After the wedding we were advised by the consular representative to compile our requirements for the Livret de Famille (Booklet of Family or Family Booklet) and to submit all the necessary documents as soon as possible to make the Visa process sooner as well. This is a French legal document which somehow is the same as our Marriage Certificate in the Philippines. We were told that it's gonna take about two to three months for the transcription to be done and here are the requirements:
Original Marriage Certificate issued by the NSO and duly authenticated by the DFA (Red Ribbon)
Photocopy of Marriage Certificate issued by the City Hall or City Registrar
Note: This list of requirement will be handed to you together with your Certificate of Legal Capacity to Marry and consular representative will actually advise you what to do next.
Since we had our wedding done at the City Hall which was celebrated by the Mayor we had to be the one to submit our papers (Marriage Certificates) to the city registrar. So, about six days after the wedding we forwarded our documents to the city registrar. It's important to do it as soon as possible because there's actually an "expiration date" for these documents to be forwarded to the city registrar which is about 10 to 15 days from the celebration of the wedding.
When we forwarded the documents to the city registrar we were advised to come back three days later to get our copy and also to submit a request for the NSO electronic endorsement of our marriage certificate so we can get a copy of it faster than usual. Indeed, after three days we received our personal copy of the MC from the city registrar and then we submitted a request for the NSO electronic endorsement and we had to pay ₱200.00 for it and again we were asked to come back after ten days to submit another request, this time, for the actual NSO authenticated copy.
As advised, I came back after ten days (had to do it alone coz my husband already had to go back to French West Indies to work) and then I had to pay ₱190.00 per NSO copy of our MC and I decided to request for three copies since I know I will need this document a lot for my passport, the embassy etc.. After I paid the ₱190.00 per copy i was advised to come back within five business days for the releasing of the document..at last!
The moment I received the NSO copy of our Marriage Certificate I went directly to a travel agency where I could pay for DFA authentication assistance or better known as "red ribbon" and I paid ₱2,500.00 for the service and again was told to wait about twelve business days but thankfully there were no delays and I actually got it within just eight business days.
So, at last our requirements for the Livret de Famille is already complete I'm just waiting on the date to forward it to the French embassy in Makati which will actually be soon.
Original Marriage Certificate issued by the NSO and duly authenticated by the DFA (Red Ribbon)
Photocopy of Marriage Certificate issued by the City Hall or City Registrar
Note: This list of requirement will be handed to you together with your Certificate of Legal Capacity to Marry and consular representative will actually advise you what to do next.
Since we had our wedding done at the City Hall which was celebrated by the Mayor we had to be the one to submit our papers (Marriage Certificates) to the city registrar. So, about six days after the wedding we forwarded our documents to the city registrar. It's important to do it as soon as possible because there's actually an "expiration date" for these documents to be forwarded to the city registrar which is about 10 to 15 days from the celebration of the wedding.
When we forwarded the documents to the city registrar we were advised to come back three days later to get our copy and also to submit a request for the NSO electronic endorsement of our marriage certificate so we can get a copy of it faster than usual. Indeed, after three days we received our personal copy of the MC from the city registrar and then we submitted a request for the NSO electronic endorsement and we had to pay ₱200.00 for it and again we were asked to come back after ten days to submit another request, this time, for the actual NSO authenticated copy.
As advised, I came back after ten days (had to do it alone coz my husband already had to go back to French West Indies to work) and then I had to pay ₱190.00 per NSO copy of our MC and I decided to request for three copies since I know I will need this document a lot for my passport, the embassy etc.. After I paid the ₱190.00 per copy i was advised to come back within five business days for the releasing of the document..at last!
The moment I received the NSO copy of our Marriage Certificate I went directly to a travel agency where I could pay for DFA authentication assistance or better known as "red ribbon" and I paid ₱2,500.00 for the service and again was told to wait about twelve business days but thankfully there were no delays and I actually got it within just eight business days.
So, at last our requirements for the Livret de Famille is already complete I'm just waiting on the date to forward it to the French embassy in Makati which will actually be soon.
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| The MC from the city registrar should look like this. |
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| NSO Authenticated Marriage License should look like this. |
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| DFA Authenticated Documents should look like these.
Note: The compiling of documents for le livret de famille should only take about a month and a half if you process everything right away.
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