It’s time for another Expat Answer Man podcast! If you have questions about moving to the Philippines and becoming an expat, we have answers and are happy to share those answers with you. If you enjoy the show, can you leave an honest review (just click here to do so) of the show on iTunes? I would […]
An International Driver What?
A few weeks back I received a comment to one of my article’s here with a lot of ideas about driver’s licenses in the Philippines that were … well .. wrong, for lack of a better term. Let’s review a few common thoughts and misconceptions here, especially about the so-called International Driver’s License and where […]
Decide by Facts
When You Decide What Visa To Use, Decide by Facts, not “What Everyone Says”. One key issue often on foreigner expats already in the Philippines, and especially those planning to come to live in the Philippines, is the question of what residency visa to obtain, or what non-residency visa to use in order to stay […]
2013 Year End Bureau of Immigration Updates
Several important changes have take place in the Philippine Bureau of Immigration rules and procedures in recent months. Here’s an update covering some of the most important ones … in so far as I can verify things. It is important to note that I am an “unofficial source” and my information may not always be […]
Places To Go Near the Philippines
Many of our readers here are living in the Philippines on various permanent visas, so they never HAVE to leave the Philippines for periodic “visa runs”. Some, (like me), prefer living on the Balik Bayan Privilege Stamp (BB Visa) and making annual trips out of the country. I’m not advocating one plan over another, there […]
Watch what you say and do!
Over the years, I have told people, both through this site and also in person that you have to watch your actions here and watch what you say, because if you do or say the wrong thing it can get your deported. Usually people accepted the advice without question, but from time to time people […]