relocation

[grahamw48]

Originally posted by Gary@Nov 7 2005, 01:37 PM
hehehehehehehehehe....

that and double decker busses seeing as they are about to be made extinct.
bit hard to get one of them on a market stall though.

well, i need a shower and then go to go talk to my estate agent, then chat to my darling, wonderful Ecxy.

take care everyone, will let you know what happens as and when i get net access.

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So how are things progressing then ?

Incidentally, you'll only get the Balikbayan if entering the Philippines TOGETHER from YOUR home country ( UK), that is, the one who's passport you hold.

Won't work from a 'third' country.

Been there, done everything you're thinking of doing, already.

Best of luck though. ;)

[Pauldo]

Originally posted by grahamw48@Dec 3 2005, 03:09 PM
So how are things progressing then ?

Incidentally, you'll only get the Balikbayan if entering the Philippines TOGETHER from YOUR home country ( UK), that is, the one who's passport you hold.

Won't work from a 'third' country.

Been there, done everything you're thinking of doing, already.

Best of luck though.

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I got a Balikbayan visa when I came in from Singapore with my wife. I thought it was arriving from anywhere, not just home country.

Never easy and simple in the PI is it? :(

[walesrob]

Originally posted by grahamw48@Dec 3 2005, 02:09 PM
So how are things progressing then ?

Incidentally, you'll only get the Balikbayan if entering the Philippines TOGETHER from YOUR home country ( UK), that is, the one who's passport you hold.

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Unless I read it wrong, you are giving the wrong information...Elsa and I arrived at NAIA from Hong Kong on Cebu Pacific last month, and I got the Balikbayan no problem at all - all we did was to hand our 2 passports to immigration together and voila, a 1 year stamp on my passport. The flight originated from Hong Kong, not the UK.

[grahamw48]

Originally posted by walesrob@Dec 3 2005, 04:49 PM
Unless I read it wrong, you are giving the wrong information...Elsa and I arrived at NAIA from Hong Kong on Cebu Pacific last month, and I got the Balikbayan no problem at all - all we did was to hand our 2 passports to immigration together and voila, a 1 year stamp on my passport. The flight originated from Hong Kong, not the UK.

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You were lucky then.

Read the Philippine DFA website for the regulations.

As you may know, things can be interpreted differently by local officials, but you may be tripped up by immigration on a future occasion (visa renewal,etc) upon re-examination of your passport.

They may ask who gave you your 'fake' Balikbayan stamp.

Perhaps the law has changed during the last 2 years.

[walesrob]

Originally posted by grahamw48@Dec 3 2005, 06:18 PM
You were lucky then.

Read the Philippine DFA website for the regulations.

As you may know, things can be interpreted differently by local officials, but you may be tripped up by immigration on a future occasion (visa renewal,etc) upon re-examination of your passport.

They may ask who gave you your 'fake' Balikbayan stamp.

Perhaps the law has changed during the last 2 years.

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I think theres some confusion, and yes maybe things have changed in last 2 years.

What I am referring to is the stamp you or I get on entering immigration at Manila, not your wife, as she already has a Filipino passport.

As long as you both present your passports at immigration, the foreign passport holder will get an automatic 1 year visa, as long as both passports share the same family name. Theres nothing fake about it - its a right you have being married to your Filipina.

Be aware this is just a leave to stay visa, employment, etc are not allowed.