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What do I need to know before I move to the Philippines (that is relevant for a 13-year-old)?
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Let me start by saying that I'm not an expert on immigration and that my experience with obtaining a resident visa was based on a much different set of circumstances than yours. For one thing, I didn't come here to work so the retirement visa program offered the Philippines Retirement Authority, or PRA, was perfectly suited in my case. Nonetheless, I would highly recommend that you retain the services of an attorney specializing in immigration, as I did, to help you through the process. Back in 2009, I paid the equialent of approximately $1,200USD all in all to the attorney as a consulting fee. It was worth every penny. She required a 50% retainer and the balance was paid on completion. On top of that, I paid all PRA application processing fees along the way, as required. There are several reasons why I highly recommend you use an attorney and here some of the most important ones. : The Philipine government, like all other countries, has immigration laws to protect and favor its citizens. The unemployment rate is high here with a great level of well educated people flooding the job market each year. There is no shortage of skilled labor. Foreigners can and do work here under certain critiria. However, in most if not all cases, employers must provide justifications as to why a local Filipino worker can not fill that position. This is made more difficult because, on average, salaries are much lower here. So, the thinking is: why would foreigners come here to work when so many Filipinos go work abroad because, for one, they cant find local jobs and two, there's much better money to be made elsewhere?Speliazed immigration attorneys know the options that will be best for you. Immigration law and the rules that govern it change from time to time. Not only will the attorney know the latest changes but they will even know what new upcoming changes might be in the pipeline that could benefit you.As for most countries with developing economies, there are many profiteers who will try to take advantage of their goverment position to create hardship in order to extort money from you. This is not typical to the Philippines, however, the locals will tell you "it's the Philippines way".To answer your question about what paperwork you will need, just bring your passport and lots of greenish colored papers with with presidential faces. That will do it to get the procesd started. If you need a referral for an honest attorney, don't hesitate and let me know. .
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The Philippines has its embassy in your country of the USA. The specific details can be acquired there and they can even direct you to a lawyer if your papers for permanent residence and employment in the Philippines do not fit Philippine regulations. However, I would caution you that: the priority of the Philippine government is to provide jobs for its own citizens, Filipinos who find it hard, living in a third world country. The government endures the brain drain of its own people/as Filipino Overseas Contract Workers, only because of the dollar reserves that brings. However, the government wants to come to a time when it can provide jobs for its people and not have to see them (many of them) suffer while working in another, sometimes hostile, country. If you have a special business/product/service line that only you as a foreigner can offer, well then ,that is a different matter altogether.