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ONLY marriages contracted in the following places can be registered or reported at the Philippine Embassy in Abuja: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

REQUIREMENTS:

Present original documents and submit four (4) photocopies of each. Kindly collate and arrange into sets of four (4) according to the order of documents below:

1. Report of Marriage Form (ROM Form Rev. 01 24 April 2018)
   
   • All four (4) copies of the form should be printed in A4 paper, originally filled out.
   • Entries must be TYPEWRITTEN OR PRINTED LEGIBLY
   • Entries must be at the time of marriage of the spouses/subject
2. Marriage Contract / Certificate (original copy should be submitted to the Embassy)
   • For marriage certificates not in English language, kindly submit an official English translation
3. Birth Certificate of both parties
   • For Filipino Nationals - Authenticated Birth Certificate from the PSA
   • For Foreign Nationals - Birth Certificate issued by the country of birth with official English translation

4. Passports of both parties valid at the time of marriage and current/valid passport of both parties
   1. Photocopies of data pages
   2. In case of unavailability, execute an Affidavit of Non-submission of Document and attach a copy valid/recent passport or any valid ID.

Reminders: 

For Annulled or Legally Separated Filipino Spouse - submit copy of DFA Authenticated Marriage Contract issued by the PSA with proper annotation;

For Divorced Filipino Spouse who has no marriage in PSA - submit copy of Divorced Decree / Certificate validated by the Regional Trial Court nearest the spouse’s place of residence in the Philippines;

For Widowed Filipino Spouse - submit Death Certificate issued by PSA or foreign death certificate of previous spouse;

For Divorced, Annulled or Legally Separated Foreign Spouse - submit copy of foreign decree / decision;

For Widowed Foreign Spouse - submit Death Certificate of previous spouse.

*Note: Additional documents may be required by the action officer from the applicant upon evaluation of the requirements to determine the citizenship, identity or eligibility of the child for registration of marriage under the Philippine law.

PROCEDURE:

Send mail or submit in person to the Embassy the following documents:

1. Covering letter (handwritten or typed), addressed to the Civil Registry Section, indicating service/transaction requested and telephone number or email address for contact details.
2. Four (4) original duly accomplished Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form, typed or printed legibly in black or blue ink, signed by both husband and wife and with the notary public signing AND acknowledging that both parties (or the one living if the other party is deceased at the time of Reporting with the Embassy)  personally appeared before the notary public. Wives should indicate their maiden name as the last name. If submitting by mail, the complete forms must be notarized.
3. One (1) original  and four (4) photocopies of the Marriage Certificate or Contract (original will be returned).
4. One (1) original and four (4) photocopies of the Birth Certificate of the husband. If Filipino, it must be the birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) (formerly National Statistics Office or NSO) .
5. One (1) original and four (4) photocopies of the Birth Certificate of the wife. If Filipino, it must be the birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) (formerly National Statistics Office or NSO).
6. Four (4) photocopies of a government-issued identification card or passport of both husband and wife.
7. Processing fee of USD25.00 or NGN11,250.00 (non-refundable), payable in cash or bank transfer to the Philippine Embassy. Personal check and credit cards are not accepted.

NOTES:

1. If the Report of Marriage is filed after 12 months of the date of marriage, a Notarized Affidavit of Delayed Registration of Marriage must be accomplished. 

2. For contracting parties of the marriage who were previously married, the following additional documentary requirements must be submitted:

a. If Filipino applicant had a previous Philippine marriage annulled, an original and four (4) photocopies of the Philippine Statistics Authority (formerly National Statistics Office/NSO) (PSA) issued Annotated Marriage Certificate (which indicates the details of the annulment) and/or DFA-authenticated Judicial Decree of Annulment with Certificate of Finality. 

b. If Filipino applicant is divorced and divorce was initiated by foreign spouse, one (1) original or certified true copy and four (4) photocopies of DFA-authenticated Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce issued by a competent Philippine Court with Certificate of Finality.

Divorce is not recognized in the Philippines but when a divorce is validly obtained abroad by an alien spouse from his or her Filipino spouse, the Filipino spouse shall have the capacity to remarry under Philippine law. Divorce, however, must be recognized in the Philippines courts. The foreign divorce decree must be judicially enforced or confirmed in the Philippines by filing the proper civil action at the Regional Trial Court in the Philippines (RTC-Phil).

- For more information on Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce in the Philippines, please click here.

- If the foreigner is divorced, include the divorce decree (1 original and 4 photocopies) with the application.

c. If either groom or bride is widowed, one (1) original or certified true copy and four (4) photocopies of the Death Certificate of deceased spouse (Original supporting documents will be returned).  

The Philippine Embassy will convey the Report of Marriage and annexed documents to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) of the Philippines. It takes at least six (6) months to about one (1) year for the ensuing Philippine Certificate of Marriage to be available for ordering from the PSA in the Philippines.