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TandAjune23   0

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So I have been wondering and haven't found a single thread or information on the issue.  

 

A couple married in the Philippines (American + pinay ) get divorced in the US and ether one decide to return to the Philippines will they or can they get remarried in the Philippines.  basically will the Philippines government recognize it.  I know they do regular U.S divorces but wondering about Philippines marriages.....     Or does the induvial now both  U.s citizens just have to follow with a K1?

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Welcome to the forum!  Your country-specific thread is being moved to the Philippines regional forum for the highest concentration of informed answers.  :) 

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1 hour ago, TandAjune23 said:

 

A couple married in the Philippines (American + pinay ) get divorced in the US and ether one decide to return to the Philippines will they or can they get remarried in the Philippines.  basically will the Philippines government recognize it.  I know they do regular U.S divorces but wondering about Philippines marriages.....     Or does the induvial now both  U.s citizens just have to follow with a K1?

This has been discussed a lot here. While your divorce is recognized in every country in the world, it is not recognized in Philippines. Therefore you can not get married in the Philippines. You can get married in the Philippines with an online wedding through Utah. You would then be able to apply for a CR-1. You could also go the K-1 route. In order to have your divorce recognized in PH you would have to file for a recognition of divorce. That takes time and money and you would need a Philippines Lawyer.

 

Being that you are legally married in PH there are hoops you will need to jump through and extra steps to take. I am not familiar with all of them but others will hopefully chime in. I think whatever route you go, the CFO will be the biggest hurdle, because that is required by PH and remember, they consider you married still.

 

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On 6/25/2023 at 12:34 AM, RO_AH said:

This has been discussed a lot here. While your divorce is recognized in every country in the world, it is not recognized in Philippines. Therefore you can not get married in the Philippines. You can get married in the Philippines with an online wedding through Utah. You would then be able to apply for a CR-1. You could also go the K-1 route. In order to have your divorce recognized in PH you would have to file for a recognition of divorce. That takes time and money and you would need a Philippines Lawyer.

 

Being that you are legally married in PH there are hoops you will need to jump through and extra steps to take. I am not familiar with all of them but others will hopefully chime in. I think whatever route you go, the CFO will be the biggest hurdle, because that is required by PH and remember, they consider you married still.

 

CFO doesn't apply to an American citizen ever and would not apply to the Filipino if they had become a permanent resident or us citizen 

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3 hours ago, IWander said:

CFO doesn't apply to an American citizen ever and would not apply to the Filipino if they had become a permanent resident or us citizen 

No, it does not apply to a US citizen, but a Philippines citizen cannot leave the Philippines without a CFO sticker.

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1 minute ago, IWander said:

My wife does all the time and she doesn't have a CFO sticker in her passport.  Her green card is her get out of "jail" free card 

My wife had no CFO sticker in passport either and has a green card. She did do the CFO counseling and received her certificate which allowed her to leave the Philippines. How was your wife able to leave without CFO?

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My wife was able to leave the Philippines last month without a CFO sticker / certificate.  We were a bit concerned that the lack of the CFO sticker / certificate was going to be a problem since this was her first time leaving the Philippines after her K1 arrival in the US.  She presented her green card and no questions asked.

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Please let's not confuse the OP. You will never need your CFO sticker/certificate again after your first exit from the Philippines to a foreign destination. You will also never have a green card unless you have come to America already, in which case, CFO is irrelevant.

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Ok interesting. 

 

 So is there anyway to have a none legal wedding in the Philippines.  Basically a non church ceremony without all the documents so she can have her family watch.    Ceremony only. Besides using Utah ( need help there too) and not have it affect a k1

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41 minutes ago, TandAjune23 said:

Ok interesting.

 So is there anyway to have a none legal wedding in the Philippines.  Basically a non church ceremony without all the documents so she can have her family watch.    Ceremony only. Besides using Utah ( need help there too) and not have it affect a k1

Do not even think about it. Just don't. Any type of ceremony could get your K1 denied. Get  married for real and get a CR-1. Far superior to a K1.

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1 hour ago, TandAjune23 said:

Ok interesting. 

 

 So is there anyway to have a none legal wedding in the Philippines.  Basically a non church ceremony without all the documents so she can have her family watch.    Ceremony only. Besides using Utah ( need help there too) and not have it affect a k1

If pursuing a k1, do not even think about a Utah ceremony until AFTER she arrives in the USA.

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