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Forum: Philippines

Apr 7th 2018, 1:25 am

Replies: 56

Brit with bpi account

Views: 12,770

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Brit with bpi account

Lol... that's not what I do

I transfer online from UK Clearing bank to UK BPI - using faster payments - normally takes a few hours..

Then I transfer (do the forex deal) online from BPI Europe...

Forum: Philippines

Apr 6th 2018, 2:49 pm

Replies: 56

Brit with bpi account

Views: 12,770

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Brit with bpi account

Interesting thread... I have a BPI account in Phils and London - opened the UK account after I opened the Phils one...

Last year I remember getting an email asking me to supply them with a UK bank...

Forum: Philippines

Oct 6th 2017, 3:20 pm

Replies: 19

Selling a condo in Manila.

Views: 3,754

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Selling a condo in Manila.

Send me one too if it's still for sale

Forum: Philippines

Aug 31st 2017, 2:36 pm

Replies: 37

Further Education in the Philippines

Views: 2,585

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Further Education in the Philippines

Our children go to kindergarten and nursery school here... and like you I was trying to do it online - basically waste of time.

You'll need to go to the University and ask them how you can enrol...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 22nd 2017, 2:57 pm

Replies: 47

Phil Health

Views: 7,072

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Phil Health

Yes I have heard of it - if you go to your Philhealth office they may take you off your wife's policy before 1 July and transfer you to your own and then you may be able to avail of a 3 years in...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 12th 2017, 2:47 pm

Replies: 16

Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

Views: 6,695

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

Another thought - if you've got quite a bit it's probably worth you hunting around the forums for other expats that would buy it off you; that way you can split the rate between you and there are no...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 12th 2017, 2:28 pm

Replies: 16

Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

Views: 6,695

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

I don't transfer much from php to gbp (or PHP to USD to GBP is what they give you I think as they don't quote a PHP to GBP) - I'm basically gbp to php and I get good rates compared to the rate quoted...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 10th 2017, 3:03 pm

Replies: 5,897

Me and My Family

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Posted By JohnSurrey

re: Me and My Family

Just reading some of your posts (make me chuckle) - I live next door to all my wife's brother's and sisters (9 of them now)... Been here over 5 years now... the others are right - better to move...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 10th 2017, 2:49 pm

Replies: 48

Moving to The Philippines

Views: 5,274

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Moving to The Philippines

You might be able to but I doubt it - generally want to see your ACR-I card

ACR I-Card (http://www.immigration.gov.ph/faqs/acr-i-card)

I use BPI Europe and BPI Phils and works fine for me -...

Forum: Philippines

Jun 10th 2017, 2:37 pm

Replies: 16

Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

Views: 6,695

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: Sending money back to the UK (BPI Europe)

I use BPI Express Online to transfer from UK (BPI Europe) to Phils and then I regularly top up the BPI Europe account from my BPI Filipino account - all online - so don't see any problems for you.
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Forum: Philippines

Jun 10th 2017, 2:31 pm

Replies: 17

CFO sticker help "PLEASE" lol.

Views: 6,046

Posted By JohnSurrey

Re: CFO sticker help "PLEASE" lol.

Do actually do it in Davao on a fairly regular basis...

CFO's Mobile PDOS Goes to Davao City (http://www.cfo.gov.ph/news/cfo-news-and-events/3473-mobile-pdos-davao-march-2017-schedule.html)

Forum: Europe

May 11th 2017, 5:30 am

Replies: 1

Non-EU parents may have EU residence right, ECJ rules

Views: 1,232

Posted By JohnSurrey

Non-EU parents may have EU residence right, ECJ rules

Non-EU parents may have EU residence right, ECJ rules - BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39868868)

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