if we marry here in Philippines

[Ecxy]

hello everyone..just a jew question run through my mind..in case we will marry here in Phil with my husband to be..this year..we plan..hopefully..how many years..or shall we apply a visa for me to come to UK..is still the same process that i could go to UK..
for the past 5 years he live in France..and now he is in Hongkong we are required to get his Certificate of No Impedement to maryy..as we need for our wedding in Phil..how can he get CNI when his not living UK for five years..what shall we do..as the embassy in HK say he cnt get CNI..oh..so confusing..plesae help..and more power

[walesrob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ecxy &#064; May 4 2006, 06&#58;27 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
hello everyone..just a jew question run through my mind..in case we will marry here in Phil with my husband to be..this year..we plan..hopefully..how many years..or shall we apply a visa for me to come to UK..is still the same process that i could go to UK..
for the past 5 years he live in France..and now he is in Hongkong we are required to get his Certificate of No Impedement to maryy..as we need for our wedding in Phil..how can he get CNI when his not living UK for five years..what shall we do..as the embassy in HK say he cnt get CNI..oh..so confusing..plesae help..and more power
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Hi Excy,

A few of us on the forum have married in the Philippines, and its no problem at all, it will make no difference to the visa process. Remember, you are applying for the visa, not your fiance.

The CNI should be issued by a British Embassy in the country where the marraige is taking place. So your fiance will need to get this CNI from the British Embassy in Manila, NOT Hong Kong.

Post back if you need any further information. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

[Ecxy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(walesrob &#064; May 4 2006, 07&#58;53 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Hi Excy,

A few of us on the forum have married in the Philippines, and its no problem at all, it will make no difference to the visa process. Remember, you are applying for the visa, not your fiance.

The CNI should be issued by a British Embassy in the country where the marraige is taking place. So your fiance will need to get this CNI from the British Embassy in Manila, NOT Hong Kong.

Post back if you need any further information. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
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thankyou for the fast answer..was really little confused..now ..sorry..he was already there in British Ebbassy in Manila last month..and he was advice to get it for 21 clear days but he cnt stay as he need to go back to HK..and ask again if he can get CNI there in HONKONG...and the embassy Manila, say yes he can get it from Hongkong and send it to me by post..and so i can send it to the Embassy Manila to excahnge it to Legal Capacity to Maryy which we need it for our license to marry here in Davao..was really..been struggling up to now that since Nov..last year we plan and we cnt get the proper inf..please help..

[walesrob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ecxy &#064; May 5 2006, 05&#58;26 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
thankyou for the fast answer..was really little confused..now ..sorry..he was already there in British Ebbassy in Manila last month..and he was advice to get it for 21 clear days but he cnt stay as he need to go back to HK..and ask again if he can get CNI there in HONKONG...and the embassy Manila, say yes he can get it from Hongkong and send it to me by post..and so i can send it to the Embassy Manila to excahnge it to Legal Capacity to Maryy which we need it for our license to marry here in Davao..was really..been struggling up to now that since Nov..last year we plan and we cnt get the proper inf..please help..
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It is true that there needs to be a 21-day waiting period before he can convert that CNI to Legal Capacity. When Elsa and I married, my CNI was obtained here in the UK and it was converted to a Legal Capacity upon my arrival in Philippines.

If he is living in HK, then yes, I would have thought it would be better if he got the CNI from the British Embassy there and change that to Legal Capacity when he arrives in Manila.

I must point out that the CNI is for him, in his name, so sending it to you would be pointless anyway, as he would need to go to the British Embassy Manila to get the CNI converted to Legal Capacity once the 21 days is up. He will need to go to the Consular Section with his passport and a fee to convert the CNI to Legal Capacity.

Hope this makes sense, let us know how you get on.

[Ecxy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(walesrob &#064; May 5 2006, 05&#58;46 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
It is true that there needs to be a 21-day waiting period before he can convert that CNI to Legal Capacity. When Elsa and I married, my CNI was obtained here in the UK and it was converted to a Legal Capacity upon my arrival in Philippines.

If he is living in HK, then yes, I would have thought it would be better if he got the CNI from the British Embassy there and change that to Legal Capacity when he arrives in Manila.

I must point out that the CNI is for him, in his name, so sending it to you would be pointless anyway, as he would need to go to the British Embassy Manila to get the CNI converted to Legal Capacity once the 21 days is up. He will need to go to the Consular Section with his passport and a fee to convert the CNI to Legal Capacity.

Hope this makes sense, let us know how you get on.
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Accordingly to the Embassy there in Hongkong..they cant issue a CNI..for him as he was not living in UK for the past five years..but they just advice to him that he will fill up application that we are prepared to marry and will wait it up to 21 days..when no one object..they will forward it to Manila Embassy..and that he can collect License..this part im confused..really..but i guess CNI maybe what they mean,,isnt it..well this just my tought that run and im sharing it so..it can cler my mine some advices..thank..and waiting for some tought..who know better on our siutuation right now..

[walesrob]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ecxy &#064; May 5 2006, 11&#58;21 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Accordingly to the Embassy there in Hongkong..they cant issue a CNI..for him as he was not living in UK for the past five years..but they just advice to him that he will fill up application that we are prepared to marry and will wait it up to 21 days..when no one object..they will forward it to Manila Embassy..and that he can collect License..this part im confused..really..but i guess CNI maybe what they mean,,isnt it..well this just my tought that run and im sharing it so..it can cler my mine some advices..thank..and waiting for some tought..who know better on our siutuation right now..
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Ok Ecxy, I didn&#39;t realise that Gary had been living out of the UK for more than 5 years, but he is still a British passport holder, so this shouldn&#39;t affect the procedure for the CNI? I think its a good idea to follow the advice of the British Embassy in HK.

Anyone else have a view on this?

[jimbo1938uk]

When I got married in the RP,albeit 25 years ago,to obtain the CNI,I had to take with me a certificate issued by the local (UK) registrar of Births,Deaths & Marriages.
After the appropriate period of 21 days,the British Embasy issued a letter confirming the CNI.
I then duly got married and lived happily ever after .
Hope this helps.may everything go well for you,
Jim G.