Online Application for Ecclesiastical Marriage Permit (New Cases) Application for Ecclesiastical Marriage Permit (EMP) Application for Ecclesiastical Marriage Permit (EMP) Step 1 of 7 - Guidelines on filling your online application 0% GUIDELINES ON FILLING YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION As with the printed application, this online form contains the following sections Applicant Information Spouse Information Children Information Marriage & Divorce Information Case Summary UPLOAD of Supporting Documents, Certificates, and Photographs Declaration of Veracity Authorization, Release and Waiver ONLINE Payment Counseling Priest Report Please download the counseling priest report from here and email it to the priest (s) who counselled your couple and can provide the CCFFAA with helpful information about your case. Save your work and continue later: While you are filling your application online, you have the convenience to save your work and continue at a latter date. If you do so, please follow the instructions to copy the link that you will use when you resume the filling of the application. Without it, you will lose your entered data. Submitting scanned documents: During the filling of your application, you will have the opportunity to upload supporting Documents, Certificates, and Photographs. It is a good practice to have them scanned and ready on your computer before you start filling your application. ONLINE Payment of Application Fees: As soon as you submit your application, the system will take you to the ONLINE payment page. Payments can be made through Credit Cards or PayPal. Notes: Please note that your application will not be studied until the CCFFAA receives the “Report of the Counselling Priest” Incomplete applications or missing/partial fees may also result in delay of processing the case. The applicant is responsible to notify the CCFFAA by email any change of address or contact information. Full Legal Name* First Middle Last Date of Birth* MM slash DD slash YYYY Place of Birth* Nationality* Occupation* Current Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Phone*Email* Immigration status in country of residence* Denomination* Diocese* Bishop* Parish Church* Father Confessor and his church* Current Marital Status*SingleMarriedDivorcedWidowSeparatedHave you previously applied for ecclessicital marriage permit "EMP" in any other clerical council ? Yes, please fill in the following fields (Name, When, Where, Decision) No, skip the following fields (Name, When, Where, Decision) Name When did you apply previously ? MM slash DD slash YYYY Where did you apply previously ? Decision Name* First Middle Last Date of Birth* MM slash DD slash YYYY Place of birth* Nationality* Occupation* Current Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Phone*Email* Immigration Status in Country of Residence* Denomination* Diocese* Bishop* Parish Church* Father Confessor and his Church* Current Marital Status*SingleMarriedDivorcedWidowSeparatedHas your spouse previously applied for ecclessicital marriage permit "EMP" in any other clerical council ? Yes - Please fill the following fields (Name, When, Where, Decision) No - Skip the following fields (Name, When, Where, Decision) Name When did your spouse previously apply ? MM slash DD slash YYYY Where did your spouse previously apply ? Decision Children InformationFull NameDate of Birth Date of Church Mariage* MM slash DD slash YYYY Officiating Priest* Church Name and Location* Priests involved in marital conciliation or counselling* Date of Separation* MM slash DD slash YYYY Date of Civil Divorce* MM slash DD slash YYYY Name and Place of court* Previous Civil MarriagesDate of Civil MarriageLocation of Civil Marriage Case Summary*Please provide a summary of your case detailing the grounds you believe will entitle you to an ecclesiastical marriage permit (EMP). Or if you prefer you can upload your case summary along with the other required documents.Checklist for Supporting Documents and Certificates to be uploaded* Civil Marriage Certificate Church Marriage Certificate Civil Divorce Decree Recent Photograph of the Applicant Recent Photograph of the Spouse Check each document and certificate you uploadedOther Supporting DocumentsDocument NameDocument Description Please upload other documents that support the grounds for your application for an EMP. Documents and Certificates Drop files here or Select files Max. file size: 32 MB. EMP Fee Price: Payment Method*Credit Card MasterCardVisaSupported Credit Cards: MasterCard, Visa Card Number Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name Declaration* I, before Almighty God, state that all the information submitted to the Clerical Council for Family Affairs - Americas District contained in and pertinent to this application, is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.AUTHORIZATION, RELEASE AND WAIVER* I hereby consent to participate voluntarily in an adjudication before the Coptic Orthodox Church Clerical Council for Family Affairs – Americas District (hereinafter “the Council”) and/or its assigned representatives. I hereby authorize the Council to disclose and discuss all or part of the information and/or documents, which I voluntarily submitted in my application to the Council, to my spouse, as named and identified in my application, to the Coptic Orthodox priests assigned to assist the Council, and to other Coptic Orthodox diocesan clerical councils as the Council deems necessary in order to determine my eligibility for a remarriage permit. I agree to release and hold harmless the Council, its members and assignees, from any and all claims of action, liability, and/or damages of any kind arising from, or in any way connected to, the release or use of any information or records pursuant to this Waiver. I consent to the conditions of the Council and waive any and all rights to obtain and/or use the Council’s case file and all related documents, recordings and notes, all of which are the sole possession of the Council. The Council retains all files in full confidentiality and shall not disclose said documents to any administrative tribunal or court of law. The Council will not release said documents under any condition pursuant to the guidelines of ecclesiastical confidentiality and religious privilege. I understand that all decisions of the Council are final and not subject to judicial review. I agree to release and hold harmless the Council, its members and assignees, from any and all claims of action, liability, and/or damages of any kind arising from, or in any way connected to, the decision rendered in regards to my application. If the Council issues an Ecclesiastical Marriage Permit (EMP), thereby allowing me to remarry in the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Council reserves the right to disclose cause(s) of the ecclesiastical annulment or divorce to my future/ [contemplated] fiancé/e. I agree to release and hold harmless the Council, its members and assignees, from any and all claims of action, liability, and/or damages of any kind arising from, or in any way connected to, this limited disclosure.
