• these shall be between two Filipino citizens, one male and one female, and
• these take place within the premises of the Philippine Embassy.

Steps in Applying to Get Married at the Embassy

• Apply for a marriage license and Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (LCCM) at the Embassy by submitting the following in person at the Embassy (Note: All original PSA documents will be retained by the Embassy and will not be returned):
  1. Accomplished Application for Marriage Licence and Marriage Solemnization at Embassy - to be accomplished and signed by both bride and groom at the Embassy
  2. Bride’s Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Apostille by the DFA - bring original and three (3) photocopies
  3. Bride’s Certificate of No Record of Previous Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Apostille by the DFA, not more than 6 months before the intended date of marriage - bring original and three (3) photocopies
  4. Bride’s valid Philippine passport - bring original and four (4) photocopies
  5. Groom’s Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Apostille by the DFA - bring original and three (3) photocopies
  6. Groom’s Certificate of No Record of Previous Marriage (CENOMAR) issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Apostille by the DFA, not more than 6 months before the intended date of marriage - bring original and three (3) photocopies
  7. Groom’s valid Philippine passport - bring original and four (4) photocopies
  8. Photos of bride and groom (2X2)
  9. Payment of fees:
     • KD 19.500 for solemnization of marriage,
     • KD 8.125 for marriage license,
     • KD 8.125 for LCCM of bride,
     • KD 8.125 for LCCM of groom, all paid in cash at the Embassy
  10. Additional documents for each personal circumstance that applies:
      • For a contracting party who had a previous marriage annulled by court: Amended PSA Marriage Certificate with annotation of annulment
      • For a contracting party who had a previous marriage dissolved by a Philippine Court recognition of foreign divorce: Amended PSA Marriage Certificate with annotation of annulment
      • For a contracting party who is a widow or widower: PSA Death Certificate of deceased spouse
      • For a contracting party aged 18-21 years old: Affidavit of Consent executed by the parents of the contracting party, notarized by a Philippine public notary
      • For a contracting party aged 22-25 years old, written Parental Advice of parents, notarized by a Philippine public notary
• The application for a marriage license or the marriage banns shall be posted/published for ten (10) consecutive days before the marriage license is issued.
• The Embassy shall issue LCCMs a marriage license, valid for a period of 120 days from the date of issue. The applicants should get married at the Embassy within those 120 days.