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Mexico: income taxes:
RVGRINGO: The UK does as well, but many countries do the 'Double Taxation' policy...if you are a National of one country and working/generating income in another if they are a Treaty Country that is. Anyway, the easiest route of course is not do any required verifiable-income in the country you are in for taxation purposes.
It seems a not unusual practice I think where many individuals spending time in another country tend to generate internet-based income -if they need to- where the business income generated is located in one's 'home' country for taxation purposes.
Mexico: Has anyone gotten there Dengue vaccine:
Datgnat: Hi. As far as I know there is no anti-dengue vaccine yet. Being developed. All you can do is take the usual precautions against Mosquitos. IF you do get Dengue - and where I am many adults/children have had it & will get it - get to a hospital ASAP. You will probably end up being admitted for up to a week depending how soon you catch it & you will not be feeling too well - think bad flu-sick and very tired/weak. If you are late getting to hospital you will need more blood transfusions etc. etc. & you can die. I am not aware that one can build-up any resistance as if you get it again your symptoms will just get worse. Suggest you Google 'Dengue' and read about it yourself. PREVENTION as best one can is the only way to go at present. Good luck.
Mexico: Visas For Financialy Dependent Wife:
There have been some indications on Visa's which I have read indicating the variety of issues and differences depending which Consulate you apply etc. OK. However, one Post indicated that each application was assessed individually and had to be supported with that individuals financial/monthly income. However, is there no visa application on which one also indicates a wife who is supported financially by the husband ? ie the Wife is claimed as a Dependent on the husbands application- obviously the overall income requirement would need to cover both. One assumes simply double the single applicant rate (Maybe !!). Most other countries I know of allow a joint-Dependent application so I am curious..... Thanks.
Mexico: Medical insurance:
MsAlex: Thanks for the Post. An area I was thinking about subject to any move short term visits-or-otherwise to Cabo San Lucas area. Do you have any input regarding joining the Mexican Health Care System itself rather than purchasing Commercial HC Insurance ? I note the 65 age-related Premium costs assuming one would even be accepted for coverage at that age. The US HC Insurances had me move away from the US as Premiums became too high over time......Deductibles useless as I hardly ever went to a Doctor in the first place and ObamaCare Premiums simply produced the same results.. and I note has increased hugely for 2017 as most people thought it would ! I am used to the 'local' Hospital/Doctors membership-type setups in Colombia, and certainly the National HC system in the Philippines (Philhealth) is extremely affordable for peace-of-mind with any Doctors visits etc..easily paid for out-of-pocket and elements not covered by Philhealth for hospitalization are (or should be) within one's budget..
Many thanks in anticipation :)
Philippines: Tourist visa extensions:
wilbur043: Exit paperwork to show at international exiting airport - Yes, can get from Davao Office no problem.
Philippines: Dangerous, life in the Philippines???:
Billsmith999: The Worlds of intelligence gathering and action v the World of political interest & what gets released as public knowledge...... all covers a wide spectrum of activities & outcomes. Foreigner or not it's of no consolation if one is in the wrong place at the wrong time in any country.....
Philippines: Agriculture in the Philippines:
Moving quickly on the agriculture !!! What can be grown here depends on the climate you are living in / island etc. The colder areas produce the type of veggies we are used to ie. potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. Difficulties surround the humidity which breed disease / mildew and of course the myriad of insects ! On Luzon I believe the further North & clearly elevated the better, the same on Mindanao (O God did I say that !!). OK, Mindanao is considered the breadbasket of the PH certainly for fruits. For veggies you only have to look in a local Supermarket to determine what is produced locally and what is imported from other islands, size / cost. Milk is produced at commercial levels on another island but I forget which one... presumably because of better grass / foraging available.
I asked about straw & hay availability once but got blank looks even when I showed a picture of bales of straw/hay. Lots of nodding and finger pointing once it was understood but reality-to-date is that straw/hay are not common items at all. Probably use rice hulls as substitutes.
I know that at least one other contributor produces veggies in a more in-town environment ? Which Island ? So hopefully they will respond with more specifics.. Peppers seemed to be on the list along with other native crops which they were able to sell locally due to demand.
OK, that's added to this thread then ! Thanks in anticipation of input.
Philippines: Quick decision to move:
Dano68; Precisely - A couple of years ago when I was visiting Davao for some meetings I found myself at an adjoining table (night time). As I knew the reputation I moved tables to a nearer escape-route....
Philippines: Inheritance in the Philippines:
Agrarian- Land Ownership: Seems rather a joke as under the previous reform all it did was ensure that 'Farmers' were consigned to a life of subsistence-level farming - certainly pretty obvious in the rural area I am currently in. Farm support is pretty limited as the Gvt does not provide much if anything for free (except advice !) & of course the level of education amongst farmers is pretty low to begin with so reluctant to progression/change. Seedlings for cacao / bananas & other fruits are sometimes available for free through Corporations. Palm Oil Plantations are a newer sector & foreign corporations are/have provided real support for Palm seedlings to encourage planting - the production has to go to the Flipino/foreign-owned (40/60%)processing plant anyway as it is a 'Co-operative' effort. Having said that, my farming friends/managers all say that as the farmers don't trust each other to begin with, a Co-op farming structure is very difficult to achieve. The amount of land to maker any financial difference to Farmers only becomes apparent when acreage/hectares are aggregated and managed properly (aside from the Dole & other large leased Plantations) - economy of scale. The Filipino Landowner (maybe a couple of hectors) some coconut, a wandering carabao, some fruit trees , couple of pigs & wild chickens, & living in a 'Nip' hut, place themselves in debt to the richer Filipino landowners in order to buy seed etc. etc. When they fail their land is simply added to the aggregate landholdings and they simply revert back to farm labourers under Filipino control - simple straightforward process here ! All that has happened is the transfer of subsistence level land ownership to more wealthy Filipinos.
Sorry to get away from the main subject here but land / home ownership ownership is traumatic to begin with & while there is always hopeful talk of a foreigner actually owning something outright. Personally I doubt any potential future changes will allow 100% or majority foreign ownership & the whole thing will be fixed anyway.
Foreign land ownership is limited 40%-60% in favour of a Filipino and that is under a Corporate structure. Apartment ownership is based on 60% ownership of the structure by Filipinos (ie. you are part of the 40% foreign ownership in the structure). Ordinary house/land ownership remains wholly in favour of a Filipino. This is unlikely to change according to (Pres) Duterte and he has said so (depending on who-and-what you believe). One will have to wait and see what if anything actually happens. You cannot attempt a lease-back from your wife either.... and then we have the family-inheritance structure to consider. Good luck with that one !!!
An increase in foreign ownership % is more likely to be related to foreign Corporate inward investment. Sorry, just my take on the subject..... must be the new can of regular coffee I just opened !
Philippines: Satellite vs. Cable???:
Netflix was launched to PH & I think to many other countries as well in January, 2016 during the Electronics Trade Show in Las Vegas. Don't know how good it is here though.
When I visit the USA I may get a US subscription as that can be picked-up here..may make a difference in content.
I have no choice but to have Cignal satellite service as no cable. Cable stays within the Davao city limits as do Landlines - impossible to get a 'deal' as a result.
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