13A Visa: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Just telling the story about our move to the Philippines and our house build!
Describing what happened when I present myself at the Immigration Office within 7 days of arrival in the Philippines with a 13A visa.
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Welcome to the Philippines Edmund, that is how it works there. Paper works is not that easy to do , although you think you prepared everything they needed. They need still more that your not expecting and a lots of payments too. You need to have more of extra extra time , a lot of Patience and Cash.
You should have used a visa agency like I did. The one across the escalator in BI Cebu has a branch office at Robinson's galleria. They do everything for you. All the paperwork, they tell you where to go for medical, nbi clearance, etc. They even give you the folder you mentioned. The only time I had to go to BI was for the interview. The agency even picked up my ACR card and I got it at their office. It is worth the reasonable fee to have someone else do all the work for you.
@@ManWithNoName-t2d Thanks for watching. What was the fee the agency charged?
Thank you for your Vlogs anyway, I love to see them❤😂
@@hulahooper-ahyen thank you for watching.
I've been here almost two years now and have learned that nothing here is fast and easy.
@@LB-ty6ks yes. Patience is a must. My wife going into the bank to make a withdrawal. Returns 3 hours later. Fall in line! Thanks for watching.
You always pay first, so that they've always got you by the ballz
That’s always the case in the Philippines, too much red tape. You just have to go with the flow. Glad everything work after all.
@@titaanderson1754 yes, the red tape is real. Just smile and move to the next window. Thanks for watching.
Wow you had to have mefical clearance, I got my 13a visa a few months ago and I am on the 1 year probation period now and I did not have to do any medical exam just the NBI clearance is all. Thid was in Cebu too so I guess because you started this process in the US it changed things for you.
@@elvie174able thanks for watching! When I started looking into the 13A process the in-country and out of country requirements were similar. It appears that is no longer the case. So not really sure which process is "better". Glad I am done with!
@@FEgoestoPI yeah at least you got it done and out of the way. My filipina wife is 17 years younger than me so we are pretty much in the same boat. I brougjt her. to the US back in 2008 and lived there for 14 years and have 1 daughter who is now 10 and been here in Buenavista Bohol for 2 years now. We are building our 2nd little house here with upper deck that over looks Cebu city and next plan to buy a lot in Panglao too.
@@elvie174able I have a friend in the States who's father is from Buenavista. Panglao has changed alot in the 10 years that I have been coming here. Boom times right now! Thanks for watching
They trash your folder after they enter your data into the computer >>> & the rookie fresh out of college. usually enters your data wrong >>> so 6 month later .... more issues >>> it a big Carnival Ride .... Ferris Wheel of Up& Downs = bullship !
@@jerichojohnson3219 the guy entering the data was pretty young! Let's see what happens when I go to get my card in 10 weeks. Thanks for watching
Found my polio record from decades ago; original copy or picture acceptable to them?
@@dosbaggos5575 I think the original record would be sufficient. Thanks for watching.
Are you paying all that in cash? or g cash? maya ?
Paid in cash.