A. MARRIAGE BETWEEN FILIPINO CITIZENS
The Consulate General solemnizes marriages between Filipino citizens only. The legal marrying age for Filipino citizens is eighteen (18) years. However, a person to be married who is at least 18 years old but below 21 years old has to secure the CONSENT of his/her parents. For those between 21 and 25 years of age, PARENTAL ADVICE must be secured.
Requirements
- Duly accomplished marriage application form
- Duly accomplished information sheet
- Application fee €25.00
- Authenticated Birth Certificate of both parties
- Authenticated Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) of both parties*
- 2” x 2” pictures of both parties
- Notarized Affidavit of Parental Consent to Marriage, for the party who is between 18 and 21 years old
- Notarized Affidavit of Parental Advice to Marriage, for the party who is between 21 and 25 years old
- Attendance in Counseling Seminar at the Consulate General, if one of the parties is below 25 years old.
- Publication for ten (10) consecutive days*
B. MARRIAGE BETWEEN FILIPINO AND ITALIAN/OTHER CITIZENS
A Filipino citizen planning to get married to an Italian or other foreign national at the Comune or a place of worship has to secure a CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL CAPACITY TO MARRY (Certificato di Nulla Osta) from the Consulate General.
Requirements
- Duly accomplished Affidavit of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage
- Duly accomplished information sheet
- Application fee €25.00
- Authenticated Birth Certificate
- Authenticated Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)*
- Photocopy of passport or carta identita or foreign fianceé
- 2” x 2” pictures of both parties
- Notarized Affidavit of Parental Consent to Marry, if the Filipino citizen is between 18 and 21 years old
- Notarized Affidavit of Parental Advice to Marry, if the Filipino citizen is between 21 and 25 years old
- Publication for ten (10) consecutive days*
*Notes:
- Information in the birth certificate and CENOMAR should be consistent, e.g., given name, middle name/initial, surname, date/place of birth. Applications for solemnization of marriages shall be held pending if there are inconsistencies found in the said documents and the application will only be processed upon submission of the corrected documents.
- Publication - The Consulate General shall post in its premises the application for a marriage license for ten (10) consecutive days. The license shall be issued after the completion of the publication, unless the Consulate General receives adverse or derogatory information against the applicants.
C. REPORT OF MARRIAGE
Marriages of Filipino citizens solemnized outside the Philippine Embassy or Consulate General must be reported to the foreign service post with jurisdiction over the town/city/country where the marriage was performed. The Report of Marriage will then be sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila for onward transmittal to the Office of the Civil Registrar General.