CEMAR For The Petitioner

[Tahoma 2,291]

Was your husband a Filipino citizen when you married him? Or, was he a dual citizen? Or, does he have a Pinoy surname? Was he previously married?

If so, it would make sense to bring along his NSO CRS Form No. 5 - Advisory On Marriages (CENMAR) to your Embassy interview, and especially to your CFO seminar.

The way to get a CENMAR is to order a CENOMAR from the NSO. If he were not married and had never been married, the NSO would issue him a CRS Form No. 4 (CENOMAR). However, since you two are married, the NSO will issue a CRS Form No. 5 - Advisory on Marriages (CENMAR).

It sounds like you already have a Certificate of Marriage, which is completely different from a CENOMAR and a CENMAR, so you won't need another one of those.

To have a look at these documents, please click here.

[Swingman_Tomoyo 2]

Was your husband a Filipino citizen when you married him? Or, was he a dual citizen? Or, does he have a Pinoy surname? Was he previously married?

If so, it would make sense to bring along his NSO CRS Form No. 5 - Advisory On Marriages (CENMAR) to your Embassy interview, and especially to your CFO seminar.

The way to get a CENMAR is to order a CENOMAR from the NSO. If he were not married and had never been married, the NSO would issue him a CRS Form No. 4 (CENOMAR). However, since you two are married, the NSO will issue a CRS Form No. 5 - Advisory on Marriages (CENMAR).

It sounds like you already have a Certificate of Marriage, which is completely different from a CENOMAR and a CENMAR, so you won't need another one of those.

To have a look at these documents, please click here.

He was a Filipino citizen until late July last year. Yes he has a Pinoy surname...and nope he wasn't previously married. I see that it would make sense to bring his CENMAR...I hope I still have time to get it as interview is on July 10 already. I'll go to NSO first thing tomorrow. Thanks a lot Tahoma! :-)

[Tahoma 2,291]

He was a Filipino citizen until late July last year. Yes he has a Pinoy surname...and nope he wasn't previously married. I see that it would make sense to bring his CENMAR...I hope I still have time to get it as interview is on July 10 already. I'll go to NSO first thing tomorrow. Thanks a lot Tahoma! :-)

Walang anuman po.

Good luck!

[Caryh 5,206]

Yeah sorry there was a typo..it was supposed to be CENOMAR/CENMAR...

If he was married before, have a photocopy of his divorce decree. If he was never married before, you should need nothing.

[Tahoma 2,291]

If he was never married before, you should need nothing.

I advocate to play it safe, especially when it comes to the CFO.

[Caryh 5,206]

I advocate to play it safe, especially when it comes to the CFO.

The lack of mental reasoning that is sometimes seen coming out of CFO interviews makes that a good point. My wife brought more to the CFO than she did to the interview. But then the interviewer had a lot of front loaded information available to him that the CFO did not have. It is called Guidance and Counseling, for which you need an attendance certificate, but now the CFO considers it under their power to interrogate and approve Filipinos going abroad.

[abner137 48]

:thumbs:great replies on a confusing subject.....good luck !!!

[Swingman_Tomoyo 2]

I appreciate all your advices guys! Thanks! Went to NSO today and I will pick up the documents tomorrow. :-)