Release of the Certificate of Legal Capacity:
Weeks after I submitted all our papers to the French embassy in Makati my fiancé sent an email to Miss Audrey HUI BON HOA-CHAN to inquire about our paper and she replied it's ready for pick-up and that he could send someone to get it. We were very surprised but in a good way. Initially she told us that in September when he arrives in the Philippines she will have to conduct an interview before they release the Certificate of Legal Capacity but apparently the interview's not necessary in our case (we heard these interviews aren't really nice). Anyway, we're thankful we did it.
My fiancé arrived on the tenth of September, for a very special trip...to tie the knots with me! Yayyy... The following Monday after my fiancé's arrival we went directly to the French embassy to meet Miss CHAN and the certificate of legal capacity to marry was indeed ready. At Last!!
It's the other side of the coin this time...the Philippine process!
Weeks after I submitted all our papers to the French embassy in Makati my fiancé sent an email to Miss Audrey HUI BON HOA-CHAN to inquire about our paper and she replied it's ready for pick-up and that he could send someone to get it. We were very surprised but in a good way. Initially she told us that in September when he arrives in the Philippines she will have to conduct an interview before they release the Certificate of Legal Capacity but apparently the interview's not necessary in our case (we heard these interviews aren't really nice). Anyway, we're thankful we did it.
My fiancé arrived on the tenth of September, for a very special trip...to tie the knots with me! Yayyy... The following Monday after my fiancé's arrival we went directly to the French embassy to meet Miss CHAN and the certificate of legal capacity to marry was indeed ready. At Last!!
It's the other side of the coin this time...the Philippine process!
Note:
Follow the link for the next procedure: http://thoughtsofagoddess13.blogspot.com/2011/11/5-filipino-french-wedding-procedure-in.html
Hi! Really helpful series of posts on the whole process. Would just like to verify the VALIDITY PERIOD of the Legal Capacity to Marry issued by the French Embassy in the Philippines. Is it 1 year or just 6 months? Many thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi,
DeleteI'm so sorry for not having replied sooner, I overlooked your comment. Most probably you already got your answer. I've read a blog stating that this document is valid for 120 days. Here's the link:http://www.francescainfrance.com/2008/05/legal-capacity-to-marry-french-national.html
Regards
how many weeks did u wait for the legal capacity?
ReplyDeleteHi Rhea!
DeleteThe processing time could take between 6 to 8 weeks (based on our experience.)
Good luck.
Hi! Can I personally pick up the legal capacity, or does the French National have to be there? :)
ReplyDeleteHello!
DeleteI suggest you directly ask the embassy about it coz in our case they advised us to pick it up together.
hi po,
ReplyDeletei just saw your blog and it helps so much but i want to ask about the LCM ilang weeks po ba yung pinakamabilis na pwding makuha ung LCM po...? thanks po waiting po your reply..
Having the LCM can really take time since it's a marriage banns that must be published 10 days at the french embassy in manila, will be sent to france and then posted 10 days at your fiance's city hall then if nobody opposes, the certificate of non-opposition will be sent to the embassy in manila and that's when they can issue you the LCM. So, you need to take into consideration the mailing times in addition to the 20 day posting of banns.
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