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Nothing but alcohol will take away the shame. (For the ninnies out there: Not while driving, not around kids, just responsibly, duh.)

Basically two things happen with a ROM. First you send the ROM and its support to the Consulate. When it is reviewed, signed, and stamped, you will get an official copy mailed to you. The second thing that happens is that the Consulate sends it to the PSA for recording. That is where the 6 months or longer comes in. You don't need a copy of the ROM from the PSA to do the passport renewal at the Consulate. The copy received from Consulate is adequate. I bet you're thinking, "won't the PSA be more official?" Here is the secret. The PSA copy is nothing more than ROM you already have copied onto the official weird-sized yellow-backed paper.

What Chancy said. You mentioned a joint account, so I was relaying what my issues were as the foreign husband (Balikbayan privilege and no ACR card). They would not apply to you directly. I should have been more clear.

We have a Nissan Navarra. The truck sits up high enough, so you can see what foolishness is ahead. We decided on the truck due to standing water, the height it gives, and the bed in the back. Parking it sucks though. In the US we drove a BMW that would be worthless here. Our neighbor owns one, and I've never seen it move. Taking it to Manila for maintenance is beyond stupid for me.

Got to have the searchlights on both sides, so you can find your kids in the dark.

When my wife changed her name, BPI requested the ROM. Maybe a marriage certificate is adequate. You can only try. We had a copy of the ROM, so it is no issue. They would not make it a joint account. I don't have an ACR card, as I am here on a Balikbayan. That was our experience with my wife's bank. As you know, bank rules, requirements, and procedures vary by bank, manager, weather, the day of the week, and if you look like you're going to keep and pass large balances in an account. You keep trying branches until you and the bank manager's horoscopes align.

The malls here in Negros are starting to put up displays.

Covid test is not required anymore.

I have flown out of LAX a lot, and you really want way more than 2 hours in LAX. If you're arriving on SW, that is Terminal 1. It is on the far end of one of the U-shaped airport complex. You are going to have get your bags from the baggage claim, drag your bags, your carryon, and yourself to Terminal B. which is on the bottom of the U. Walking sucks, and the terminal transfer busses, are, well, terminal busses. Waiting for them, and stops between chews up time. Then you have check-in, TSA, and then to the gate. If you're like me, it always seems to on the far end of the terminal. (I found that it is a very long ways when you are dragging a 4'11" Filipina with short legs and the wrong shoes.) If you have one itinerary and you don't have to fool with bags at LAX or the terminal busses, I would still allow a lot of time. You have to walk a long damn ways in the interior of LAX using the transfer hallways. To summarize: 2 hours - Hurry up, run, stress, and pray to your deity of choice 4 hours - You got this, a little extra time for problems

I bought my wife a new 2019 Honda Civic in January 2019. We sold it in January 2022 for $5,000 more than we paid for it new.

General info. Not sure this important to anyone, remember that when you have your whole trip on one itinerary, and you change airlines on that trip, baggage rules are based on the first carrier. From Consumer Reports, but I saw this also when I read the rules on why I was getting screwed out of a baggage allowance. I got hosed on this. Most international flights have a two baggage allowance. US domestic does not. I flew AA from San Antonio to LA, and then changed to PAL from LA to Manila. I had to pay for extra bags because the flight to LA only allowed 1 bag, so PAL only allowed one bag instead of the normal 2 as well. Might not be on all itineraries and airline pairings. Just beware of this hidden gotcha.

As you are finding out, immigration, airlines, and other countries all have their own rules, and they may be incongruent with each other.

Exactly, when I arrived in July, the "free" wifi kept asking for a local number to connect. I tried other connections, and ran into the same issue.

Buying a ticket is under your control. Why would you book it under her married name if she has no passport to match? Maybe I missed a thread earlier about your plans. I know everyone here would have counseled you to make sure to use the the name on the passport. The difference between the names on her passport and Green Card are handled here at US Immigration with a marriage certificate. The controlling document everywhere else is the passport and the name there.

What is your disability? Pretending to be disabled in a third country for discounts and benefits is much sadder than making up numerous alias on a Visa site.

Makes sense as things can change.

It is one of those Philippine mysteries. Good news is that it is easy and doesn't take very long. Be sure to screen shot the QR code at the end. You will need it a few times. They don't read it or anything, they just make sure you have it. Btw, Post Falls, not my home town, but I grew up on the other side of the state line.

I think Palawan might be the 6th or 7th iteration of you know who.

Yes. I arrived July 18th. You just need vaccine card and OneHealthPass. Within the last few weeks, certain transit points such as Taiwan and Hong Kong have dropped their covid testing requirement for transit passengers as well.

First of all, travel insurance is no longer required. https://www.philippineairlines.com/en/covid-19/arrivingintheph Secondly, if you're flying with PAL, the ticket comes with Covid coverage. That link above explains what you need. I flew a direct flight (US to the Philippines) last week on PAL, and all that was required was your vaccination card (showing the 2 shots plus a booster) and the OneHealthPass QR code. If you are on another airline and transit through a separate country, you will probably have to have a PCR test as well. Need to check with that airline/country for transit rules.

I feel your pain. Our local Catholic Church/School has a thrift store, and, well, you know... Why buy one dress that you will never wear for $150 when you can buy 50 that you will never wear for $3 each?

Repeated in Resolution 168 (5/26/22). Page 2, A.1.e. https://doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/health-update/20220526-IATF-Resolution-168-RRD.pdf