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How To Retire in the Philippines With No Money

06/08/2019 by Dave Starr 2 Comments

How To Retire in the Philippines With No Money.
(Updated 6 August 2019)

OK, just on the face of things this is a really silly title for an article. You can’t retire in the Philippines (or anywhere else) with no money.

But since more than 150 people a month come here searching for that exact phrase, I figured I better say something about it.

Actually, my blogging colleague Dave Dewall said some more about it, word for word.

Two sandwiches shy of a whole picnic I think was one of his expressions.

Made me laugh. Go read what Dave had to say here, it’s good stuff:

How to Retire in the Philippines with No Money

(Go ahead and read it now, I’ll wait here for you)

Now you might think that Dave’s article upset me.

How To Visit the USA From the Philippines

29/07/2019 by Dave Starr 2 Comments

How To Visit the USA From the Philippines.

(Updated 29 July 2019)

Recently I published sw]everal articles about the difficulty of Diliinos getting approval for a US Visitors (Tourist) Visa, also known as a B1/B2 Visa.

Here are just a few:

I’m A US Citizen — Why Can’t My Filipina Wife Get a Tourist Visa To The USA?

Can My Philippine Friend Visit Me in the USA?

How Hard Is It To Get a Tourist Visa to the USA From the Philippines?

These will give you the idea of the problem, in case you weren’t already familiar.

What’s the common thread that runs through all tourist visa discussions?

A Green Card is Not a Visitor’s Visa

25/07/2019 by admin Leave a Comment

A Green Card is Not a Visitor’s Visa.

(Updated 25 July 2019)

This article was published some years back. I’ve significantly updated it and added material, because the issue has become much more critical, given the focus of the current administration.

Many of my readers either already have, or plan in the future to become quite well acquainted with the United States Permanent Resident Card, commonly known as the “Green Card” (government form number I-551)

Many folks I have chatted with in the past 17 or 18 years of being intimately interested in moving to the Philippines, living in the Philippines, bringing a Philippine citizen to the US, and other related matters, do not know much about this card, legal permanent residency status itself, and the rules, both written and unwritten that apply.

You Wanted Help Finding An English Teaching Job? Be Careful What You Ask For!

24/07/2019 by Dave Starr Leave a Comment

You Wanted Help Finding An English Teaching Job?

(Updated 20 July 2019)

People write to me frequently for help in finding a job in the Philippines. Normally I just refer them to this article:

10 Reasons You Don’t Want A Job In The Philippines

(Go, ahead, read it, I’ll wait here for you).

But I’ve decided to make an exception to my rule of “No Help On Finding Jobs” because the market is so huge and the need is so great.

Both for foreigners here in the Philippines and for those who are thinking about moving here and need extra money to save up for the move.

These are jobs you can do from home, wherever home can be. And you can start in the USA and then transfer your work seamlessly to the Philippines (taking into account the time zone differences).

Finding Jobs That Pay You To Teach English Online … In Any Country

Tourist or Fiancee’ or Spouse Visa — Which Is Better?

17/07/2019 by Dave Starr 6 Comments

Tourist or Fiancee’ Or Spouse Visa. Which is Better?

(Updated 17 July 2019)

I get a lot of comments and emails on this subject. Here’s one that came in not long ago (edited for privacy).

People want to meet up with their Filipina sweethearts but they just don’t know what sort of visa or wait time, or expense is involved.

Here’s a Sample

I have a similar situation. My friend in the Visaya wants to visit me in the United States.

1. She is single with no banking account. She has a job and a bachelor degree.

2. We have the intention of marriage and very likely will marry.

3. Can she file for a K-1 Fiancee visa on her own to come to visit me here?

4. If she can file and I pay the fees, how long usually for approval?

5. Lastly, what is the likelihood she would be approved?

How Hard Is It To Get a Tourist Visa to the USA From the Philippines?

12/07/2019 by Dave Starr Leave a Comment

How Hard Is It To Get a Tourist Visa to the USA From the Philippines?

(Updated 12 July 2019)

Here’s a typical comment that gets posted here at PhilFAQS, where you can learn how to move to and profit in the Philippines. Over the past 15 years, I have heard and seen so many stories like this that it makes me sad.

There’s nothing I can do except to try to clarify the way the US laws are written and how they seem to be applied to Filipinos applying for visitor visas (tourist visas) to the USA.

Disclaimer: Remember that I am not a lawyer and I have no connection with the US Embassy or any other agency or company involved in granting or denying US tourist visas. These are my own personal opinions and are not legal advice. If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.

A Typical Reader Story

Happy Fourth Of July — Temporarily on US Soil

05/07/2019 by Dave Starr Leave a Comment

Happy Fourth of July

(Updated 4 July 2019)

Yes, indeed I have been AWOL from the site here a long time.

As we were taught in the military, the “excuse” is, “No Excuse, Sir”. Everything is going well for me, but life has been happening … that’s all I can say

Took A Little Vacation/Rejuvenation Trip

Today is the 4th of July, 2019 and I am in the good old red, white and blue USA. Mt. Dora, Florida to be specific.

My wife and I arrived here in the very wee hours of 2 July after flying MNL-NRT-BOS-MCO. (Google is your friend)

The trip was not too long (delayed two hours or so by weather in Tokyo, but our JetBlue flight connecting Boston to Orlando was three hours late so everything worked out well (except for the other 180 people who had to wait an extra 3 hours in Boston, just for us ;-0

I’m in the Orlando Area now

and even though I’ve only done a little shopping and dining I am still shocked by the prices here. Rather than belabor the point I’m going to refer you to an article I wrote last October when we were last in the USA:

Still Keeping Me Rudely Awake 2018

Can a US Citizen Move to the Philippines?

16/05/2019 by Dave Starr 10 Comments

Can a US citizen move to the Philippines?

(Updated 16 June 2019)

The answer to that question is a resounding YES.

I’ve been reading about, writing about and actually living a move to the Philippines for nearly 13 years now.

It only struck as strange very recently how complicated and obscure my writing and most others writing on this subject have been, I apologize right now for all those years of making it seem so darn hard. It isn’t.

If You Want To Move To The Philippines You Can.

Can a US citizen move to the Philippines? Tomorrow if you would like and if an airline has an empty seat to sell you.

“But Dave”, I hear you saying, “my head is swimming with all these details of visas, permissions, planning and all sorts of complicated issues people continually write about. It can’t really be that simple, can it”?

Well, The Bottom Line Is, It Absolutely CAN Be that Simple.

Why Choose the Philippines — Is Malaysia a Better Choice?

16/05/2019 by Dave Starr Leave a Comment

Why Choose the Philippines — Is Malaysia a Better Choice?

(last updated 27 April 2019)

I originally wrote this about 8 years ago. It was in response to a lot of mail I was receiving on the subject of what country was “best” to live in for US expats.

At the time, Malaysia was advertising The Malaysia My Second Home program and many expats wondered how that program compared with what was available to retirees in the Philippines.

Significantly updated and corrected. Only a few things have changed in 8 years, mostly making it even easier to stay in the Philippines.

Why choose the Philippines?

That’s a very good question. Why choose the Philippines instead of the nation of Malaysia for retirement, or just an escape from the western world rat race? [Read more…] about Why Choose the Philippines — Is Malaysia a Better Choice?

Why Choose The Philippines? Is Thailand a Better Choice?

15/05/2019 by Dave Starr 7 Comments

Why Choose the Philippines — Is Thailand a Better Choice?

(Updated 26 April 2019)

Why choose the Philippines? That’s a very good question. Why choose the Philippines instead of the Kingdom of Thailand for retirement, or just an escape from the western world rat race?

I notice many, many other internet marketing folks as I travel the web who talk extensively about Thailand when the subject of living overseas but earning online comes up.

Mostly the comments are favorable, but the majority come from those who have no real experience with Thailand at all …they just “heard good things” about Thailand.

Experience Counts For Something

I have more experience with this issue than some.