I didn't have to supply financial information and wasn't asked any questions. My marriage certificate arrived in about 4 weeks. My affidavit of cohabitation was done at a notary public with nothing from the barangay, my marriage certificate had an article 34 (5 years continuous cohabitation) exemption. The officer I saw was fully aware of what we went through during the pandemic so he had no reason to doubt us.
Lovely couple . Just to let you know I really enjoy your blogs. Wishing you all the best for the future Regards Len from the UK . I HOPE TO BE LIVING IN CEBU THIS YEAR .
Good morning sir .I'm originally from the state.I will be going to my interview on Wed.Me and my wife were wondering how many questions ❓ will they be asking at our interview in manila,and are any of the questions trick one . unfortunately I deal with anxiety and depression so I'm just trying to prepare myself and have an idea what to expect
Hey TLM, I assume this is your first interview? If so, they asked my wife and I personal questions regarding each other, things like each other's birthdays, the names or each others siblings and parents , how we meet, what our long term plans were regarding immigration/emigration, things we liked and disliked about each other. They asked about shared hobbies, plans of children, and of course our relationship in general and our wedding. One interesting questions was they asked my wife if I showed any signs of being violent. It took about 30 minutes, and wasn't overly stressful as long as you actually know your partner (my wife actually got my birthday wrong and I still tease her about it lol). Nothing was a trick question, they just want to make sure you both actual know each other and your application isn't blatant immigration fraud. Hope that helps and best of luck with the interview!
Hi!! I'm new subscriber and planing to retairing some time in September and my resident will be on San isidro Pamplona Camarines sur close to Naga, so all the immigration offices are in Naga? did they ask for police clearance cause I'm living in the US, thanks for your info regards stay safe.😊
Hi Enrique. Thanks for subscribing! 😀Yes, there's Bureau of Immigration in Naga not far from Pamplona. In regards with the Police Clearance, They didn't ask for it, NBI clearance instead which you can apply in Naga also. Keep in mind tho that it will take probably a month before you can have it. Hope that helps. Cheers!
Our pleasure Enrique! And congrats on the upcoming retirement. Hope it's a pleasant journey to get here! It took Rick almost 48 hours of travel, but he laid over in Vancouver for the night to break up the flight.
Hi!! I know it's a long flight but this time I coming with my phillipina wife and my baby girl😊 thanks for your kindness and you guys be safe and enjoy it the baby.
You apply for the amendment, which converts from probationary to permanent resident, just before your 1 year probationary period ends. If everything goes well it’s supposed to be implemented within a month. There was a big shake up at the bureau of immigration recently however, so they are incredibly backed up, so it took me 5 months from applying for the amendment before implementation. Actually headed to the bureau of immigration today to have my passport stamped with my permanent resident status. Then they will request my new ACR-I card which supposedly takes another couple weeks to receive.
They should tell you all the paperwork required when you file your application. If you have it I would certainly bring it, but it was never asked of us to prove I lived here in the Barangay for the first interview. I did have to get one for our second application, where we converted from a probationary 13A to full 13A. They told us that up front however (in fact, I believe they gave us all the paperwork requirements for our second application on approval of our conversion application.
@@RickandMariMe and my Asawa really appreciate you getting back to us Regarding our interview this week coming up .Just a little nervous.I have no issue remembering my wife's birthday or my step son .is it necessary to rember her siblings ,and parents birthdays or just their full names
@@RickandMari I've been living here in the Philippines since may 9 ,2022 I only left the country Oct of last year for a month to take care of medical issues.do you think they will have an issue since I was going thru the probationary process.since you mentioned that you think they except you to stay the whole year or should I just bring my medical documentation for proof
@@tlmcoolbreeze1595 they just asked us to name each other's siblings and parent's names, and asked if we've met them. For my wife she's never met any of my family, and that was fine as she still knew their names.
@@tlmcoolbreeze1595 If you bring proof that it was a medical issue I really can't see them having a problem with that. I've dealt with LTO, BI, Phil Health, and BIR so far since I've been here - immigration where the nicest and most accomodating of all the government offices by far, LTO being 2nd.
Hi Rich, yes, there are two interviews - one when you apply to convert your tourist visa to the 13A probationary and a second when you apply to convert from 13A probationary to full 13A. The first interview is more detailed, and seems to test the knowledge of each spouse regarding their partner. The second interview was more general, and they asked about our experience in the Philippines and how I was adapting to life here.
Hi Ryan, they should of told you the outcome of the interview, at least they did with us. For us they outright told us they were approving our application for implementation. Having said that, there has been a personal shuffle at BI, so things are horribly backlogged. We were expecting our application to have been implemented around March 26th. Here is is May 26th and still no word. They tell us to simply continue to wait and they will get to it eventually. Best of luck with your process, hopefully it doesn't take too long before you hear something from them.
Unfortunately if your Australian and marry in the Philippines you loose a quarter of your pension and any kids you have are not given Australian citizenship or support
@@seraphsmile Yes. Because you go from a single mans pension to a married mans pension which is less. But your wife in the Philippines or any kids are not given Australian citizenship. Also just living with a girlfriend they class that as a full time partner and reduce your pension. Australia is one of the worst and lowest pensions in the world. $1200us a month for single and $900 us if you marry a Filipina
@@RickandMari They don't care about anything to do with your wife or kids. Only to drop pension if you have one. No support for wife or kids until you bring to Australia. Then no social security for 4 years and if any kids no school or medical paid for 4 years.
You apply for the amendment, which converts from probationary to permanent resident, just before your 1 year probationary period ends. If everything goes well it’s supposed to be implemented within a month. There was a big shake up at the bureau of immigration recently however, so they are incredibly backed up, so it took me 5 months from applying for the amendment before implementation. Actually headed to the bureau of immigration today to have my passport stamped with my permanent resident status. Then they will request my new ACR-I card which supposedly takes another couple weeks to receive.
@@robinsonlee1521 after interview july 5 ，i can find my name on system for encoding，and my name always on system untill AUG then cannot find，i call immigrantion office they say waiting for update，already more than one month
Hi Rick & Mari, I am a new subscriber. Also from the Rock. We will be moving back to the Philippines Oct 10/24
Hi Frank! Thanks for the subscription. Always great to hear from another Newfie. Where abouts in the Philippines do you call home? Safe travels
So Happy for you guys. wish you all the very best on your journey together
Thank you so much, Steve!
I didn't have to supply financial information and wasn't asked any questions. My marriage certificate arrived in about 4 weeks. My affidavit of cohabitation was done at a notary public with nothing from the barangay, my marriage certificate had an article 34 (5 years continuous cohabitation) exemption. The officer I saw was fully aware of what we went through during the pandemic so he had no reason to doubt us.
Lovely couple . Just to let you know I really enjoy your blogs.
Wishing you all the best for the future
Regards Len from the UK .
I HOPE TO BE LIVING IN CEBU THIS YEAR .
Thanks for supporting us, Len! We want to visit Cebu in the future. Let's connect. 😊
Yes that would be great Rick ! Regards to all .
Len
New subscriber here, we are also planning to build a life in the Philippine in the future btw Wish you all the best guys. 😀
thanks so much! Same to you, hope you find a great place to settle down.
No interviews for us for our 13A application 2022/2023. There was a silly questionnaire to fill in.
Good morning sir .I'm originally from the state.I will be going to my interview on Wed.Me and my wife were wondering how many questions ❓ will they be asking at our interview in manila,and are any of the questions trick one . unfortunately I deal with anxiety and depression so I'm just trying to prepare myself and have an idea what to expect
Hey TLM, I assume this is your first interview? If so, they asked my wife and I personal questions regarding each other, things like each other's birthdays, the names or each others siblings and parents , how we meet, what our long term plans were regarding immigration/emigration, things we liked and disliked about each other. They asked about shared hobbies, plans of children, and of course our relationship in general and our wedding. One interesting questions was they asked my wife if I showed any signs of being violent. It took about 30 minutes, and wasn't overly stressful as long as you actually know your partner (my wife actually got my birthday wrong and I still tease her about it lol). Nothing was a trick question, they just want to make sure you both actual know each other and your application isn't blatant immigration fraud. Hope that helps and best of luck with the interview!
@@RickandMari yes sir this is my 1st amendment interview.so I'm assuming we will have 2 interviews at immagratiion in manila
Thanks sir @@RickandMari
Hi!! I'm new subscriber and planing to retairing some time in September and my resident will be on San isidro Pamplona Camarines sur close to Naga, so all the immigration offices are in Naga? did they ask for police clearance cause I'm living in the US, thanks for your info regards stay safe.😊
Hi Enrique. Thanks for subscribing! 😀Yes, there's Bureau of Immigration in Naga not far from Pamplona.
In regards with the Police Clearance, They didn't ask for it, NBI clearance instead which you can apply in Naga also. Keep in mind tho that it will take probably a month before you can have it. Hope that helps. Cheers!
@RickandMari hi!! Good morning over there thank you for info appreciated it 😀.
Our pleasure Enrique! And congrats on the upcoming retirement. Hope it's a pleasant journey to get here! It took Rick almost 48 hours of travel, but he laid over in Vancouver for the night to break up the flight.
Hi!! I know it's a long flight but this time I coming with my phillipina wife and my baby girl😊 thanks for your kindness and you guys be safe and enjoy it the baby.
How many weeks to wait When you renewing your permanent resident visa and acr card probationary?
Hi rick! How long it takes for u to get approved from probation visa to PR ( 5 years)
You apply for the amendment, which converts from probationary to permanent resident, just before your 1 year probationary period ends. If everything goes well it’s supposed to be implemented within a month. There was a big shake up at the bureau of immigration recently however, so they are incredibly backed up, so it took me 5 months from applying for the amendment before implementation. Actually headed to the bureau of immigration today to have my passport stamped with my permanent resident status. Then they will request my new ACR-I card which supposedly takes another couple weeks to receive.
How long was the interview.Also should i bring my burunguay proof of residency to the interview as well
They should tell you all the paperwork required when you file your application. If you have it I would certainly bring it, but it was never asked of us to prove I lived here in the Barangay for the first interview. I did have to get one for our second application, where we converted from a probationary 13A to full 13A. They told us that up front however (in fact, I believe they gave us all the paperwork requirements for our second application on approval of our conversion application.
@@RickandMariMe and my Asawa really appreciate you getting back to us Regarding our interview this week coming up .Just a little nervous.I have no issue remembering my wife's birthday or my step son .is it necessary to rember her siblings ,and parents birthdays or just their full names
@@RickandMari I've been living here in the Philippines since may 9 ,2022 I only left the country Oct of last year for a month to take care of medical issues.do you think they will have an issue since I was going thru the probationary process.since you mentioned that you think they except you to stay the whole year or should I just bring my medical documentation for proof
@@tlmcoolbreeze1595 they just asked us to name each other's siblings and parent's names, and asked if we've met them. For my wife she's never met any of my family, and that was fine as she still knew their names.
@@tlmcoolbreeze1595 If you bring proof that it was a medical issue I really can't see them having a problem with that. I've dealt with LTO, BI, Phil Health, and BIR so far since I've been here - immigration where the nicest and most accomodating of all the government offices by far, LTO being 2nd.
Hello so does it mean there are 2 interview for 13a visa?
Or it depends on the couple
If they want to ask more questions Thankyouuu
Hi Rich, yes, there are two interviews - one when you apply to convert your tourist visa to the 13A probationary and a second when you apply to convert from 13A probationary to full 13A.
The first interview is more detailed, and seems to test the knowledge of each spouse regarding their partner. The second interview was more general, and they asked about our experience in the Philippines and how I was adapting to life here.
I'm currently waiting for the 30 days to find out if I am approved if you passed the interview are you pretty much in
Hi Ryan, they should of told you the outcome of the interview, at least they did with us. For us they outright told us they were approving our application for implementation.
Having said that, there has been a personal shuffle at BI, so things are horribly backlogged. We were expecting our application to have been implemented around March 26th. Here is is May 26th and still no word. They tell us to simply continue to wait and they will get to it eventually.
Best of luck with your process, hopefully it doesn't take too long before you hear something from them.
@@RickandMari thank you for your advice mine just got approved so hopefully you can get yours soon
Hello do they ask for a photos during 1st interview?
No po.
Unfortunately if your Australian and marry in the Philippines you loose a quarter of your pension and any kids you have are not given Australian citizenship or support
this is when an Australian gets a 13A visa in Philippines?
@@seraphsmile Yes. Because you go from a single mans pension to a married mans pension which is less. But your wife in the Philippines or any kids are not given Australian citizenship. Also just living with a girlfriend they class that as a full time partner and reduce your pension. Australia is one of the worst and lowest pensions in the world. $1200us a month for single and $900 us if you marry a Filipina
@@seraphsmile Plus if you try to bring your wife to Australia expect it to take 4 years and $70000.
Wow! Does it matter if your wife has an income or not?
@@RickandMari They don't care about anything to do with your wife or kids. Only to drop pension if you have one. No support for wife or kids until you bring to Australia. Then no social security for 4 years and if any kids no school or medical paid for 4 years.
hello how long u wait for the approval of the permanent visa ?
You apply for the amendment, which converts from probationary to permanent resident, just before your 1 year probationary period ends. If everything goes well it’s supposed to be implemented within a month. There was a big shake up at the bureau of immigration recently however, so they are incredibly backed up, so it took me 5 months from applying for the amendment before implementation. Actually headed to the bureau of immigration today to have my passport stamped with my permanent resident status. Then they will request my new ACR-I card which supposedly takes another couple weeks to receive.
hello po，how to know interview pass or not on immigration web，i search my application id ，only my name there and for encoding
Please wait for it to update.
Hi bro. How about your interview? I interviewed last month until now I didn't see my information on the imagination website
@@robinsonlee1521 after interview july 5 ，i can find my name on system for encoding，and my name always on system untill AUG then cannot find，i call immigrantion office they say waiting for update，already more than one month
@@samueltan2214 ok thanks sir
@@robinsonlee1521 how about the result ？u already get ba？
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