If you are sure that the Finace(e) Visa is te one for you, then this post will give you a complete overview of what’s involved. As always I try to quote from authoritative sources and in this case you can’t get much more authoritative than the USCIS’ (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service) own [...]

OK, you’ve met that special someone and you can’t wait to bring him/her to the US.  So what means are available to you?  The system of visas for the US is both abroad and complicated issue.  I don’t know/can’t advise on every situation (you need a legal professional when you need legal advice, I am [...]

If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and [...]

It’s been a while since you heard that expression I’ll wager.  Now days I suppose there’s probably a law against taking kids to a candy store … if you can finds one … but the expression means I’m just bubbling over with enthusiasm.  Google maps has finally come to the Philippines.
As you may know when [...]

Anyone who runs a blog or website knows that a lot of people send out press releases to let people know about something of interest that is going on. Sometimes these press releases are hardly worth a yawn. Other times they are so self-serving as to merit only a very quick click of [...]

Here’s a subject that comes up time and time again.  What’s the deal with the airport or airports in Manila?  We can help here at the old PhilFAQS info center but first of all we have to define a couple things.
First of all, for our purposes here, we will define and “airport” as one contiguous [...]

 One of the sad things abut living in the Philippines is there are no good maps available on-line.  One can, though, us the overhead imagery (satellite and aerial) photos in Google Maps as a substitute.  It’s really pretty simple.
First go to www.maps.google.com. 

This is the default view you will see.  If you do not already have [...]

A while back I talked about methods a non-Filipino could use to stay in the Philippines.  Recently on my friend Bob’s blog there was some discussion of another method … Philippine citizenship.  I know this may sound a little strange and perhaps extreme to some … and I for one am not contemplating it any [...]

An interesting article today at MSNBC.COM on Airline Mileage Awards.  Actually, as with many headlines, this one’s a bit of a teaser … these awards aren’t “secret”, it’s just that the airlines don’t spend a lot of money publicizing them, because they do offer real benefit to the customer and they do cost the [...]