Application for Marriage License

A sworn statement for a man and a woman who wish to apply for a marriage license which contains among other things their identity, religion, civil status etc.

Office or Division:	Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar
Classification:	Simple
Type of Transaction:	G2C
Who may avail:	At least one of the contracting party is a resident of the municipality. Must be 18 years old and above Must be a Male and a Female

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS	WHERE TO SECURE
Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) of the applicants – 1 original or Certified copy	Philippine Statistics Authority or MCRO where the child was born
CENOMAR of the applicants – 1 original copy	Philippine Statistics Authority
Valid ID of the applicants – 1 original copy Voter’s ID GSIS/SSS ID Employees ID Postal ID Passport TIN Other Government Issued ID Driver’s License School ID
	COMELEC
	GSIS/SSS
	Employer
	Post Office
	DFA
	BIR
	Government Offices who issued the ID
	LTO
	Schools
Parent’s Consent for 18-21 y/o	MCRO
Parent’s Advice for 22-25 y/o	MCRO
Certificate of Compliance and/or Certificate of Marriage Counseling	PMOC Team
If widow/er, Certificate of Death of the deceased husband/wife – 1 original or certified copy	MCRO of the Place of Death or Philippine Statistics Authority
IF ANNULLED: Additional Requirements:
Court Decision with Finality	RTC
Annotated COM of the previous marriage	Philippine Statistics Authority
IF FOREIGNER: Additional Requirements:
Passport	Personal Copy
Certificate of Legal Capacity to Marry	Diplomatic or Consular Office in the Philippines
NOTE: In cases where there is no embassy in the Philippines, execute an affidavit and secure certification from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
IF DIVORCE: Additional Requirements:
Copy of Final Decree or Absolute divorced and confirmation from the local court.	Regional Trial Court

CLIENT STEPS	AGENCY ACTIONS	FEES TO BE PAID	PROCESSING TIME	PERSON RESPONSIBLE
Sign in the Logbook	Give the logbook to the client and assist them.	None	5 minutes	MCR Clerk
Submit required documents	Verify and evaluate as to the authenticity and completeness of the documents submitted.	None	15 minutes	MCR
Fill out the Application for Marriage License Form.	Review and evaluate the submitted application form in their own handwriting and interview the applicants with their parents, if applicable and if found to be in order encode the application.	None	2 hours	MCR
Check the encoded application form and affix signature	Administer oath, record the Application for Marriage License in the logbook, assign register number and marriage license number and set the schedule for the issuance of the license.	None	30 minutes	MCR
Payment of required fees to the Municipal Treasury Office.	Issue Official Receipt	Application Fee Php 150.00	5 minutes	RCC Treasury Office
	Forward the documents to the MCR Clerk and record in the Register of Application for Marriage License.	None	10 minutes	MCR Clerk
	Prepare Notice of posting copy furnished the MCR of the POB/POR	None	10 minutes	MCR
*NOTE: Posting Period is ten (10) calendar days to be posted in the Municipal Bulletin Board*
Payment of required fees to the Municipal Treasury Office.	Issue Official Receipt	Marriage License Fee Php 50.00	5 minutes	RCC Treasury Office
	Prepare the Marriage License including their copy for the application of marriage license and other supporting documents.	None	15 minutes	MCR
7.Acknowledged receipt of the Marriage license, application form and other documents by affixing his/her signature in the logbook.	Release the owner’s copy of the document.	None	5 minutes	MCR Clerk