Advice badly needed

[belovedbyme 0]

Hello fellow VJ's. I have a quick question regarding the USEM interview . My sister was married in a church wedding in 1998. Now, my worries are does it affect her interview that she is using shariah law (both her and the ex hubby converted to Muslim faith), instead of annulment? Do you know anybody that go through the same path and got denied by the consul? Please I need your advice regarding this issue.

Thanks a lot and God bless.

[Kastrs 723]

This is slightly unclear- are you petitioning for your sister? Is a spouse petitioning for her? She has a previous divorce from a man she married in a church. Assuming it was a legally recognized marriage, she will need a legally recognized divorce. If their Islamic divorce is recognized in your country then she is ok, if not then she would need to complete the steps required to obtain a legal divorce.

[Caryh 5,206]

As long as the NSO regards her former marriage as terminated, then she'll be OK. If she didn't follow the steps to get the Islamic divorce recognized by the NSO, then she's likely to have trouble. There is a process to get the Islamic divorce recognized with NSO in the Philippines, and the embassy normally will require those steps be completed.

[Greenbaum 12,259]

Hello fellow VJ's. I have a quick question regarding the USEM interview . My sister was married in a church wedding in 1998. Now, my worries are does it affect her interview that she is using shariah law (both her and the ex hubby converted to Muslim faith), instead of annulment? Do you know anybody that go through the same path and got denied by the consul? Please I need your advice regarding this issue.

Thanks a lot and God bless.

As long as she has the NSO endorsement then she is not going to have a problem. My wife had a shariah divorce like your sister and had it annotated by NSO and had no problems at her interview. If she needs the steps to complete the processing just PM me and I will provide them to you.

[belovedbyme 0]

This is slightly unclear- are you petitioning for your sister? Is a spouse petitioning for her? She has a previous divorce from a man she married in a church. Assuming it was a legally recognized marriage, she will need a legally recognized divorce. If their Islamic divorce is recognized in your country then she is ok, if not then she would need to complete the steps required to obtain a legal divorce.

Thanks for the urgent advice . She undergoes the Islamic divorce and it is recognized in our country. I'm not petitioning for my sister but the guy from DC will get her . I was concerned of denials due to taking the Shariah law and not the Annulment process .

[belovedbyme 0]

As long as the NSO regards her former marriage as terminated, then she'll be OK. If she didn't follow the steps to get the Islamic divorce recognized by the NSO, then she's likely to have trouble. There is a process to get the Islamic divorce recognized with NSO in the Philippines, and the embassy normally will require those steps be completed.

Hello . Thanks a lot for the reply . She already have the annotated copy of divorce from the NSO. I have heard from someone that her friend was denied a visa last year in an interview due to shariah divorce . She was advised to do it through civil court since the consul didn't recognized it .

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

Hello . Thanks a lot for the reply . She already have the annotated copy of divorce from the NSO. I have heard from someone that her friend was denied a visa last year in an interview due to shariah divorce . She was advised to do it through civil court since the consul didn't recognized it .

PleAse do not believe everything you hear from other people about what happened to a friend or that they heard about bla bla bla. If I have had a quarter for every time I have heard that on here or from other people I wouldn't have to work. But this is a good place to ask questions. As you know divorce is legal in Pinas only through the sharia court. The CO's know and understand this. If that person was denied then it was for something else entirely.

[belovedbyme 0]

PleAse do not believe everything you hear from other people about what happened to a friend or that they heard about bla bla bla. If I have had a quarter for every time I have heard that on here or from other people I wouldn't have to work. But this is a good place to ask questions. As you know divorce is legal in Pinas only through the sharia court. The CO's know and understand this. If that person was denied then it was for something else entirely.

Thank you for the advice . I love this site that's why I came back after years of inactive membership to make sure I get the right information . All of my sis papers are ready for submission .

[Caryh 5,206]

Hello . Thanks a lot for the reply . She already have the annotated copy of divorce from the NSO. I have heard from someone that her friend was denied a visa last year in an interview due to shariah divorce . She was advised to do it through civil court since the consul didn't recognized it .

It is not uncommon for someone to get denied for one reason, and make up a different reason because they're embarrassed about the real reason. Or she failed to get the shariah divorce recognized with the NSO so she could get an annotated CEMAR showing her as able to marry again. Even an annulment isn't enough in the Philippines if it hasn't been registered with the NSO yet. Interestingly though, a divorce in another country does work even if the NSO can't recorded it. What matters to the embassy is, is the divorce valid in the country where it was issued.

[ranz1 0]

hello. i am divorced in philippines by sharia court of law. now i am applying for marriage visa to germany. the german embassy asked me to submit my CEMAR with a remarks DIVORCED on it. but the PSA said they cant give remarks on my cemar since their computer systmem does not have the capabilities to register divorces. i have my annotated Marriage cert. have anyone here have knoweledge about my case. thanks for your answers.

[ranz1 0]

hello. i am divorced in philippines by sharia court of law. now i am applying for marriage visa to germany. the german embassy asked me to submit my CEMAR with a remarks DIVORCED on it. but the PSA said they cant give remarks on my cemar since their computer systmem does not have the capabilities to register divorces. i have my annotated Marriage cert. have anyone here have knoweledge about my case. thanks for your answers.