Was married in the Philippines. Divorced in Canada.

[CelebrateLife]

Hello Everyone.

Question, can someone tell, if a person was married in the Philippines ( city hall), and got divorced in Canada after 6 years of marriage. Can this person, marry someone in the Philippines again??

Please response.!! Merci

 

[tink23]

Philippines doesn't recognize divorce, so no.

 

[Awesomeg]

Hello Everyone.

Question, can someone tell, if a person was married in the Philippines ( city hall), and got divorced in Canada after 6 years of marriage. Can this person, marry someone in the Philippines again??

Please response.!! Merci

Unfortunately the answer is no...
Philippines does not recognize the divorce...

Can not marry anybody in the filipines again....

 

[sunflower2014]

Paragraph 2, Article 26 of the Family Code of the Philippines provides:
“Article 26. xxx
Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validly celebrated and a divorce decree is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall likewise have the capacity to remarry under Philippine law.”

if you are canadian when you filed the divorce then you can file in the Phils. petition to recognize foreign divorce decree. consult a lawyer.

 

[Arrodrig22]

You have to filed annulment,if they granted you're annulment that's the only time you can re marry in the Philippines

 

[GabbieLovesAya]

Hello Everyone.

Question, can someone tell, if a person was married in the Philippines ( city hall), and got divorced in Canada after 6 years of marriage. Can this person, marry someone in the Philippines again??

Please response.!! Merci

If the person who married a Filipino national in the Philippines is not a Filipino national him/herself, and if this foreign national is the one who initiated or petitioned the divorce, then the Philippines government will recognize the divorce. However, it may is very hard to get all the approvals and paperwork finalized for you to get married once again in the Philippines. Search "philippines recognize divorce foreign national" on google and you will find the explanation and the process. I was in the same situation and married my new wife in Hong Kong - easy process. However, once you marry in Hong Kong, make sure you get your marriage certificate "super legalized" at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong (will save you a lot of time)

 

[Filipinay]

I have a coworker/ friend who has the same situation as yours. She's a Naturalized Canadian citizen. She was married in the Philippines, filed for divorce here in Canada. Has found a new love also a Filipino. She went back home and went to CEM and applied for capacity to marry ( im not sure of the exact words..but to that effect, or mybe just google it ) Anyways, they just got married last January in the Philippines (Civil) , applied Outland and her husband just got PPR last week..so i think it's possible. Hope this helps

 

[GabbieLovesAya]

I have a coworker/ friend who has the same situation as yours. She's a Naturalized Canadian citizen. She was married in the Philippines, filed for divorce here in Canada. Has found a new love also a Filipino. She went back home and went to CEM and applied for capacity to marry ( im not sure of the exact words..but to that effect, or mybe just google it ) Anyways, they just got married last January in the Philippines (Civil) , applied Outland and her husband just got PPR last week..so i think it's possible. Hope this helps

The key here is again that the person who initiated the divorce in Canada was considered to be a Canadian due to her being a Naturalized Canadian Citizen. There was another case I am familiar with, where both husband and wife were citizens of the Philippines, working in Canada. They divorced, but the divorce was only accepted in the Philippines once the husband acquired Canadian citizenship. He was then free to get married again in the Philippines.

 

[Filipinay]

The key here is again that the person who initiated the divorce in Canada was considered to be a Canadian due to her being a Naturalized Canadian Citizen. There was another case I am familiar with, where both husband and wife were citizens of the Philippines, working in Canada. They divorced, but the divorce was only accepted in the Philippines once the husband acquired Canadian citizenship. He was then free to get married again in the Philippines.

+1
Yup that is on the premise of being a Canadian citizen, AFAIK

 

[Shaxin]

If the applicant applied divorce in Canada after he or she becomes Canadian therefore he or she can apply for the foreign recognition of the divorce filed in any RTC in the Philippines. The keyword here is a party should already be a Canadian at the time of the application for divorce. Dual citizens of Canada and Philippines es does not fall u serious this.

 

[dollie_ vollick]

my husband who is a a canadian born and in canada and were married in the catholic church here in the philippines. now he is seeking for a divorce, i live in the philippines upon his recommendation since he refused to petition for my stay to be with him in canada, and he lives in ontario. by law , what i know there is a separation of one year, i did not approved of the divorce, it was him who wanted the divorce. i had been through a lot of emotional stress for the last four years,i could not focus on anything.i do not know what to do,i am left in the midst of nowhere,,please help me, ive seek assistance from other organization and they never replied back.he said he is a canadian and i told him it was your idea for me to live in the philippines since you do not want me to be with you in canada. i have all the documents, petition pares signed by him but without supporting documents. even the short trips he refused me saying that the company will not issue a certification of employment when i was able to obtain it in the beginning.

 

[Xnenon]

Hello Everyone,

I have a friend in a similar situation, And I've been reading a bunch of threads but I can't get a clear picture. Just want to know some options for her. She's a Filipino and she's currently a PR and living in Canada. She has a boyfriend for 6 years, he's a Filipino and living in the Philippines. The catch here is he's married, except separated from his wife for years now. Is there anyway she can get him to Canada? I see there is no way to get a boyfriend/girlfriend into Canada, but under the family class it's allowed to sponsor a fiancee, assuming they are ready for this step together, when they land and have 90 days to get married, should they? Or should they try to file for a divorce in Canada before that? Or even during it? Can this work at all? Or should he try to get into Canada some other way and file for divorce, and once granted then sponsor? Any help would be great guys. Thanks.

 

[Jemnay]

Hello Everyone,

I have a friend in a similar situation, And I've been reading a bunch of threads but I can't get a clear picture. Just want to know some options for her. She's a Filipino and she's currently a PR and living in Canada. She has a boyfriend for 6 years, he's a Filipino and living in the Philippines. The catch here is he's married, except separated from his wife for years now. Is there anyway she can get him to Canada? I see there is no way to get a boyfriend/girlfriend into Canada, but under the family class it's allowed to sponsor a fiancee, assuming they are ready for this step together, when they land and have 90 days to get married, should they? Or should they try to file for a divorce in Canada before that? Or even during it? Can this work at all? Or should he try to get into Canada some other way and file for divorce, and once granted then sponsor? Any help would be great guys. Thanks.

There's no 90 days fiance visa in Canada. Only spouse , common law and conjugal partner.

 

[Jacquie1104]

Help please. I was married in the Philippines but now divorced here in Canada. We (ex-wife and myself) were both Naturalized Canadian Citizens, living separately since 2010 (signed separation agreement in 2014) and divorced in 2015. I have a girlfriend in the Philippines, planning to get married and sponsor her afterwards . Is this possible? What are the steps that I need to do to make this happen. I really appreciate any help and information. Thank you.

 

[JYC]

Can't you just marry in a different country like the US or Hong Kong to get around it? I think Canada will still recognize the legality of the marriage in other countries other than where the applicant reside.