It is illegal in the Philippines to organize or arrange marriages between Filipinas and foreign men. The government passed Republic Act 6955, also known as the Anti-Mail-Order Bride Law in 1990 due to news coverage which exposed the abuse Filipinas were suffering at the hands of their foreign husbands. In order to circumvent the law, companies are marketing single men to the Filipina women. So before you you contact any agency or romance tour company that does business in the Philippines, make sure they clarify their marketing practices to you or else you could be facing an international legal issue.
The threat of getting arrested in the Philippines for using a mail order bride service is not lip service. The country takes enforcing Republic Act 6955 very seriously and news reports confirm police are cracking down. Considering its against the law, the prospect of speaking to US officials that you met your fiance through a process deemed illegal by a foreign government should convince anyone to consider other options.
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