Philippine Retirement for Foreigners
There is a lot of information out there that is very confusing about retiring in the Philippines and a lot of it is false or at least misguiding so to make it a fairly easy ! (with a pinch of salt) I hope to give you a better guide that you can follow, which is the process that I took.
I first went through the Philippine Retirement Authority going back and forth to London from Essex where I lived, then finding out i needed more documents. One of the important documents you will need is a police clearance from the police authority in your country before you come over the second time, then getting documents notarized,, this all takes time and can be very expensive. when i finally got to Manila I met my future wife. we proceed to the appropriate authority where we discovered we did not need to take this route.
You can come here on a tourist visa which will give you a 21 day stay, then a week before your visa is due to expire you can have it extended for a further 2 months, you will keep doing this process for a year then you have to go out of the country for a day then come back and do the same process for another year, if you do go out of the country go to Hong Kong or anywhere nearby take your girlfriend on holiday for a couple of days then start again until you are officially married.
You can come here on a tourist visa which will give you a 21 day stay, then a week before your visa is due to expire you can have it extended for a further 2 months, you will keep doing this process for a year then you have to go out of the country for a day then come back and do the same process for another year, if you do go out of the country go to Hong Kong or anywhere nearby take your girlfriend on holiday for a couple of days then start again until you are officially married.
If you intend to marry your filipina girlfriend, (exchange lots of letters it will help) you will first have to have met each other in person.The following documents are very important for your girlfriend to prepare: Birth certificate obtained from the NSO, Valid Identification card like postal id, passport, or any valid id showing her photograph, signature, and family name appearing in her birth certificate.
when you come back to marry your lady then use the process described above. Once you are married your wife will have to petition you to the immigration authorities to allow you to stay, and what you are applying for is an ACI card (residency permit) Note this is a probationary period for a year. you don't have to have your passport stamped anymore. after your probationary period your wife will have to petition for you again for permanent residency.
when you come back to marry your lady then use the process described above. Once you are married your wife will have to petition you to the immigration authorities to allow you to stay, and what you are applying for is an ACI card (residency permit) Note this is a probationary period for a year. you don't have to have your passport stamped anymore. after your probationary period your wife will have to petition for you again for permanent residency.
If your wife is separated you will have to go through the process of annulment in which the processes can take up to 3 years and will cost approximately 90,000 pesos, there are alternatives of course. email me. (no I don't ask for money)There are various websites online who will offer to help you to find out if your future wife is eligible through consultation at a hotel, this will cost you 10.000pesos which you will pay at the meeting (no I did not get caught with it) but I know about it through my own investigation and research, so stay clear of it.
These processes can take a lot of paperwork and a lot of going back and forth, the process can be very long and there is nothing you can do to make it go any quicker so save yourself a headache and accept this fact and don't stress yourself out cause at the end of the day you are still together and that is whats important, am i right or am i right.....
These processes can take a lot of paperwork and a lot of going back and forth, the process can be very long and there is nothing you can do to make it go any quicker so save yourself a headache and accept this fact and don't stress yourself out cause at the end of the day you are still together and that is whats important, am i right or am i right.....
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