Hi

[CaptB]

Hi,
Im Matt a freelance senior surveyor. My wife is April. Im Scottish by birth and April is from Cebu, Philippines. We married on December the 7th of 2007 and im currently working back in the UK with my wife still in Cebu.

Just want to say a big hello to everyone

[Mrs Daddy]

welcome here! you look like a filipino in the pic!anyway have fun browsing here

[lizaphil]

Hi,
Im Matt a freelance senior surveyor. My wife is April. Im Scottish by birth and April is from Cebu, Philippines. We married on December the 7th of 2007 and im currently working back in the UK with my wife still in Cebu.

Just want to say a big hello to everyone

hi welcome

[CaptB]

welcome here! you look like a filipino in the pic!anyway have fun browsing here

Im the guy on the right.. the beautiful Pinay smiling is my wife

[Piamed]

Hey there CaptB, you married exactly 21 days before me. Welcome! Has your wife submitted her visa application yet?

[joebloggs]

Im the guy on the right.. the beautiful Pinay smiling is my wife

guy on the right, i can why people get confused

[CaptB]

lol just my sense of humour.. yes i am the one on the left..

[CaptB]

Hey there CaptB, you married exactly 21 days before me. Welcome! Has your wife submitted her visa application yet?

Hi nice to meet you. April hasnt submitted a application yet as we arent 100% on coming to the UK for several reasons.

1. I contract work and can be away from home for months sometimes within the UK.
2. If we live in the Philippines we dont have the running costs of the UK housing. Because I live in hotels or stop at my parents when im in the UK for work.
3. We have a house being built in Cebu aswell as hopefully buying neighbouring lots for goat breeding and a few other projects so a lot of things have to be managed back in Cebu.

Also the instability of the economy is making me unsure of investing in the UK
if the housing market collapses we may then move here. As we can put a hefty deposit on a house. But presently the costs are too high.

Have you got your visa?

[keithAngel]

Welcome aboard , I am heading for Cebu in the Autumn with similar ideas as I also move around the UK all summer and want to spend 6 months over winter in the Phils

[Piamed]

Not yet. My wife submitted her aplication on 14th May. Still early days.

I'd love to move to da Phils at some point but cannot yet generate enough income while there to facilitate it. Trying a work transfer but the nearest I may be able to get is Singapore.

I hear about what you are saying about investing in the UK. Similarly, i would love to buy land in da Phils but one, my wife has not been to UK yet so i need her to determine what she would like best in terms of which country to live in before we consider it. Secondly, I feel as you said, that i would have to be there and familiarise myself with all the potential issues/regulations re. buying land before doing so. I understand it can be quite a pit-fall.

[Terrielicious]

welcome to the site....nice pics...

[CaptB]

Welcome aboard , I am heading for Cebu in the Autumn with similar ideas as I also move around the UK all summer and want to spend 6 months over winter in the Phils

If your around Minglanila at the time look me up also i will be working a lot of the pitfalls and problems on ideas so maybe can get some info off me to save dropping through the same ones.

[CaptB]

Not yet. My wife submitted her aplication on 14th May. Still early days.

I'd love to move to da Phils at some point but cannot yet generate enough income while there to facilitate it. Trying a work transfer but the nearest I may be able to get is Singapore.

I hear about what you are saying about investing in the UK. Similarly, i would love to buy land in da Phils but one, my wife has not been to UK yet so i need her to determine what she would like best in terms of which country to live in before we consider it. Secondly, I feel as you said, that i would have to be there and familiarise myself with all the potential issues/regulations re. buying land before doing so. I understand it can be quite a pit-fall.

There are some serious pitfalls which is why im working on 5yrs returns on investments. Quite simply to bank it away from family etc. So if something serious happens will have money stashed for a retirement fund and emergency exit. Most issues seem to occur with families and if divorce happens. Business issues come from politics and greasing wheels which is an area im starting to get involved in. Give me time and i should be able to help with anything you want to get involved in for the future

[CaptB]

Thanks and a big hi!

welcome to the site....nice pics...

[LEAHnew]

Welcome

[alicat]

welcome to the forum

[Piamed]

There are some serious pitfalls which is why im working on 5yrs returns on investments. Quite simply to bank it away from family etc. So if something serious happens will have money stashed for a retirement fund and emergency exit. Most issues seem to occur with families and if divorce happens. Business issues come from politics and greasing wheels which is an area im starting to get involved in. Give me time and i should be able to help with anything you want to get involved in for the future

[CaptB]

Thanks for all the big hellos

[kimmi]

welcome to the forum...

[Pepe n Pilar]

Welcome to the site

[Mrs.JMajor]

A warm welcome CaptB

Good luck !!! for all the plans on the future

[islander]

welcome to the forum!

its nice to know couple with same location as me & my hubby, coz im also from cebu & my hubby is from scotland. well, I have also submitted my docs last april 28 & same with some of the members here, we're now in the waiting game.

[CaptB]

I wish anyone with visa processing a lot of luck and hope things work out soon.
What part of Cebu are you from Islander?

My original birth place is Glasgow Scotland.

[aposhark]

Hi,
Im Matt a freelance senior surveyor. My wife is April. Im Scottish by birth and April is from Cebu, Philippines. We married on December the 7th of 2007 and im currently working back in the UK with my wife still in Cebu.

Just want to say a big hello to everyone

Hello CaptB and welcome.
Are you a land or offshore surveyor now, oil industry or other?

[jencha8569]

hello there welcome

[islander]

I wish anyone with visa processing a lot of luck and hope things work out soon.
What part of Cebu are you from Islander?

My original birth place is Glasgow Scotland.

Hi captB!

thanks for wishing us luck!

btw, i'm from mandaue, cebu & my hubby is from livingston, west lothian, scotland.

[CaptB]

Hello CaptB and welcome.
Are you a land or offshore surveyor now, oil industry or other?

Building surveyor mainly on assets (basically work out if a contract is right for maintenance or under/over valued).

Generally plant equipment such as heating,cooling, lighting etc.

[CaptB]

Hi captB!

thanks for wishing us luck!

btw, i'm from mandaue, cebu & my hubby is from livingston, west lothian, scotland.

Havent been to livingston although heard of the football team

Havent been to mandaue yet but give me time and my little scooter will trek there.


Take care.

[jguanlao]

hello captB!! welcom to the forum

[CaptB]

Hi Jguanlao nice to meet u