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Quick List: Marriage License Requirements

• NSO Birth Certificate  (1 original, 2 photocopies)
• Certificate of No Marriage (1 original, 2 photocopies)
• Notarized affidavit of parental advice (if aged 25) /parental consent (if aged 18-24)
• Certificate of Attendance in a pre-marriage counseling, family planning, and responsible parenthood seminar (1 original and 2 photocopies)
• Community Tax Certificate or Cedula (1 original and 2 photocopies)
• Barangay Certificate (1 original and 2 photocopies)
• At least 2 valid IDs
• Recent 1 x 1 photo (colored or black and white)
• Marriage license application form

Quick Info: Marriage License Validity

• The marriage license is valid for 120 days  (4 months) from the date of issue.
• An important tip is to start processing your marriage license 4 months before your wedding date. This will give you enough time to process the requirements, and you wouldn't have to worry about the validity period of the license once issued.

Tips and Tricks

NSO Birth Certificate and Certificate of No Marriage

• NSO Office, NSO website, or NSO Satellite Offices

• If you request online, roughly 300php per copy of the birth certificate and roughly 400php per copy of the CENOMAR. 
• If you request from the physical offices, roughly 100php to 150php per copy. 

Community Tax Certificate or Cedula and Barangay Certificate 

• Barangay Hall where you are residing 

• For Cedula, it depends on how much your salary is. They will also charge you extra for late registration. Computation for community tax = YTD gross income ÷ 1,000 + 5. 
• For Barangay Certificate, it depends whether the barangay will charge you. Prepare roughly 100php. 

• You can just wait for this. However, if the Barangay Captain isn't available to sign, you might want to come back the next day. 

• A barangay certificate is simply your certificate of residence. It differs from a barangay clearance, which specifies that you are a resident with good standing and good moral character, and that you do not have any negative records. 
• This was the trickiest part for us, because the barangay will only issue a certificate if you are a registered (and active) voter in the same exact place.

Certificate of Attendance in a pre-marriage counseling, family planning, and responsible parenthood seminar 

• City /Municipal Health Department 

• Roughly 200php to 350php 

• May take half a day or the whole day. It depends on where you're applying for marriage license. 

• You can only be accommodated if you are a registered (and active) voter in the same city/municipality. Some may ask for your Voter's Certificate, which you can request from the Comelec office. 
• This is usually scheduled during the weekday, office hours, so better to file a vacation/personal leave. 
• You and your spouse-to-be must go together when asking for a schedule. 
• Bring all of your requirements during the seminar. After the seminar, you will fill out the marriage license application form and submit all your requirements.

Marriage license application form

• City /Municipal Health Department 

• Roughly 200php 

• 10 days after application date 

• You can only be accommodated if you are a registered (and active) voter in the same city/municipality. 
• You fill out this form immediately after the seminar (pre-marriage counseling), together with the submission of the other requirements.