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As in the past Thursday I made my yearly migration to the Bureau of Immigration Office here in Olongapo City. Now I know you are waiting for the hammer to fall, what calamity befell me? Well the truth is nothing; the place was empty just my friend Don and our wives were there and the [...]
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I was browsing around on some of the Philippine travel websites and boards, and I noticed something rather curious: There is an awful lot of public complaining about the fees being charged by Philippine Immigration. In particular, the complaints seemed to be primarily related to extension fees. Some expats may get ticked off by this article, [...]
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The Philippines is currently involved in an ongoing battle with Taiwan over the deportation of some 14 Taiwanese citizens on February 2nd of this year. The Taiwanese were involved in a fraud scheme in which Chinese citizens were defrauded of some US$20 Million. The Taiwanese government admits that their citizens were charged with such crimes, [...]
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I’ve been reading a number of posts on here and in the forum recently about visas and the ACR card. I previously covered my 13a visa application in an article in July and I wanted to use this article to clear up a matter of confusion about the ACR: It is NOT your visa, but [...]
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Today we have a Guest Article from Steven Burns. Steven lost his I-Card and wants to tell us all what to do if you lose yours! Thank you for the great info, Steven, and thank you for sharing the experience here on LiP! MindanaoBob I recently had my ACR card stolen, and wanted to share [...]
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A few months ago I wrote about renewing my United States Passport which was due to expire on Christmas Eve December 24th 2010. (The State Department is still laughing about that one) When I received my new one I noticed that all my Philippines Immigrat…
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Is it possible? Could it be? The Philippine Department of Tourism is possibly on the verge of making a very good move, in my opinion! What are they doing? Why is it good? Well, it was announced today that the Department of Tourism is planning to …
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Well, to wrap up July, my root canal was finished. I feel fresh, as in, free from pain, so I am glad about that. I had a fun time walking back and forth from the dentist to my dorm. There was a place to the side that sold street foods such as banana-cue and varieties [...]
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I am not an attorney, nor an expert, nor do I play one on TV. I am merely relating the experience of the visa process as I experienced it. Don’t take my word as law. Long article here… I’ve been living in the Philippines a total of 27 months now, and I moved here on [...]
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This is an attempt by me to explain a bit more about the Visa System in the Philippines, I am sure that there are lots of bits missing due to the complexity of the subject but I will give it a go anyway. In March this year, A friend of mine and his wife planned [...]
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I’m not an Expat. I may be a Kano, or a “Puti,” or a “Purow,” or even a “Hey Joe,” but I’m definitely not an Expat.
Others can call themselves an Expat, or “God’s Gift to Mankind,” or even a “P.O.S.” if they want – that’s their prerogative. I, however, am NOT and Expat!
If I had [...]
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“That’s it. I’m finished. I can’t take this crap anymore. I’m out of here.”
That line of thought has passed through my mind on many occasions. Now that I’m in The Philippines, it’s time to do something besides think. This time, I’m really prepared to DO SOMETHING.
IT’S TIME FOR CONTINUING
Last week’s article began with those very words. Sentiments [...]
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“That’s it. I’m finished. I can’t take this crap anymore. I’m out of here.”
That line of thought has passed through my mind on many occasions. Now that I’m in The Philippines, it’s time to do something besides think. This time, I’m really prepared to DO SOMETHING.
IT’S TIME FOR ACTION.
Reading MindanaoBob’s articles about U.S. citizenship issues here, [...]
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Dear Friends, I write to let you know that we have forged a tie-up with NuEra Immigration Services of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This tie-up allows us to provide Immigration Consultancy services to those Filipinos interested in migrating to Canada. For more information, please call Yvonne Joson at (632) 899-0452 or email her at apodevservices@yahoo.com. Please [...]
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Okay, so, my current tourist visa was expiring. The medical check-ups for Ateneo de Davao University ain’t happening yet, so it is preventing me from getting a student visa for the moment. So, I needed to update my visa.
I took a taxi to the Bureau of Immigration across from the Victoria Plaza mall. I was [...]
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