Must-Read Marriage License Application Requirements in the Philippines

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What you need for marriage license application in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines:

Local Government Requirements

Barangay Baretbet, Bagabag Nueva Vizcaya

  1. Plant any five fruit-bearing trees and have five photos as proof.
  2. Community Tax Certificate or Cedula.
  3. Barangay certification, certifying you for #1, signed by the barangay captain.

Local Civil Registry Office (LCR), Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

  1. Personal appearance is required for all applicants.
  2. Barangay requirements (#2, #3)
  3. Certificate of No Marriage Record (CENOMAR) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) formerly issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO). CENOMAR is valid for six months upon issuance, but the LCR requires you to give the most recent copy.
  4. Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) formerly issued by the National Statistics Authority (NSO).

    PSA website: https://psa.gov.ph/civilregistration/requesting-civil-registry-document
  5. Attend Pre-marriage Counseling (PMC) and Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Seminars. Seminars are held every Thursday at 8:00 AM.

Catholic Church Requirements

Saint Jerome Parish Office, Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya

  1. Personal appearance is required for all applicants.
  2. Fill out manually the marriage application form.
  3. Wedding banns, submit to your respective parishes where you got baptized. They will post on their bulletin boards and announce during the mass for three Sundays. Return, the letters with the sign of the parish priest, to the office after three Sundays.
  4. Baptismal Certificate with an annotation “For Marriage Purposes Only.”
  5. Marriage License
  6. Certificate of Compliance for completing requirement #5 under LCR.
  7. Canonical interview conducted the parish priest or assistant parish priest. Be honest here so that they can help you how to work things out for your relationship.
  8. Pre-Cana (Cana is the name of the town in which Jesus attended a wedding; see John 2:1-11). This seminar has two sessions. The first session, about the do's and dont's inside the Church during the ceremony. The second session, about married life (the spirituality of marriage and how to resolve issues faithfully). Sessions are given by the catechists.
  9. Confession, done at least two days or one day before your wedding day. If you don't memorize the Act of Contrition. Don't worry, they will give you a copy.

Bagabag Parish Office Hours

Days Open Office Hours
Monday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday No office
Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM; 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Sunday No office Sunday afternoon

NOTE: You need enough money because there will be payments collected by the Barangay, LCR, and the Church.

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