Klaus Doring

After a meeting in the local immigration office here in Davao City, my wife and I have been provided with the latest changes and informations:

The checklist of documentary requirements for applications for conversion to Non-Quota Immigrant by Marriage (Section 13, paragraph A) says the following:

- Duly notarized letter of application by the Filipino spouse

- General Application Form duly accomplished and notarized (NEW BI-form no. MCL-07-01)

- NSO (National Statistic Office) authenticated copy of Birth Certificate of Filipino spouse and certified copy of the ID as Filipino citizen issued by the BID (Bureau of Immigration and Deportation)

- NSO authenticated copy of the Marriage Contract of alien and Filipino spouse OR authenticated by the Philippine Embassy / Consulate nearest to or in the place where the marriage was solemnized

- Bureau of Immigration (BI) Clearance Certification; AND

- Plain photocopy of the passport of foreign national’s spouse showing applicant’s bio-bage, admission stamp and authorized stay of at least twenty (20) calender days from date of filing.

To avoid the summary denial/delay of the application/petition, please be advised of the following:

- All sworn statements or affidavits must be duly notarized.

- Documents executed outside of the Philippines must be authenticated by the Philippine Embassy / Consulate at the place of issuance or nearest to it, with English translation, if written in other foreign language. Any document executed within the Philippines must be duly certified by the offices having official custody of the originals.

- All documents required for submission must be arranged in the order as listed above, otherwise your application or petition cannot be processed immediately.

The Legal Officer of the Day at the Bureau of Immigration has to certify, “that the documents submitted in support of the application/petition are complete and in order.

Any more questions? Ask me.

I like to thank to thank the BID office Davao City for providing me with the latest information.

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