VBProgrammer,unfortunately when we checked with NSO Main thru email since our application for a SECPA with local branch here in Mindanao was denied because there was no record yet; they said same that they don't have yet records of November 2008 from our municipality and that these might be in Cebu branch still. Which we found out later this April that Cebu branch still had them. So what we did, we travelled back and forth (we're now living in Mindanao) to make a follow-up until we were able to pull it out from the said branch, paid 80pesos for LBC and for some photocopies. We just wondered what took them that long (imagine from November) that until April, they still have our file and have not yet endorsed it to their database. Well, we just did our part quietly even if it seems that we are still singles, technically speaking.
Anyway, if we choose the option you offered, won't the immigration here or in Doha look for our SECPA certificate? How do we apply for marriage in Doha? Timeframe and financial matters will also be few concerns before resorting to such option.