Is 30 Days enough to get married in the Philippines?

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How long would it take to process all the necessary and important papers to get married in the Philippines?
How long would it take to process papers for a Church Wedding?
How long would it take to process papers for a Civil Wedding?

Marriage in the Philippines takes time. Best case, 30 days would be enough, worst case, 30 days would not be enough. Unfortunately, I could not share any information about Church wedding in the Philippines simply because I don't have any experience. Just Civil Wedding.

All marriage papers that you are going to process takes time and patience. The factors below will give you an idea and approximation on how many days you should consider to get married (Civil Wedding) in the Philippines.

• Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis")
  
• Pre Marriage Counselling
• Marriage Notice posted or announced in the church for 10 days
• CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
• Saturdays and Sundays
• Holidays
• Absences or leaves of the Employees who will process your papers
• Availability of the Judge who will conduct the wedding

With your 30 days, 10 days are already taken due to Marriage Notice which will be posted or announced in the church. So if you are a foreigner or an OFW (overseas worker), be very extra careful in planning your marriage. It would be best if you already have all the necessary marriage papers and just process the papers which can only be made in the Philippines, after you arrived there. Note that the list I have mentioned above will depend from case to case. For example, if you are a minor who wants to get married, you might need a Parent's Consent paper. So this would mean an additional time.

The wedding ceremony will be held in a court room and it will only last for about 10 minutes. Processing of the marriage papers will take days but the wedding ceremony will only take 10 minutes. Congratulations on your wedding!

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German Spouse Visa Cook Book

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How to get a German Spouse Visa?
Do you have the complete Steps or Instructions on how to get a Spouse Visa?
How did you get your visa approved?
What are the necessary papers you should gather in applying for marriage?

In this post I share to you on the procedures or steps I did from Marriage Requirements in the Philippines up to Registration as a Resident at the local Town/City Hall or Rathaus here in Germany.

1. Marriage Requirements

2. Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis”)

3. Pre Marriage Counselling

4. Wedding or Marriage in the Philippines

5. DFA Red Ribbon

6. Endorsing of Certificate of Marriage to the NSO

7. CFO-SMEF-COW Seminar

8. German Spouse Visa Requirements

9. Basic German Language Visa Requirement, Required or Not?

10. German Visa Appointment at the German Embassy in Manila

11. Interview at the German Embassy in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

12. Approval of My German Spouse Visa

13. My Flight FOR and My Arrival IN Germany

14. After Arrival - Registration as a Resident at your local Town Hall/City Hall in Germany

Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis”)

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What is a Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis”)?
How to get a Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis”)?

This paper is issued by their diplomatic official in the Philippines. This is called the “Ehefaehigkeitszeugnis” in German and is available from the Local Civil Registry Office or “Standesamt”. The German fiancee/fiance SHOULD have this document ready before his flight to the Philippines.

" ä "= " ae " in German

The requirements for this document depends on the Local Civil Registry Officer in the local town where the German fiancee/fiance lives. In our case the following papers were asked:

German fiancee/fiance:

1. German Passport
2. Internatonal Birth Certificate

Filipino fiancee/fiance:
1. NSO Birth Certificate with Red Ribbon from the DFA
- Note that in the first page you will see a Red Ribbon, your NSO Birth Certificate is actually on the next page.
2. Joint Affidavit of Civil Status with Red Ribbon from the DFA
- Note that in the first page you will see a Red Ribbon, your Joint Affidavit of Civil Status is actually on the next page.
3. Joint Affidavit of Parental Advice with Red Ribbon from the DFA
- Note that in the first page you will see a Red Ribbon, your Joint Affidavit of Parental Advice is actually on the next page.
4. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
5. Barangay Certificate
6. Clear Copy of Passport ID with a Certification from the DFA that this is a Certified True Copy


The Filipino fiancee/fiance should submit all documents in Original Copies, unless otherwise stated, per courier to his/her German counterpart.

The German fiancee/fiance should have the documents (from the Filipino fiancee/fiance) Translated to German by a Certified Translator.

DFA = "Department of Foreign Affairs"
NSO = "National Statistics Office"

Note that this paper is a Requirement for Marriage License Application

List of Requirements As of JUNE 2007
Note that these list of requirements might change from time to time or case to case.
For updates please visit the official site of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

Related Posts:

• Marriage Requirements in the Philippine
• Pre Marriage Counselling
• Wedding or Marriage in the Philippines
• DFA Red Ribbon
• Endorsing of Certificate of Marriage to the NSO
• Tips for contacting the Embassy

Marriage Requirements in the Philippines between a Philippine and German (Foreign) Citizen

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Good Day to all! In this Blog you will know what requirements/steps I have submitted/made when I and my German Spouse were planning to get married in the Philippines. Just click on the links to see the actual papers.

Marriage Requirements in the Philippines between a Philippine/Filipino/Filipina/Pinoy/Pinay and German/Foreigner/Foreign Citizen

For Widow/Widower:
1. Death Certificate, issued by the Local Civil Registrar's Office
- NSO of deceased husband/wife
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies
2. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
- 1 Original Copy and 1 Photocopy
3. Certificate of Attendance, issued by the HRD Office
- 1 Original Copy and 1 Photocopy
4. CEDULA with signature
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies

For Annulled Marriage:
1. Certificate of Finality of Annulment, issued by the court
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies
2. Certificate of Registration, from Local Civil Registrar's Office
- 1 Original Copy and 1 Photocopy
3. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
- 1 Original Copy and 1 Photocopy
4. CEDULA with signature
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies

For a Foreigner Applicant (German fiancee/fiance):
1. Passport ID
- 2 Photocopies
2. Date of Arrival (Latest), from the passport
- 2 Photocopies
3. Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
- For details see my other post about “Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage”.
- 1 Original Copy and 3 Photocopies
4. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
- 1 Original Copy and 1 Photocopy
5. For Divorced applicant
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies
6. For widow/widower – Death Certificate of deceased
- 1 Original Copy and 2 Photocopies

NOTE:
- Appearance of both applicants is necessary in applying for Marriage license.
- Marriage License will be released after a 10 day posting period.
- At least one of the applicant is a resident of Cebu City(not necessarily from Cebu City).
- Address in the Cedula, Barangay Certificate and Certificate of Attendance must coincide.
- For Naturalized Citizen, bring original and a photocopy of naturalization papers.

Requirements for Marriage License Application (Filipino fiancee/fiance):
1. Birth Certificate
2. Pre Marriage Counselling Certificate of Attendance, issued by the HRD Office (both Filipino and German)
3. CEDULA with Signature
4. Barangay Certificate
5. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage, issued by the NSO)
6. For ages 18-24, appearance of both parents, with valid ID for parental consent or advice
7. At least one of the applicants is a resident of Cebu City
NOTE: Marriage License will be released after a 10 day posting period

NSO = "National Statistics Office"

List of Requirements As of NOVEMBER 2008
Note that these list of requirements might change from time to time or case to case.
For updates, please visit the official site of the Republic of the Philippines:

These List of Requirements were given to us by the Office of the City Civil Registrar. Not all of the requirements listed here are needed, meaning it depends in YOUR SITUATION. In my situation, I (Filipino) was SINGLE, and my Spouse (German) was SINGLE.

The requirements which have TEXTS IN BOLD above signifies that these were the requirements/steps that I have submitted/made based ON MY EXPERIENCE.

Congratulations in your wedding! ^_^

Related Posts:

• Marriage Requirements
• Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (“Ehefähigkeitszeugnis”)
• Pre Marriage Counselling
• Wedding or Marriage in the Philippines
• DFA Red Ribbon
• Endorsing of Certificate of Marriage to the NSO