The Family Code of the Philippines (Sec. 664) provides that “records of marriages whether performed by the Philippine Consular Officer or by the local religious or civil authorities shall be kept and transmitted to the Philippine Civil Registrar through the Department of Foreign Affairs”.

Filipinos who married in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay should file a report of their marriage at the Philippine Embassy in Argentina if they want their marriage acknowledged by the Philippines. The Report of Marriage should be done within 12 months of the date of marriage. If the Report of Marriage is filed after 12 months of the date of marriage, an Affidavit of Late Registration must be accomplished.

BELOW ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REPORT OF MARRIAGE:

1. Four (4) copies of the duly accomplished Report of Marriage Form
2. One (1) original and three (3) photocopies of Marriage Certificate with English translation and authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country of marriage
3. Four (4) photocopies of the passports of both parties
4. Four (4) photocopies of birth certificate of both parties
5. Payment of Report of Birth Fee of US$25 ; Affidavit of Late Registration Fee of US$25

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

For contracting parties of the marriage who were previously married, the following additional documentary requirements must be submitted:

a. If either the groom or bride is a Filipino who had a previous Philippine marriage annulled, three (3) photocopies of the PSA-issued Annotated Marriage Certificate which indicates the details of the annulment. Proof of the authenticity of the amended marriage certificate must be shown, either the Official Receipt issued by the PSA for the amended marriage certificate or Certificate of Authentication issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.

b. If either groom or bride is non-Filipino divorcé, three (3) photocopies of the final decree of divorce.

c. If either groom or bride is a widowed, three (3) photocopies of the death certificate of the deceased spouse.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS IN FILLING UP THE REPORT OF MARRIAGE FORM

• For the field of Wife’s Last Name, please write the wife’s maiden Last Name (or her Last Name before the marriage)
• Please leave the Date of Report and ID# fields blank. The Embassy will fill up this part.
• For all fields requiring dates, please use the dd-MMM-yyyy format (e.g. 23-FEB-2012, 1-NOV-1984).
• Please do not forget to affix by hand the signatures in the fields provided for Signature of Husband and Signature of Wife and the date and place of signature at the bottom of the form.
• The Embassy’s Report of Marriage Form (PDF format) is now fillable. You may enter information as needed and then print out the form with the entries typed-in. You need to print out the form after filling it in.
• If filling the form by hand, please write legibly and please use BLOCK CAPITAL letters.

The Embassy will forward two copies of the Report of Marriage to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in the Philippines. Another copy will be kept as part of the Embassy’s records and the third copy will be given to the applicant. You may retrieve your PSA-certified Marriage Contract from the Philippines within three to four months after filing the Report of Marriage at the Embassy.