Getting Married thru Utah Online Marriage for CR1 while living in the Philippines

[Crash91 1]

US citizen living in the Philippines with my fiancé.  I don't really want to get married here in the Philippines because of the outdated marriage laws. We were looking at getting married through Utah online marriage instead of getting married locally before filing a CR1. Would that be fine?

Edited April 21, 2022 by Crash91
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[RO_AH 1,659]

1 hour ago, Crash91 said:

I don't really want to get married here in the Philippines because of the outdated marriage laws.

They are not outdated, I think you mean you want to be able to get divorced.

[RO_AH 1,659]

1 hour ago, Crash91 said:

We were looking at getting married through Utah online marriage instead of getting married locally before filing a CR1. Would that be fine?

Yes it's doable, but will take longer. You will need to do a ROM before filing.

[Crash91 1]

15 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

They are not outdated, I think you mean you want to be able to get divorced.

Yes. Forgot to add I am a dual US Philippine citizen.

[RO_AH 1,659]

17 minutes ago, Crash91 said:

Yes. Forgot to add I am a dual US Philippine citizen.

Well if you both plan to live in US you can get divorced even if you are married in PH. But of course then you would have to get it recognized in PH if you wanted to marry another PH citizen.

[Crash91 1]

3 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

Well if you both plan to live in US you can get divorced even if you are married in PH. But of course then you would have to get it recognized in PH if you wanted to marry another PH citizen.

Thanks for the reply. Yes we plan on moving to the US together. Would PH recognize the divorce even if I am a dual citizen of both countries? Just trying to keep all my bases covered and playing it safe before getting married.

[GinoNiña 182]

I can’t believe this dude. He already talking about divorce before marriage. You gonna trade her in after several miles. 
 

let the tongue lashing begins. 

[RO_AH 1,659]

9 hours ago, Crash91 said:

Thanks for the reply. Yes we plan on moving to the US together. Would PH recognize the divorce even if I am a dual citizen of both countries? Just trying to keep all my bases covered and playing it safe before getting married.

Your issue would be if either of you were to want to get married again in the Philippines. Every other country in the world would recognize a US divorce. PH would accept your divorce but there is a process involved.

 

I got married in the Philippines because my wife and I don't plan on ever divorcing. I kinda like their values.

[Jhay & Cherry 4]

1 minute ago, RO_AH said:

PH would accept your divorce but there is a process involved

A long and arduous one I might ADD. And it can be COSTLY too.

 

Mind you it will test every ounce of your patience. 

[Crash91 1]

7 minutes ago, RO_AH said:

Your issue would be if either of you were to want to get married again in the Philippines. Every other country in the world would recognize a US divorce. PH would accept your divorce but there is a process involved.

 

I got married in the Philippines because my wife and I don't plan on ever divorcing. I kinda like their values.

Been doing more research and doesn't seem like US Filipino dual citizens are eligible for their divorce to be recognized in the Philippines. Looks like we will go with the K1 route as CR1 requires a ROM for the CFO before leaving the Philippines. Will probably do a K1 get married in the US and avoid filing a ROM altogether. Doesn't look like it's required or really needed if my future wife isn't taking my name, and will only make a divorce/annulment a lot more problematic in the future if we were to part ways.

[Crash91 1]

3 hours ago, GinoNiña said:

I can’t believe this dude. He already talking about divorce before marriage. You gonna trade her in after several miles. 
 

let the tongue lashing begins. 

No. Just being realistic, we plan on spending the rest of our lives together. We just don't want to be chained to each other with outdated laws if things don't work out. My parents were divorced after being married for 20 years.