@BillyJack CDO
American expat in the Philippines
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About me
American
Lives in Cagayan de Oro, Northern Minda
Speaks English and a few words of bisaya.
Registration: 14 February 2022
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Reverse money transfer (PH to USA) by BillyJack CDO
Hello,My wife and I moved to Philippines (CDO) in 2020. I'm an American citizen, she is dual US/PH citizen. We receive our Social Security every month via direct deposit into BPI peso passbook accounts. We also have joint BPI peso and USD savings ...
I have a SWIFT code for my PH bank(s) but none for the US bank. I searched their websites but no information about doing a bank-to-bank international transfer. Same with World Remit and the others. I see plenty of ways to send from USA overseas but ... Read More
Reverse money transfer (PH to USA)
Hello,My wife and I moved to Philippines (CDO) in 2020. I'm an American citizen, she is dual US/PH citizen. We receive our Social Security every month via direct deposit into BPI peso passbook accounts. We also have joint BPI peso and USD savings ... Read More
Presidential Election - changes for expats?
Do you anticipate changes (good or bad) for expats here with the new administration? I know it's impossible to predict. Just wondering if there are informed opinions out there.I'm now on a tourist visa, since balikbayan expired. Working on 13A ... Read More
Money Transfer by ppjhm
I am an American living outside Cagayan de Oro. I am looking for some output regarding money transfer from the U.S. to the Philippines other than bank to bank wire transfers as my bank's fees are overbearing. If anyone has any suggestion on ...
We use Wise and Remitly now, no complaints. Used to use Xoom years ago but switched to save on fees. I get SS benefits direct deposit to a dedicated BDO peso passbook savings account. Billy Read More
Options for Opening a Bank Account without an ACR-I by GuestPoster1402
As the title suggests I need a local bank account and the BI is taking forever to process my 9G visa, I've been told it should be ready by Feb. Not an ideal situation but the decision was made to get me into the country on a 9A visa and apply ...
We were able to open two joint savings accounts (peso & US$) at BPI without ACR-I. My wife is a dual citizen (PH+US). It was not difficult but, like most tasks here, time-consuming. I had my passport, PH drivers license, proof of residence (copy ... Read More
Is 13A hard to do obtain by yourself? by Arcadieus
I recently renewed my tourist visa for six months and I want to start working on my 13A, since I can't get a license without a long term visa. Any and all advice would be appreciated!
...since I can't get a license without a long term visa...Don't know if this helps, but I was able to get my PH drivers license in CDO with only balikbayan (12-month) visa in 2020. I did not have ACR-I or anything except my US license, ... 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. ...
We used CashApp tax (formerly CreditKarma Tax) this year. It's free. We filed Jan 30 and got the refund via direct deposit in one week. Very easy to use. We use PhysicalAddress dotcom in Orlando for our mailing address. Florida has no state ... Read More
Internet in the Philippines by sirrobcentral
I've noticed in several threads people are inquiring about internet speed and providers. I'm no expert on the matter, but I use the internet daily. I don't have any complaints about it. It seems as though there are experts out there. ...
We have been using Globe fiber in CDO for about 18 months. It's P1699 for about 40Mbps up/down. It has been very reliable. My daughter needs it for her 8th grade school work. If we do have an outage (rare), I can use my dual-sim smartphone as a ... Read More