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Entries from November 2008

Visa Options for Longer Stay in the Philippines

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

For short-term stay up to 21 days, there is no need for a visa for citizens of The Netherlands.
The same goes for a U.S. citizen.
Because I am a former Filipino citizen, the following will be our options when we decide to stay longer than 21 days:

Balikbayan Program

Here, both me and my spouse can stay visa-free [...]

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Tags: Immigration · News · Philippine Immigration

The Plan in Stages

February 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Phase 0 Preparation (details of these will be discussed in succeeding posts)

This has already started now. We need to research the best kind of visa we will use for our long stay. Also, we just found out that we could not officially sublet our apartment. According to our landlord we should “not let [...]

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Tags: Planning · Relocation

Our reason for considering the Philippines

February 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I have a very stable but stressful job in the IT field here in the Netherlands. I am aware that I am pretty fortunate to get a job like this here in this country where it is so difficult to settle down as a foreigner — especially if you do not speak the [...]

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Tags: Musings · Personal

The Top 5 Things I learned from living in…

February 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Philippines
* faith in God and Christian values
* friendliness, hospitality and generosity to visitors/people you meet. Helping people in need.
* respect for parents and older people
* being close to family
* to excel in work and academics
the USA
* following your heart
* being independent or self-reliant
* responsibility in personal finances
* courage (lakas ng loob) and adventurous spirit
* [...]

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Tags: Personal