i know plenty of ex pats over there who are not realy a resident there
so read all the links that have been given before
this is what a lot of them do
leave your money in a uk bank
maybe open a account over there with yr lady but dont keep to much in it
our atm cards work in the philippines although quite often they run out of money
i believe you can get pension credits from age of 60 ?????
when you arrive in the philippines they give you 21 days before those 21 days have expired you need to get an extension which takes you up to 59 days then you keep renewing every 59 days so basicly every 2 months its going to cost you around £40.00 you can do this up to i believe now 18 months then you have leave maybe a short trip to hong kong??? renter then start again
by that time maybe you can get married then use the balikbiyon route in and out once a year with your philipina wife NO CHARGE
Originally Posted by Arturo
... except YOU are looking to settle in the Philippines. And this is where the similarities end ... because I chose to bring my Filipina wife to the UK.
That should give you a much clearer picture of where to begin.
again, Arthur,
it would be unwise of Ella to relinquish a high-ranking, superannuated Civil Service career for the sake of emmigrating to the UK, where she'd be unlikely to find a post that offers comparable seniority. My own wife, Myrna taught at a Government High School in Panabo for 22 years. Since coming to Scotland, she's been informed officially that her BSc from the University of the S.E. Philippines is deemed to be of a "lower" standard than its British equivalent. Poppycock! I've been reliably informed that the General Teaching Council deliberately set unrealistically high standards to deter other nationalities from applying for jobs in this country.
