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@Buzzardman

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English expat in the Philippines

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English, Single

Lives in Cebu City, Central Visayas

Speaks English, Thai, French

Registration: 21 January 2017

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Buzzardman created a thread
5 years ago

Self-storage Cebu City

I have to return to UK in a couple of months and will be away from Cebu anywhere from 6 to 9 months. I am looking for a secure place to store my stuff while away. Nothing major literally a couple of bits of furniture and a few boxes. Have googled ... Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
5 years ago
kindawn

Water Outage in Metro Manila by kindawn

Obviously, there's a shortage of water right now in metro manila. Just want to ask if anyone has any experience dealing with this before? My condo in mandaluyong already doing rationing water through fire trucks, 2 buckets per day. Can't ...

Buzzardman

You do seem to spoil you argument by suggesting that airplane contrails are purposely produced in order to cause earthquakes and tsunamis. Even a few seconds thought would show that the few grams of water vapour in a plane's contrail could lift ... Read More

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5 years ago
Non-Monogamous Mark

Amazon Kindle in the Philippines by Non-Monogamous Mark

My girlfriend lives in Lucena, Quezon Province. Like much of the Philippines there is no library there to read good books. If I give her a Kindle can she purchase books to keep and read on it from the Philippines? I know in many countries the books ...

Buzzardman

I use my kindle here. It is registered to my UK account Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
5 years ago
Peter Clark

Good Reading Books by Peter Clark

Not many book readers in the Philippines myself included, mostly it was Haynes car manuals, Hank Jansons, technical mags and Dennis Wheatley, but spending hours in Airports waiting for your flight got me curious about books and spending my ...

Buzzardman

"Good Book" Depends very much on personal taste. But I agree with some of your selection, so our tastes must overlap somewhat. Pete Brassett UK Scottish Crime stories I binge read the whole series Will dig down a bit and get a list ... Read More

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5 years ago
Buzzardman

Exit Clearance by Buzzardman

Maybe I'm just being stupid here. I am on a SRRV, before I used to pop back to UK or go on foreign holidays every now and again, so never considered Exit Clearance certificates. But later on this yesr I intend to go to UK for a visit and I will, ...

Buzzardman

Thanks. I don't need one then Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
5 years ago
MikeHall

Problem with return trip from Philippines to Hong Kong by MikeHall

Hi, This is my first post. I’m am a retired British person currently on an extended tourist visa here in the Philippines. I have been here just over 6 months and also have a Tourist class ACR1 card. It is my intention to retire here. I have ...

Buzzardman

I have been asked 2 or 3 times at Heathrow. Not a problem for me though as I get them to look at my visa - SRRV Read More

Buzzardman created a thread
5 years ago

Exit Clearance

Maybe I'm just being stupid here. I am on a SRRV, before I used to pop back to UK or go on foreign holidays every now and again, so never considered Exit Clearance certificates. But later on this yesr I intend to go to UK for a visit and I will, ... Read More

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6 years ago
Buzzardman

SRRV some basic questions by Buzzardman

I live in UK and am looking to move out to Philippines on a SRRV. I have been googling away for information on the details of the procedures and have a couple of questions that I am not clear about. Sorry if they seem a bit simplistic, but I would ...

Buzzardman

That makes a lot of sense Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
Guestposter8964

PRA SRRV US $ Deposit by Guestposter8964

Will soon be on the way to Philippine and hope I will get a Retirement Visa without to much hassle as soon I get my Medical examination done. I have a couple of questions that I am not clear about, already asked PRA by e-mail but never got an ...

Buzzardman

They just gave me the stereotyped letter as I was doing the paperwork stuff at PRA. Lots of bits of paper change hands Read More

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6 years ago
Guestposter8964

PRA SRRV US $ Deposit by Guestposter8964

Will soon be on the way to Philippine and hope I will get a Retirement Visa without to much hassle as soon I get my Medical examination done. I have a couple of questions that I am not clear about, already asked PRA by e-mail but never got an ...

Buzzardman

Oh another point, 25th September, well realistically 24th, is very achievable, with time to spare. The long wait is for the SRRV and passport etc to arrive. But you can use UK driving licence as an ID for flying in country and for most purposes. ... Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
Guestposter8964

PRA SRRV US $ Deposit by Guestposter8964

Will soon be on the way to Philippine and hope I will get a Retirement Visa without to much hassle as soon I get my Medical examination done. I have a couple of questions that I am not clear about, already asked PRA by e-mail but never got an ...

Buzzardman

Copy of a couple of emails from bank and me explaining how it is done, well was done in my case are winging their way to Sunny Fenny for you. By the way my marketer advised me against sending the money in that way, but it seemed there was no other ... Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
Guestposter8964

PRA SRRV US $ Deposit by Guestposter8964

Will soon be on the way to Philippine and hope I will get a Retirement Visa without to much hassle as soon I get my Medical examination done. I have a couple of questions that I am not clear about, already asked PRA by e-mail but never got an ...

Buzzardman

Hi, That sounds like the typical Catch-22 of bureaucracy. I opened my account with BDO. There is only one branch that was authorised to hold the deposit, it is in Makati not too far from PRA main office. I was not sure how to do it and so I ... Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
Buzzardman

SRRV some basic questions by Buzzardman

I live in UK and am looking to move out to Philippines on a SRRV. I have been googling away for information on the details of the procedures and have a couple of questions that I am not clear about. Sorry if they seem a bit simplistic, but I would ...

Buzzardman

Jack you have posted exactly the same comment on 3 different threads. I just went to the branch with my SRRV card, passport and copy of lease to prove address and opened an account in minutes Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
Guestposter8964

PRA SRRV US $ Deposit by Guestposter8964

Will soon be on the way to Philippine and hope I will get a Retirement Visa without to much hassle as soon I get my Medical examination done. I have a couple of questions that I am not clear about, already asked PRA by e-mail but never got an ...

Buzzardman

Not my experience at all, opened an account easy and quickly Read More

Buzzardman replied to a thread
6 years ago
luisEUCN

SRRV/SIRV bank, criminal bacground questions by luisEUCN

Hi We, a family of 4, are thinking of moving to Philippines (more exactly BGC/ Mc Kinley Hills), I can either apply for a SRRV or SIRV visa by investing a little 100k usd it appears . The documents requested don’t look too hard to come up ...

Buzzardman

That is strange. I went to the bank with my SRRV, passport and copy of lease and within minutes had an account opened. BDO Read More