
mati_steve
American looking for information about Philippines
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About me
American
Speaks English, some Spanish, very little Basayan
Registration: 17 October 2024
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WIRE transfers from US to Philippines by chughes6302
I'm sure this is a popular topic... I'm buying a car and need to pay cash. I do not have a local bank account yet, because I've only been here for a month.I've tried everything to move $ from Bank of America via, Western Union (only a 5k daily ...
@danfinn Thanks for the response @danfinn. Ever since I retired last year I've been slacking on all the AI tech that's come out. Haha. Looking over the requirements for FBAR, it sounds like the receiving account must either be owned by you and/or ... Read More
WIRE transfers from US to Philippines by chughes6302
I'm sure this is a popular topic... I'm buying a car and need to pay cash. I do not have a local bank account yet, because I've only been here for a month.I've tried everything to move $ from Bank of America via, Western Union (only a 5k daily ...
Sorry to rehash an old topic, but I'd rather search for answers first instead of posting a new topic.聽 That being said, most of my questions were answered in this thread (thanks!), but I did have something additional.聽 Being a US citizen ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@mati_steve Hi bud, Yeah the app is so glichy I wondered if it was a scam site; & it almost works properly with a Gmail email account. Tourism is down by a lot in the Philippines & it stands to reason that the e travel is a ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@mati_steveThe officer started asking me a lot of questions .Who will I be seeingNone of her goddamned business. But as we always say on this Forum 鈥 When in Rome鈥橫aybe she was jealous.. - @Lotus Eater The Philippines is not alone in ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@mati_steve The officer started asking me a lot of questions . Who will I be seeing None of her goddamned business. But as we always say on this Forum 鈥 When in Rome鈥 Maybe she was jealous.. - @Lotus Eater"She" was actually a "he", but ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
@Cherryann01 The eGov app is a bit strange for me.聽 I sometimes take the San Antonio>Dallas>Doha>Cebu>Davo route to the PI, but if I enter the American Airlines flight as the first leg (SA>Dallas), it won't let me enter a valid ... Read More
Road safety in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating roads and experiencing traffic in the Philippines as an expat can be a learning experience. We invite you to share your insights in order to help other expats and soon-to-be expats stay safe on the road in the ...
The times I have had to cross the road myself, I tend to cross near where other people are trying to cross and leave a space at the side so if a car fails to stop somebody will provide a small buffer between the car and me meaning some other poor ... Read More
The Philippines, a welcoming destination to expats? by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in the Philippines, like every new environment, can feel like stepping into the unknown and brings many questions: how will it go, how to integrate successfully, etc. To help smooth this transition, we invite you to ...
@mati_steve An interesting observation and one has to disect and unpick variables that could be at play here. I have been visiting the Philippines since 2001 for business and pleasure and there are many more expats and overseas visitors now than ... Read More
The Philippines, a welcoming destination to expats? by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in the Philippines, like every new environment, can feel like stepping into the unknown and brings many questions: how will it go, how to integrate successfully, etc. To help smooth this transition, we invite you to ...
@mati_steve The VAWA violence against women act is pretty ominous. Any woman you are having sex with could jail you on the basis of a serious argument. It applies to everybody, not just expats but that does not say it is "fair". Foreigners are more ... Read More
The Philippines, a welcoming destination to expats? by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in the Philippines, like every new environment, can feel like stepping into the unknown and brings many questions: how will it go, how to integrate successfully, etc. To help smooth this transition, we invite you to ...
@mati_steve You are correct and I have noticed that this is happening more. A British vlogger brought this subject up in one of his videos because it happened to a friend of his then other Vloggers have jumped on the story and put out their own ... Read More
The Philippines, a welcoming destination to expats? by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in the Philippines, like every new environment, can feel like stepping into the unknown and brings many questions: how will it go, how to integrate successfully, etc. To help smooth this transition, we invite you to ...
Not sure if anyone else has noticed an uptick in videos from expat(/other) vloggers in the PH lately (example: The Filipina Pea), regarding judicial treatment of expats there.聽 Maybe it鈥檚 just the 鈥渟oup du jour鈥 for them now, ... Read More
Wise Exchange Rate by Enzyte Bob
I sent a sent a Wise transfer just now, exchange rate of USD of 57.1825.I checked the official rate, it is 57.19
I sent a sent a Wise transfer just now, exchange rate of USD of 57.1825.I checked the official rate, it is 57.19 - @Enzyte BobI just signed up for Wise the other day (been using Western Union).聽 Unfortunately, they don't offer a way to connect ... Read More
Why I dont like Gcash by Filamretire
My wife was asking for a gcash account. Not that I dont trust her, but Gcash is registered to a phone number ie an app with security code. You can deposit to gcash many places using cash and send money to anyone. The problem is I have no way of ...
@Moon Dog A similar thing happened to my Filipina GF last week.聽 She transferred P9000 to her GCash account in the morning and was going to go to pay her electric later that afternoon with it.聽 When she went to pay, the money was ... Read More
New Member moving to the Philippines by swt90alum
Hello Everyone,My name is Dave, I'm 58, originally from Texas, but I currently live in Fort Myers, Florida. I am retired from The U.S. Air force. My career field was Space Operations (satellites). I am engaged to a Filipina (Juvy) but she has ...
@swt90alum Great to hear. Thank you for your extended service as well. I might take you up on the offer after we are both settled in the PH. I've been there several times already in the last year to visit my Filipina GF, and plan to go again ... Read More
New Member moving to the Philippines by swt90alum
Hello Everyone,My name is Dave, I'm 58, originally from Texas, but I currently live in Fort Myers, Florida. I am retired from The U.S. Air force. My career field was Space Operations (satellites). I am engaged to a Filipina (Juvy) but she has ...
Hello Everyone, My name is Dave, I'm 58, originally from Texas, but I currently live in Fort Myers, Florida. I am retired from The U.S. Air force. My career field was Space Operations (satellites). I am engaged to a Filipina (Juvy) but she has been ... Read More