Wedding Help

[Steve.r]

Welcome Jon,

First thing is that you need to make an appointment at the British Embassy these days before you can get your CNI changed to a local one. Once you have this, you have to take it to the municiple building in your fiancee's area where it takes 10 days for a local posting and process. During this time you will have to attend a pre-wedding cemonar which can take a half day, but you might be able to swing that one if you have been married before (we did anyway) but it is a formality.
I dont think there is any way of making this process faster unless you can fork out big under the table lumps of cash to the right person. Leaving just a week and a bit for the process is (imo) not achievable. But you are there for 4 weeks, so if you get all done as soon as you arrive, I think no problem.

Good luck and have a great time.

[Jon]

Welcome Jon,

First thing is that you need to make an appointment at the British Embassy these days before you can get your CNI changed to a local one. Once you have this, you have to take it to the municiple building in your fiancee's area where it takes 10 days for a local posting and process. During this time you will have to attend a pre-wedding cemonar which can take a half day, but you might be able to swing that one if you have been married before (we did anyway) but it is a formality.
I dont think there is any way of making this process faster unless you can fork out big under the table lumps of cash to the right person. Leaving just a week and a bit for the process is (imo) not achievable. But you are there for 4 weeks, so if you get all done as soon as you arrive, I think no problem.

Good luck and have a great time.

Hi Steve r, thanks for your quick response!

We are planning to get my CNI localised (booking an appointment with the embassy beforehand) and then apply for our marriage license as soon as I arrive in the Philippines.

I have estimated that I will only have about a week and a half of my 4 weeks stay left, after we have received our license.

Do you think this will be enough time to find someone and somewhere to get married? Or enough time to get an appointment with the Judge at the City Hall?

Cheers!