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A Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage / Certification is issued ONLY to Filipinos presently residing in Japan wishing to get married to a foreign national. As a basic requirement, both the Filipino applicant and the Japanese (or other foreign national) fiancé/fiancée have to appear personally at the Embassy.

Filipino applicant is female and widowed, under Philippine Law, she is required to wait 10 months and 1 day after the death of her husband before she can apply for remarriage.

Requirements for Widowed Filipino

  1. NSO Birth Certificate authenticated by DFA-Manila-Red Ribbon (Original & 1 Photocopy)
  2. Valid Passport
    • For female applicants: Original passport and one (1) photocopy of first page, page with amendment to “single name,” and last page
    • For male applicants: Original passport and one (1) photocopy of first page & last page

    NOTE: If Expired Passport/Lost Passport/Mutilated Passport/Passport under an Assumed Name (AKA/Alias)/Passport with Discrepancy (First Name/Middle Name/Last Name/Date of Birth/Place of Birth), applicant has to apply for a new passport prior to acceptance of application for CNO.

  3. Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) & (1) photocopy
  4. Death Certificate of Previous Spouse
    • If deceased spouse is a Filipino: Original and one (1) photocopy of Death Certificate of Spouse issued by the NSO and authenticated by DFA Manila – Red Ribbon
    • If deceased spouse is a Japanese: Original & one (1) Photocopy of Family Registry (Koseki Tohon) reflecting the Death of the husband
    • If spouse is a Foreign National other than Japanese: Original & one (1) Photocopy of Death Certificate from the Embassy of his Nationality. The Death Certificate must be in English.
  5. Original and one (1) photocopy of Marriage Certificate with previous spouse
    1. Marriage Contract issued by NSO if married in the Philippines
    2. Report of Marriage issued by Philippine Embassy / Consulate General if married in Japan or other country
  6. Two (2) Passport Size Pictures

Requirements for Japanese National

  1. Family Registry (Koseki Tohon) (Original & 1 Photocopy) Validity is 3 months from date of issue.
    1. If the applicant is a divorcee, the record of marriage and divorce with previous spouse should be indicated in the koseki tohon.
    2. If the applicant is a widow/widower, the record of death of the previous spouse should be indicated in the koseki tohon.
    3. A Koseki Shohon is not acceptable.
  2. Original and one (1) Photocopy of Passport or Driver’s License or National Health Insurance
  3. Two (2) Passport-Size Pictures

Requirements for Foreign National other than Japanese

  1. A Certificate of No Objection (CNO) or its equivalent from the concerned Embassy or Consulate (Original & 1 Photocopy). The foreign national has to obtain the CNO or its equivalent from his/her respective Embassy/Consulate. The CNO or its equivalent must be in English.
    For US military personnel based in Japan, Authorization to Marry from the commanding officer is required.
  2. Passport or Driver’s License or Military ID (Original & 1 Photocopy)
  3. Two (2) Passport-Size Pictures

NOTE: Requirements are subject to changes without prior notice.