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Forum: Philippines
Nov 14th 2020, 8:55 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Have a look at this, explains their reasons for suspension

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1119539
Forum: Philippines
Aug 19th 2020, 12:54 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: PRA Open for SRRV Renewals

Good luck getting them to answer an email.
Forum: Philippines
Jun 27th 2020, 8:11 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa during Corvid-19

It is a bit worrying that they still have peoples passports, as soon as the lock down was mentioned they should have returned all passports to the owners.
Forum: Philippines
Feb 14th 2020, 10:36 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

I have 4 state pensions from Norway, Saudi, Australia and Sweden, all are tax free in both UK and here in the Philippines. My UK state pension is taxable in the UK but it does not breach the tax free...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 30th 2019, 11:05 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

The wife picks up on pretty well all my witticisms, she lived in the UK for 30 years and is the only Filipina I know of with an Aberdonian accent.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 29th 2019, 1:20 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

When we had a budget review a while ago and we decided to spend less, she went out and bought a load of make-up ( at reduced price so I was told ), when I had a good moan about it she said that she...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 28th 2019, 2:19 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Yes Yes, don't remind me, I ( I mean she ) let mine & her-in-doors slip about a month before that after renewing it religiously every May for the previous 8 years, still can not workout how we missed...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 28th 2019, 11:33 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Anyone can get it, annual cost P17k but if you have SRRV then it is P15k, saving you about 3 cases of beer a year.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 17th 2019, 8:50 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Just go to your nearest tax office here and fill in a 1904 form, this will enter you into the Philippine tax system, you will be issued a Philippine TIN at that time.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 13th 2019, 12:47 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Make your own kippers, you get herring here several times a year.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 11th 2019, 6:01 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

BPI are stopping transferring money to the Philippines as of 23rd Dec, so there is no advantage of having a BPI account any longer. HSBC has both UK and Ph branches, not sure what their exchange...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 10th 2019, 12:39 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

10 years on I still have a personal tax allowance and my tax is done by an accountant that would not cheat 1p looking at the questions I get every year.
Forum: Philippines
Nov 10th 2019, 12:09 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

You are correct about the tax rate - all income originating from overseas is taxed at 0%. You need to fill in a 1904 form at the local tax office to get your Philippine TIN ( tax identification...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 25th 2018, 3:03 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

I have never been asked for exit clearance fee while I have been on my SRRV, I was here for 4 years and then traveled to the UK for 1 year and just recently went for a boys weekend having not...
Forum: Philippines
May 25th 2018, 10:52 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

If it is not long term, then I would stick to tourist visa. SRRV only really comes into it's own when you no longer can make the yearly trip to the BI. I only got mine because he 13a said that they...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 31st 2017, 3:06 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Just an update, additional 3 hours in new bank, 41 signatures and 43 pieces of paper, then they got it wrong so had to return for another hour. Closing the old savings account was nearly 2 hours as...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 31st 2017, 2:57 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

There is, retire to Malaysia.
Forum: Philippines
Jun 15th 2017, 12:02 pm
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

For those of you who are having to move your SRRV deposit from a non accredited bank. Just been and started that process with the bank that presently holds my deposit, 4 hours, 57 signatures and 113...
Forum: Philippines
Mar 29th 2017, 4:04 am
Replies: 184
Views: 87,796
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: SRRV Retirement Visa

Some Time Deposit banks are loosing their accreditation and members are being asked to move them to the following accredited banks only are allowed now.
Development Bank of the Philippines - Makati...
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