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Report of Marriage (ROM)

Requirements:

  1. Duly accomplished ROM application form – may be downloaded from the Embassy website.
  2. Four (4) passport size photographs each of husband and wife.
  3. Four (4) photocopies of passport (data page) of husband and wife.
  4. NSO Birth Certificate. Original and three (3) copies
  5. Original and three (3) copies of the Certified True Copy of the Marriage Notification Report (Konintodoke no Kisai Jiko Shomeisho).
  6. If spouse is Japanese – original and three (3) copies of the latest Family Registry (Koseki Tohon) showing the couple’s date and place of marriage.
  7. If spouse is a foreign national other than Japanese – original and three (3) copies of the Certificate of Acceptance of Marriage (Juri Shomeisho) showing the couple’s date and place of marriage.
  8. Letter Pack 500 envelope.
  9. Affidavit of Delayed Registration of Marriage – if the application is filed after 30 days from the date of marriage.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

If Filipino applicant is divorced: **

  • DFA authenticated Judicial Decree of Absolute Divorce issued by a Philippine Court with Certificate of Finality. Original and one (photocopy)
  • NSO Marriage Certificate or Report of Marriage with annotation.

If Filipino applicant is annulled: **

  • DFA authenticated Judicial Decree of Annulment issued by a Philippine Court with Certificate of Finality.
  • NSO Marriage Certificate or Report of Marriage with annotation.

If the Filipino applicant is widowed: **

  • NSO Death Certificate of the deceased spouse (if the spouse is Filipino) or Koseki Tohon (if the spouse is Japanese).
  • NSO Marriage Certificate or Report of Marriage.

** Applicants who have been issued Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage (LCCM) by the Embassy and have previously submitted these documents need not submit these documents again.

NOTE:

  1. All NSO documents should be in security paper.
  2. All photocopies should be in A4 size.
  3. Applications may be submitted in person at the Embassy or by mail.
  4. If the application is submitted by mail, the ROM application form must be notarized by a Japanese notary public.

Fees for the following will be collected:

  • Report of Marriage
  • Translation per document
  • Affidavit

Note: Fees are payable in US Dollar or it’s equivalent in Japanese Yen. Please consult the Embassy for the current conversion rate.

For questions or inquiries, you may the feedback / inquiry form.