Can you tell me the process i have to do when forwarded the police check to the embassy,i have to do the same and would just like to understand what exact actions i need to take.Originally Posted by bigtilly
Can you tell me the process i have to do when forwarded the police check to the embassy,i have to do the same and would just like to understand what exact actions i need to take.
Hi Paul,
Happy to help. This link will take you to where you want to be http://philembassy-uk.org/consular-matters/legalization
I had to read it a few times before it sank in (it's an age thing!) but in simple terms it means this: get an £18 postal order made payable to the Philippine Embassy (the Post Office counter staff can print this onto the postal order for you or just write it on) it will cost you about £20.50. Take 2 envelopes with you. 1 of them addressed to: The Authentication Section, Philippine Embassy, 6-8 Suffolk Street, London. SW1Y 4HG. Make the other one registered and address it to yourself. Not sure but I think it costs about £2 (Well it is 3 days ago) to make your self addressed envelope registered.
Bang Stamps on BOTH envelopes, whack everything into the one addressed to the Embassy and post it.
It is worth noting that you CAN'T pay for the postal order with your bank card so it is cash only. Yes I know, here we are in 2013, it's 44 years since we put men on the moon and we still can't pay for a postal order with our bank cards!! Unbelievable.
Hope this helps, Good luck mate. Bill
Thanks Bill,that is really helpful for me.I was fortunate to see this thread because i didn't even know i had to do a CRB check but i've applyed for check and it's being processed now.
The requirement "He is not afflicted with any dangerous, contagious or loathsome disease."
Do i need to do anything for that? it wasn't mentioned as requirement when my fiancée rang immigration but is mentioned on immigration bureau website.
Hi Bill,on your link what does this bit mean
All public documents sent by post to the Philippine Embassy that will be used in the Philippines must be notarized by a notary public or a commissioner of oath. The signature of the notary public/commissioner of oath must be authenticated by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) or the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (as the case applies).
Paul,
To certify or attest to (the validity of a signature on a document,
i believe that the documents to be sent need to be certified by a sloicitor, that they are genuine , or genuine copies of the original document,
i think solicitor signs and stamps them , if im not right someone will correct me, or make it clearer
To be honest the R.P embassy website is a piece of crap.. I downloaded the forms from it to be later advised that they were not the correct forms.. They had to send me them (really bad photo copies) to fill out..
Just had a quick look on the site and still cant find them.
The other problem I had was contacting them by telephone..9 times out of ten it was an recorded voice telling me there was no one available etc.
For me the whole process was a pain in the ass..(especially the medical requirements)
100 Quid for Doctor..Another 100 notes for Xray About 4 days off work with travel expenses to and from London etc.
Hope I never have to go through that BS ever again.
Hi Paul,
This is my interpretation: It means that the Notary Public who, I suspect is part of the staff at the embassy, has been approved by the FCO and/or the IDFA to carry out such work. Of course, I may be wrong.
It is worth noting that a signature from a common or garden Solicitor is NOT the same and would not be acceptable. Some Solicitors are also Notary Publics but most are not. My recent Visa application had to be verified by either a Solicitor or Notary Public. My Solicitor charged me £5 to sign 2 documents but, had I gone to my local Notary Public, it would have been closer to £150. Those guys are not shy at charging top whack.
Hi Bill
I hope it means that, i could do without the time and cost of another notary public stamp from a solicitor here.
On the face of it, it makes the £18 the Embassy charge seem an absolute bargain as opposed to £150 elsewhere.
I am moving to Dipolog, Mindanao permanently at Easter and have been in 2 minds about the 13a visa for months.
The idea of renewing every 59 days is an expensive option and doesn't appeal at all so, I had planned on going down the Balikbayan route which of course has the added bonus of a short break every year. Some guys I know tell me the 13a is the way to go long term and I'm sure they are right, However, the more I search the ins and outs of applying for a 13a, the more confused I get. People saying you need this, others saying you need that. So, I thought I would obtain the police clearance which will give me 6 months grace before it expires to make up my mind.
I have the added problem of my local BOI in Dipolog only being manned on a part time basis (Tuesday and Friday) nowadays and I don't know if they will be able to process a 13a. Failing that, we would have to go to Cebu.
My local BOI is my first stop to get from the "horses mouth"" exactly what I need and take it from there.
Bill
I owe everyone an apology for giving out duff information. I AM wrong in my interpretation as I discovered when my Disclosure was returned by the Embassy today. They sent with it, a bulletin highlighting what I should have done. This link tells you what to do. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/wh...-How-to-apply/
Sincere apologies to anyone who have already sent postal orders to the Embassy. All is not lost as you can cash them in yourself.
Bill
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