Do I need a ROM (Report of Marriage)?

[emjay129 0]

I am a dual citizen (US/Philippines). After I became a US Citizen, the naturalization certificate I received reflected my married last name.

 

To obtain a US passport from the Los Angeles Consulate, do I need a Report of Marriage (ROM) form? My old passport before I became a US Citizen reflects my maiden name. But then, from my understanding, that passport has been invalidated since I became a US Citizen and has this new passport I will be applying for is technically not considered a renewal. Is that correct?

 

So to obtain a new PH passport, do I only need:

1. US Passport

2. Dual Citizenship certificate

3. Old PH passport

 

Can someone please help? Thank you.

[TBoneTX 44,926]

Thread is moved from General Immigration Discussion to the Philippines regional forum.

[Chancy 6,240]

10 hours ago, emjay129 said:

To obtain a US passport from the Los Angeles Consulate, do I need a Report of Marriage (ROM) form? My old passport before I became a US Citizen reflects my maiden name. But then, from my understanding, that passport has been invalidated since I became a US Citizen and has this new passport I will be applying for is technically not considered a renewal. Is that correct?

 

I assume that's a typo and you're intending to get a PH passport from the PH consulate in LA.  Yes, you do need to file ROM if you want to use your married name on your PH passport.  Actually, even if you retain your maiden name, the consulate may still require you to file ROM if they notice your updated marital status on the new passport application form.

 

Edited July 2, 2021 by Chancy
seems OP already has certificate

[Talako 778]

On 7/1/2021 at 3:32 PM, emjay129 said:

I am a dual citizen (US/Philippines). After I became a US Citizen, the naturalization certificate I received reflected my married last name.

 

To obtain a US passport from the Los Angeles Consulate, do I need a Report of Marriage (ROM) form? My old passport before I became a US Citizen reflects my maiden name. But then, from my understanding, that passport has been invalidated since I became a US Citizen and has this new passport I will be applying for is technically not considered a renewal. Is that correct?

 

So to obtain a new PH passport, do I only need:

1. US Passport

2. Dual Citizenship certificate

3. Old PH passport

 

Can someone please help? Thank you.

You can review the what you need (requirements) on the Consulate's website:

 

https://www.philippineconsulatela.org/applicant-for-renewal

 

[top_secret 2,347]

As far as I know, the only real downside to just filing the ROM is divorce issues.  Either past, or thinking forward to future divorce issues.  But if one is avoiding filing ROM they could expect some blowback and inconsistent results from time to time when dealing with Philippine government agencies at any level.  The easy solution may or may not be to just file the ROM.  Otherwise, just try getting the passport or whatever.  You can probably find Filipinos that were successful, and others who were unsuccessful.  That would be where the inconsistency comes in.