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American expat in the Philippines
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Registration: 29 May 2011
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Consequences of Trump as US President. by FindlayMacD
There are so many Americans here in Philippines and I think that the majority of them vote Republican and therefore vote for (or support) Trump, but how many of them, (And I'm talking about the ones who live here in the Philippines permanently) have ...
Here's the real mess - If Trump taxes do mess up the US economy, it's the people of America who suffer. Sadly for them, the majority will drop blame on whichever political party they dislike rather than actually listen to anyone who knows. The level ... Read More
Consequences of Trump as US President. by FindlayMacD
There are so many Americans here in Philippines and I think that the majority of them vote Republican and therefore vote for (or support) Trump, but how many of them, (And I'm talking about the ones who live here in the Philippines permanently) have ...
@Morgacj200424 I wonder what the average IQ is of a Trump supporter? No need for you to answer that one Morgac - @Lotus Eater Just look at Enzyte Bob and his lackey and guess the answer. Read More
Can I Retire in Iligan City with Convictions? by ShueArie
I'm going to sound like a terrible person here, but here goes. I have convictions for drug use, did 2 x 3 months Gaol back in 2002 and 2005 Then from 2012 to 2014 I got caught unlicensed driving 4 or 5 times, did some community work on 2 and paid ...
Be careful in Mindenao. Davao is safe but the rest is not.This statement isn't true. Most of Mindanao is safe except for the Marawi area, parts of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, and Basilan and other islands south.   Read More
Is it possible to change my visa from a tourist visa to student visa by AHMED bin jamal
Hi,I am a Nigerian traveling to Philippines on a tourist ( 9A Visa ) single entry , 30 days. However the Visa states that it is not valid for study, employment or practice of profession. No conversion.Is it possible to change my visa from a tourist ...
I had to leave the Philippines to get a student visa back in the 90s and they were very strict about that. I was able to get it in Hong Kong instead of my country which I greatly appreciated. Read More
Gcash for foreigners by Glongshore
Do any of you use gcash? their app says only available to philippine citizens, but the app will allow to complete registration just by clicking filipino. wondering if anyone has used gcash, and how it turned out
@bigpearlThe app hasn't ever accepted my selfie but their techs did get it accepted once manually but then the thing reset somehow and took me back to the selfie page. GCash has now stopped me from being able to verify with ID because they aren't ... Read More
Gcash for foreigners by Glongshore
Do any of you use gcash? their app says only available to philippine citizens, but the app will allow to complete registration just by clicking filipino. wondering if anyone has used gcash, and how it turned out
@bizwizardThanks for the tip. Read More
Gcash for foreigners by Glongshore
Do any of you use gcash? their app says only available to philippine citizens, but the app will allow to complete registration just by clicking filipino. wondering if anyone has used gcash, and how it turned out
@bigpearlDoes the resolution issue cause the selfie error? I haven't been able to log in for months and have basically given up. Now when I try I can't even get to the selfie page. Read More
Getting a Passport for my Philippine wife by imironmac
Is it difficult to get your Philippine wife a passport so she can travel to Europe?
The passport is easy but getting the Shengen visa is a different story. Read More
Need E travel on return flight by Dwsses12
I'm going to the states soon on vacation. On my return. Do we still do E travel
Filipinos much less govt depts are notorious for not responding to emails -@Lotus EaterThat is slowing changing. I actually emailed PAGCOR with an inquiry and eventually got a proper answer after it was tossed to the correct person. Read More
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Embassy Davao City Outreach: by philipperv
Davao City Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016 Time : 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Venue : Park Inn by Radisson Davao Asian Highway 26 J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City If you are a U.S. Military Veteran please attend this upcoming Outreach ...
@typeab143There no longer is a VSO in Davao City. The closest is Mr. Kimball L. Jones9th Street Village 2, LibertadAgusan Del NorteButuan City, PH 860009485341941mrkimball13@gmail.com Read More
Passengers denied entry into Philippines stuck at NAIA by danfinn
As we all know, if someone tries to come in and they are on some list, they will not let you in. I still find it worthy to post this information.Story by MARIZ UMALI, GMA Integrated News • 1d •Some arrivals at NAIA Terminal 1 are now stuck ...
Lol. My wife was denied access to the flight because her greencard had expired while we were in the Philippines.  I never thought they would deny access for that. As you can imagine I was not happy.  I thought all ... Read More
Passengers denied entry into Philippines stuck at NAIA by danfinn
As we all know, if someone tries to come in and they are on some list, they will not let you in. I still find it worthy to post this information.Story by MARIZ UMALI, GMA Integrated News • 1d •Some arrivals at NAIA Terminal 1 are now stuck ...
  @danfinn Generally, all information concerning arrests and convictions are public domain.    -@vanvalenmikevan True but the public access is scattered over 1000s of online court sites. The public ... Read More
Passengers denied entry into Philippines stuck at NAIA by danfinn
As we all know, if someone tries to come in and they are on some list, they will not let you in. I still find it worthy to post this information.Story by MARIZ UMALI, GMA Integrated News • 1d •Some arrivals at NAIA Terminal 1 are now stuck ...
-@Lotus Eater Surely there must be a national database of all US criminals for a whole range of reasons not least Immigration. Who is responsible for this database? -@Lotus Eaterhttps://irp.fas.org/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htm Read More
Passengers denied entry into Philippines stuck at NAIA by danfinn
As we all know, if someone tries to come in and they are on some list, they will not let you in. I still find it worthy to post this information.Story by MARIZ UMALI, GMA Integrated News • 1d •Some arrivals at NAIA Terminal 1 are now stuck ...
    @Aiden Does it matter?With PH immigration having "good access" to such data, and (perhaps incorrectly) assuming the people denied entry held valid visas, then why were the visa applications approved? If the traveller's ... Read More
Investements / Savings in PH by aklokow
We have so many very knowledgeable and experienced members on this forum. I was more curious / wondering if any of you have invested any money locally here in PH, not to share amounts but if you do not mind perhaps the interest rates. In our case we ...
@aklokowCIMB bank (Malaysia) has a new CD account called Max Save that earns 7.5%. They are covered by PDIC up to P500,000.https://www.cimbbank.com.ph/en/digital-banking/our-products/maxsave.html Read More