Originally posted by Gary@Oct 23 2005, 09:46 AM
Thanks Peter...I'll look into that more...

But i'd aslo have to apply for work permit too...

I'll see what i dig up
thanks
All depends on what type of work you do. You don't automatically get a work visa just because you apply, especially if it is for a job a local guy can do.
I 'lived' in the PI for nine years, with nothing more than a tourist visa, even though I rented a house, and owned a motorcycle and several cars. I left every six weeks to go to work, as a seaman, and came back as a tourist. Many people do that, but for longer periods.

If you got married to your lady in Hong Kong, and flew into the PI together, you would automatically gat a one year Balikbayan visa. Or even if you married her in the PI and left to go on honeymoon somewhere, you'd get the visa when you returned. Sure makes life simple.

When we moved to the UK getting a settlement visa for my wife was just a question of queuing up and applying, visa granted same day.