Marriage License Application Part 1: Submission of Requirements

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Last September 25, we allotted our morning to start the application process for our marriage license. We chose to get our marriage license from Bacoor since this is also where we'll reside after our wedding. Since the license only has a validity of 120 days from the date of issuance, I made sure to apply only after crossing the 120-day countdown to the big day. In preparation for the application, I secured all requirements outlined on Bacoor city's website. 

List of Requirements: 

• NSO CENOMAR - Requested online and had it delivered via eCensus
• Birth Certificate - Requested online and had it delivered via eCensus
• Family Planning Seminar - To be scheduled with the local health office after endorsement of the Local Civil Registry
• Marriage Counseling - To be scheduled with the church of the wedding
• 1pc. 2x2 picture - Personal file
• Parental Consent for individuals 18 y/o to 20 y/o & 11mos. - Not applicable to us
• Parental Advice 21y/o to 24 y/o & 11mos. - Not applicable to us
• Certification of legal capacity to marry (foreigner) - Not applicable to us
• Photocopy of Passport (foreigner) - Not applicable to us

We arrived at the municipal hall around 11am and went straight to Local Civil Registry. The lady who assisted us asked for our requirements and provided us and application form to fill out. After completing the form, she asked us to photocopy our documents and pay for marriage license processing and family planning seminar. Upon our return, we were asked to check and review the information typed on our application form to ensure that our details indicated are correct. All these were completed in 30mins. Didn't expect it to be that fast! Good job Bacoor city hall!

Processing of our marriage license will start once we've submitted the certificates for family planning and marriage counseling. We attended the family planning seminar the following week and received our certificate. Our marriage counseling is scheduled with San Agustin on November so we still need to wait for it. Good thing, processing of marriage license only takes 11 working days so we should be able to receive it by December. Whew! Busy days! Can we skip all these things and go straight to the wedding please? Haha.

Cheers!