Quote Originally Posted by aposhark View Post
I plan on asking her to marry me and met a Filipina here in England who is married to an English man. She informed me that she thought that getting married in Manila would be the best option as the paperwork wouldn't get slowed down by the constant movement between government offices. Is this correct?

Quote Originally Posted by ervenescence View Post
Yes, I would go for that if I were you, get married in the Philippines and apply for a spouse visa. I think its the best option not just for visa but for her family and friends to witness her wedding day.
If you think that it takes time to sort those things out, like documents and stuffs. Well, nevermind...its worth it anyway and shes gonna ba with you forever..
I think that if you have a civil ceremony and get married by a judge in the nearest city to where she lives, the paperwork will not take too long to get processed. This would also allow at least some of her family to attend without having to travel all the way to Manila.

I think that in the grand scheme of things, the time it will take to process the paperwork and get the marriage certificate should be the least of your worries.

Cheers,

Iain.