- moving to the Philippines

Many visitors to this website ask me about the possibilities to get an extended visa aside from the ordinary tourist visa. I’ll explain the most common visas here. Upon arrival in the Philippines (almost) every tourist gets a 21 day visa to stay at no cost. Once in the Philippines this tourist visa can...
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Finding employment in the Philippines is difficult. It is for Filipinos, but even more for foreigners. Wages are low, compared to US or European standards. And there is the Philippine law about hiring employees. Companies in the Philippines are allowed to hire foreigners but only if that same job cannot be done by a...
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When someone moves to the Philippines, or to other 3rd world countries, it is almost an obligation to have a good health insurance plan. Costs for medical treatment and medicines are high and they will take a lot from your savings or small pension. A few days ago I received an e-mail from a...
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One of the first and most asked questions from people who want to move and stay in the Philippines is about their health and the insurance to cover the expenses. In the Philippines there’s no obligation (by law) to have a medical insurance or Medicare as it’s also called. Everybody is free to have...
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In the Philippines you may find lots of US citizens, thousands of Europeans, Australians and people from all around the world. Who and why do people come to the Philippines ??
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On several websites I have found a number of reasons if someone should retire in the Philippines or not. Here is a shortened mixed list of these reasons. Some truly hit home while some are mere exaggerations. You be the judge. Advise: Read this article with a smile. So let us start and look...
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I’m writing today about renting or buying a house to live in. Moving to the Philippines requires a lot of things to take care for. One of the very important things is where you are going to live. If you are a millionaire like Bill Gates, you
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200 signatures and stamps….. ……..and a lot of bureaucracy….. “Welcome to the Philippines“
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HECTIC, …very hectic…… The last few weeks before our departure to the Philippines were very busy. Because we have decided that we wouldn?t ship all our furniture to the PI because they are quit large and heavy items and the costs for shipping was to much. We decided that we would buy new furniture...
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The time to make final plans and schedule our relocation has come. First we have to decide if we were going to bring all our furniture, so we asked for quotations for the move by sea container.
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