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My brother who is a Filipino got married to a Filipina in the late 70s. They went to the US after two years and they got a divorce (both still Filipino citizens) and it was honoured in the US. The woman then remarried and got naturalized. Question, will the divorce be considered valid in the Philippines? If no, does that mean she’s married there to the American but considered void here? Since the American spouse petitioned her, is she considered American here in the Philippines? Wouldn’t that be fraud? 

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Moved form Bringing Family Members of US Citizens to America forum to Philippines regional forum; issue is country specific.

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1 hour ago, Islaywarrior said:

My brother who is a Filipino got married to a Filipina in the late 70s. They went to the US after two years and they got a divorce (both still Filipino citizens) and it was honoured in the US. The woman then remarried and got naturalized. Question, will the divorce be considered valid in the Philippines? If no, does that mean she’s married there to the American but considered void here? Since the American spouse petitioned her, is she considered American here in the Philippines? Wouldn’t that be fraud? 

No the divorce will not be recognized in the Philippines as both were Filipino at the time of the divorce.   The divorce is valid everywhere in the world except the Philippines. 

 

Her current married is valid .. in the Philippines she is still shown to be married to her previous husband

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6 hours ago, Islaywarrior said:

Just to clarify, you the usa considers her current marriage in the us valid and the previous (my brother, in Philipppines) done? While the Philippines considers her marriage here valid and the USA invalid? So can she petition my brother?

For the petition process the divorce decree is what matters, doesn't matter that the Philippines doesn't acknowledge the divorce.

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