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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from Balamban in Current best way to call from America to Cell in Negros Oriental?
1st and foremost, absolutely require from any relative that you support directly or indirectly that they have PhilHealth. No PhilHealth, No Support. PhilHealth is a bargain, costs almost nothing. It pays somewhere around 50% depending on what's going on. It is their responsibility to send you on a monthly/quarterly/whatever basis a receipt. No receipt, it doesn't matter if Aswang fly in from Iloilo, no support if no PhilHealth. If her baby becomes sick because of it - its on her. If I remember correctly, Philhealth is also available to legal immigrants as well . . . Buy it. She might have to stand in line to pay and get the receipt, too bad. Thats the cost of support - period. No negotiations, No BS. If this is done, most everything is covered and she has automatic admission to any hospital (or so she should).
Mark
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from Scott Br in Current best way to call from America to Cell in Negros Oriental?
1st and foremost, absolutely require from any relative that you support directly or indirectly that they have PhilHealth. No PhilHealth, No Support. PhilHealth is a bargain, costs almost nothing. It pays somewhere around 50% depending on what's going on. It is their responsibility to send you on a monthly/quarterly/whatever basis a receipt. No receipt, it doesn't matter if Aswang fly in from Iloilo, no support if no PhilHealth. If her baby becomes sick because of it - its on her. If I remember correctly, Philhealth is also available to legal immigrants as well . . . Buy it. She might have to stand in line to pay and get the receipt, too bad. Thats the cost of support - period. No negotiations, No BS. If this is done, most everything is covered and she has automatic admission to any hospital (or so she should).
Mark
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from Balamban in Can I bring two laptops to Cebu?
No sweat, no ask no tell. I pretty much did the same thing. Brought my laptop and a refurb laptop to my then finance (now wife) and an engagement ring. No need to wear it; in fact I would not wear any jewelry and only cheap watches while you are going through NAIA. Once you arrive, purchase a cheap flip phone and put some load on it so you have some way to communicate. You might want to consider purchasing (together) your wedding bands and both of you wear them in public even though are not married. This will minimize any possible negative interaction with ordinary folks. I remember a couple of years ago my wife receiving some disapproving stares until we purchased wedding rings and wore them publicly.
Mark and Rassel!
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from Cyberfx1024 in Can I bring two laptops to Cebu?
No sweat, no ask no tell. I pretty much did the same thing. Brought my laptop and a refurb laptop to my then finance (now wife) and an engagement ring. No need to wear it; in fact I would not wear any jewelry and only cheap watches while you are going through NAIA. Once you arrive, purchase a cheap flip phone and put some load on it so you have some way to communicate. You might want to consider purchasing (together) your wedding bands and both of you wear them in public even though are not married. This will minimize any possible negative interaction with ordinary folks. I remember a couple of years ago my wife receiving some disapproving stares until we purchased wedding rings and wore them publicly.
Mark and Rassel!
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from patriot10 in Well its over now
Although not explicitly in the question . . . this might be a 'classic' case of immigration fraud. I would make sure early on that the Feds know that she has no intention to remain your wife. It really sucks that this happened . . . good luck.
Mark
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from macadamias in Is it easy to get into a CFO seminar (manila)
I would say that its possible, but not desirable. If something goes wrong . . . let say that the person in charge of doing one job or another is absent and did not designate a replacement - then you don't have the stamp or signature. Some similar happened to us on a local level when we were recovering from an administrative error on our marriage license. You would be, in my opinion, cutting it way too close. Without that stamp/signature in her passport - game over you lose! You will watch your flight take off and there is nothing you can do about it. If you do decide to do it this way, just make sure that there are no holidays or religious festivals scheduled for that day. I would recommend just flying her up to Manila/Cebu early in the morning, have her get it done, and fly her back that evening. Thats what I did, it worked like a charm. Rescheduling a local airline trip to Manila is MUCH cheaper than missing 2 flights . . . Just my opinion . . .
Warm Regards,
Mark and Rassel!
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Mark and Rassel reacted to Thermite in One way to Philippines One way back?
Thanks all I wanted to know being hassled by the travel agents so i thought maybe one way there one way back with her added would work instead I know its a bit more
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Mark and Rassel reacted to Hank_ in One way to Philippines One way back?
Trying calling the travel agency/airlines to book the flight, you may be able to book the round trip and her one way so they are the same flight back without issues.
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Mark and Rassel reacted to Hank_ in One way to Philippines One way back?
As long as you have a return ticket before flying to the Philippines you should have no issues. I had the same kind of issue booking a one way for my wife with my round trip ticket, I called the airlines and they handled it for me so we were both booked on the return flight and had seating next to each other.
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Mark and Rassel reacted to Thermite in One way to Philippines One way back?
Yeah same if i knew she would of gotten it that quick I would of stayed but I couldn't risk getting unpaid any longer it took her 4 days to get hers as well lol
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from renecherubs in traveling with greencard to philippines
Like everyone said before and also:
1) Count the number of luggage pieces plus her purse that she'll be carrying (include computer bags, backpacks and etc in this count)
2) Get as many sets of photocopies of those documents (for her passport, just the basic info pages are needed for this) as in #1
3) Get as many security envelopes are in number one and stuff each document set into a single envelope
4) If feasible, put a 50.00 US bill or amex check in each envelope as well (emergency funds, good for phone calls, food and a hotel room)
4) Put one envelope in each piece of luggage and one in her purse in some out of the way place - even inside of a zippered liner
This makes sure that no matter, what - she'll will have a copy of her primary documents and will be able to get back into the U.S. This might sound a bit extreme, but I travel confident that there is possibility approaching zero that I won't have ID or money on the other end . . .
Just a thought . . ..
Mark and Rassel!
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Mark and Rassel reacted to Bitsu in Dual Citizenship, marriage and baby ^_^
Hello, just needed information regarding about this situations,
I am a dual citizen (U.S and Philippines). I stayed here in the Philippines to study and still residing here.
1.First question is, I am planning to get married here in the Philippines, which citizenship should I use. Am I going to choose between the two. I don't want to lose my U.S citizenship, but I am not sure what procedure to do for this.
2.Next question is about my baby, I am 4 months pregnant. Will s/he be able to obtain my dual citizenship if I deliver my baby here in the Philippines.
Will it be automatically dual citizen for my baby or I have to file some papers for my baby to become dual.
:D :D
Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my message!!
God Bless!
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Mark and Rassel reacted to DavenRoxy in Requirements after NOA2
Have you checked out these threads?
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/221658-st-lukes-medical-exam-walkthrough/
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/261031-some-useful-links/
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/321960-do-we-need-to-wait-for-manila/page__view__findpost__p__4813496__hl__medical__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293624-after-noa2-detailed-summary/page__view__findpost__p__4735776__hl__medical__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302765-documents-requirements-questions/page__view__findpost__p__4576237__hl__medical__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/233815-does-my-filipino-fiance-really-need-a-pre-departure-orientation-seminar/page__view__findpost__p__4802419__hl__medical__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320247-police-clearance/page__view__findpost__p__4790353__hl__medical__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/202435-cfo-exit-seminar/page__view__findpost__p__4810272__hl__cfo__fromsearch__1
http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/320222-cfo-at-st-marys-and-cof-extension-office/page__view__findpost__p__4794750__hl__cfo__fromsearch__1
Took me about 2 minutes to gather those using the ADVANCED SEARCH feature, and typing in CFO & MEDICAL
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Mark and Rassel got a reaction from crystal01 in Marriage Fraud, Divorce and a life on hold . . .
rlogan,
Ouch - I'm glad that you are are able to see things with such great clarity . . . that's sometimes a challenge for me. To be clear here, Jane did not have friends who did this, but my friends wife did. She decided not to do this - good for her. Jane however, made the wrong decision. I've made wrong decisions too. I do know that in some cultures shame and family obligations are powerful motivators. The need to help family members in times of crisis will often drive people to do things that they normally would not do. She did this 10 years ago as a young woman barely out of her teens. I personally see no reason for her to suffer a life of loss and despair for a mistake done years ago.
She has, to her credit, not blamed anyone except herself for what she did. She has accepted responsibility unconditionally. She hasn't asked me for a dime over the 5 months we've chatted and emailed. No dying relatives, cancer, broken pipes, dental work - nothing. She's spoken of sacrafice, service, family and loss. Either she is an excellent actress, or she feels a deep shame at the mistake that she made - and I've seen the look on her face during our webcam chats while we've spoken about it. I've met a couple of scammers online and I'm fortunate to have not lost anything to them. If Jane is a scammer, she is either the most patient and crafty scammer around or really bad at it! It is very easy to see the world in terms of black and white - good and bad. We all screw up, some worse than others. I've done my fair share of screwing up too. I'm glad that there are people in this world that have lived spotless lives, it gives us all something to aspire to.
Warm Regards,
The Poodle Guy