Marriage in the Philippines

[Kozmo 0]

I plan to marry my girlfriend in the Philippines and am a US citizen. Can anyone tell me what requirements and paperwork she and I will both need to move forward with this?

[Leiy 0]

Here's the link I found....

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/243036-requirements-to-get-marry-in-the-philippines/

Aloha

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I plan to marry my girlfriend in the Philippines and am a US citizen. Can anyone tell me what requirements and paperwork she and I will both need to move forward with this?

Hello and congrats!

Start by reading the Guides for immigrating a spouse:

Click here

FYI - you don't have to marry her first in order to get her over here to the states. You can also petition her on a fiancee visa. Read through the guides and see what options might work best for you.

Edited June 9, 2010 by El Buscador

[Tahoma 2,292]

Hi Kozmo...welcome to VJ

[Mae and Jack 0]

This is the link you can use from the Embassy in Manila.

http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwha009.html

Edited June 9, 2010 by Mae and Jack

[Atencio 43]

welcome Kozmo

I just married recently and am starting visa process. There is such a wealth of information here.

[SuperDuper! 230]

I plan to marry my girlfriend in the Philippines and am a US citizen. Can anyone tell me what requirements and paperwork she and I will both need to move forward with this?

Why do you choose to marry her over there and not in the US?

[Dogwood_Poet 16]

As someone who got married in the Philippines, I think there are several advantages:

1. The visa process is a lot simpler AND cheaper! (if you can call anything dealing with the US government simple)

2. Once your wife arrives in the US, she can start work, school, apply for driver's license within a few weeks instead of having to file AOS.

3. You can throw one heck of a wedding in the Philippines for pennies on the dollar compared to the US!

4. Having the wedding there lets you show you care about her family as well as her. (Lots of brownie points from wife and in-laws!) (joke!)

Just remember to get your 'Legal Capacity to Marry' from the US Embassy so you can get your marriage license and to plan for the 10-day waiting period before you can get married.

[Kozmo 0]

As someone who got married in the Philippines, I think there are several advantages:

1. The visa process is a lot simpler AND cheaper! (if you can call anything dealing with the US government simple)

2. Once your wife arrives in the US, she can start work, school, apply for driver's license within a few weeks instead of having to file AOS.

3. You can throw one heck of a wedding in the Philippines for pennies on the dollar compared to the US!

4. Having the wedding there lets you show you care about her family as well as her. (Lots of brownie points from wife and in-laws!) (joke!)

Just remember to get your 'Legal Capacity to Marry' from the US Embassy so you can get your marriage license and to plan for the 10-day waiting period before you can get married.

[jrmejia 31]

As someone who got married in the Philippines, I think there are several advantages:

1. The visa process is a lot simpler AND cheaper! (if you can call anything dealing with the US government simple)

2. Once your wife arrives in the US, she can start work, school, apply for driver's license within a few weeks instead of having to file AOS.

3. You can throw one heck of a wedding in the Philippines for pennies on the dollar compared to the US!

4. Having the wedding there lets you show you care about her family as well as her. (Lots of brownie points from wife and in-laws!) (joke!)

Just remember to get your 'Legal Capacity to Marry' from the US Embassy so you can get your marriage license and to plan for the 10-day waiting period before you can get married.

If we get denied with the f129i, we are going to get married in the phil.

[Atencio 43]

Why do you choose to marry her over there and not in the US?

I would have really preferred to go the K1 route but my wife's parents are 75 and 73 and they really wanted to see her get married.

[Richard90027 1]

As someone who got married in the Philippines, I think there are several advantages:

1. The visa process is a lot simpler AND cheaper! (if you can call anything dealing with the US government simple)

2. Once your wife arrives in the US, she can start work, school, apply for driver's license within a few weeks instead of having to file AOS.

3. You can throw one heck of a wedding in the Philippines for pennies on the dollar compared to the US!

4. Having the wedding there lets you show you care about her family as well as her. (Lots of brownie points from wife and in-laws!) (joke!)

Just remember to get your 'Legal Capacity to Marry' from the US Embassy so you can get your marriage license and to plan for the 10-day waiting period before you can get married.

This is all true and very good advice..