PSA Marriage Cert

[Steve & Erma 36]

I was looking at our PSA Marriage certificate that my wife ordered and it looks like all they did was stamped the ROM we sent in with a PSA stamp. It looks identical to the ROM and even says Report of Marriage at the top. I would have assumed you get an actual marriage cert from the PSA on their form for it. Am I wrong and this is our PSA Marriage Cert or is something wrong here.

[Chancy 6,243]

Just now, Steve & Erma said:

it looks like all they did was stamped the ROM we sent in with a PSA stamp.

 

That's normal.  It's your PSA ROM.  Technically, you don't get a PSA marriage certificate as you weren't married with a Philippine marriage license.  But when requesting your marriage certificate from PSA online, your PSA ROM would be what you would get.

 

[top_secret 2,458]

PSA is merely the record keepers.   PSA doesn't create any civil documents, they merely maintain official copies of documents created by the LCRO or in the case of a ROM, they keep an official copy of the document created by the overseas consulate.   I often hear Filipinos referring to a PSA ROM as a "PSA Marriage Certificate".  In the Philippines it is more or less the legal equivalent.  But outside of the Philippines and for US immigration purposes it has no legal significance whatsoever.  It's definitely not considered a "marriage certificate" in the eyes of USCIS, NVC or the US Embassy. 

[IWander 589]

4 hours ago, Steve & Erma said:

I was looking at our PSA Marriage certificate that my wife ordered and it looks like all they did was stamped the ROM we sent in with a PSA stamp. It looks identical to the ROM and even says Report of Marriage at the top. I would have assumed you get an actual marriage cert from the PSA on their form for it. Am I wrong and this is our PSA Marriage Cert or is something wrong here.

Nothing wrong 

[heynow 0]

On 9/1/2023 at 9:04 PM, top_secret said:

PSA is merely the record keepers.   PSA doesn't create any civil documents, they merely maintain official copies of documents created by the LCRO or in the case of a ROM, they keep an official copy of the document created by the overseas consulate.   I often hear Filipinos referring to a PSA ROM as a "PSA Marriage Certificate".  In the Philippines it is more or less the legal equivalent.  But outside of the Philippines and for US immigration purposes it has no legal significance whatsoever.  It's definitely not considered a "marriage certificate" in the eyes of USCIS, NVC or the US Embassy. 

so what is considered "a "marriage certificate" in the eyes of USCIS, NVC or the US Embassy?"  when you get married in PH?

[top_secret 2,458]

2 hours ago, heynow said:

so what is considered "a "marriage certificate" in the eyes of USCIS, NVC or the US Embassy?"  when you get married in PH?

If you get married in the Philippines USCIS, NVC and USEM expect to see a PSA Marriage Certificate.  The quote you referenced was about a PSA ROM (Report of Marriage) which is often incorrectly called a "PSA Marriage Certificate", which it is not.  If there is a PSA ROM the marriage occurred overseas and USCIS, NVC and USEM expect to see a marriage certificate according to the requirements of wherever the marriage took place.