@ bigmac:

From what you and others have said previously it would appear that she would have to go back to the Phils in order for you to start of your marriage process.

In applying for a marriage visa she would then have to prove to the Philippines govt. and ours that she is SINGLE and able to marry.

If SHE had filed for her divorce here, then the Phils govt. will not recognise that divorce and she would have to have it annulled in the Phils before THEY would regard her as single.

If her foreign PARTNER had filed for the divorce, (and she was still a Filipino citizen at the time) then she should be free to marry.

That is how I read it anyway.

So, the question is....WHO filed for the divorce ?