Are online marriages accepted when filing CR-1?

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Just now, pushbrk said:

Can't the Pinay just do the ROM in the PHilippines?

That is an option as well.   ROM's can be submitted at the DFA ASEANA office in Manila.  Although they still forward it to the consulate for processing anyways.  So there is actually an additional layer of Philippine Government bureaucracy if it is submitted in the Philippines.

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3 minutes ago, top_secret said:

That is an option as well.   ROM's can be submitted at the DFA ASEANA office in Manila.  Although they still forward it to the consulate for processing anyways.  So there is actually an additional layer of Philippine Government bureaucracy if it is submitted in the Philippines.

Just asking, but why does a Consulate in the US need to be involved in a PSA procedure?  If they do need to be involved, can it be ANY Philippine Consulate in the USA?

 

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by pushbrk

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Just now, pushbrk said:

Just asking, but why does a Consulate in the US need to be involved in a PSA procedure?

 

The consulate with jurisdiction over the area where the marriage took place, is the Philippine government entity that should know if the overseas marriage is valid or not.  PSA wouldn't know what the legal requirements are in Utah or even what a Utah marriage certificate is suppose to look like. In the case of Utah, the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco has consular jurisdiction and is in a position to be able to directly deal with non Philippine agencies and is supposed to knowledgeable of local laws related to civil matters in the area they cover.

 

I our case, marrying in Costa Rica we had to file our ROM in the Philippine Embassy in Mexico City since they hold consular jurisdiction over Costa Rica.

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3 hours ago, top_secret said:

 

The consulate with jurisdiction over the area where the marriage took place, is the Philippine government entity that should know if the overseas marriage is valid or not.  PSA wouldn't know what the legal requirements are in Utah or even what a Utah marriage certificate is suppose to look like. In the case of Utah, the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco has consular jurisdiction and is in a position to be able to directly deal with non Philippine agencies and is supposed to knowledgeable of local laws related to civil matters in the area they cover.

 

I our case, marrying in Costa Rica we had to file our ROM in the Philippine Embassy in Mexico City since they hold consular jurisdiction over Costa Rica.

Thank you.