Do we have to be married/engaged to get a visa?

The Judge at my wedding, spent 20 minutes before the ceremony warning about how easy its to marry, but difficult and costly to separate and presently the chance of a foreigner marriage lasting is 80:2o and it will be up to us what side is the successes! its all been recorded on the wedding video so we don't forget

When i 1st met him, he was proud to state that he's involved with marriages, divorces (annulments really) and sentencing for imprisonment and he hoped to see me only once.

At the end of the ceremony, he told everyone that the family wasn't to make demands from my wife without talking to me 1st and vice versa

You're right, good to have balls in the air

Judge was a cheerful and optimistic chap then I'm pleased to see

Cedula is a receipt for Community Tax payable to the Town/City Hall. Costs 10 Pesos but can take a couple of hours' queuing as "the lady in front" has a natter to her friend behind the counter.

Certified copies - obviously by a local lawyer.

Hi ..would like to ask if ur wife already tried to fill up forms online? its regarding visa application to click in there.

cedula is something your filipino bride to be will need to get

its a sort of tax confirming residence from what i recall? Another money making exercise.
you will also be paying paper tax for some forms too.

regarding past divorces / annulments i haven't a clue

check uk guide about marrying in philippines, i think they can legally approve such documents.

it may be worth getting photocopy of passport with recent entry stamp just in case.
I did, but they were just happy to confirm i was there, so they didn't keep it

She hasn't yet for spouse visa

Had plenty of practice try for visitor visa though.

Whats your problem? i have a guide somewhere that i could look through.

Alternatively check-out the FAQ part of web site

When the mrs has any issues with the family, i just say shall we pay the judge a visit next time i'm there

That will do the trick, and if you have kids together and they misbehave just threaten them with the video

The Judge sounded a very solemn chap that's for sure, his glass is always half empty that's for sure.

The other minor thing all depends on where your intending to have the ceremony?


Unfortunately the above applied for my wedding on a beach

the 'in writing' bit happened on the day and was lost!

So we've ended up with marriage on a beach with plenty of photos to prove it, BUT cert stating it happened in a court with no photo evidence!

So when apply for visa will have to state that official ceremony happened in court, but wished not to have photos and reenacted that evening on beach with all family and friends.....

Whats the chances of getting a visa ????????

You're supposed to be getting married, not fielding a team for the Stanley Cup!

Timmers, we got married in Phils and it was amazing.
All of the paperwork gets done, then the wedding and reception with lechon baboy. Wonderful
We even had to travel by pump boat for a few hours to get to my wife's island straight after the civil ceremony at the mayor's house.
It had been "big waves" for days before and the sea went like glass for our wedding day and for a few days after, until we left the island.
When I see weddings on TV in the UK and look at the videos and photos of our wedding, I am so pleased we did it there so her family and village folk could be there.
My wife did ban alcohol on the wedding day though. She didn't want any craziness to affect anything.

I would have liked to have done the same Mike but I couldn't spend enough time there to get the job done. I felt for the missus when we were married a few weeks back as there were none of her family members there, she didn't even tell her family we were married until after the event because she didn't want to deal with her kids and family members saying they wanted to come and so on.

I like the sound of the roast pig, alcohol ban was a bit harsh but I'm sure it didn't affect the day in any way. As you know, there is usually someone who is popped up at a wedding making a nuisance of themselves. I celebrated our wedding with a diet coke as I don't drink but the family got stuck in as they do.

The Philippines would certainly have been a more romantic place for us to get married and for her family to attend although her family is now spread all over the globe so it would still have been difficult to get us all together.

I would certainly advise anyone to get married in the Phils if they have the time to spare.

How about a reaffirmation ceremony over there?
My wife and I went to one in Thailand when she was en-route for her life in UK. It was very nice and the Singaporean lady (married to an Australian) said it didn't take long to arrange.

I was thinking along the same lines, we have already discussed about doing something next year in the Philippines when the whole family can get together. The missus like myself is not very religious at all so what kind of blessing we will have I don't know, I was thinking just more on the lines of some kind of reception maybe.

We tried for a visit visa last year and were denied. She was applying in Japan and, to be honest, there's very little for her to go back to there, and that probably showed in the application.

Since my last messages I had decided to propose to my lovely lady and go for the fiancee visa, but I think things have just got a little more complicated and would appreciate some more advice.
I posted before that she had married a Japanese man in Japan and had recently divorced him in Japan, leaving us free to marry. It came out this evening that the wedding had in fact taken place in the Philippines. She had been told in Japan that she was free to marry again within 6 months of the divorce and had assumed this was the case everywhere, but I doubt that.
Is an annulment required in the Philippines before she can marry me here?

Yes, because she initiated the divorce in Japan.

my g/f got a divorce ---here--in the UK---from her fili husband ( 5 year separation ). but--its not recognised in the filis--so--she's there now waiting for an annulment verdict--started a year ago. so--be prepared for a long wait--and hope you have a fat wallet.

I didn't go to the British Embassy before we got married in the Philippines. I have dual citizen. We had civil wedding ceremony. Would this be a problem?

I assume your declared nationality wasn't british for marriage license. So not required.