Quote Originally Posted by hawk View Post
as i stated i was married last month and we got a local cni from nso office in 3 days we paid the fee got the cert no problem as i said to my wife went to there office and explaned to them i had a uk cni can we still get married with this or will we need one from embassy they said no need so we got a cenomar after the 3 day wait applyed for marriage licence and married 15 days later i did get appointment with embassy but i did not go as it was ok you dont need take my advice but if phil nso office say you can marry without going to uk embassy and save money on there fees then why not its only a phone call to there local office to find out if all fails then go down the embassy route but thats what i did my partner lives in pampanga
I would say that for anyone curious about Hawk's route, all they need do is give the Embassy a call or pay them a visit. In our case we found out what we needed to know by visiting the embassy. At the end of the day, if Hawk has an NSO issued marriage certificate then thats all he needs, surely. And as far as I know, all that the embassy requires as part of the passport application. The advantage to this route goes without saying.

If in doubt, give them a shout. And for anything to do with a visa application, I also found VFS in Makati a good source of information.