Hi Nayumi!Originally Posted by Nayumi02
i applied for fiance visa earlier this year and been refused for a reason that i am still married here in Philippines and i was only with my bf for 6 days..i am divorced in Japan with my Japanese exhusband last year around October.i found out that i still have to have my divorced recognize here in Philippines..the embassy stamped something at the back page of my passport and i don't know what it is..it has UK-Manila and then some numbers...my bf planned of marrying me here in Philippines this coming August but i know that's not possible since legally i'm still married here...i am working now on my divorce abroad be recognize here in Philippines and i'm really confused...seems like my situation is all messed up..if i can get a writing from a lawyer or a judge saying that decree absolute will be issue in 6 months i am planning of reapplying for a fiance visa rather than marrying in August..i don't want to take the risk of losing all our plans just because of some wrong decisions...and also we are planning of visiting the UK embassy to seek for advice.....any comments on this guys.......
Im sorry to hear about your visa application.
I understand your situation. Is your previous marriage was also registered here in the Philippines? And did you have a marriage certificate from the National Statistics Office? If so you will need to have your marriage contract from the NSO with the annotation saying that your previous marriage has been dissolved.
You will need to ask the NSO what documents they will need and i think it takes about 4 weeks to get the copy of your annotated marriage contract.
Try asking a good lawyer on how to get your divorce recognize. Because i think as soon as you got it you will have to have a certification from the civil registrar where you got married. And thats one of the documents that the NSO will ask from you.
Ive been thru the annullment and it took me 3 to 4 months that includes all the registering and getting certifications from the court where i filed my annullment and from the civil registrar where i got married. You will need a lot of patience and effort. This is Philippines and you will not get what you have qeued up in just a day. And that will make you busy and you wouldnt realize time goes quick and you will soon be with your mahal. Never ever give up. We just have to go thru difficult times and you should prepare yourself. Life is not easy. The last time i was worrying about was my annullment, my lawyer said that i was the worst client he ever had from chasing him almost everyday. And the next one was our wedding. I was doing it on my own as my husband was still in the UK working and came to Philippines 2 weeks before our wedding. But that was the most exciting part for me. And now is the preparation applying for a spouse visa.
Goodluck and Godbless!
Hope that gives u a bit of help.
