hi ,i have been very busy compiling evidance and documents etc to help with my wifes visa aplication.
i foned my wife today and we have come across a problem with the mairrage certificate, she went to fetch it (half an hours drive away to silang ,cavite) only to be told she had not paid for it.

before we got married i went to a councilers house and paid 3000 php for her to arange things, she later told us that we could get married on nov 3rd and things went ahead as planned. exchanged rings and vows and i returned to england leaving it to my wife to obtain the certificate.

my wife likened these oficials to terrorists with a hostage meaning that they would not release the certificate without extra payment.

i dont have a receipt as such but my wife has a sheet of paper stating some details about the wedding and we have photos of the wedding in the hall with the woman who aranged things for us.

although i feel like coughing up the extra cash to get the ball rolling again i feel like fighting it .
on the other hand i feel like telling them to stick the certificate where the sun dont shine and applying for a fiance visa.
is this an option ?