Filing a Report of Marriage and Renew passport

[fleur 0]

i need to know if i can file my Report of Marriage at the same time renewing my passport and change my name to married name..the philippine consulate is having an outreach to process such like this. is it possible to do it at the same time??thanks

[TnJ 131]

I'm not sure, but I know a Report of Marriage form is required for both. I haven't read anything on the website indicating that both must be done separately. You might want to check it out for yourself here: http://philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consular-services-dc/faq-dc/#marriage

You can also find the Consulate General for your location on the website. Contact information is available and probably the best way of getting a definitive answer.

[Caryh 5,206]

yes they are allowed at the same time

[Hank_ 9,174]

i need to know if i can file my Report of Marriage at the same time renewing my passport and change my name to married name..the philippine consulate is having an outreach to process such like this. is it possible to do it at the same time??thanks

Yes you can do both at the outreach program, my wife did it last month. In fact she received her new passport yesterday.

I will attach the info from the consulate website of requirements. Make sure to register soon enough to make the list.

ROM_Passport Renewal.rtf

[Hank_ 9,174]

I'm not sure, but I know a Report of Marriage form is required for both. I haven't read anything on the website indicating that both must be done separately. You might want to check it out for yourself here: http://philippineemb...aq-dc/#marriage

You can also find the Consulate General for your location on the website. Contact information is available and probably the best way of getting a definitive answer.

[Caryh 5,206]

Yes you can do both at the outreach program, my wife did it last month. In fact she received her new passport yesterday.

I will attach the info from the consulate website of requirements. Make sure to register soon enough to make the list.

I see they've now added needing an original and photocopies of a previous divorce for report or marriage abroad. The old instructions didn't include that, but they asked us for it after we applied. We did the report of marriage by mail, then renewed her passport when they came to our city last summer. I just heard they're coming back to Minneapolis this August 10th, again to. They used to just come alternating years, so that surprised me.

[Hank_ 9,174]

We did both the same afternoon up in Phoenix, lots of standing around waiting but glad its over with. We got the ROM back in just a couple days after the event.

[Caryh 5,206]

We did both the same afternoon up in Phoenix, lots of standing around waiting but glad its over with. We got the ROM back in just a couple days after the event.

My wife was in a hurry to get the marriage reported. I think she didn't want me running back to the Philippines to get another Filipina ours took 5 weeks to get a copy. No idea why, it was nothing more of a photocopy of the form we filled out with a picture we gave them attached and a rubber stamp.

We had an appointment, which they mailed out the week before. Then they changed the schedule and didn't tell us, so they didn't have us scheduled for the time slot we were supposed to have. They were good about it though, and let us in during our time slot when I showed them the appointment letter. But at first they just called out the names or who could go in, and one guy didn't want to let us in. It was almost like being in the Philippines!

They changed their entire way of organizing the event, so that created a ton of confusion as some workers were doing it the old way and then another would come and try to set it up the new way, then back to old, then to new way. Finally everyone got on the same track The whole event was pretty fun actually. Lots of friendly Filipino smiles and laughter while nothing was working right and confusion reined.

Oh I should also mention, if you're changing the name on a passport due to marriage, you need to bring the Report of Marriage Abroad report.

Edited March 26, 2013 by Caryh

[Tahoma 2,292]

Make sure to register soon enough to make the list.

:thumbs: ^^^ That's also true at the Seattle outreach.

[TnJ 131]

Why did you correct this? I read the website and it said a Report of Marriage form is required to amend the name in passport. 4 copies are required for the actual report of marriage. That's what it says.

http://philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consular-services-dc/faq-dc/#marriage

Four (4) original duly-accomplished Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form, typed or printed legibly in black or blue ink, signed by both husband and wife, and notarized if sent by mail

http://philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consular-services-dc/faq-dc/#changename

REQUIREMENTS for change of name due to marriage:

NSO-certified original copy and one (1) photocopy of marriage certificate, if marriage was solemnized in the Philippines (original will be returned). Applicant may apply for NSO Marriage Certificate on-line at www.e-census.com.ph.

Original and one (1) photocopy of marriage certificate (original will be returned) and duly-accomplished Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form (please refer to Report of Marriage requirements in the List of Consular Services), if marriage was solemnized abroad

If I were to mail or attend on two separate occasions to amend a passport and report a marriage respectively, it seems clear that I would need to deliver or bring a Report of Marriage form for both occasions.

Edited March 26, 2013 by TnJ

[Caryh 5,206]

Why did you correct this? I read the website and it said a Report of Marriage form is required to amend the name in passport. 4 copies are required for the actual report of marriage. That's what it says.

http://philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consular-services-dc/faq-dc/#marriage

http://philippineembassy-usa.org/philippines-dc/consular-services-dc/faq-dc/#changename

If I were to mail or attend on two separate occasions to amend a passport and report a marriage respectively, it seems clear that I would need to deliver or bring a Report of Marriage form for both occasions.

I think he corrected it because its written to sound like you need to fill out extra copies of the form, which is not the case. You need a copy of the "duly-accomplished Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form" if you've previously did that process. You will not have that if you're renewing the passport and changing the name at the same time as reporting the marriage abroad. Kind of equates to the difference between a marriage license and a marriage certificate. Ones says you're going to do it, but doesn't prove you have. The other proves you have.

[Hank_ 9,174]

They want the "accomplished" document (as in done and recorded already), not just a Report of Marriage form filled out. So if you are doing the ROM and passport renewal at the same time, as this person wants to do, you do not complete an additional ROM form with the passport re-newal. Now IF you already did your ROM and got the recorded/notated ROM back and then are doing a passport renewal you would include a copy of THAT "accomplished" form.

See attachment in my earlier posting.

I think he corrected it because its written to sound like you need to fill out extra copies of the form, which is not the case. You need a copy of the "duly-accomplished Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form" if you've previously did that process. You will not have that if you're renewing the passport and changing the name at the same time as reporting the marriage abroad. Kind of equates to the difference between a marriage license and a marriage certificate. Ones says you're going to do it, but doesn't prove you have. The other proves you have.

- exactly!

[TnJ 131]

Ah~ I missed that. Makes more sense then.