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  1. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hello, If someone held a UK passport and Filipino passport, are they free to enter the Philippines and stay for as long as they like without any visas or proof of return to UK? Someone I am helping with flights wants to go for a year with her daughter and granddaughter. She is staying for a...
  2. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi everyone Our 5-month old child now has dual citizenship. She hold a British passport and a Philippines passport. We have a multi-city flight in December, flying from the UK to Dubai, UAE (staying there for 8 days) and then flying from Dubai to the Philippines (staying there for more than...
  3. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hello, im for 14 days in the philippines. My thought up route looks like this: Flight from manila to boracay and stay there from 10.12-12.12. (2 nights) Flight from boracay to cebu and stay there from 12.12-14.12. (2 nights) Ferry from Cebu to bohol and stay there from 14.12-17.12. (3 nights)...
  4. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hello all! I'm from the UK and living in PH on a tourist visa at the moment. It's been over three months and the other day I went to get my driving license converted. Everything seemed fine until I got there and was turned away as my British license doesn't have my middle name on it (It's been...
  5. Philippines Expat Forum
    Can anyone help about what the law is regarding leasing land in the Philippines. I know you cannot lease land from your spouse, but is it possible to lease land from a relative of your wife, e.g. your wife's brother or your wife's niece?
  6. Philippines Expat Forum
    My wife (dual-citizen) and I are heading to Cebu in a couple of weeks for retirement. I thought I had this whole onward ticket thing figured out, but now I'm a bit confused on the actual requirements. Do I need and actual ticket (e-ticket or paper) or is the flight reservation number enough? The...
  7. Philippines Expat Forum
    And in Australia if you worked hard and made a few bob you get jack sh1t. Cheers Steve.
  8. Philippines Expat Forum
    I am an American tourist who recently lived in the Philippines for 6 months, where I received an Alien Certificate of Registration card. This card expires in April of next year. I plan to temporarily return to the Philippines next January and am wondering if having the ACR card has any effect in...
  9. Philippines Expat Forum
    Morning all, Moving to Phils next year, and was just wondering - if I ship my LG TV from Europe, will it work? Is there any way to adjust the sound carriers if needed? Thanks for any ideas.
  10. Philippines Expat Forum
    For those who are curious. Spoiler, not possible for us. https://wise.com/us/blog/dual-citizenship-philippines
  11. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hello All: I'm a long time expat living in Luzon and no longer have US bank accounts. I do have a US VISA card. Problem: I have not found a procedure that allows me to make payment to the VISA card. I can use the card, but I cannot pay the card. I have talked to VISA customer service and...
  12. Mabuhay Club Corner
    I missed so many Christmases with my kids while active duty in the Navy that I really enjoyed this early celebration of Christmas at first but after 13 years I'm pretty much all worn out with the tree and the music, heck it's not even Halloween or All Saints' Day yet and then for those from the...
  13. Philippines Expat Forum
    Bit of an odd one but I’m looking at purchasing either a panasonic or LG washing machine when I visit other half and I’m wondering which tend to be the better pick in the Philippines. I’m use to Miele which is rock solid but is not widely available from what I can see. both Panasonic and LG...
  14. Philippines Expat Forum
    Has anybody done this as a sideline, either online or face-to-face? It's something I'm considering, so would be interested to hear about your experiences as regards qualifications, hours, pay, bureaucracy, etc.
  15. Philippines Expat Forum
    I started off many years ago with a bread maker. I found it to be rather inconstant, especially when making different breads. Despite having paid a decent price for it, the bread maker also had a tendency to burn one side of the loaf. Personally I wouldn’t recommend them as they're too...
  16. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hi, I’m hoping someone can help me with a few (7!) questions I have about the SRRV application process. I’m a 58 year old UK national (my wife is a German national). We’ve been resident in Thailand for the last 9 years. We’d now like to apply for the SRRV Smile ($20k deposit option) with me as...
  17. Philippines Expat Forum
    If you have a new passport without the original Permanent Resident Visa or 13a ect... affixed before you leave the country you could be held back. Here's the link to get this done: https://immigration.gov.ph/services/others/transfer-of-admission-status
  18. Philippines Expat Forum
    Hi.i currently stay in Thailand with my Thai family on a frozen UK pension.my question is if I get ssrv visa and stay in phillipines forc183days a yr will my pension be uprated for the full year.I understand this is a pension more than phollipibes topic but some of you may have moved from...
  19. Philippines Expat Forum
    CFO Seminar no longer needed for tourist visa holders (downundervisa.com.au) An interesting change for some, When Ben and I applied for a partnership visa to Australia he was automatically granted a 12 month tourist visa while they processed the partnership visa, he had to go the CFO route but...
  20. Philippines Expat Forum
    One of the things I'm looking to do before my retirement in (hopefully) about 2 years, is getting a motorcycle licence. If I get it in advance where I live it will cost me around 2k US dollars and of course, quite a bit of time. To avoid all that I thought about getting it in the Philippines...
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