Re: Getting around 10-day waiting period in Philippines


"Cheeze" <csmarasigan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> H Dickmann wrote:
>> "get-r-done" <tsacoder@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >I thought I'd poll the group for the latest on making this happen. I am
>> > a US citizen, living in the US. My wife-to-be resides in Cebu. My
>> > problem is I can get away from work for a week, but not 2 or 3. I'm
>> > planning on being in Phils in late March of this year. I know there is
>> > an 'official' 10-day waiting period, but from reading the govt docs on
>> > this, it appears there are exemptions made . . . e.g. if you simply
>> > cannot make the trip, for instance. I can make the trip, I just can't
>> > stay 2 weeks. And it is unlikely I will be able to return in the near
>> > term. I've read of people accessing 'fixers' at the Manila govt
>> > offices, but I'm wondering how reliable this method is? Is Manila the
>> > place to do this? What are the risks? So, how do I get this done, and
>> > what do I need to bring with me . . . besides a pocketful of pesos? Can
>> > she get the paperwork started on he end now, so that all we have to do
>> > once I arrive is sign and pickup the docs, and visit the JOTP?
>> >
>> Without the 10 day waiting period your marriage will be illegal.
>> When she makes a visa application, chances are that the Embassy's
>> computer
>> is linked to Airport arrivals and departures. In short, they know when
>> you
>> arrived in the Philippines.
>> If your work is more important than your wife, don't get married.
>
> If the marriage is conducted in the RP, remember that under RP law, a
> mere anomaly in the marriage license does not invalidate the marriage
> (unlike the total absence of a marriage license), so strictly speaking,
> the 10 day waiting period is more like a guideline than a rule.
>
> And I am currently working on having a marriage annuled. The marriage
> documents appears to have been accomplished in just a day. There are
> anomalies in the ceremony, such as the priest not appearing to be a
> catholic when both parties were catholic (one of the parties should
> have been a member of the sect or denomination). The parties did not
> undergo the process of getting a marriage license, but apparently they
> had one. I had the license double checked and it turns out to be
> genuine, so I can't attack the marriage based on the absence of the
> license. These fixers are good. And yes it was done in Manila city
> hall. The license however was issued by a distant town in Cavite.
> (Gahd, only in the Philippines!)
>

>From memory I think it is article 36 which is the easiest way to get a
marriage annulled.


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