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Forum: Philippines
Sep 14th 2024, 4:21 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,502
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Driving Licence Renewal Issue

Same here, renewed at LTO in Iloilo in March. No plastic licences so issued with paper, no good for when I went to UK so no driving there. Got my plastic licence on return in July.

Simply did the...
Forum: Philippines
Sep 14th 2024, 4:14 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 7,365
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: 13 A Spousal Visa

We went to UK this year. Exit Clearance certificate was Php 2400, done at the local BI. You can apply 30 days in advance and it took about 20 minutes in total.
Forum: Philippines
Apr 29th 2024, 12:44 am
Replies: 70
Views: 22,664
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: receive your uk pension in ph

Email about tax was probably the addition of 12% VAT to the service fee but Wise still a lot cheaper than sending direct from a UK bank account (See my post above).

Banks generally want to see...
Forum: Philippines
Apr 28th 2024, 2:29 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 22,664
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: receive your uk pension in ph

You can open an account with Wise to have Sterling paid in to. It has a UK sort code and account number, and also the facility for direct payments.

No charge for receiving Sterling BUT maximum...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 30th 2023, 2:32 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 22,664
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: receive your uk pension in ph

Nationwide Building Society going down the same route. Been with them over twenty years, checked I could keep my accounts before leaving UK and was told no problem.

Rang them, staff very unhelpful...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 10th 2023, 6:06 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 4,981
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: How and where to meet expats in the Philippines?

You mentioned Iloilo in one post. I live about 50 km away from there.

Relatively cheap compared to NCR, reasonable shopping facilities and good medical facilities. We can get most things we can't...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 10th 2023, 5:51 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 24,235
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Daily Life Improvements

I was told by my bank that I needed a TIN for something or other. I cant' remember. When I went to the local BIR office and they asked why and if I had a business or work in the Philippines, (which I...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 23rd 2022, 12:20 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,616
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Crazy Bills?

Are you saying that they are qualified in the UK? Half of the house of lords are there by accident of birth, some by having an invisible friend in the sky (bishops) and the rest either by donations...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 23rd 2022, 12:15 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,988
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: national I D card

Applied for my national ID in May last year, same time as my wife, was about 10.00 am. As there was a problem with my finger prints, got a phone call about two hours later to ask me to go back to...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 25th 2022, 2:32 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,482
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Unexpected danger

They've done this in our area as well but didn't bother painting them!
Forum: Philippines
May 17th 2022, 7:40 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,594
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Death

You may want to check that as my understanding under UK law is taht it automatically goes to the surviving spouse and is not considered part of the estate.
Forum: Philippines
Dec 21st 2021, 3:28 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,660
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Best Authors

If you like detective stories, you may want to look out for Val McDermid and for a bit of 'Scandi Noir' Jo Nesbo and Henning Mankell.

Non detective stories try John Irving and Kazuo Ishiguro, the...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 11th 2021, 7:09 pm
Replies: 153
Views: 29,702
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Oddities in the Philippines

Here's a good oddity you may want to take afvantage of.

We were in Market Place (supermarket) recently getting some essential supplies in for the festive season (wine and spirits!). Looking at the...
Forum: Philippines
Nov 15th 2021, 5:18 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,974
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Barclays Account Frozen

Try emailing the CEO of Barclays, there is a website ceoemail.com but can't seem to get on it from the Philippines even using a VPN. If you have friends/relatives in the UK ask them to check it, or...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 18th 2021, 12:12 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,347
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Tips and advise

That's the same the whole wold over including the UK.
Forum: Philippines
Oct 15th 2021, 6:22 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,347
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Tips and advise

If you do bring cash, don't change it on the street, you will be ripped off and end up with nothing.

Don't change it in hotels, the rates are abysmal.

Best place we've used in the past for is a...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 4th 2021, 4:44 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 1,081,171
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Me and My Family

Might not be? He certainly won't be.
Forum: Philippines
Sep 26th 2021, 11:45 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 1,081,171
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Me and My Family

It would probably be cheaper to do a visa run, 70k is £1000 per year and with the problems you have had you don't want to fall foul of the law. I guess it depends on the situation regarding covid...
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Sep 16th 2021, 6:44 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 843
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Hello and thankyou

Hi Mojopin,

Welcome, have a look at the Philippines thread, loads of useful stuff there. If it's not what you are looking for simply ask the questions.

I have just had confirmation that my 13A...
Forum: Philippines
Aug 7th 2021, 3:11 pm
Replies: 92
Views: 6,607
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: COVID 19 VACCINATIONS FOR FOREIGNERS

We have our second Astra-Zeneca jab booked for Wednesday. Even if I feel as bad as after the first one it will be worth it.
Forum: Philippines
Jul 26th 2021, 12:19 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,243
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Visa 13 A Application

Got my 13A Probationary VIsa last year in Iloilo, really friendly and helpful

Applied for 13A Permanent last week, again in Iloilo. We rang a few weeks ago for an appointment but when we arrived...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 17th 2021, 3:45 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 10,631
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Moving to.philippnes

They are spread out compared to sari sari stores. Both a brother in law and a sister in law had relatively successful stores. Within a year new stores opened right next door to them. It seems that if...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 14th 2021, 11:47 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 4,243
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Visa 13 A Application

I think that if you read it again it is NBI Clearance Certificate. This is National Bureau of Investigation.

Takes about a month to be processed normally, well it does here in the provinces.
Forum: Philippines
Jul 14th 2021, 2:31 am
Replies: 123
Views: 10,631
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Moving to.philippnes

Depends where you buy your food and what you buy. Yes supermarkets are expensive but we only use them for things we can't buy locally.

Local market and itinerant vendors are much cheaper than the...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 12th 2021, 11:31 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 10,631
Posted By EnglishRed

Re: Moving to.philippnes

Think I must live in a no horse town as we don't have a supermarket.

Not too bad though, nearest one is fifteen minutes up the road and we have a major city an hour away.

Wifes family mostly in...
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