ROM Question

[Swafford25 20]

Need some clarification from anyone who has completed the ROM at the San Francisco consulate for Utah Zoom Marriage.

 

Is the affidavit of explanation required? My wife has tried to get an affidavit from the lawyers office who will be her notary and they will not provide unless we are both at the law office together. 
 

However they will notarize her ROM application without me being present.

 

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

 

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

there is no San Francisco consulate

ROM for this ?????

you get your marriage papers from Utah / you meet in person to consummate the marriage 

and provide the proof of the Utah marriage and meeting afterwards with the I 130 petition

[Adventine 3,196]

@Jeanne Adil he's talking about the Report of Marriage process at the Philippine consulate in San Francisco. It's a required step if the couple wants to record the marriage in the PH civil registry and if the wife wants a passport in her married name.

 

An affidavit of explanation is news to me. Hopefully someone comes along with direct experience.

Edited May 12, 2022 by Adventine

[Swafford25 20]

Please only reply with helpful information.

 

They have a Philippines Consulate in San Francisco.

 

I am looking only for information for the Report of Marriage.

 

Thank you

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

Just now, Swafford25 said:

Please only reply with helpful information.

 

They have a Philippines Consulate in San Francisco.

 

I am looking only for information for the Report of Marriage.

 

Thank you

Can't stop people from replying but you will learn quickly who knows their stuff and who doesn't 😉

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

1 hour ago, Swafford25 said:

Please only reply with helpful information.

 

They have a Philippines Consulate in San Francisco.

 

I am looking only for information for the Report of Marriage.

 

Thank you

if u hit the word forums above in the blue bar,  it will take u to a site where u can post in the regional forum 

then your query will  be answered by only your region 

[top_secret 2,421]

The affidavit of explanation IS a requirement for filing a ROM for a Utah Online marriage.  It is required to reconcile how a Filipino managed to get married in the US, without having a US Visa or any other evidence of them ever having been in the US.  It is just a simple statement of the actual circumstances of an online marriage.  As far as I know, it could be executed by either spouse and does not need to be notarized by both.  (But I am not 100% certain on that point)

[Swafford25 20]

1 hour ago, top_secret said:

The affidavit of explanation IS a requirement for filing a ROM for a Utah Online marriage.  It is required to reconcile how a Filipino managed to get married in the US, without having a US Visa or any other evidence of them ever having been in the US.  It is just a simple statement of the actual circumstances of an online marriage.  As far as I know, it could be executed by either spouse and does not need to be notarized by both.  (But I am not 100% certain on that point)

Thank you very much for that information.

 

I will proceed with drafting a document here and getting it notarized. Hopefully someone on the forum can confirm if this will be an issue or not from previous filings.