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We sent in a photocopy of the Registar signed copy (NOT NSO).... With the I130...

Then submitted the NSO certified copy during the NVC process.

No RFEs...

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You really need the marriage certificate from NSO because the embassy and immigration will be needing the one with the Barcode. You can request from you local civil registry to help you and expedite

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Aaaw! Too bad you won't make it to get your agency. You have to process you passport on own! you can do it!

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We sent in a photocopy of the Registar signed copy (NOT NSO).... With the I130... Then submitted the NSO certified copy during the NVC process. No RFEs... Regards, dc

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In our case, we were given an "endorsement letter" by the local registrar to expedite our Marriage Certificate. We received our NSO copy a week later.

Wow! That is fast!!! What municipality/local registrar? Which NSO branch also?

as per advisory: TRAVEL agencies are assailing the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) directive informing them that they can no longer handle the processing of passports by the end of June 2012. meaning you need to go to DFA regional office to process your passport, they will capture your picture right from there (no need of passport size picture)and signature as well.

and if you want to expedite your MC NSO authenticated, all you need to ask a little help from the secretary or official where you

request your Marriage License, ask on how to expedite your MC to have an NSO copy and tell the reason that your going to use it for travel purpose asap. just don't get fooled by some other officials cuz they might rob you off..and when at NSO already all you need to do is submit request of endorsement at NSO customer care and they will process.

Thank you so much for this.

Sadly, corruption is still rampant in gov't offices. I hope I don't encounter one of those corrupt people as a roadblock to our plans :(

Getting back to the orignal question. You can send in the local registrar-certified certficite. Send it in as a photo copy. This way you can start the I-130 right away. We did that. We also asked to have things expidited as others suggest. You will to do that to ensure that you have the NSO version for the USEM Intervew.

good luck

Awesome! Did you send anything else? Did you have it red-ribboned by the DFA?

As what my husband is doing when it comes to documents from the Philippines, just go to Philippine Embassy (wherever you are)

and have it notarize and sealed with red ribbon. then you can start your thing.

Is this an advice to red ribbon the civil registrar-stamped copy?

Yup,it's based in Manila. Its Juliatos travel and tours located in ortigas. But waht my wife did is email all tmhe requirements and pay thru their bank account and she met up with them at DFA on the day of her apperance. She told me that it's hassle free. She only took 30 minutes inside DFA.

Yeah! Too bad. :( Looks like I will have to contend with another one of em long queues.

Thank you all so much for answering. We've already been away from each other long enough. Hopefully, getting everything right the first time will make that wait a lot shorter. :)

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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We sent in a photocopy of the Registar signed copy (NOT NSO).... With the I130...

Then submitted the NSO certified copy during the NVC process.

No RFEs...

Regards,

dc

A second vote of experience with the registrar-signed copy! This is really great news! :)

Did you have it red ribboned with DFA?

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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We did not get the red ribbon. Just a copy of what the registrar provides you. We had no RFE either. Marry Sep 29th. Sent in I-130 on 10/2. We could have sent it on 9/29 but we had to enjoy sometime to ourselves.

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We did not get the red ribbon. Just a copy of what the registrar provides you. We had no RFE either. Marry Sep 29th. Sent in I-130 on 10/2. We could have sent it on 9/29 but we had to enjoy sometime to ourselves.

Thanks for that info!

Husband-to-be can send the petition as soon as he goes back home! Awesome! :)

Now, just gonna concentrate on getting married... oh and searching for all those Western Union receipts, boarding passes, airline itineraries, pictures... :wacko:

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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My suggestion here is..

1.) start with identification cards to change into married name.

- postal ID (requirements: marriage certificate, barangay clearance and CEDULA/community tax cert, 2x2 photo ID)

-PhilHealth (requirements: marriage certificate or MC nso copy, valid ID like postal the fill up membership form)

then submit pay contribution like for 2 months.. then they can issue your Philhealth ID.

as for NBI not sure if they accept Local Registrar Marriage Cert. if yes then you can comply NBI clearance with married name.

just bring 2 valid ID.

Our Time Line
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CR-1/CR-2
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USCIS Stage: (13 DAYS)
Apr 15, 2012 - Filed I-130 ($420 x2)
Apr 19, 2012 - NOA-1
May 2, 2012 - NOA-2

NVC STAGE: (56 DAYS)
05/21/12 - Case finally entered into NVC system
05/25/12 - Received case #, IIN, and BIN, gave e-mail addresses, sent optin e-mail
05/25/12 - Received info package and AOS bill e-mails from NVC
05/25/12 - AOS bill invoiced & paid ($88)
05/29/12 - AOS bill appears as PAID
06/01/12 - IV Bill Invoiced & PAID ($230 x2)
06/04/12 - IV Bill Shows PAID
06/15/12 - AOS & IV Packages sent
07/02/12 - RFE email received
07/06/12 - Sent NSO copy of MC and BC
07/16/12 - Case Complete (2nd Wedding Anniversary)
08/01/12 - Interview Date Assigned -->>>>(Sept.5, 2012@ 6:15am)


Medical/CFO / Consulate / POE:
08/29/2012-------- Medical Exam: PASSED
08/30/2012 ---------Advance CFO @SMEF-COW
09/05/2012-------- Interview: VISA APPROVED!!!!
09/11/2012 ------- VISA RECEIVED!
10/02/2012 -------- POE = Honolulu, Hawaii
Welcome to Hawaii

10/18/2012 - received 10yr. GC & SSN#

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My suggestion here is..

1.) start with identification cards to change into married name.

- postal ID (requirements: marriage certificate, barangay clearance and CEDULA/community tax cert, 2x2 photo ID)

-PhilHealth (requirements: marriage certificate or MC nso copy, valid ID like postal the fill up membership form)

then submit pay contribution like for 2 months.. then they can issue your Philhealth ID.

as for NBI not sure if they accept Local Registrar Marriage Cert. if yes then you can comply NBI clearance with married name.

just bring 2 valid ID.

Thank you so much!

Postal ID & Philhealth require only local registrar copies? Can they be photocopies, too?

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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Wow! That is fast!!! What municipality/local registrar? Which NSO branch also?

Palo (Leyte) Municipal Hall and Tacloban City branch. I don't know if it works the same in Manila.

Edited by ~happyndinlove~

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10.21.2008 – CR-1 Visa Application Filed (By Hubby's Sec)
09.04.2009 – Visa Interview | Passed
09.10.2009 – Visa Packet Received
09.17.2009 – US Entry | Home
07.05.2011 – ROC Petition Filed
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05.18.2012 – 10-year GC Received
06.19.2012 – Eligible to apply for Naturalization (procrastinated)
06.24.2013 – N-400 Application Filed
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10.03.2013 – Oath Taking Ceremony | Became a USCitizen!
04.14.2014 – Applied for "Expedite Service" Passport (as PI travel date was fast approaching)
04.16.2014 – Passport Issued & Shipped
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Palo (Leyte) Municipal Hall and Tacloban City branch. I don't know if it works the same in Manila.

I see. I do hope Manila works the same way, specifically Taguig City. :unsure:

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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Just got back from Taguig City last month. :)

Bonifacio High Street offers extensive options for great food. :star:

As for the athletic equipment shops, better luck finding what you need for races/meets in shops in Hong Kong or Singapore.

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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Bonifacio High Street offers extensive options for great food. :star:

As for the athletic equipment shops, better luck finding what you need for races/meets in shops in Hong Kong or Singapore.

I would usually just walked to the kitchen, I'm amazed I didn't gain weight the two months I was there. :lol:

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We are getting married in Manila soon. And, we hope to file for the petition as soon as possible.

Annoyingly, NSO takes months to process marriage certificates. Can we send a local civil registrar-certified marriage certificate with the petition?

hi. how are you? i just confusing about the marriage certificate in the philippines. did you submit your I-130 with marriafe certificate from nso or from the local registrar? because im about to start my I-130 form and all the requirements. getting married soon and after the marriage my soon to be hubby want to send the application as soon as possible. hope you can help me,..

thank you

USCIS STAGE:

August 17, 2013 - I-130 sent

August 22, 2013 - noa1

November 22, 2013 - tranferred to TSC

December 16, 2013 - approved

December 19, 2013 - noa2 hardcopy

January 09, 2014 - shipped to NVC

NVC STAGE:

January 17, 2014 - case received

February 24, 2014 - case number received

February 25, 2014 - IIN and BIN received

March 01, 2014 - ds 261 completed

March 05, 2014 - aos invoice and paid (in process)

March 07, 2014 - aos shows paid

March 22, 2014 - iv bill paid (in process)

March 25, 2014 - iv bill shows paid

March 25, 2014 - ds260 completed

March 26,2014 - iv package send to nvc

March 31, 2014 - iv package arrived at NVC 12:05pm (Gary S. Peters - signatory)

April 01, 2014 - aos send (certified mail)

April 03, 2014 - iv docs logged into the system (according to olivia)

April 05, 2014 - aos arrived at nvc but business closed. waiting them (usps) to redeliver it on Monday.

April 07, 2014 - aos finally arrived at NVC 11:50am

April 09, 2014 - aos logged into the the system (according to olivia)

April 24, 2014 - aos checklist (thru phone call)

April 25, 2014 - aos checklist email received

April 29, 2014 - checklist responce

May 02, 2014 - arrived at nvc signed by B. Standish

May 05, 2014 - checklist responce log into the system

May 28, 2014 - CASE COMPLETE .. Thank God

June 04, 2014 - received email (case complete)

June 09-10, 2014 - done advance medical

June 11, 2014 - interview schedule (email received)

July 02, 2014 - interview (APPROVED) Thank you Lord;)

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hi. how are you? i just confusing about the marriage certificate in the philippines. did you submit your I-130 with marriafe certificate from nso or from the local registrar? because im about to start my I-130 form and all the requirements. getting married soon and after the marriage my soon to be hubby want to send the application as soon as possible. hope you can help me,..

thank you

We submitted our I-130 petition half a year after we married. So, we just sent in the NSO certified marriage certificate.

However, according to people on here, you can send in the local civil registrar's certified copy of the marriage certificate. Maybe ask if you can have it in SECPA (security paper) but I think a certified copy one is also okay. Just make sure you have the NSO certified one when you are at the interview stage.

This is what I got from researching on here. I hope others can chime in. My experience was a bit different. :innocent:

“The fact that we are here and that I speak these words is an attempt to break that silence and bridge some
of those differences between us, for it is not difference which immobilizes us, but silence.
And there are so many silences to be broken.”

Audre Lorde

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We submitted our I-130 petition half a year after we married. So, we just sent in the NSO certified marriage certificate.

However, according to people on here, you can send in the local civil registrar's certified copy of the marriage certificate. Maybe ask if you can have it in SECPA (security paper) but I think a certified copy one is also okay. Just make sure you have the NSO certified one when you are at the interview stage.

This is what I got from researching on here. I hope others can chime in. My experience was a bit different. :innocent:

how long it takes before you get your marriage certificate from nso after you fet married?

USCIS STAGE:

August 17, 2013 - I-130 sent

August 22, 2013 - noa1

November 22, 2013 - tranferred to TSC

December 16, 2013 - approved

December 19, 2013 - noa2 hardcopy

January 09, 2014 - shipped to NVC

NVC STAGE:

January 17, 2014 - case received

February 24, 2014 - case number received

February 25, 2014 - IIN and BIN received

March 01, 2014 - ds 261 completed

March 05, 2014 - aos invoice and paid (in process)

March 07, 2014 - aos shows paid

March 22, 2014 - iv bill paid (in process)

March 25, 2014 - iv bill shows paid

March 25, 2014 - ds260 completed

March 26,2014 - iv package send to nvc

March 31, 2014 - iv package arrived at NVC 12:05pm (Gary S. Peters - signatory)

April 01, 2014 - aos send (certified mail)

April 03, 2014 - iv docs logged into the system (according to olivia)

April 05, 2014 - aos arrived at nvc but business closed. waiting them (usps) to redeliver it on Monday.

April 07, 2014 - aos finally arrived at NVC 11:50am

April 09, 2014 - aos logged into the the system (according to olivia)

April 24, 2014 - aos checklist (thru phone call)

April 25, 2014 - aos checklist email received

April 29, 2014 - checklist responce

May 02, 2014 - arrived at nvc signed by B. Standish

May 05, 2014 - checklist responce log into the system

May 28, 2014 - CASE COMPLETE .. Thank God

June 04, 2014 - received email (case complete)

June 09-10, 2014 - done advance medical

June 11, 2014 - interview schedule (email received)

July 02, 2014 - interview (APPROVED) Thank you Lord;)

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