
to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, except for U.S. Notary appointments are available in Manila between 12:45 p.m.
Documents for submission to the Philippine government. Loans, mortgages, and deeds for real estate transactions in the United States or third countries (not for real estate transactions in the Philippines, which can be notarized locally). Retirement benefit forms, including “Proof of Life” affidavits. We cannot accommodate requests to notarize other types of documents at this time. Consular Agency in Cebu are providing limited notary services for the following types of documents only. citizens with immediate travel plans or who are in emergency circumstances. We will continue to prioritize service provision to U.S. This means appointment wait times may be longer than expected. While the Embassy will honor existing appointments for this type of notarial service, no new appointments will be offered for notarization of affidavits of legal capacity to marry.Īs a result of ongoing staffing shortages and the need to maintain social distance in our waiting room, we do not expect to return to pre-pandemic appointment levels in the near future. citizens may find this option significantly more convenient than notarization at the Embassy.
Affidavits of legal capacity to marry continue to be valid if notarized by Philippine notaries during this period, and U.S.
Please note that implementation of this requirement has been suspended through October 31, 2023, according to PSA Memorandum Circular No. 2023-15 (effective July 31, 2023) requiring that these affidavits be notarized by the Embassy or the Consular Agency in Cebu. Embassy is aware of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) Memorandum Circular No. citizen to be married in lieu of that certificate. While the United States Government does not maintain records of marriage and therefore cannot produce the “ certificate of legal capacity to contract marriage” required by the Philippine Family Code, Philippine authorities have accepted affidavits by the U.S.