philppines can get the Legal Capacity To Marry forum with out having to go to the Embassy In Manila? (Split)

[Mikeha 3]

Hello, is there a way I can get the Legal Capacity To Marry forum with out having to go to the Embassy In Manila?

[IWander 585]

34 minutes ago, Mikeha said:

Hello, is there a way I can get the Legal Capacity To Marry forum with out having to go to the Embassy In Manila?

Many LGUs are now accepting (even expecting) a CENOMAR from PSA from the foreigner.  Best to check what your LGU that will issue the license is willing to accept from you.

 

If an affidavit is required I believe Manila is the only place.  Cebu used to do it but I think it has now stopped 

[top_secret 2,135]

57 minutes ago, Mikeha said:

Hello, is there a way I can get the Legal Capacity To Marry forum with out having to go to the Embassy In Manila?

 

During the rona situation the Philippine government decreed that ANY notary could notarize an Affidavit of Legal Capacity To Marry.  Later when the President issued a general decree that rona rules were in general rescinded, some LCR's started requiring them to be notarized by the embassy again.  Later still, there was some kind of ruling that any notary is still OK.  Leading to today where different LCRO's may be making their own rules and the rules may not be consistent.  So.  US Embassy Manila has a sample Affidavit of Legal Capacity To Marry here https://uploads.mwp.mprod.getusinfo.com/uploads/sites/24/2022/04/Sample-Generic-Affidavit.pdf .   According to most, it should be valid if notarized by ANY notary.  Unless the LCRO says it its not.  If that was the case it still needs notarized by the embassy.  It is the Philippines.  YMMV.

Edited January 10 by top_secret

[Mikeha 3]

38 minutes ago, IWander said:

Many LGUs are now accepting (even expecting) a CENOMAR from PSA from the foreigner.  Best to check what your LGU that will issue the license is willing to accept from you.

 

If an affidavit is required I believe Manila is the only place.  Cebu used to do it but I think it has now stopped 

My fiance in the Phillipines has already put in a request for both of our Ceomars. 

[Mikeha 3]

32 minutes ago, top_secret said:

 

During the rona situation the Philippine government decreed that ANY notary could notarize an Affidavit of Legal Capacity To Marry.  Later when the President issued a general decree that rona rules were in general rescinded, some LCR's started requiring them to be notarized by the embassy again.  Later still, there was some kind of ruling that any notary is still OK.  Leading to today where different LCRO's may be making their own rules and the rules may not be consistent.  So.  US Embassy Manila has a sample Affidavit of Legal Capacity To Marry here https://uploads.mwp.mprod.getusinfo.com/uploads/sites/24/2022/04/Sample-Generic-Affidavit.pdf .   According to most, it should be valid if notarized by ANY notary.  Unless the LCRO says it its not.  If that was the case it still needs notarized by the embassy.  It is the Philippines.  YMMV.

 

 

From what I have found they are not accecpting those anymore. 

Edited January 10 by Mikeha

[IWander 585]

9 hours ago, Mikeha said:

My fiance in the Phillipines has already put in a request for both of our Ceomars. 

So the LGU wants both?  In my situation the CENOMAR was all they wanted from me and i didn't have to get the notarized affidavit.  

[RO_AH 1,627]

13 hours ago, Mikeha said:

From what I have found they are not accecpting those anymore. 

I do not know how many times I need to say this.

 

On 3/9/2023 at 7:57 AM, RO_AH said:

1. Have your fiance go to her LCR and ask what is required for her to marry a US citizen. Make sure that either they provide her all of the things in writing or that she writes them all down. Rule #1 nothing is consistent in PH different municipalities will have different requirements. Get your info from the source (LCR) not the internet.

Sadly that also includes this forum.

 

Every LCR is different. Find out exactly what you need. Also they should be able to tell you how to get it. If they only want one from the embassy, you will need to go to the embassy. I flew into Manila in the evening. Stayed in a hotel across the street from the embassy, went there and got affidavit in the morning, then went off to my wife's place.

[Mikeha 3]

On 1/10/2024 at 11:42 AM, RO_AH said:

I do not know how many times I need to say this.

 

Sadly that also includes this forum.

 

Every LCR is different. Find out exactly what you need. Also they should be able to tell you how to get it. If they only want one from the embassy, you will need to go to the embassy. I flew into Manila in the evening. Stayed in a hotel across the street from the embassy, went there and got affidavit in the morning, then went off to my wife's place.

Yes, I told her to go to the the LCR and find out exactly what we need. 

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