When you go to Embassy interview in Manila?

[redfeather 19]

Question?  When your gf goes to her interview at the Embassy in Manila does she have to have her Secfa/Cenomar?  If she has been married and divorced from a foreigner in the USA, and she has her certified USA divorce decree does she still need a Secfa/Cenomar??  My gf is wondering if she still will have to show these documents before she can attend her Embassy interview??  I am telling her that I do not think she has to show these documents because she has her USA divorce decree already??  Can someone who has knowledge of this topic please give me feedback??  Thanks in advance.

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[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, redfeather said:

Question?  When your gf goes to her interview at the Embassy in Manila does she have to have her Secfa/Cenomar?  If she has been married and divorced from a foreigner in the USA, and she has her certified USA divorce decree does she still need a Secfa/Cenomar??  My gf is wondering if she still will have to show these documents before she can attend her Embassy interview??  I am telling her that I do not think she has to show these documents because she has her USA divorce decree already??  Can someone who has knowledge of this topic please give me feedback??  Thanks in advance.

Yes she must have the CENOMAR/CEMAR, it is a required document .. previously married or not.

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html  < K-1 process is listed about halfway down the page.   Link to embassy checklist and requirements is under the last tab

 

 

Edited July 13, 2019 by Hank_

[redfeather 19]

Hank,

If you have a Cenmar and a USA Divorce decree will these be acceptable?

This is what I am trying to find out?

My gf has put the paperwork forward to get her Cenomar, but as slow as the Philippines is...this could take months.

So, I am trying to figure out if she only has in her possession her Cenmar and USA divorce decree will this be acceptable??

Thanks in advance.

[Hank_ 9,173]

46 minutes ago, redfeather said:

Hank,

If you have a Cenmar and a USA Divorce decree will these be acceptable?

This is what I am trying to find out?

My gf has put the paperwork forward to get her Cenomar, but as slow as the Philippines is...this could take months.

So, I am trying to figure out if she only has in her possession her Cenmar and USA divorce decree will this be acceptable??

Thanks in advance.

Yup.   USA accepts divorces.   She is married in the Philippines but free to many anywhere else in the world.    I know of many .. and I do mean MANY that have gotten their K-1 visa with the same situation.

 

CENOMAR shouldn't take months or even weeks to get from PSA.

 

 

(Now I will add this .. a month or two back a couple got tangled with a CO (which I believe is a new CO) that thought the visa applicant needed to get the divorce recognized in the Philippines .. which is total BS ..  I posted some suggestions on this but they never came back to post again so not sure if they were able to get this straightened out)   <<  Hopefully you will get any CO except that idiot.

Edited July 13, 2019 by Hank_

[Carpe Vinum 2,310]

My wife got her CENOMAR the same day....

[nowhere 0]

On 7/13/2019 at 12:19 PM, redfeather said:

Hank,

If you have a Cenmar and a USA Divorce decree will these be acceptable?

This is what I am trying to find out?

My gf has put the paperwork forward to get her Cenomar, but as slow as the Philippines is...this could take months.

So, I am trying to figure out if she only has in her possession her Cenmar and USA divorce decree will this be acceptable??

Thanks in advance.

Hi, is the divorce annotated on the CENOMAR? It has to be recognized by the Philippines government 1st. That takes a longgggg time and a lot of money. 

[Just Paul 4,591]

3 minutes ago, nowhere said:

It has to be recognized by the Philippines government 1st.

Not if it was foreign marriage / divorce like what @Hank_ said. 

 

Ans Yes you can get it the same day.

Edited August 13, 2019 by Paul & Mary

[nowhere 0]

14 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

Not if it was foreign marriage / divorce like what @Hank_ said. 

 

Ans Yes you can get it the same day.

Did I misunderstand it? She's a filipina married to an American before. Divorce obtained in the USA. It has to be annotaed on the CENOMAR. I know from personal experience as my CENOMAR has a marriage on it from 33 &%$king years ago and prevented me from getting married in Manila last year. And I had certified divorce papers with me. 

[Hank_ 9,173]

2 hours ago, nowhere said:

Hi, is the divorce annotated on the CENOMAR? It has to be recognized by the Philippines government 1st. That takes a longgggg time and a lot of money. 

 

2 hours ago, nowhere said:

Did I misunderstand it? She's a filipina married to an American before. Divorce obtained in the USA. It has to be annotaed on the CENOMAR. I know from personal experience as my CENOMAR has a marriage on it from 33 &%$king years ago and prevented me from getting married in Manila last year. And I had certified divorce papers with me. 

You DO NOT need the divorce decree recognized by the Philippine government for the U.S. visa process .... CEMAR (Certificate of Marriage) does not need a notation for the U.S. visa process  .. you do need to provide a copy of the divorce decree (in English) at the time of the interview at the U.S. embassy.

 

You can NOT get married in the Philippines - true,  but then with a K-1 you get married in the USA where divorce decrees are accepted without issue.

 

Don't overthink things.

 

Never DO-DO when DO will DO.

[nowhere 0]

9 hours ago, Hank_ said:

 

You DO NOT need the divorce decree recognized by the Philippine government for the U.S. visa process .... CEMAR (Certificate of Marriage) does not need a notation for the U.S. visa process  .. you do need to provide a copy of the divorce decree (in English) at the time of the interview at the U.S. embassy.

 

You can NOT get married in the Philippines - true,  but then with a K-1 you get married in the USA where divorce decrees are accepted without issue.

 

Don't overthink things.

 

Never DO-DO when DO will DO.

Ah ok.

[Carpe Vinum 2,310]

On 7/13/2019 at 2:19 PM, redfeather said:

Hank,

If you have a Cenmar and a USA Divorce decree will these be acceptable?

This is what I am trying to find out?

My gf has put the paperwork forward to get her Cenomar, but as slow as the Philippines is...this could take months.

So, I am trying to figure out if she only has in her possession her Cenmar and USA divorce decree will this be acceptable??

Thanks in advance.

She can go to PSA and get a Cenomar (or Cemar) the same day. My wife did it twice. Once before her CFO and once before her interview in Manila. We wanted to make sure we had a "fresh" one.

Edited August 16, 2019 by boris64