MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE -- How to get it authenticated and how do you know if its already registered in NSO

[Marie&Curt 10]

Hi again, fellow VJers! My husband and I got married last July 31, 2013, and today (Sept.16), we finally got our Marriage Certificate. We want to have me apply for a passport renewal as soon as possible with my new surname, but when I checked the requirements, this is what it said about the marriage certificate:

• Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of MC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by NSO. Transcribed Marriage Contract from the LCR is required when entries in NSO Marriage Contract are blurred or unreadable.

Now, we both know that the NSO-issued marriage certificate is in yellow security paper, and what we have right now looks like this:

QUESTIONS ARE:

>>> Do I have to go to NSO (nearest one is iloilo) to have this authenticated? Coz all it says here is its been registered by the Cebu Civil Registry, but nothing here indicates that its authenticated by NSO.

>>> If we do request for an NSO copy of our Marriage Certificate, how do I know if its already registered in NSO? How long do we have to wait till we're sure that its registered and we can then request for it online?

PLEASE, we want to start the I-130 application right away, but I know I have to apply for a passport renewal first with my new surname. PLEASE HELP!!!

[marione05 1]

You can request in the local civil registrar to endorse your marriage cert to NSO. I don't know how long it currently takes. But ours took 3 months.

Along with this, you can also request for the certified true copy (CTC) from the local civil registrar and this I think will only take days..

Is the passport already required on the filing?

[apple21 953]

Hi again, fellow VJers! My husband and I got married last July 31, 2013, and today (Sept.16), we finally got our Marriage Certificate. We want to have me apply for a passport renewal as soon as possible with my new surname, but when I checked the requirements, this is what it said about the marriage certificate:

• Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of MC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by NSO. Transcribed Marriage Contract from the LCR is required when entries in NSO Marriage Contract are blurred or unreadable.

Now, we both know that the NSO-issued marriage certificate is in yellow security paper, and what we have right now looks like this:

marriage contract.jpg

QUESTIONS ARE:

>>> Do I have to go to NSO (nearest one is iloilo) to have this authenticated? Coz all it says here is its been registered by the Cebu Civil Registry, but nothing here indicates that its authenticated by NSO. What you have there is just the duplicate of what you have submitted to the Local Civil Registry (LCR).

>>> If we do request for an NSO copy of our Marriage Certificate, how do I know if its already registered in NSO? How long do we have to wait till we're sure that its registered and we can then request for it online? The LCR is the one who will forward your MC to NSO. You will have to ask them when they have forwarded it.

Normally, it takes 6 months to get an NSO MC (printed in SECPA). What I did is request for an ADVANCE ENDORSEMENT at the LCR to expedite the processing of our NSO MC. We got married March 2012 and I got the NSO MC in May 2012. I immediately renewed my passport to my married surname.

To know if you already have an NSO MC, go to the nearest NSO office in your area and request a copy.

PLEASE, we want to start the I-130 application right away, but I know I have to apply for a passport renewal first with my new surname. PLEASE HELP!!!

For filing i-130, you can submit the MC issued by the LCR. It has to have the stamp that says "certified true copy". Just go to the LCR where your marriage was registered and request a copy from them.

For change of name on your passport (renewal), you have to present the NSO MC (printed in SECPA). The passport is not required in the i-130 filing so you still have ample time.

Edited September 17, 2013 by apple21

[Marie&Curt 10]

Thank you for your helpful replies! I requested for Advance Endorsement; its harder for us because our wedding was in Cebu, and was registered in their local civil registry there, and Im not from Cebu, so I cant go there personally and request for a Certified True Copy. I really hope we'll get our NSO copy as soon as possible. Thank you again and God bless you all!

[Jayr&Kirstine 4]

Hi. I just had my guidance counseling at CFO because it is a pre requisite for my passport. I think u need to attend first a seminar at CFO.

[Ryan H 3,818]

Moved from IR-1/CR-1 Process & Procedures to Philippines regional forum; topic is country specific.

[Ang Oras 13]

Hello we we're married on August 17 and it's to late to request for advanced endorsement ours have already been sent to Manila how long will it take now we have a copy of the sent receipt it was sent on Oct 30 how much longer now ????

[RO_AH 1,659]

16 hours ago, Thomas Reinhardt said:

Hello we we're married on August 17 and it's to late to request for advanced endorsement ours have already been sent to Manila how long will it take now we have a copy of the sent receipt it was sent on Oct 30 how much longer now ????

You should start your own thread since this is over 4 years old and most info here does not apply.