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Would like to relocate to Palawan....some advice needed?

Last activity 11 January 2024 by bigpearl

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gilesc

Hi all


My wife and I are in our early 50's and live in Perth. We are tired of the rat race, high cost of living and are looking to move to Palawan (or somewhere else in the Philippines) to enjoy the island life and spend the next few years of our lives exploring the Islands and other places in the Philippines and SE Asia. We both love the outdoors, hiking, beaches, fishing, snorkeling etc so we need to have all that close to us.


I work full time from home and my wife can run her business from anywhere as well.


We don't want to be too remote so we are considering Puerta Princesa so we can still meet people, have friends, close restaurants, shops, activities etc


Can I have some advice on the following? I know some of the questions are pretty broad but just starting to do more research so just need some ideas.


What salary in AUD would allow us to live comfortably in Palawan with a decent house (2/3 bedrooms)


We like being close to the beach, what suburbs would be the best for us to consider?


What is the internet like in Palawan, I need decent and stable internet for my job?


If we wanted to come for an extended holiday to see if we liked it, what length visa could we get? 1 month? 3 months? 6 months? Is it easy to extend your visa if you decide to stay a bit longer? Do you have to leave the country to renew your visa?


What are the rules regarding buying property in the Philippines? Do you have to be a citizen/permanent resident?


How is the crime/safety in Puerta Princesa?


What would be our main obstacles that could cause issues for us moving to the Philippines? visas, our age, our income? etc


If there is a good website that has a lot of this info, please let me know.


Any additional advice or questions I've missed would be appreciated....thanks

mugteck

Welcome aboard gilesc hope we can help you out.  You must be a citizen to own land.  There are certain special projects in which you can own a condo, but not any land.  Have you been to the Philippines before.  Is your wife a Filipina?  There are Australians on here, some have been living in the Philippines for many years.  If you need reliable wifi to keep working that could be a problem.  Others on here can give you the best locations, but you have the right idea it will take boots on the ground to get a feel for what is available.   Good luck.

gilesc

Thanks mugteck


We are both from Australia (with Aussie and British passports)


We have not been there before but been to various other island in Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand and love the relaxed Island feel. We will come for a holiday first and stay for as long as we can to see we if we like it, but we travel quite a lot and get along with most people. If the move happened, we would rent a place to start out with anyway.


The internet is a worry as I can't have regular dropouts with the work I do.


Appreciate the info, thanks

Lotus Eater

@mugteck


Others on here can give you the best locations


Do you mean who I think you mean? 1f923.svg

mugteck

          There are people on here living on Palawan, I just do not remember their names.

Lotus Eater

@mugteck


I was thinking of a Swedish gentleman who seems to know the island well..

mugteck

        The only Swedish gentleman I think of is Steig Larsson  (The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo)

bigpearl

Fantastic read and 3 part series mugtech, pity he is not with us any more.


Cheers, Steve.

Enzyte Bob

I was walking around Ikea and saw him selling Swedish meatballs.

bigpearl

Let's not go there, While Swedish meat balls are fine some swedes are a bad/sad indictment on a good nation, most countries have bad apples.


OMO.


Cheers, Steve. 

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