@avalonrun
American expat in the Philippines
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American, Single
Registration: 25 September 2016
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Depositing monthly social security payments linto WISE by danfinn
I recall reading WISE advertisements a few years ago suggesting that Americans deposit their SSA payments directly into WISE. But when I checked recently, I can see that WISE has stopped recommending this. Perhaps there wasn't enough response from ...
My wise uses a Philippines address and i have USD. the only issue is i am limited to ₱400k in transfers a month into any if my currencies. so far that has not been an issue. So it shouldn’t be an issue to use WISE. Read More
Requirements for Philippines by marcovalacchi1994
Hello I would like to travel to Philippines. I need the 35k Usd insurance, do you have an advice? Is it mandatory to have a ticket for the return journey to the port of origin not later than thirty (30) days from date of arrival? Is there a way to ...
You definitely need an outbound ticket. I forgot to buy one and they would not check me in on flight Philippines without one. I had to buy one online while I was at the counter. As for extending, they are officially not allowing visa on arrival to ... Read More
Tax Time For U.S. Expats in the Philippines by DukeStamina
Many questions on this for me. My big question is how do you file your tax returns? Do you claim a state as a U.S. residence? Or is the address you use a Philippine address? Keeping a U.S. address will subject you to taxes at the state level also. ...
I don’t claim to be an expert during my research once your a residence of a state it can be very difficult to remove yourself as a resident unless you change it to another state. Best option is try and setup a residence in a state with no ... Read More