I'm pretty sure you can buy Filipino nationality for not a great deal of money. I used to know an Ozzy guy who'd done it years ago, and he could thus own land there and work. The hardest part would be finding the facts out, as talking to people at the PI embassy in London would be like pulling teeth. As you'll find if/when you move over there, Filipino beaurocracy is a tedious, frustrating and annoying beast to try and reason with.Originally Posted by Beacon
Hi folks
I first came to know my Filipina g/f over 2 years ago. We were friends for all this time until we fell in love 6 months ago and found soo much in common that we really want to spend our lives together long term as we are each others life partner and soulmate.
We are both in our late 30’s and would like to marry next summer. This means a year apart as I have to save up enough money to move as my salary is very average in the UK.
This summer we spent a couple of weeks together at short notice (going back for Christmas). Having been in Asia before I liked what saw in Cebu and of course it helps when your future wife is local!
From the start we said it would be better for me to live there in Cebu. My girlfriend owns her own house and runs a small/medium size but successful family business, we also plan to start our own business.
Fast approaching 40 I find the whole prospect of starting a new life a bit daunting!
What I would like to know is how we go about marrying in Cebu (it would be civil wedding) and my moving there in mid 2008. What do I/we need to do after marrying to begin the emigration process?
This is something we both feel is right and want to do even at our stage in life. Any good advice anyone can give would be very welcome.
Many thanks
As mentioned, DON'T go throwing all your accumulated wealth and savings into buying a plot of land or business when you first get to Cebu. It has been done a gazillion times before, and there are a lot of sad guys in many corners of the world with no money left, no wife, and nothing but regrets to show for their little attempt at making a tranquil little 'corner of paradise'.
If you don't take Filipino nationality you can't actually OWN any land over there, but you may pretend to by buying a lease on some. or you can buy it in your wifes name, but it'll never be yours.
Have a real good read of the rest of this forum and you'll find no end of information and advice about the Philippines, and what not do and what NOT to do there. I personally lived in the PI for about ten years, got married there in 2000 and we have a five year old daughter, but we moved back to the UK 4 1/2 years ago for various reasons, so I have more than a little experience with the quirks and eccentricities of the land and people. I'm a little rusty on embassys and visas now though, last visa we got was for my mum in law to come live with us, last January.
