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It comes from a pdf link for the ROM form that is linked directly to the SF consulate site, but that's on web search vs directly navigating the site. Navigating through the site the pdf lacks that checklist so its hard to be sure. On the brightside my wife has found the affidavit of explanation through a facebook group, so even if its outdated I can still provide it just in case. Thank you so much for the help! Heres to hoping the process can go as smooth as it can. Thanks for the quick reply Top-Secret.

Hello everyone! Me and my wife are beginning our journey here after getting married online through Utah's online marriage services and I hate to be a complete idiot but as I examine the checklist for the Philippines SF ROM form box number 4 indicates the following "One (1) original and four (4) photocopies of a notarized Affidavit of Explanation, stating that the marriage was held online and that the Filipino spouse was not in the U.S. at the time of marriage." Is this a custom document that I need to get drafted and then signed/notarized by both of us? And if so is there a good place to find an example of such? Utah provides a letter of explanation but having spoken with the notary they say they can't notarize for that as it's not something I created but is from the Utah marriage offices and has their names on it. And for that document, they only provide an e-document with no option to notarize it. So I'm at a bit of a loss. I apologize if this is easily understood and I'm missing an obvious piece of information. This whole process seems quite laborious, but I'd like to try and get it right first try. Thank you for the help!