This is the confusing part.. hope someone can enlighten me..

[RenCor 2]

Hi guys have a good day...after marriage do we really need to report marriage to the Philippine consulate here? as I have read from one here there is a 30 days for that and I am now married for almost 4 months and havent report my marriage yet..is there any hazzle for this? my passport will be expiring on the April of this year too.. so I need to renew it with my current married name?I cannot ammend it too as its expiring..so If I send papers for the "Report of marriage contracted Abroad"there is a pay of $25 and the one that makes me think is.. will they also renew my passport after I send the papers?Or do I need to send also a fee for renewing my passport but think renewing passport is in person.. this really makes me confused..Going to Washington DC is more than 5 hours drive just to renew my passport.. hope someone can shed me a light for this..I plan to going home in the philippines this May but dont know if I can as due to expired passport..Thanks again

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

This has nothing to do with adjustment of status and everything to do with the Philippines. Perhaps a mod will move this thread to the Philippines subform where you can get some educated answers.

[Inky 1,111]

Not an AOS topic or question moved to the Philippines regional as it is a country specific question about passports and marriage notification

[RenCor 2]

Sorry to post it here but dont know where to post or transfer it there..

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

You can't get your Philippine Passport in your married name unless you report your marriage.

From VJer reports they don't seem to care too much if you report it late (beyond the 30 days) but you will need to include a letter stating the reason for late reporting. Just being busy with life & adjusting seems to be an acceptable reason for this.

[DaveE 178]

You can't get your Philippine Passport in your married name unless you report your marriage.

From VJer reports they don't seem to care too much if you report it late (beyond the 30 days) but you will need to include a letter stating the reason for late reporting. Just being busy with life & adjusting seems to be an acceptable reason for this.

Only one of the consulates seems to care about the 30 day thing. The Washington DC consulate does not care and does not mention it on their web site. Since you don't want to go to Washington, you can register your marriage by mail and they will return the the registration to you by mail. However, if you want the new e-passport, you have to do that in person as they take the picture and embed it electronically in the passport.

My wife just registered our marriage after 18 months and it wasn't even mentioned. She then applied for the new e-passport in her married name. The new passport arrived in the mail after about three weeks. We drove up to Washington over Thanksgiving and spent a couple days there, touring and sightseeing and visiting the consulate.

Here is a link to the Washington DC consulate with instructions.

Report of Marriage abroad

[RenCor 2]

Thanks for the 2 last posts Bob 4 Anna and DaveE its very helpful to me thank you very much.. yes I am ready now to send my report of marriage and after that.. get an epassport and think can do that personally..Have a good day.

[Tahoma 2,292]

You also can renew your passport at an Embassy/Consulate outreach. Check their website to see if there will be an outreach in your area.

And remember, report your marriage to the Embassy/Consulate which has jurisdiction over the city where you married.

[RenCor 2]

Thanks Tahoma yes I am looking for the consular outreach program in our area.. we are married in florida so think its the jurisdiction of Washington DC Phil.consulate..God bless

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thanks Tahoma yes I am looking for the consular outreach program in our area.. we are married in florida so think its the jurisdiction of Washington DC Phil.consulate..God bless

You're welcome po.