About TitoMike

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Philippines: Aging:

Sorry mootpoint. I addressed a message to you that i intended to go to semiretirediniowa. I hope you understand and that he reads what I sent. Sorry again.

Philippines: "It is not my job" = Major Frustration:

@Flopie133 I don't know why you live in the Philippines, but I hang around because it's cheap, mostly fun and generally pleasant. And because my wife (a U.S. citizen) has Philippine commitments I've chosen to honor. Two or three times and year, when cheap fails to overwhelm nonsense we take the money we save by living in the Philippines, pack-up and spend time in the U.S. and/or elsewhere. We find that mostly fun and generally pleasant. When nonsense fails to overwhelm cheap, or commitments call, we pack-up and and reverse direction. For us, circumstances, preferences and responsibilities keep us on the move. Food for thought. Describing your stress is stressful. I'll bet you can think of 5 ways to count your road-blocked blessings.

Philippines: qustions about moving to Philippines:

mrgpoet1957 You've been mixing apples and sugarcane since you first wrote this forum. Separate entering the country, getting married and staying in the country into three piles. You'll need nothing but a passport to enter the Philippines. If you intend to get married, you should contact the U.S. Embassy in Manila to find out the requirements to be certified eligible to get married. If you intend to apply for the kind of visa that gives you permanent residency based on being married you'll need a boat load of stuff that's clearly identified on the website of the Bureau of Immigration. You've been sending messages to this forum for quite some time and still seem not to have a clear picture of what you need to do to finalize your plans. The information you've received is solid, nevertheless, you'll be much better off as soon as you realize self-help is the the best way to go. This forum should be considered a good way to make sure you understand what you think you understand after you go to and receive information from the agencies that make the rules.

Philippines: SRRV:

@haleboyz http://www.pra.gov.ph/ I would ask the people who make the rules that change every 13 days. Then come back for alternative measures based on your age, marital status and intent to be in the Philippines forever or part-time.

Philippines: Why do we become Expats:

@louisbecke I'm assuming you're a veteran of the U.S. Forces. I'm sorry you can't go home because of your military experiences, but I spent 22 years in the U.S. Armed Forces and my contact with U.S. veterans and military retiree expats the world over don't tally up to "many" or your collective "our" when considering why they don't live in the country of their birth. In the collective sense "most" of "us" (veterans/retirees) in the Philippines emigrated because it's cheaper to live here or because we came to be with a partner or to find a partner. My long-term experience and observation shrink your "our" down to you and those I have yet to meet who live here because of bad military experiences. Some people answered your question. Others chose the opportunity to invent reasons for being here. Nobody chooses to move to the Philippines because "freedom" means they can light a bonfire in their backyard, or drive around without signaling intent to turn while driving. Who trades that for the right to vote, own property, go to court without the wearing a "foreigner" sign when they're looking for "freedom". There are hundreds of stories being told about expat life in the Philippines. When rancor and nonsense are distilled, 99% of what is said boils down to living without being employed and women. Embodied in the responses to your question are things that happened with U.S. immigration after emigration to the Philippines and returning to the States, dodging the draft, oil and opium. Nobody lies. Right? Nevertheless, true or delusional, none of that has anything to do with moving to the Philippines. There are two reasons sensible people emigrate to the Philippines: cheaper living, and because of a partner. Once here, some are stuck with no way to remedy the mistake. It's hard to own up to a mistake that can't be fixed, so they alternately praise and denigrate the existence they experience on a daily basis.

Philippines: What's the "best way" to send boxes, let say with mostly vitamins, from the US to the Phils?:

60 pounds of vitamins could be considered "'commercial quantity"". My description of contents would say "used clothes, food supplements,, used toys, and family photographs. Shouldn't be too hard to toss in some of each.

Philippines: susuki muti cab / carry . mini pickup , anyone have experience ?:

@minoqua Sorry to chime in so late, but just saw your post. Don't worry about a vehicle until you get here. When you need one proceed as you would where you currently live. Value for money. philippineexpatgazette-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Philippines: Philippine Expatriate Gazette:

philippineexpatgazette-subscribe@yahoogroups.com The management has been kind enough to permit me to post a link that lets any and all subscribe to my brand new yahoo group. There's not much there right now, but with your help it will grow quickly. My goal is to gauge the interest in giving and receiving truthful and realistic information about expat life in the Philippines. A large and active group of readers could lead to a follow-on magazine-like pretty picture web site with information minus the hyperbole so common to lists and blogs created to be of help to current and potential Philippine expatriates. I encourage your participation.

Philippines: Visa when married to a Filipno:

@BrianHuntley Your friend may not stay for one year based solely on the fact that he's married to a Filipino. His two most likely options are to enter with or without a tourist visa then periodically extend as necessary for as long as possible or, once here, have his wife petition for his (13A) alien residence visa. There are other options, but you asked for short.

Philippines: leave so we can enter together.:

@hvacjack More than likely she would be able to leave, however she won't qualify for Balikbayan status unless she's been gone a year or more. See the following reference. http://immigration.gov.ph/faqs/visa-inquiry/balikbayan-previlege

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