Hi ,I am a British male hopping to get married to my Philippine girlfriend Xmas this year. Can I do the processing in England before I go?
We did look briefly into getting married in The Philippines but gave up on the idea because it seemed far too much effort and we're a couple of lazy gits. From what I remember you have to give at least 10 days notice there together and do everything there.
Take a look at the link below, should give you a few pointers; http://www.british-filipino.com/ind...he-philippines-and-settlement-in-the-uk.9718/
Hi Hug Im going through this process myself with the wedding in April it was delayed due to a work injury to myself,from what Ive read understood and listened to on here and official ukba sites the info you will need is pretty much the same whether you marry here or the Philippines and if your planning to marry at christmas you have ample time to gather the supportive info,here is where Im at: I have a file wage slips current 6 months rolling along year end p60 2013/14 year end mortgage statement utility bills as I get a new one I replace the previous one Council Tax start of year 2014/15 but might add 2015/16 if I get it in time Contract of employment Reference letter off employer any qualifications gained through work certificates copy of driving licence birth certificate old passports chat logs skype facebook I always make sure that before we open and close skype that we type this then records a time and date record i.e type "hi good to hear from you I bet your looking good lets go on camera something like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! photograghs these include ones together, with her family, sightseeing over there also adding ones that if we talk about something or there is an event ie graduation dance then photos of those to support your chat logs receipts of gifts sent photos of gifts travel tickets plane stubs hotel bills birthday cards valentines cards etc venue suggestions for the wedding if researched on the internet download main page print and file message logs from her family to you or your family to her if she is coming to the UK get her to do the english test while your waiting also I set Juby thats my bride to be research questions ie tell me about Martock tell me about Somerset this helps improve her english and gain knowledge of where she will live show ukba conviction Financial requirement form print it off read it and fill it in a bit at a time Sponsor form print it off fill it in file it Sponsor letter write it!!! we are marrying in the Philippines so we are preparing that side of it also a differant but shorter list also understand what needs to be done once married in the Philippines before travel and the timing of the application,how long before you get a decision how long the visa is then valid for! Hope it helps and good luck and best wishes to you both
sorry meant to say yes your right its 10 days minimum from the filing of the request to marry in the civic office to the day of your wedding,our time line looks something like this sunday land in Manila monday have appointment booked for the embassey in Manila tuesday attend civic office in Jubys hometown to file the request marry 10 days later we are not getting married in a church though
I assume by 'processing' you mean what can you do to get a marriage licence before you go to The Philippines, rather than what visa processing can I do now? On that premise, I can offer a few tips... You no longer need to get a Certificate of No Impediment from your registry office in the UK. Instead, you need to prepare an affidavit or affirmation confirming you are free to marry (simpler and cheaper). This must be done according the strict requirements listed in the link below but you can do it yourself and print it on an ordinary ink-jet printer (though a laser printer would be better) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marriage-in-the-philippines If your affirmation/affidavit is more than one page you should print it dual-sided, rather than on two separate sheets of paper. You will need to book an appointment at the British Embassy in Manila in order to get the affidavit/affirmation properly stamped etc. You must do this booking through the on-line booking system here... https://www.consular-appointments.s...oaths-affirmations-and-affidavits/slot_picker I would suggest booking that appointment a few weeks before you leave for The Philippines and, even if your final destination is not Manila, get a return ticket between UK and Manila and fly one of the local air services between Manila and your final destination. I would also suggest staying in Manila overnight and then get appointment for as early as possible in the day at the embassy, especially if you are flying onward to your final destination. When I did this, I left my hold luggage at Manila Airport (terminal 3) and took hand luggage to for the one night stay at the hotel. (you don't want to take hold luggage to the embassy) I then flew out from Manila to Cebu (again Terminal 3) with Cebu Pacific to Cebu. In addition to all the documentation the Embassy requires, I also suggest you take a map showing the route a taxi driver needs to take to get from your hotel to the embassy as taxi drivers don't seem to know where the embassy is! So you may also want a second map showing the route from the embassy to the airport as well! The embassy will stamp your affidavit/affirmation and you need to keep this safe as a duplicate will not be issued and you need the original to get a marriage licence from the Philippine authorities. Before the Philippines authorities will issue a marriage licence you have to attend a seminar, usually at the local city hall where your fiancée lives. Chances are you cannot book that appointment until you are in the country with Embassy-legalised affirmation/affidavit and your fiancée in hand. That could prove problematic over the Christmas period but a small 'bribe' sometimes helps here (it did my case in December 2014). Immediately after the seminar you can then apply for the marriage licence but there is a 10-day waiting period before it is issued. I have no knowledge on arranging a civil wedding in The Philippines and you are realistically only looking at a civil wedding if you wish to get a marriage licence and get married in one trip (the marriage licence is actually valid for 120 days) I am getting a church marriage which means three seminars with the church (evangelical Christian) and prepare a resume on a book about sex in marriage. I think the catholic church has similar requirements. Trying to organise three church seminars over the Xmas period would be just nigh on impossible, hence the reason I got the marriage licence in December, with the wedding next month. If you want a church wedding in the Philippines at Xmas you really need to get the marriage licence around 3 months before, but that means two overseas trips of course.
Before the Philippines authorities will issue a marriage licence you have to attend a seminar, usually at the local city hall where your fiancée lives. Chances are you cannot book that appointment until you are in the country with Embassy-legalised affirmation/affidavit and your fiancée in hand. That could prove problematic over the Christmas period but a small 'bribe' sometimes helps here (it did my case in December 2014). Immediately after the seminar you can then apply for the marriage licence but there is a 10-day waiting period before it is issued. I have no knowledge on arranging a civil wedding in The Philippines and you are realistically only looking at a civil wedding if you wish to get a marriage licence and get married in one trip (the marriage licence is actually valid for 120 days) Howerd are you referring to a church wedding here?
You have to attend a seminar at the city hall before all weddings (civil or otherwise) It is a requirement in order to get a marriage licence. In most places you have to attend the seminar before applying for the marriage licence but I have heard that in some jurisdictions they allow you to apply for the licence without attending the seminar first but will only issue the licence once the seminar has been attended. In Cebu you have to attend the seminar before they will even issue the licence but the licence is issued immediately after the seminar. But you should reckon it will take a whole day to attend the seminar and get your licence. Then, of course, some people avoid the seminar altogether (so I have heard) with payment of a bribe!
Ive missed this bit and checking you can in some areas attend the seminar within the 10 day waiting period I need to check this out cheers
Remember that you can only get married where at least one party to the marriage resides. As you probably live in the UK, that means you can only get married where your fiancée is living. So you cannot pick and choose a a civic office where you can get married. You may, conceivably, have a choice of two offices though if she lives in the jurisdiction of one civic office but is on the voters roll in another jurisdiction. Beyond that, there is not much chance of selecting a suitable civic office.
To be honest she has a friend in the civic office where we intend to marry and she is helping big style!!we intend to marry in Dagupan in Pangasinan district and this friend is the judges aid both of whom are invited to the wedding!! That said I still need to check the timing of the seminar you point to.
