There is no legal divorce in the Philippines. They won't recognize a Canadian divorce. Plenty of people are married to others and are still un-divorced in the Philippines. I think what they are proposing actually makes sense. Canada will recognize a Canadian divorce. Canada will recognize a marriage in Hong Kong. They're trying to go to Canada.. to put this in perspective my partner is also still married in the Philippines however Canada recognizes us as Conjugal partners. He could get a divorce once we he is in Canada, recognized by Canada and not the Philippines.. we could be married in Canada and it would NOT be considered bigamous. But the Philippines is the only country that would not recognize this. Yes there's a way to put it through the courts.. just like Annulment, and not all of us are able to do it. I think these guys actually have a decent shot at getting a visa. In my few years hanging around here I have seen couples from the Philippines approved with quite a lot less going for them. It's the only country where Conjugal is also a viable option and there is a pretty good approval rate.
