Stay in PH for 3 months FOR baby's birth but have a criminal record

@ Michael Freeze

Yes it is.. That is actually what my new lawyer just suggested today in fact and we are going that route. But the marriage has to be consummated which it will be when I go to see her again in august 1f495.svgand immigrations accepts that way too

Consummated? Sounds like the deed is done.

Cheers, Steve.

@bigpearl

" I am a US techno and club dj"

I suspect that the mind numbing drug inducing 140 BPM finally addled his brain. Astrud Gilberto - rest in peace.

You never had a problem meeting a lady? Why on dating sites then? Sounds like you do and now you will be a father from a dating site?
Thanks for the last long winded reply which only confirms insecurities and trying to justify the position you placed yourself in.
4 years chatting online? Thought you said you never had a problem meeting the fairer sex.

Only time will tell but I'm sure we all wish you a happy sailing.

Cheers, Steve.
-@bigpearl

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OP has With a felony conviction. . . . from an ex-girlfriends lies? Felonies are a big deal.

It's so strange how many people want to come to the Philippines that have a criminal record. According to Wikipedia in the US a felony is a crime punishable by death or more than one year in jail.

Better call Saul

There's no criminal background check for entering the country but if you were convicted of a sex offense especially against minors I believe that a system is in place to red flag you now.

You never had a problem meeting a lady? Why on dating sites then? Sounds like you do and now you will be a father from a dating site?
Thanks for the last long winded reply which only confirms insecurities and trying to justify the position you placed yourself in.
4 years chatting online? Thought you said you never had a problem meeting the fairer sex.

Only time will tell but I'm sure we all wish you a happy sailing.

Cheers, Steve.
-@bigpearl
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OP has With a felony conviction. . . . from an ex-girlfriends lies? Felonies are a big deal.

It's so strange how many people want to come to the Philippines that have a criminal record. According to Wikipedia in the US a felony is a crime punishable by death or more than one year in jail.

Better call Saul
-@Enzyte Bob

In 1970 possession  of less than an ounce of maryjane was a felony in PA.  Made me morally unfit to be drafted.  53 years later am still a convicted felon, no relief in sight as the state is looking into legalization, just like NY and NJ.  Was grateful in 1971 when I did not get drafted, could have been in the last wave going to Vietnam..... When I hear people talking about medical marijuana, I tell them less than an oz of grass might have saved my life.

@philipperv no such record here...... this was from a GF turned addict and try to rob, steal and or destroy everyone close to her bc of it so I left her and she was not happy lol.

Think about it man... would I be a federal Gov employee, or be able to obtain my passport, and lastly be able to travel to Taiwan, I think not to all of the above.  As I said before you would be surprised at the trash the US has become

@Enzyte Bob What is more disheartening is the stats of how many men are locked up off a woman's lies bc of their vengeful nature and frauding the system in doing so. The US criminal system is corrupts and broken beyond repair. Its all capitalist money grab game now. 

@Lotus Eater actually around 128bpm, more of a house head but seriously no drugs need to have a gift of music and an appreciation for it

@bigpearl thats what I said ... na I guess we have to have some pics taken with us together after the fact. Funny thing is I asked just that. Also asked if we can just use the pics and memories we had on my last recent trip there

@philipperv  Think about it man... would I be a federal Gov employee, or be able to obtain my passport, and lastly be able to travel to Taiwan, I think not to all of the above as I said before you would be surprised at the trash the US has become

@Lotus Eater  BTW good video, I have watched that guy in the past with more then a few of his videos on his channel

@Sugarnutz btw thank you very much for the advice about the introduction idea. I already talked with and  will be getting on from my state's senator tyvm

In 1970 possession of less than an ounce of maryjane was a felony in PA. Made me morally unfit to be drafted. 53 years later am still a convicted felon, no relief in sight as the state is looking into legalization, just like NY and NJ. Was grateful in 1971 when I did not get drafted, could have been in the last wave going to Vietnam..... When I hear people talking about medical marijuana, I tell them less than an oz of grass might have saved my life.
-@mugteck

I probably took your place . In the spring of 1971 I joined the US Army hoping to go to Vietnam. I wanted to see what it was all about before it was over. Not everyone who joined or enlisted ended up in the war. I spent 13 months in South Korea and a couple months in Germany. I came out a much better man compared to the punk I was before enlisting.

mugteck said. . . In 1970 possession of less than an ounce of maryjane was a felony in PA. Made me morally unfit to be drafted. 53 years later am still a convicted felon, no relief in sight as the state is looking into legalization, just like NY and NJ. Was grateful in 1971 when I did not get drafted, could have been in the last wave going to Vietnam..... When I hear people talking about medical marijuana, I tell them less than an oz of grass might have saved my life.

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I wish I knew that . . . . . I got married instead, I was in a marriage jail for 17 years.

PS: The best maryjane was in Vietnam.

LOL, the best Mary Jane was a girl I met 50 years ago,

Cheers, Steve.

mugteck said. . . In 1970 possession of less than an ounce of maryjane was a felony in PA. Made me morally unfit to be drafted. 53 years later am still a convicted felon, no relief in sight as the state is looking into legalization, just like NY and NJ. Was grateful in 1971 when I did not get drafted, could have been in the last wave going to Vietnam..... When I hear people talking about medical marijuana, I tell them less than an oz of grass might have saved my life.
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I wish I knew that . . . . . I got married instead, I was in a marriage jail for 17 years.

PS: The best maryjane was in Vietnam.
-@Enzyte Bob

That part made no sense to me.  I knew how to smoke weed, you would think that would qualify me for Vietnam.  I listened to Arlo Guthrie quite often singing Alice's Restaurant, loved the part "You want to know if I'm moral enough to burn villages, kill women and children because I 'm a litterer?"

It is curious that a criminal record would exclude someone from the draft. In those days a judge would often “defer judgement” and the charges would be dropped if the defendant completed an enlistment "with honor". Defendants were not being sentenced to military service, they were simply given the option. There were some real winners in the Army in those days. I knew a couple guys who were in that program.

I enlisted in Philadelphia April, 1971 and in that same month and year project VOLAR, for "volunteer Army," was implemented. Monthly salary for an E1 when I enlisted was $143.70 but soon increased to $288. There were other little perks like beer machines in barracks. I remember it being referred to as MVA (Modern Volunteer Army) which replaced the old brown boot Army. That was the first step in phasing out the draft and in July 1, 1973 the US military became 100% voluntary.

mugteck said. . . In 1970 possession of less than an ounce of maryjane was a felony in PA. Made me morally unfit to be drafted. 53 years later am still a convicted felon, no relief in sight as the state is looking into legalization, just like NY and NJ. Was grateful in 1971 when I did not get drafted, could have been in the last wave going to Vietnam..... When I hear people talking about medical marijuana, I tell them less than an oz of grass might have saved my life.
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I wish I knew that . . . . . I got married instead, I was in a marriage jail for 17 years.

PS: The best maryjane was in Vietnam.
-@Enzyte Bob
That part made no sense to me. I knew how to smoke weed, you would think that would qualify me for Vietnam. I listened to Arlo Guthrie quite often singing Alice's Restaurant, loved the part "You want to know if I'm moral enough to burn villages, kill women and children because I 'm a litterer?"
-@mugteck

But they had a great thanks giving day.

Cheers, Steve.

It is curious that a criminal record would exclude someone from the draft. In those days a judge would often “defer judgement” and the charges would be dropped if the defendant completed an enlistment "with honor". 
-@Moon Dog

I had just finished my junior year in college.  My draft status was 2S, student deferment,  the following year I was notified that my new status was 4F, physically or morally unfit for service.  When you are 4F without taking a physical, you are deemed morally unfit.  So I never got beyond 4F, but I had number 63 in the draft lottery that year, most draft boards got up to number 120 that year, so I would have gone.  Knew one guy who had number 123, was a nervous year for him, he was ready to enlist in the navy to avoid the army.

mugteck said . . . I had just finished my junior year in college. My draft status was 2S, student deferment, the following year I was notified that my new status was 4F, physically or morally unfit for service. When you are 4F without taking a physical, you are deemed morally unfit. So I never got beyond 4F, but I had number 63 in the draft lottery that year, most draft boards got up to number 120 that year, so I would have gone. Knew one guy who had number 123, was a nervous year for him, he was ready to enlist in the navy to avoid the army.

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I had two college roommates each had different stories.

First Story: He was from West Virginia. Back then the Army? Had some gimmick about joining up with your buddies. The roommate finally convinced his two reluctant cousin to join up with him. He failed the physical and both his cousins went to Vietnam.

Second story: Another roommate joined the Reserves to avoid the war and never he showed up and they were going to prosecute him, so he tried to join the Army to avoid possible prison time. He flunked the physical and lived a happy life.

This is how I remember the circumstance as it was from 1962.

mugteck said . . . I had just finished my junior year in college. My draft status was 2S, student deferment, the following year I was notified that my new status was 4F, physically or morally unfit for service. When you are 4F without taking a physical, you are deemed morally unfit. So I never got beyond 4F, but I had number 63 in the draft lottery that year, most draft boards got up to number 120 that year, so I would have gone. Knew one guy who had number 123, was a nervous year for him, he was ready to enlist in the navy to avoid the army.
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I had two college roommates each had different stories.

First Story: He was from West Virginia. Back then the Army? Had some gimmick about joining up with your buddies. The roommate finally convinced his two reluctant cousin to join up with him. He failed the physical and both his cousins went to Vietnam.

Second story: Another roommate joined the Reserves to avoid the war and never he showed up and they were going to prosecute him, so he tried to join the Army to avoid possible prison time. He flunked the physical and lived a happy life.

This is how I remember the circumstance as it was from 1962.
-@Enzyte Bob

That was called "Buddy Basic", I joined under that program. My buddy Bill was 17 so he needed his parents signature but he lived with his aunt and uncle and that is who signed for him. Some time during basic in Fort Dix, NJ that was discovered so Bill never finished basic.

They had this other thing at the time called "Guaranteed MOS" which meant the specialty you signed up for was guaranteed. A recruiter has excellent duty in his home town as long as he meets his monthly quota of enlistments. I forget what school I initially wanted but he talked me into body and fender repair, 44B20. I did really well on the tests at the induction center and the guy who interviewed me said I had a very high mechanical aptitude and he would have recommended me for warrant officer school if I had not signed up for Guaranteed MOS.

I would have been the only male in my family, including uncles, who never served if I had not enlisted so there was that. The military is what you make of it. An honorable discharge is good to have and comes in handy at times. I only have to deposit $1,500 for my SRRV visa so that's a good thing. For those who screw up and end up with a less than honorable discharge it may come back to haunt them. A general discharge is not too bad, it could be for medical reasons. A dishonorable discharge is a different ballgame. Those are only handed out after someone has been court martialed and found guilty of serious offenses such as desertion, sexual assault, murder, etc.

My first experience smoking pot was when I was stationed in Korea. My experience in that place at that time would be hard to describe. I went back to Korea in 2015 for a work assignment and it was not the same. Back in 1972 a lunch bag of pot was $5 and a short time was $2 or $3. Korea is trying to erase how it was when "business girls" were helping bring American dollars into the economy.

I had a family member lose a leg at Cold Harbor during the Civil War, my grandfather fought WW1 in Pittsburgh, my father was my Philippines connection.  He was a supply sergeant in the 25th division during the retaking of Luzon in 1945.  After hearing his war stories, mostly non violent stuff, and watching the appropriate John Wayne movies, I had a great interest in the Philippines.   One of my high school friends fought the Vietnam War in the navy at Subic, told funny stories about the women and life under marshall law.  So in 1992 I joined a penpal club and wrote to 30 females and in November of 1994 I married my fiance in Ilocos Sur, it was my first trip out of the USA.

Mugteck said . . . I had a family member lose a leg at Cold Harbor during the Civil War,

my grandfather fought WW1 in Pittsburgh,

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Pittsburgh, PA ?

As a boy I grew up in Buffalo NY, my Aunt & Uncle owned a little Mom & Pop grocery and they moved to Pittsburgh, PA in the late 1940's. Some 40 years later my company transferred me to Pittsburgh so I looked up my very aged Aunt.

On the wall was a picture of my Uncle Bill in a strange military uniform from WW1. I said to my Aunt that's a funny uniform, she put her index finger up to her lips, the only sound she said was shhh. Then she said he was on the other side.

Life is not fair, like having a felony on your record for a small bag of plant material.

The guys serving in Vietnam were paid an extra $60 a month combat pay for risking life and limb. Meanwhile in Korea our KP and guard duty was taken care of by Koreans. We had house boys to shine our boots, wash our clothes and clean our Quonset huts and latrines. Our pay was docked $14 a month to pay for all this but the house boys expected a $5 tip from each of the 12 guys in the hut on pay day to supplement their $80 monthly salary. My house boy was Lee Ok Man, cool name, Lee Okay Man! He was an ex ROK Marine. Even our MOS specialty duties or jobs at the shops were done by Koreans, and we got every Friday off so we didn't have to stand around the shop on that day. Koreans were not allowed to drive Army vehicles so that was our main job, driving vehicles needing paint and body work in and out of the shop.

The Opie looking hillbilly on the left in the photo is me. This is a typical day in the "vill" with my friends Joe from Mauston, WI, and Rut from Throop, PA. Those guys were both drafted. I know you feel safer having soldier boys like us protecting the country. The girl with me is/was Sunny but her real name was something like Kong Myong Hee.

@bigpearl I guess I got off cheap... well not that cheap but less then it cost you my friend.

Cheers,

@bigpearl That figurs. Australia ***

Golly, bashing and robbing people? Shows your style, You obviously know nothing about Australia and the 26 million people that live there. From England 164,000 convicts were sent over a period of 80 years, most died from hardship or the 3 month voyage and those that survived as well as the millions of migrants from all over the world made us a multi cultural people that helped build the country that it is today, generate a measly 2 trillion dollars GDP while Switzerland with a GDP of 800 billion, all in less than 250 years. You are from a country with less than 9 million people, have isolated yourselves by claiming neutrality but still want to have your say in international affairs, I have been to Switzerland and never ran across the attitude I see here and now.

So why are you interested in the Philippines? Harassing members on an expat site? As said back off and relax a little/lot. Add some valuable info instead of being bombastic.

Cheers, Steve.

I spent a little time in NSW working at a natural gas booster station outside the small town of Young. I was made welcome by the locals who were very cordial and easy to strike up a conversation with. The standard of living has to be higher than the US. There was no trash along the roads and properties were well maintained.  It was cool to see grays lounging in front yards. I was always under the impression it was such a hot place until I had to scrape ice off my windshield each morning. Driving across the Blue Mountains is something I will always remember.

Australia, 4 seasons in one day Moon Dog. I don't miss it, 2 seasons suits me. Hot or comfortable, never cold. Good for my ailing knees.

We had the Pretty faced wallabies on our lawns every day, in Australia, here it's the Tokays and ground toads as well as the birds, the goats and dogs are out.

Cheers, Steve.

Hello everyone,

Please note that some off-topic posts have been put aside from this thread.

I invite members to comment on the topic only if they have relevant info : Stay in PH for 3 months FOR baby's birth but have a criminal record

Thank you in advance

Bhavna