CENOMAR REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. PETITIONER

[Matthewsdg 0]

can anyone clarify for me the below document requirements for CENOMAR?

Does my spouse filipino spouse required to provide a cinema as required documentation for her interview for me as a US citizen I’ve never lived in the Philippines, however we were married in the Philippines.

 

my interpretation is, she only needs to provide the original copy of my divorce in the state country in which it took place. 
 

As the US petitioner is, she required to provide aCENOMAR for?

 

 

 

• If you are married: Your original marriage certificate, and English translation.  If celebrated in the Philippines – bring an Advisory on Marriage obtained from the PSA. You may visit the PSA website at https://psa.gov.ph to request this document. 
  • For K1, F2A spouse, and CR1/IR1 petitions: If your petitioner was born in the Philippines and lived at least one (1) year in the Philippines after the age of 18 –A Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) can be obtained from the PSA with a validity of one (1) year from the date it was obtained. 

If you or the petitioner were previously married, provide proof of termination of previous marriage(s): A Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) from the PSA indicating the annulment or termination, the original divorce or annulment, presumptive death court records, or death certificate from the country where it took place. Include an English translation (if necessary).

For IR5 and F4 petitions: An original birth certificate from PSA for your petitioner to verify the parent/child (IR5) or sibling (F4) relationship. If your petitioner was born outside the Philippines, you must bring the original birth certificate from their country of birth and its translation (if applicable). If you are the petitioner’s stepchild:  The marriage certificate of the petitioner and your biological parent, with English translation. If the marriage was celebrated in the Philippines—an original copy of the marriage certificate from PSA.

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1 hour ago, Matthewsdg said:

If your petitioner was born in the Philippines and lived at least one (1) year in the Philippines after the age of 18...........

 

That is about the only reason the petitioner ever needs a CENOMAR or Advisory on Marriages.  Plus maybe a very small handful of unusual cases where an individual consul asked for one for their own reasons.

 

The beneficiary always needs one or the other.  No exceptions.

 

In various embassy instructions they confusingly use the terms "CENOMAR" and "Advisory on Marriages" interchangeably.  Basically the beneficiary orders a CENOMAR from PSA and whichever document they get back is the one the embassy wants to see.

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23 hours ago, Matthewsdg said:

my interpretation is, she only needs to provide the original copy of my divorce in the state country in which it took place. 
 

As the US petitioner is, she required to provide aCENOMAR for?

Your interpretation is incorrect. The document is proof of marriage or no marriage in the Philippines. Yours will show that you are legally married to her. Yes your marriage certificate shows that, but they also want a CENOMR which would technically be a CEMAR.

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CENOMAR - for single

Advisory on Mariages - the CENOMAR for married person

 

Since you're married in the Philippines, your wife will receive AOM id she requests a CENOMAR.

 

That's how I looked at it before, so I won't get confused.