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I'm a little confused. My wife is applying for her passport. According to the online application guidance and requirements for her application, along with all the other documentation is:

Certificate of Attendance from CFO (Commission of Filipino Overseas) if married to a foreigner (color green).

I then go to the CFO website to determine location and requirements to attend this seminar and it lists, among other things, that she needs a passport. She doesn't have her passport yet. So what comes first the chicken or the egg (okay i'm a little frustrated too). Does she nned to attend this seminar and submit that paperwork as part of the application for a new passport?

Also, my wife is in Mindinau. According to the website the seminar is given in Cebu as well as Manila. She's telling me its only available in Manila?

I just took a look at my birth certificate and my divorce decree (1995).

My birth certificate is the original with a gold embossed seal and my little footy prints on the back "Family History". Folded inside is an old photocopy issued 4 years after my birth entitled certified copy and it is embossed with a state of Oregon seal.

I have one copy of my divorce decree and is a copy of the original stamped original and has a "FILED" stamp with a date on the top. The stamps are not embossed nor is it notarized.

Question: Is this copy enough for the US embassy to issue an ALCM?

Thanks that pretty much answers my question. This isn't a form but rather document to be written so I'll just check with the office when we apply for the certificate. We can get her mother to sign one while I'm in Mindinau next month and then later in the month wee'll be in Manila and we can go see her father.

This means we'll have to go back to Mindinau to finalize everything but thats ok because I wanted to escort her back home anyway.

I have researched the rules and process for getting married to my girlfriend in the Philippines. She is 20 so needs to get Parents Consent. What is this really? A form that both mother and father sign and then notorized or is this a form letter, once again signed by the parents? Does anyone have a sample copy of something I can use, resource or otherwise to check this block.

It's a little complicatted as her father lives in Manila and her Mother in Mindinau. So will have to get two letters or have them both sign the same one?

Suggestions advice aprpeaciated.

Thanks

I have researched the rules and proicess for getting married to my fiance in the Philippines. She is 20 so needs to get Parents Consent. What is this really? A form that both mother and father sign and then notorized or is this a form letter, once again signed by the parents? Does anyone have a sample copy of something I can use resource or otherwise to check this block.

It's a little complicatted as her father lives in Manila and her Mother in Mindinau. So will have to get two letters or have them both sign the same one.

Thanks

I'm planning to marry my girlfriend she's a filipina, 20 years old and must have a letter or a form. I can't really tell. Does anyone have an example or if it a form then where can I get a copy.

Philipine Law:

Parents' Consent (for 18-21 years old) or Parent's Advice (for 21-25 years old): Under Philippine law, the legal age for marriage is 18. If the contracting parties are between the ages of 18 and 21, they must present written consent to the marriage from their father, mother or legal guardian. While any contracting party between the age of 22 and 25 must present written parental advice, i.e., a written indication that the parents are aware of the couple's intent to marry.