This is my first post, so i'm new to all this but i'm very impressed with this forum, anyway my question is this:
first of all i'm a UK national was born in London UK and have lived here all my life
I married my wife last November in the Philippines and we are now just going through the steps to get her UK visa VAF4 sponsorship visa.
She was just about to submit all her documentation required including bank statements letter from landlord letter from employer wishing to employ my wife, photo's, birth certificate's marriage contract, etc... But it was noticed that her photo was starting to come away from the page in her passport, my wife was strongly advised to apply for a new passport so that there would be less chance or a rejection because of possible tampering with the passport.
Anyway she has started to check what she needs to apply for a new passport and found the following website:
http://www.passport.com.ph/app/requirements/renewal.php
she then found the following which we are not sure what to do:
We do not know if they are asking for the attendance of myself and we are unsure what the certificate of Attendance from the CFO (Commission of Filipino Overseas) ? I undstand that i'm a foreigner but i have done some checking and i can't find anything that says she needs me to attend?For married women, who want to use surname of their spouse:
Personal Appearance is required.
Marriage Contract (MC) in Security Paper issued by NSO OR CTC issued by the Local Civil Registrar duly authenticated by NSO.
Certificate of Attendance from CFO (Commission of Filipino Overseas) if married to a foreigner (color green).
Any advice from anyone who has managed to get their spouse back to the UK and changed their family name to their partners name in a new passport from the Philippines
many thanks in advance
Steve.