick and Zenith 0]

Greetings VJ members,

Married May 12th in the Philippines my wife and I requested advance endorsement of our marriage contract from the municipal hall where we were married. Apparently the clerk did not advance endorse it and we have yet to receive it. My wife discovered that the local NSO office could authenticate it so she could renew her passport. She also received a transmittal and flew to Manila to get the normal NSO certified contract. She ordered it and it will be around the 25th of October before its available.

My question is if she can just send the authenticated contract to me and I use that for the NVC (Remember it has been authenticated by NSO even though its the municipal original). Then present the one from the NSO in Manila at interview.

Thanks for your help, waiting for our NVC case number now as they received our case on Sept. 15th.

R & Z

[brian and aileen 14]

What province u got married? well, u know you need to deal with the Philppine law.. If you want that to be available soon on NSO, your wife need to talk to the clerk who can give her endorsement for advance authentication on NSO, your wife need to give that clerk some "under the table" money (secretly)...It wont hurt you to give her some money if you want to , believe me i worked in goverment firm for 14 years and I know what its like to deal with different government agency.. We worked on our papers too and we dont have a hard time getting what papers we need. I had the same problem with my baby's BC and guess what i got the authenticated NSO after a month...

[marybraun 1]

Greetings VJ members,

Married May 12th in the Philippines my wife and I requested advance endorsement of our marriage contract from the municipal hall where we were married. Apparently the clerk did not advance endorse it and we have yet to receive it. My wife discovered that the local NSO office could authenticate it so she could renew her passport. She also received a transmittal and flew to Manila to get the normal NSO certified contract. She ordered it and it will be around the 25th of October before its available.

My question is if she can just send the authenticated contract to me and I use that for the NVC (Remember it has been authenticated by NSO even though its the municipal original). Then present the one from the NSO in Manila at interview.

Thanks for your help, waiting for our NVC case number now as they received our case on Sept. 15th.

R & Z

Thas my problem too im still waiting my MC authenticated by the NSO but they said it will take normally 6 months but i hope and pray that my sister will get it now . then need to authenticate it in dfa.(red ribbon)

[brian and aileen 14]

Sad to say that, but it is really the ruling 6 months but in some cases you can make it sooner depends on how you work on it. But anyways, hope for the best for all of us, there is no one who can help us in this never ending journey.. Only our Dear Lord. Lets pray for all of us to get approved.

[Rick and Zenith 0]

Sad to say that, but it is really the ruling 6 months but in some cases you can make it sooner depends on how you work on it. But anyways, hope for the best for all of us, there is no one who can help us in this never ending journey.. Only our Dear Lord. Lets pray for all of us to get approved.

I guess I didn't make it clear. My wife took the transmittal from her home NSO office to Manila and they will release it at the end of October. She also has a stamped and signed copy from her local NSO office she got for her passport. I just needed to know if it would work for NVC and then give the NSO certified contract at Embassy, in the unlikely event that they are ready at the NVC before we get it.

R&Z