Originally Posted by quiltman (Post 11030353)

Re exemption from UK tax for holders of SRRV. We have recently emigrated here to Cebu and before we left I corresponded with HMRC. Although there is a double taxation agreement with the Philippines it does NOT apply to any pensions classed as Government pensions. This includes State Pensions, Teachers Pensions and similar. It does apply to private pensions.
In my case I have a couple of smallish private pensions so I can apply to receive these gross BUT HMRC take tax due on my state pension from these private pensions.So the difference will not be large but still welcome!You have to have been away from UK for a full tax year in order to claim.
Yes you still get the annual increase and just last month I got the winter fuel allowance credited to my UK account even though both HMRC & DWP know we live here. Maybe next year it won't appear! I also got the 10 pound Xmas bonus!

Also you can join PhilHealth as an individual paying subscriber. This gives you various discounts on hospital treatment and may be worth it for expats who cannot afford full medical insurance. The latest cost I have is 2500 pesos a year.

Does anyone know if the Philippine government have actioned their decision to grant SRRV holders similar privileges as senior citizens? This includes 20% discount on prescriptions, free parking etc. The PRA published a notice last year that the government was going to implement this.

Originally Posted by quiltman (Post 11143780)

Hi Swazza,
you would be correct re the 13A visa except it does not apply in my case as my wife is English! We retired here to live with our sons so the SRRV is currently the best for us.
We could keep renewing our tourist Visa every 60 days and leave the country every 16 months or so for a long weekend I suppose.

Visas are a bit of a minefield no matter what country you live in!

Originally Posted by attrition (Post 11234845)

I'm assessing the SRRV visa on behalf of my mother as an option for moving out of the UK. My wife and I live in Australia but we have family on her side in the Philippines so it's looking like a good half way house for us all her pension will obviously go a lot further.

I had just one question - It seems the SRRV Smile and Classic both suggest that you need to deposit between $10,000 and $20,000 and this is 'locked-in' in the bank - Is this correct? So your effectively purchasing the visa for this price and only get the money back should you leave?

Is there a way around this? Or rather than make a deposit could a Philippines citizen act as a guarantor?

Originally Posted by sunnydays (Post 11234936)

the SRRV provides a cheap visa for "returning Filipinos" and so if the lady is a Filipino with foreign nationality she can enter under this ruling for a small cost of about $300. We did it this way and my wife is the principal visa holder with me as the dependent. We leave the $300 in the bank to rollover and we pay nothing to the SRRV people except a small fee for the 3 year renewal.

make sure that the lady is fit and can pass a medical???

Originally Posted by robbo462003 (Post 10532406)

:)Hello everyone ,can anyone tell me are holders of the SVVR visa exempt from paying tax on pensions received from outside the phil?

Originally Posted by williambilly (Post 11938145)

Can anyone tell me the full procedure on how to get a SRRV visa and the cost, for the Philippines, I am British retired living in the Uk.

Originally Posted by sunnydays (Post 11938790)

Come on Billy, just google the SRRV and read it up. There are some requirements that change over the years and so you must be up to date.

We did the SRRV but as a "returning Filipino" because my wife has a British passport. the cost was only $300 and it still is in the bank for their commission.

One important aspect is that the funds for the purchase of the visa must enter the Philippines via transfer methods and not cash in hand.

Have all the medical checks done here since it is cheaper and quicker.

We renew the visa every 3 years easy pesy:thumbup: