Before J came over, we didn’t really worry about him finding a job here in the Philippines. Sad it may be to say, there is still a bias towards Caucasians. You’re white, you get a lot of things that may not be available to the locals. We thought that he’d get a job in the [...]
The Balikbayan Visa
Before J and I got married, I had no idea about these things. In my mind, the moment a foreign person marries a Filipino citizen, he or she is entitled to live in the Philippines, no questions asked. I should have known better. For almost a year after we got married, J [...]
Permanent Residence Visa (13a) Granted!
This topic goes a long way back for us. When we first got married, I didn’t really think about visas and that kind of stuff. I guess I was just not thinking. :p
Anyhow, any foreigner married to a Filipino has to get one kind of visa or another in order to stay in the country [...]
