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Mabuhay and welcome to the official website of the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in the Sultanate of Oman!

Our website contains information on the services offered by the Embassy to Filipinos in Oman, Omani citizens and other nationals who wish to visit the Philippines. We also publish relevant news, press releases, and other information related to the activities of the Embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs.

We hope you find our website useful, and we look forward to being of service to you.

Tuloy po kayo, ang inyong pasuguan ay bukas para sa inyo!

Ambassador Raul S. Hernandez                                                                                                

 

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A civil wedding is a secular ceremony officiated by a government official.  It is a public ceremony marking a vital event of a legal union between a man and a woman for the purpose of forming a family. According to current Philippine laws, the Philippine Embassy can only solemnize a wedding:

  • Between two (2) Filipino citizens ( “contracting parties”);
  • Between a man and a woman, with sex according to their current Birth Certificates; and
  • At least 18 years old, but Philippine law requires a person who is 25 years old or younger to obtain consent/advice from his/her parents.

A Filipino citizen who intends to marry someone of another nationality while in Oman may look for other institutions or authorities that will allow different nationalities to get married.  These may be the Shariah Court, the Catholic Church, the Protestant Church, the Hindu Temple, the Sikh Temple, or some foreign embassies or consulates in Oman.  Nevertheless, the Filipino citizen must present to these institutions a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (CLCCM), which serves as the Filipino citizen’s marriage license or “No Objection Certificate” from the Philippine Embassy to the prospective marriage.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL CAPACITY TO CONTRACT MARRIAGE (CLCCM)

  • Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
  • Certificate of No Marriage Record (CENOMAR) issued by the PSA and apostilled by the DFA
    • If the contracting party:
      • is widowed: 
      • apostilled marriage certificate to deceased spouse issued by the PSA or the appropriate authority of the country or locality where the marriage was conducted; and
      • apostilled death certificate of the deceased spouse issued by the PSA (if deceased spouse is a Filipino citizen or passed away in the Philippines) or by the appropriate authority of the country or locality where the deceased spouse passed away;
    • had a previous marriage voided or annulled: 
      • apostilled certified true copy of the Philippine Court’s decision;
      • apostilled PSA-issued Advisory on Marriage (AOM); and
      • apostilled annotated Marriage Certificate issued by the PSA indicating the marriage as annulled or null and void;
    • is divorced under laws outside of the Philippines:
      • PSA-issued Marriage Certificate with annotation on divorce granted in a foreign country recognized by a Philippine Regional Trial Court, apostilled by the DFA; and
      • PSA-issued Advisory on Marriage (AOM) indicating foreign decree of divorce, apostilled by the DFA;
      • certified true copy of the Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce with Certificate of Finality issued by a competent Philippine Court, apostilled by the DFA;
    • is a Muslim divorced under the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines: Certificate of Divorce issued by the PSA, apostilled by the DFA;
  • Three (3) passport-size pictures of the contracting party;
  • Application for Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (OMR 10);
  • Affidavit of a Contracting Party (OMR 10), with copies of the passport data page and residence card;
  • Joint Affidavit of Witnesses of the contracting party (OMR 10), with copies of the passport data pages and labor cards of the witnesses.
  • Additional requirements:
    • If contracting marriage with a party of another nationality:
      • Apostilled Birth Certificate of the prospective spouse;
      • Apostilled Certificate of Singleness or equivalent document indicating civil status of prospective spouse (e.g., divorced, widowed, previous marriage annulled or voided, etc.);
    • If contracting party is 25 years old or younger:
      • Personal appearance of both parents or legal guardian(s);
      • Copies of data pages of their passports;
      • Joint Affidavit of Parental Consent (if contracting party is 18-21 years old) or Joint Affidavit of Parental Advice (if contracting party is 22-25 years old) (OMR 10)
        • If both parents are in the Philippines: original Joint Affidavit of Parental Consent/Advice, notarized by a Notary Public and apostilled by the DFA;
        • If one of the parents is in the Philippines, the parent who is in Oman will submit the appropriate Affidavit at the Embassy.  The parent who is in the Philippines must submit a separate appropriate Affidavit, to be notarized by a Notary Public and apostilled by the DFA.

Notes:    

  • The Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage will be issued after the posting of the marriage banns (public notice of intent to marry) for 10 working days or two (2) weeks.  
  • The absence of a CLCCM in the registration of marriage at the Philippine Embassy or a Local Civil Registry office in the Philippines can be grounds for the voiding of a marriage.
  • Being already married prior to conversion to Islam and contracting another marriage under Islamic conventions, without undergoing the appropriate processes outlined in the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines, can be grounds for a bigamy suit in the Philippines.

OBTAINING THE CERTIFICATE of no marriage record (CENOMAR) or advisory of marriage (AOM) (for divorced or have annulled/voided marriage) FROM THE PHILIPPINES

The Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR), also known as Certificate of Singleness, indicates that the person has no record of having been married registered at the Philippine Statistics Authority.  This may be due to the person not having contracted any marriage, or having failed to register his or her marriage at the Local Civil Registry in the Philippines or the appropriate Philippine Embassy or Consulate (if marriage was contracted outside of the Philippines).

An Advisory of Marriage (AOM) indicates that the person has a record of having contracted a marriage that was duly registered at the Local Civil Registry in the Philippines or the appropriate Philippine Embassy or Consulate (if marriage was contracted outside of the Philippines).  If the person’s marriage has been annulled or declared null and void, or if his or her divorce granted outside of the Philippines was recognized by the competent Philippine Regional Trial Court, it will be indicated in the AOM.  An annotation on the person’s Marriage Certificate will also indicate if his or her marriage has been annulled, declared null and void, or has a recognized foreign decree of divorce. 

To obtain the CENOMAR/AOM, you can choose any of these options:

  • Assign a representative in the Philippines to obtain the Marriage Certificate on your behalf at any PSA Census Serbilis Center or SM Business Center; or
  • Apply online through PSA Serbilis (https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/).

If you need to submit copies of your PSA-issued CENOMAR/AOM to any government office or institution in Oman, as well as for any consular service at the Philippine Embassy, make sure it is apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before it is sent to Oman. You may also need to have the document and its apostille certificate translated to Arabic by a licensed translator and attested by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry before it is accepted at certain Omani government offices or institutions.

The Philippine Embassy is not authorized to authenticate a PSA-issued CENOMAR or AOM and will not accept it for such service.  Only the DFA has authority to apostille documents issued by Philippine government authorities and institutions following Philippine authentication regulations.

To enable your representative to have your CENOMAR or AOM apostilled on your behalf, you must assign him/her as your Attorney-in-Fact (AIF) through a Special Power of Attorney (SPA), which you can notarize at the Philippine Embassy in Oman.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL WEDDING

  • Notarized Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (CLCCM) of both contracting parties;
  • The schedule of mandatory public notice (marriage banns) has been completed;
  • Civil wedding ceremony scheduled at the Philippine Embassy;
  • Physical appearance of contracting parties and witnesses at the wedding ceremony (restricted to only one (1) witness per contracting party, or two (2) witnesses total);
  • Formal attire for the contracting parties at the wedding ceremony;
  • Solemnization fee: OMR 24 (cash only).

Notes:

The Report of Marriage (ROM) will also be notarized along with the Marriage Contract at the conclusion of the wedding ceremony.  The contracting parties are advised to check the additional documents here. 
 

 

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A Report of Death is a declaration that a Filipino citizen died in a foreign country. The report should be filed with the Embassy or Consulate for the purpose of recording said death in the Philippines.

Deaths should be reported to the Embassy within twelve (12) months of its occurrence.

A death that is reported to the Philippine Embassy or Consulate beyond the twelve (12) month grace period is considered a Delayed Registration of Death. In this case, the report must be accompanied by an explanation surrounding the delay in the reporting of the death through an Affidavit of Delayed Registration of Death.

REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT OF DEATH:

  • Duly accomplished Report of Death Form;
  • English version of the Death Certificate issued by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) and apostilled by the Oman Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • Notification of Death;
  • Certificate of Sealing of Casket (if available);
  • Autopsy/Embalming Report (if available);
  • Photocopies of Passport of the Deceased (Date pages only);
  • Labor/Resident Card of the Deceased;
  • Affidavit of Delayed Registration of death (more than one year from the date of death);
  • PSA-issued Negative Certification of Death Record (more than one year from the date of death, please see sample).

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A Philippine Birth Certificate is necessary for Filipino citizens.  It serves as a permanent and official record of the person’s existence and the person’s family ties under Philippine law.  It will enable them to apply for a Philippine passport, attend Philippine schools and higher educational institutions, get a job in the Philippines, obtain a Philippine marriage license, get married, etc.

A child of Filipino parents born abroad can obtain a Philippine Birth Certificate through his parents or legal guardian reporting the child’s birth at the Philippine Embassy in the child’s country of birth, or the Philippine Embassy or Consulate having consular jurisdiction over the country or locality where the child was born.

If only one of the child’s parents is a Filipino citizen, the parents can still register the birth of their child and obtain a Philippine Birth Certificate for the child. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR A REPORT OF BIRTH

The original passport is required to be seen and examined by the Consular Section.

  • Copies of parents’ Marriage Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (1 original apostille, 3 copies)

Alternately, 4 copies of the Report of Marriage (ROM) of the parents issued by the Philippine Embassy or Consulate where the marriage was solemnized.

  • Fee of OMR 10.000 (cash only)
  • In case of delay in submitting a Report of Birth (more than one year from the date of the child’s birth), the reporting parent or guardian must also submit an Affidavit of Delayed Report of Birth (download here) which has a fee of OMR 10.000; and a Certification from the Philippine Statistics Authority that the child’s birth has not yet been registered in the same office. 

The Philippine Embassy will accept the Report of Birth only for Filipinos with proof of having been born in the Sultanate of Oman, especially in cases of delayed registration of birth.

If one of the requirements for the Report of Birth cannot be submitted due to special circumstances, please request for a meeting with consular personnel by email to the Consular Section of the Philippine Embassy at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

OBTAINING THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE FROM THE PHILIPPINES:

Around nine (9) months after you submitted a Report of Birth at the Philippine Embassy, you should be able to get your child’s Birth Certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

  • To obtain the Birth Certificate, you can choose any of these options:
  • Assign a representative in the Philippines to obtain the Birth Certificate on your behalf at any PSA Census Serbilis Center or SM Business Center; or

Apply online through PSA Serbilis (https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/).

If you need to submit copies of your child’s PSA-issued Birth Certificate to any government office or institution in Oman, as well as for any consular service at the Philippine Embassy, make sure it is apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before it is sent to Oman. You may also need to have the document and its apostille certificate translated to Arabic by a licensed translator before it is accepted at certain Omani government offices or institutions.

The Philippine Embassy is not authorized to authenticate a PSA-issued Birth Certificate and will not accept it for such service.  Only the DFA has authority to apostille documents issued by Philippine government authorities and institutions following Philippine authentication regulations.

To enable your representative to have your Birth Certificate apostilled on your behalf, you must assign him/her as your Attorney-in-Fact (AIF) through a Special Power of Attorney (SPA), which you can notarize at the Philippine Embassy in Oman.
 

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A Philippine Marriage Certificate serves as a permanent and official record under Philippine law of the legal union that took place with both, or either of the parties being a  Filipino citizen.  It will enable Filipinos to apply for processes or benefits related to their married status, such as medical and life insurance, joint bank accounts, joint property ownership, pension, inheritance, etc.  It will allow a Filipino woman to legally use the surname of her husband on her identity documents, such as her passport, if she wishes to take this option.

To obtain a Philippine Marriage Certificate, Filipino citizens who get married abroad must register their marriage at the Philippine Embassy in the country of their wedding, or the Philippine Embassy or Consulate with consular jurisdiction over the country or locality of their wedding.

Filipino couples who got married in Oman must register their marriage by submitting a Report of Marriage (ROM) at the Philippine Embassy. 

If only one of the married couple is a Filipino citizen, the couple can still register their marriage and obtain a Philippine Marriage Certificate. Having this document may facilitate, for the spouse of a Filipino citizen, immigration, banking, insurance and related matters in the Philippines.

REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT OF MARRIAGE:

  • Duly accomplished Report of Marriage (ROM) form (download here)
    • 4 copies, signed by the married couple as informants
  • Marriage Contract issued by the Philippine Embassy in Oman (4 copies), if the wedding was solemnized at the Philippine Embassy
    • Alternatively, Marriage Certificate issued by the Ministry of Justice, with English translation, apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original apostilled document, 4 copies of apostilled document); or
    • If the civil wedding was solemnized at another Embassy or Consulate in Oman, the Marriage Contract notarized by the Embassy or Consulate, apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original apostilled document, 4 copies of apostilled document);
    • If the wedding was solemnized in a religious ceremony, the Marriage Contract issued by the Catholic Church, Protestant Church, Hindu Temple, Sikh Temple, or other religious entity recognized by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (MERA), apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (original apostilled document, 4 copies of apostilled document);

For locations of the Authentication Offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, please visit https://fm.gov.om/attestation-of-documents
To see a sample of the Oman Apostille stamp, please visit https://dfa.consular.gov.ph/images/Authentication/Sample_Foreign_Apostilles/Oman.pdf

  • Apostilled Birth Certificate of both spouses
    • For Filipino citizens: Birth Certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA);
    • For foreign spouse: Birth Certificate issued by his/her country of citizenship, apostilled by authorities of the country that issued his/her Birth Certificate;
  • Copies (4 sets) of the passport data pages and residence cards of the married couple (bring original documents for comparison);
  • Documents indicating civil status of spouses prior to wedding

For Filipino citizens:

  • Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (CLCCM) (original and 3 copies) for each Filipino spouse, issued by the Philippine Embassy (see this link).
  • The LCCM must have been secured before the wedding, together with supporting documents, including but not limited to:
  • PSA-issued Certificate of No Marriage Record (CENOMAR), apostilled by the DFA;
    • If widowed: (1) PSA-issued death certificate of the deceased spouse, apostilled  by the DFA (if the deceased spouse is a Filipino citizen or passed away in the Philippines), or apostilled death certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the country or locality where the previous spouse passed away; and (2) PSA-issued marriage certificate with the deceased spouse, apostilled  by the DFA;
    • If divorced: (1) PSA-issued Marriage Certificate with annotation on divorce granted in a foreign country recognized by a Philippine Regional Trial Court, apostilled by the DFA; and (2) PSA-issued Advisory on Marriage (AOM) indicating foreign decree of divorce, apostilled by the DFA; (3) certified true copy of the Judicial Recognition of Foreign Divorce with Certificate of Finality issued by a competent Philippine Court, apostilled by the DFA;
    • If previous marriage was voided or annulled: (1) annotated Marriage Certificate issued by the PSA indicating the marriage as annulled or null and void, apostilled by the DFA; (2) PSA-issued Advisory on Marriage (AOM), apostilled by the DFA; and (3) certified true copy of the Philippine Court’s decision, apostilled by the DFA;
  • If the Filipino citizen failed to secure a CLCCM prior to his/her wedding, he/she must submit an apostilled PSA-issued Birth Certificate and apostilled CENOMAR or AOM and apostilled other required documents indicating widowed, divorced or marriage annulled or voided status prior to marriage being reported (see above);
    • Affidavit of party contracting marriage;
    • Joint Affidavit of witnesses, with attached copies of the data pages of the passports of the witnesses, and their residence IDs;

For foreign spouse:

  • Apostilled civil status or family status document or equivalent;
    • If widowed: (1) apostilled death certificate of the deceased spouse; (2) apostilled marriage certificate with deceased spouse;
    • If divorced: apostilled divorce decree or certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the country or locality where the divorce was effected, or equivalent document;
    • If previous marriage was voided or annulled: apostilled decree or decision of annulment or nullification issued by the appropriate authority of the country or locality where the annulment was effected, or equivalent document;
  • Fee of OMR 10 (cash only – for ROM only);
  • In case of a late Report of Marriage (more than one year from the date of the wedding), the reporting spouses must also submit an Affidavit of Delayed Registration of Marriage (download here), which has a fee of OMR 10.

The Philippine Embassy in Oman will only accept registrations of marriage for weddings that are officiated in Oman.  Weddings solemnized in another country must be registered at the Philippine Embassy or Consulate with consular jurisdiction over the country or locality where the wedding took place.

The Philippine Embassy can only solemnize a wedding between two (2) Filipino citizens.  If one of the contracting parties is not Filipino, the couple must find another arrangement for getting married in Oman or outside of Oman.  The Filipino citizen, however, may secure an LCCM, which serves as the wedding license or “No Objection Certificate” required by the host government courts, religious establishments, and some other embassies in Oman.

OBTAINING THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM THE PHILIPPINES:

Around nine (9) months after you submitted a Report of Marriage at the Philippine Embassy, you should be able to get your Marriage Certificate from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

To obtain the Marriage Certificate, you can choose any of these options:

  • Assign a representative in the Philippines to obtain the Marriage Certificate on your behalf at any PSA Census Serbilis Center or SM Business Center; or
  • Apply online through PSA Serbilis (https://www.psaserbilis.com.ph/).

If you need to submit copies of your PSA-issued Marriage Certificate to any government office or institution in Oman, as well as for any consular service at the Philippine Embassy, make sure it is apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) before it is sent to Oman. You may also need to have the document and its apostille certificate translated to Arabic by a licensed translator before it is accepted at certain Omani government offices or institutions.

The Philippine Embassy is not authorized to authenticate a PSA-issued Marriage Certificate and will not accept it for such service.  Only the DFA has authority to apostille documents issued by Philippine government authorities and institutions following Philippine authentication regulations.

To enable your representative to have your Marriage Certificate apostilled on your behalf, you must assign him/her as your Attorney-in-Fact (AIF) through a Special Power of Attorney (SPA), which you can notarize at the Philippine Embassy in Oman.
 

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