my wedding

[mick foreman]

I hope that is the case !!!! will help with the trouble i am having getting an appointment at the british embassy at the moment

[lastlid]

I hope that is the case !!!! will help with the trouble i am having getting an appointment at the british embassy at the moment

None of the mods have batted an eyelid at this. I might be missing something though....but having said that it appears to have been the case for some time that a local CNI from the UK Embassy has been a requirement before applying for a UK Spouse visa.

[Arthur Little]

None of the mods have batted an eyelid at this. I might be missing something though....

... that's probably because "ALL EYES" have been glued to the latest thread about the 'proposed income levels'. But here's one now!

... but having said that it appears to have been the case for some time that a local CNI from the UK Embassy has been a requirement before applying for a UK Spouse visa.

I certainly had to exchange my British CNI for a Philippines one ... albeit don't recollect needing to make a prior appointment with the Embassy in Manila. However, that was in December 2008. Processing was carried out on a 'while-u-wait' basis, and took about 20 minutes from start to finish.

[lastlid]

... that's probably because "ALL EYES" have been glued to the latest thread about the 'proposed income levels'. But here's one now!

Eye off the ball there......

[lastlid]

When my wife and I started planning our future, before we were married, we simply planned to get married in the Philippines using my NSO CENOMAR. But fortunatley someone pointed out to us that we needed to do more than that and this involved a trip to the UK embassy. We then went to the embassy and found out about the CNI exchange malarky etc

[Steve.r]

None of the mods have batted an eyelid at this. .

We also have lives outside of the forum. I think you'll find no one gets ignored here.

[Terpe]

I hope that is the case !!!! will help with the trouble i am having getting an appointment at the british embassy at the moment

Here's what The British Embassy in Manila state about the CNI :-

If you wish to marry in the Philippines you must produce, to the Philippine Authorities, a local Certificate of No Impediment (CNI) stating that
you are free to marry. This can only be obtained from the British Embassy in Manila or through our Honorary Consul in Cebu.
If you have been married in another country and now wish to have a further marriage ceremony in the Philippines, we are unable to issue you a local CNI as
you are already married.

This is the official process, and the one that should be adhered to if problems and delays are to be minimised.

We all know that deviations from official rules can often happen. Sometimes there may be impacts and other times not.

Personally I recommend you stick with official requirements.

[hawk]

we did get a local cni/cenomar from nso office but without going to uk embassy just take you uk one and thats it we went to san fernando near pampanga

[Terpe]

I hope that is the case !!!! will help with the trouble i am having getting an appointment at the british embassy at the moment

Here is an extract from the Embassy website about How to apply for a Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)

Applicants for Certificates of Non-Impediment (CNI) are required to set an appointment with the Consular Section. Kindly send appointment requests via e-mail to Manila.ConsAppointment@fco.gov.uk at least two (2) weeks before your intended date of visit. Please indicate five (5) preferred dates - we will do our best to accommodate your request depending on schedule availability.

Note that the Consular Section is unable to entertain appointment inquiries over the phone.

Contact details:-
Consular section
British Embassy Manila
120 Upper McKinley Road,
McKinley Hill, Taguig City
Philippines 1634
Tel: +63 2 858 2200
Fax: +63 2 858 2342
E-mail: Cons.Manila@fco.gov.uk