ONLINE APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE

Hi there!

If you intend to get married in the Philippines and want to get a Marriage License in the City of Cagayan de Oro, you
may fill-out the APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE below, but first PLEASE BE GUIDED OF THE
FOLLOWING:

COUPLE/APPLICANTS should be MALE and FEMALE

At least 18 YEARS OF AGE
At least ONE (1) is a resident of CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
THE APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE will undergo a TEN-DAY POSTING PERIOD prior to the
issuance of the MARRIAGE LICENSE.
COUPLE MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR TOGETHER at the OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR,
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES at least TWO WEEKS before the planned wedding date. TAKE NOTE
THAT THE PRINTING AND ACTUAL SIGNING OF THE APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE WILL
ONLY TAKE PLACE UPON YOUR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING
DOCUMENTS NAMELY:

General Requirements:
1. CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage) with Official Receipt from the Philippine Statistics Authority, is required
from both applicants, Filipino and foreigner.
2. Birth Certificate, Identification Card/Residence Certificate
3. Seminar Certificate/s

Type of Wedding Ceremony Seminars required (to be attended by both parties)

Civil Wedding Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counseling
Schedule of Seminar ±Wednesday or Thursday
Time: 8am to 5pm
Venue: 2nd Flr. Bridge of Legislative and Administrative Bldg. City Hall
Compound, Cagayan de Oro City
NOTE: It is advisable to make a pre- arrangement with the Community
Improvement Division (CID) for your slot and schedule of the seminar.
Email CID at cidcmo.cdo@gmail.com

Church Wedding Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counseling

Pre-Cana Seminar (from the Church)

4. Fees (shall be paid only after verification of the required documents at the City Civil Registry Office)
Marriage Application Fee ±P300.00 Marriage License Fee (National) ±P2.00
Certification fee (Certified True Machine Copy) of supporting documents-P30.00 per copy

Specific Requirements (Depending on Age, Citizenship and Civil Status)

5. Parental Consent for applicants 18 to 20 years of age
Parental Advice ±for applicants 21 to 24 years of age

Note: Parental consent or Parental advice form will be signed by both parents if living, with valid
Identification Cards

6. Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage or a Certificate of No- Legal Impediment to Marry is required
from Foreign Nationals or Non-Filipino citizens. This Document must come from their respective Embassies or
Consular Office here in the Philippines.
(It is advisable that applicants will contact first their consular offices in the Philippines for clarification and
information. Applicants are further advised to obtain first the document in Manila or Cebu, before proceeding to
Cagayan de Oro City)

7. For Previously Married Applicants:

Civil Status Requirement/s
Widow/widower Death Certificate of previous spouse OR

Divorced/Divorcee
a. Divorce granted to Foreigners/Non-Filipino citizens abroad Divorce decree (certified machine copies)
If divorced 3 times, copies of 3 divorce decrees
are required
 b. Divorce granted to Muslim Filipinos by the Sharia¶h Court
c. Divorce granted by Foreign Courts to Filipino/s abroad
but whose marriage took place here in the Philippines
d. Annulled
e. Judicial Declaration of Pressumptive Death
For more Clarification and Inquiries Please Contact the City Civil Registry Office-CDO
Via Email Address: civilregistrycagayandeoro@yahoo.com or ccrcdo@gmail.com
Cell Number: 0906-8288219
1. Divorce decree
2. Court Decision certified by the (PD 1083) Shari¶a
Court and
3. Annotated Security Paper of the Marriage Contract with
Official Receipt from the Phil..Statistics Authority
1. Divorce decree issued by a foreign court
2. Judicial Recognition of Divorce obtained from the
Phil. Court
3. An annotated Security Paper of the Marriage Certificate
With Official Receipt issued by the PSA
1. Decree of Annulment/Decree of Declaration of
Nullity of Marriage
2. Court Decision and
3. Annotated Certificate of Marriage with Official
Receipt issued by the Phil.Statistics Authority
Court Decision and Annotated Certificate of Marriage with
Official Receipt issued by the Phil. Statistics Authority