Registering the marriage to philippine consolate

[marlyn24 2]

Hi guys.. Good Morning, Belated Merry Christmas...

I'm just asking about registering marriage to philippine consulate. according to what i read we need to submit or registered our marriage to philippine consulate before the 30 days of marriage. what if we cant submit during that time, what consequence do i need to face it? please let me know what your thought and knowledge about it. coz our deadline probably january 4. too much work and my husband so busy.. thank you in advance..

[bigdog 376]

Here is a link I found with what appears to be good information, outside of VJ. http://www.manilavisa.com/services-in-the-philippines/marriage-in-the-philippines/

[DaveE 178]

My wife and I have been married for 18 months and we just registered the marriage with the Emabassy of the Philippines in Washington, DC. There is no problem or consequence in waiting. The only reason we went is because my wife wanted her filipino passport in her married name, and the Embassy would not do that until we registered the marriage. We were going to my mom's house in Maryland for Thanksgiving, so we spent a day in Washington DC and took care of all of the requirements.

I never heard anything about a 30 day time limit.

[marlyn24 2]

My wife and I have been married for 18 months and we just registered the marriage with the Emabassy of the Philippines in Washington, DC. There is no problem or consequence in waiting. The only reason we went is because my wife wanted her filipino passport in her married name, and the Embassy would not do that until we registered the marriage. We were going to my mom's house in Maryland for Thanksgiving, so we spent a day in Washington DC and took care of all of the requirements.

I never heard anything about a 30 day time limit.

thanks for the quick reply.. i read some blog,just need is additional statement why we filed late on our marriage and need notarized. and i thought need attorney to signed it. some of member said its ok in the bank if you have account there sometimes its free to notarized. i just worried coz according to my husband its very expensive to go to attorney for that..i hope in chicago its the same with washington dc.

[marlyn24 2]

Here is a link I found with what appears to be good information, outside of VJ. http://www.manilavisa.com/services-in-the-philippines/marriage-in-the-philippines/

thank you bigdog..

[DaveE 178]

thanks for the quick reply.. i read some blog,just need is additional statement why we filed late on our marriage and need notarized. and i thought need attorney to signed it. some of member said its ok in the bank if you have account there sometimes its free to notarized. i just worried coz according to my husband its very expensive to go to attorney for that..i hope in chicago its the same with washington dc.

Here is a link to the Filipino consulate in Chicago. It tells you what you need to register your marriage, (three sets of the documents listed). We also had to pay $25 fee.

Filipino Consulate Chicago

[Tahoma 2,292]

thanks for the quick reply.. i read some blog,just need is additional statement why we filed late on our marriage and need notarized. and i thought need attorney to signed it. some of member said its ok in the bank if you have account there sometimes its free to notarized. i just worried coz according to my husband its very expensive to go to attorney for that..i hope in chicago its the same with washington dc.

^^^ Nonsense.

There is no time limit for reporting your marriage. You don't need an attorney. You don't need anything notarized.

You can read about reporting marriage on the Philippines Embassy/Consulate website.

[Messybrownhair 251]

^^^ Nonsense.

There is no time limit for reporting your marriage. You don't need an attorney. You don't need anything notarized.

You can read about reporting marriage on the Philippines Embassy/Consulate website.

I think she is referring to my blog lol. The PCGNY(NY consulate) states that if the report of marriage is done after 30 days of marriage, a notariZed affidavit is needed.

If application for report is filed more than 30 days after the date of marriage, an original and four (4) photocopies of the Notarized Affidavit of Explanation for delayed registration by the applicants;

I am not sure if this is enforced, I reported mine within 30 days so I did not do this. I am sure you can probably get away with not doing it

And if you plan to do it by mail, then you will need things notarized. If you do it in person, then you don't. At least with the NY consulate anyway. It was a pain!!

Methods of Filing and Persons Who Can File the Report

By personal appearance at the Consulate of the reporting spouse. The signature of the non-appearing spouse must be duly notarized in the application form; or

By mail or courier service. The application must still be duly signed by both spouses and also notarized. A self-addressed prepaid Express Mail envelope of the United States Postal Service must be included. Do not use metered stamps or P.O. Box return address.

Edited December 29, 2011 by Messybrownhair

[kev_n_jena 89]

We waited 3 1/2 years to report our marriage at the Chicago consulate. I think we had our letter explaining why we waited so long notarized since it's free where I work. You don't need a lawyer. Your reason for not filing can be as simple as "we didn't have time to drive to chicago".

Kev n Jena

[Messybrownhair 251]

We waited 3 1/2 years to report our marriage at the Chicago consulate. I think we had our letter explaining why we waited so long notarized since it's free where I work. You don't need a lawyer. Your reason for not filing can be as simple as "we didn't have time to drive to chicago".

Kev n Jena

definitely don't need a lawyer lol. had our stuff notarized for free at the bank

[John&Juvy 36]

We waited 3 1/2 years to report our marriage at the Chicago consulate. I think we had our letter explaining why we waited so long notarized since it's free where I work. You don't need a lawyer. Your reason for not filing can be as simple as "we didn't have time to drive to chicago".

Kev n Jena

Is the notarized letter explaining why waited so long to report the marriage, is that a requirement if you didn't report your marriage right away or what ? Coz we also didn't report our marriage yet, just planning to do that next year same time to renew my passport and have my name change at the New York consulate.

[Tahoma 2,292]

I think she is referring to my blog lol. The PCGNY(NY consulate) states that if the report of marriage is done after 30 days of marriage, a notariZed affidavit is needed.

If application for report is filed more than 30 days after the date of marriage, an original and four (4) photocopies of the Notarized Affidavit of Explanation for delayed registration by the applicants;

I am not sure if this is enforced, I reported mine within 30 days so I did not do this. I am sure you can probably get away with not doing it

And if you plan to do it by mail, then you will need things notarized. If you do it in person, then you don't. At least with the NY consulate anyway. It was a pain!!

Methods of Filing and Persons Who Can File the Report

By personal appearance at the Consulate of the reporting spouse. The signature of the non-appearing spouse must be duly notarized in the application form; or

By mail or courier service. The application must still be duly signed by both spouses and also notarized. A self-addressed prepaid Express Mail envelope of the United States Postal Service must be included. Do not use metered stamps or P.O. Box return address.

^^^ Thanks Steph... ...I stand corrected.

I didn't see that information on the San Francisco Consulate's website, but I will go back and take another look.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

^^^ Thanks Steph... ...I stand corrected.

I didn't see that information on the San Francisco Consulate's website, but I will go back and take another look.

We went to SF a year and eight months after we were married and they didn't bother us for an explanation. The only problem we had was that they wouldn't match the name of the Green Card with her new passport, since we Americanized her first name. We got an Affidavit for One and the Same Person, in case that would be a problem.

Now that she is a USC, the whole day really was a waste of time, and my advice is not to bother with any of it, as we never needed to use her new passport for anything at all. A day and over $100 wasted at the SF Consulate.

[Tahoma 2,292]

We went to SF a year and eight months after we were married and they didn't bother us for an explanation. The only problem we had was that they wouldn't match the name of the Green Card with her new passport, since we Americanized her first name. We got an Affidavit for One and the Same Person, in case that would be a problem.

Now that she is a USC, the whole day really was a waste of time, and my advice is not to bother with any of it, as we never needed to use her new passport for anything at all. A day and over $100 wasted at the SF Consulate.

I think we'll keep the money in our pocket.

Chinook isn't planning on becoming a dual citizen, so we aren't going to report our marriage. The only possible hiccup in our plan is that Chinook's Filipino passport will expire shortly before she becomes a U.S. citizen. However, we have no plans for leaving the country during that time.

How long did it take, from the time she filed for citizenship, for your wife to become a U.S. citizen?

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I think we'll keep the money in our pocket.

Chinook isn't planning on becoming a dual citizen, so we aren't going to report our marriage. The only possible hiccup in our plan is that Chinook's Filipino passport will expire shortly before she becomes a U.S. citizen. However, we have no plans for leaving the country during that time.

How long did it take, from the time she filed for citizenship, for your wife to become a U.S. citizen?

We filed in April, and she took her oath in July.

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