Do you have a 13A Visa? Maybe a 13G Visa? Do you ever worry about losing it? It can happen! However, it probably can’t happen as easily as you may imagine. I recently received a question from Martyn through my Expat Answer Man voicemail line (if you have a question you can leave me a […]
Visa availability & qualifications – EAM
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 […]
Paul’s Very Taxing Week
DISCLAIMER: I LOVE THE Bureau of Immigration, in the PHILIPPINES there are no better people on planet Earth! Monday morning 6 Jan. 2014: Off to Globe this morning to check out my Globe Tattoo Dongle Super stick thing-a-ma-bob. Ren the Tech-Rep checked mine out and told me to keep it as it was the newest […]
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 […]