Advisory on Marriage | PSA

For those of you who are planning to get married (especially if you're Filipino) must secure a CENOMAR or proof of singleness from PSA. 

The counterpart of CENOMAR is the AOM (Advisory on Marriage).  It is necessary to obtain an AOM most especially for those applying for spouse or fiancé(e) visa. The AOM shows how many times you got married and whom you were married to. Once marriage is registered or reported, you will be able to get the Advisory on Marriage. 

How to obtain AOM is very easy. Just visit the nearest PSA office and fill out a green form for CENOMAR. However, if there's no record of marriage reported, you'll receive the certificate of no marriage. I went to PSA Cebu to request two copies of our Advisory on Marriage which costs Php195 per copy. Why two copies? So my husband and I can have extra copy. :D

There are a lot of ways one can request for PSA documents such Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate and CENOMAR (Certificate of No Marriage). 

One way to request is to visit PSA Office at the earliest time possible. For most people who want it done it one day, they start to fall in line as early as 4:00 am so one can get a priority number. Fee for getting Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate is Php140 and CENOMAR is Php195. 

For color coded application forms: White Form - Birth Certificate, Yellow Form - Death Certificate, Pink Form - Marriage Certificate and Green Form - CENOMAR/ AOM

The alternative way which I consider the easiest way is through E-census site. Fee for getting PSA Documents is a little expensive compared to first option. However, it saves you from waking up early and falling in line under the heat of the sun. For Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate will cost you Php315 per copy and CENOMAR/AOM will cost you Php415 per copy. Your documents will be delivered right at your doorstep in 3-5 working days within Metro Cebu and 4-9 working days in provinces within the Philippines.