Where to get Certificate Legal Capacity to Marry?:
Americans may execute this affidavit at the American Embassy in Manila or the U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu.
U.S Embassy Manila
Consular Section
1201 Roxas Blvd, Manila 1000
Contact No: (02) 301 2000
The Embassy’s main trunk line 301-2000 is experiencing technical issues and prone to congestion.
If your call can’t get through please use these numbers: 301-2166 or 301-2177.
U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu
U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu
Waterfront Hotel, Lahug
Salinas Drive, Lahug
Cebu City
Philippines
Telephone (+63) (32) 231-1261
See Maps here:
U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu
https://www.google.com.ph/maps/place/Waterfront+Cebu+City+Hotel+%26+Casino/@10.325052,123.904559,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x33a9993ccf8d81f1:0xc975b10a18d14aa8
How to book an Appointment for a Legal Capacity to Marry?:
Book an appointment by clicking here.
Please select “Request notarial and other services not listed above.”
Print the confirmation of your appointment.
What to Bring? :
Note:
Due to space limitations, people not needed to witness or sign documents during the notarial service will not be able accompany the applicant to the ACS section and should not come to the Embassy. Fiancées of Americans seeking legal capacities to marry do not need to appear.
Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
Any foreigner who wishes to marry in the Philippines is required by the Philippine Government to obtain from his/her Embassy a "Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage" before filing an application for a marriage license. This certification affirms that there are no legal impediments to the foreigner marrying a Filipino (i.e, that the foreigner is already married to someone else). Unlike the Philippines, the U.S. Government does not keep a central statistical registry for births, marriages and deaths and cannot verify this information. Instead, the Philippine Government accepts an "Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage."
Personal appearances of the American citizen applicant cannot be waived, but the fiance(e) need not be present.
Philippine authorities will not accept any substitute document initiated in the United States.
Applicants may apply for the "Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage" at the Embassy's American Citizen Services Branch by appointment only.
There is a fee of $50.00 or its peso equivalent for the affidavit, payable in cash only.
The Affidavit is notarized by a U.S. consular officer. The consular officer can refuse to perform this service if the document will be used for a purpose patently unlawful, improper, or inimical to the best interest of the United States. Entering into a marriage contract with an alien strictly for the purpose of enabling entry to the United States for that individual is considered an unlawful act. Section 4221 of Title 22 United States Code provides penalties for individuals who commit perjury in an affidavit taken by a consular officer.
Guidelines for U.K. Nationals
Source:
http://manila.usembassy.gov/marriage.html
American Embassy in Manila
U.S. Consular Agency in Cebu
https://www.google.com.ph/maps/place/Waterfront+Cebu+City+Hotel+%26+Casino/@10.325052,123.904559,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x33a9993ccf8d81f1:0xc975b10a18d14aa8
Open on weekdays from Monday through Friday from 8:00 - 10:00 am.(except Philippine and American holidays). The American must present his/her U.S. passport.
How to book an Appointment for a Legal Capacity to Marry?:
Book an appointment by clicking here.
Please select “Request notarial and other services not listed above.”
Print the confirmation of your appointment.
What to Bring? :
- Confirmation Printout
- Divorce Degrees or Death Certificates that show the U.S citizen is Free to Marry
- Valid U.S Passport
- P$50 in cash (or Philippine Peso equivalent) or Credit Card
Note:
Due to space limitations, people not needed to witness or sign documents during the notarial service will not be able accompany the applicant to the ACS section and should not come to the Embassy. Fiancées of Americans seeking legal capacities to marry do not need to appear.
Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
Any foreigner who wishes to marry in the Philippines is required by the Philippine Government to obtain from his/her Embassy a "Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage" before filing an application for a marriage license. This certification affirms that there are no legal impediments to the foreigner marrying a Filipino (i.e, that the foreigner is already married to someone else). Unlike the Philippines, the U.S. Government does not keep a central statistical registry for births, marriages and deaths and cannot verify this information. Instead, the Philippine Government accepts an "Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage."
Personal appearances of the American citizen applicant cannot be waived, but the fiance(e) need not be present.
Philippine authorities will not accept any substitute document initiated in the United States.
Applicants may apply for the "Affidavit in Lieu of a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage" at the Embassy's American Citizen Services Branch by appointment only.
There is a fee of $50.00 or its peso equivalent for the affidavit, payable in cash only.
The Affidavit is notarized by a U.S. consular officer. The consular officer can refuse to perform this service if the document will be used for a purpose patently unlawful, improper, or inimical to the best interest of the United States. Entering into a marriage contract with an alien strictly for the purpose of enabling entry to the United States for that individual is considered an unlawful act. Section 4221 of Title 22 United States Code provides penalties for individuals who commit perjury in an affidavit taken by a consular officer.
Guidelines for U.K. Nationals
Source:
http://manila.usembassy.gov/marriage.html
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ReplyDeleteHow long does it take to get the actual cerrtificate? Will they issue the certificate right then and there at the US embassy in the Philippines or will it be mailed?
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