Philippines is a beautiful country plus Filipinos are well known to be one of the friendliest people. We support our good government new policy. If you are above 50 this new policy should not bother you. Welcome to the Philippines❤
Totally agree I have travelled and worked in 23 countries and the Filipino people are by far the friendliest and most welcoming people I have had the pleasure of meeting
I would be happy to hear that 50+ wasn't affected, I have been considering retirement in the Philippines or Thailand. I have always enjoyed my Filipino and Filipina friends (always such great friends).
Well if the plan is to have within 100 years or so a total population of nothing but retirees and no children leaving a dying nation of elderly people then this is a good move.
@@MWDJR173 given the Filipino culture, I don't think that they are in danger of not having enough children, plus the retirees that are staying in the Philippines are bringing income with them, resulting in a net gain similar to tourism with little to no drain on resources. Rather it is quite the opposite to a drain on resources when you consider the retirement money being spent in the country.
You can do that with just a tourist visa, lol! In the Philippines, you can stay in the country for up to 3 years straight without having to leave the country for a visa run. You just need to extend your tourist visa when needed before it expires so you won't have to pay penalty fee.
Adam Caldwell, I apologize in advance if I’m misunderstanding your comment but I thought you might benefit from hearing of someone’s actual experience rather than going with the imagined. I have lived in the P.I. (in Makati, Rizal) and I found my years there to be a busy, joyous, creative time of personal and professional growth. I would not trade the experience and the fond memories of those years. Perhaps it is not the right place for you, sir, but I believe people do well wherever they are when they believe in themselves and their abilities. We make our own “best places” by our choices and determination.
@@jellenp Oh I love the Philippines. And My comment was just responding to the message that they was shutting off resident visas temporarily I hope. I was being somewhat truthful about my comment. I love it enough that I would be very happy driving around the islands ands and spending time with the people and enjoying the beauty.
I have an SRRV visa, since 2015. My wife owns our home there. We contribute to the economy. I can empathize with the Philippines government. The new Chinese are generally rude and abusive and feel un-due-ly entitled. The Chinese that have been there for generations are much more laying low. I wish the Philippines regards and blessings on their revised program.
Most of people here in PH have no problem with Chinese getting ban from this program, most people even support of limiting Chinese immigrants and tourist coming in not only they harm jobs abuse almost everything that can be abuse but also they harm Chinese that is already living here in PH peacefully. Any nationals are welcome here in PH but this time we the people wants to select the people that coming in our country.
Great video Andrew! This is exactly why I am getting my Serbian residence document asap, pretty soon every country apart from a select few will have there programs shut down, what a world we are living in now!
I believe this is just a temporary thing, as the program is scrutinized for security reasons as you mentioned. There will likely be some revisions but shouldn't affect western retirees as a whole.
Thanks Andrew! They were concerned based on the current issues with China's land grab of islands in the South China Sea. The thinking is that many of the Chinese on SRRV are "able-bodied" soldiers in the Chinese Army. They've got a regiment of active duty Chinese soldiers already "stationed" in the Philippines...
I thought it was because they are trying to stop people moving there for "exotic tourism" Most exotic tourists are between ages 30 and 49........very wierd how they raised the age to 50 now.....
@@getlitlightingpyrotechnics7181 Vector is like their guns the Philippines is a pain in the ass when it comes to getting a gun permit you have to go to the Capitol and the ranger on parking
@@ultramax6442 yeah well China is you're problem now. We will be able to easily root out the traitors here on the other side of the earth. And also the only ones sleeping in their cars are sleepy Joe's druggies in a few blue city's. Which are not considered part of our republic.
The program are intended for South Koreans where young males as low young as 35 can retire after years of military service. It's not meant for Chinese mainlander, but Chinese explored the loophole
@@jamestan4659 USA makes NOTHING! China took all the good jobs too. Now covid killed the service sector jobs. unemployment ends January.. BIG problem ahead
Having lived in the Philippines in 1991 at Clark Air Base. I am not to worried since now I am 58 years old. Knowing the Philippines I think the age limit will increase to 50. Many Chinese nationals have become a liability now in Asia. Like having Chinese students throw items at police at the Airport customs workers. So, I welcome the change which will not affect to many Americans in the future.
Some POGO businesses are not paying taxes. Some Chinese businesses employ Chinese from China and violate laws like sewerage issues in the food industry. Some Chinese buy the properties for very higher price than the market value so it's kinda a threat. There are also high number of Chinese drug-related cases. Our president hates drug dealers.
Very few of the westerners living in the Philippines bothered with the SSRV program anyway. You can enter the Philippines as a tourist on a 1 month visa (issued on arrival) and simply keep renewing it every few months up to 3 years. Then you need to leave Philippines for a day, come back on a new free tourist visa and start the process again. I know a lot of westerners living permanently in Philippines and not one bothered with the SSRV visa. Most don't have the 20K needed (if you are under 50 or if you cannot show guaranteed income of at least US$1000 pm...otherwise a 10K deposit.....also which most don't have)
Chinese retiree reputation in the philippines is no good. Good decision to permanently cancel the vise. Most Filipinos in favor of Taiwanese national than Chinese national from mainland.
Philippines is home, No better place than home no matter where you go. Been away most of my life but will be nice to spend a month or 3 each year and be a Filipino.
I moved to the Philippines in 2008 at 58 years old and became a permanent resident in 2010. My wife and I moved to the USA in 2013, so my residency expired in 2016. Many times I have wished we would have stayed.
If Biden and his thugs take over the USA many folks will be leaving as they already know what Socialism/Communism brings and it aint good, not even for the something for nothing crowd!
@@77.88. crying...crying...just now came from the South Bx Bruckner BLVD, Willis Ave, E.148 st, stopped by a Dominican bodega to buy munchies (breakfast sand)awful disgusting creeps, low lifes, creepy ppl, junkies, drug dealers, nobody was purchasing anything in the store BUT ME! really scary U can hear a pin drop...lookin' like early 1990's, 1980's & 1970's...over again
My goodness, I didn't even know they gave retirement visa to as young as 35. Corruption again. Politicians who made signed that got lots of money from Chinese.
Not politicians but corrupt Bureue of Immigration employees as they abuses the loopholes of the immigration regulations... But they've been caught and jailed and the government is making corrections as of now...
It's important to note that prior to this suspension, some employees of the Bureau of Immigration have been found to be involved in a scam wherein they have allowed chinese tourists to get into the country "illegally". The former are already being investigated and relieved from the service. There could be a slew of reasons here but two possible reasons that stand out to me are security issue for the country given that there's a land grabbing issue with China and purging those tourists that got in illegally after bribing some employees of the Bureau of Immigration.
Interesting that anti-Duterte ABS-CBN never mentions that many of the 30’ish Chinese “retirees” are suspected of being Chinese military personnel laying low for the time being until China makes its move on the Philippines - which they probably expect to do if Biden got into the White House but THAT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!
The fact that flooding is a perennial problem in the Philippines both fascinates and appalls me. After CENTURIES, no, MILLENNIA of multiple typhoons per year you’d think they would have solved that issue.
@SAMURAI X By “still standing” I guess you’re referring to the wind and rain ravaged homes and schools that look like they’d been bombed after typhoons hit, with floodwaters as high as rooftops (which is where many families seek refuge). Forget about foreign aid - even though the millions of OFW’s around the globe arguably could be considered as a type of foreign aid, as they ship perhaps billions of dollars to the Philippines annually. Why hasn’t the Philippines itself LONG AGO effectively dealt with the impact of predictable multiple typhoons every year? Where are the flood control projects? Apparently few and far between. Even Los Angeles, California and other places in the U.S. Southwest - which get no typhoons and very scarce rain - have massive flood control infrastructure. No excuse for poor Filipinos to be subjected to deadly flooding several times per year. The Philippines DESPERATELY needs a president who’s #1 goal is to develop the nation’s infrastructure, especially in respect to flood control, electricity, water and the Internet. With an aging Japan and a young, well-educated population the Philippines SHOULD be a rival to Singapore and South Korea.
Well, if the Philippines wants to further maximise its foreign investment opportunities, then further reforms may be needed, to the extent that its Constitution might be amended. However, this is a divisive domestic issue, due to several factors (which I will leave it at that).
Thanks so much for your videos! I am learning a lot from you and really like how open you are in addition to your perspective on life. I just got your book today and am excited to read it.
Been living here via a tourist visa 9A sub category. Costs me about 750AUD a year and I normally leave twice a year. Obviously due Covid I have not left. I arrived beginning of March from a visit from my home country and had two trips planned one in May and the other September. Obviously both canceled. Once your here obtaining a tourist visa is simple and can be extended in periods maximum of 6 months. You can stay up to 3 years. Given you stay out of trouble there is no reason why you can't just enter on a 9A visa waiver then keep extending as necessary. I was 32 (Mid 2016) when i first arrived with the idea of staying. Had no issues at all. The majority of my income derived from my home country. Practically live a life like a retiree.
I agree with you on this. It's practically stupid for anyone of 35-45 years of age to even consider this visa. You can basically enjoy the country for a year for the money you need to pay just as a processing fees for SRRV Visa. But only if you want to enjoy the country. If anyone has any plans to work in the country or setup a business, this SRRV Visa is much easier to get if you have the money. If you don't have money, your only option is to somehow find a job who can help you get an employment visa, or marry a filipino girl.
If you got the money, pretty sure Malaysia is your best bet right now. Kuala Lumpur is the 2nd best city in asia for intercontinental and inter-asia flights, and what you can get for the min 250k investment is frankly jaw dropping. I'm broke so xD that route aint for me. But i still go to KL for affordable penthouse apartments, rooftop pools, great food at low prices. Honestly its one of my favorite cities. So underrated.
The Philippine Gov't should investigate those chinese nationals who sought retirement privileges for the last five years and send back to China those who abused the system.
Many nations are talking about making their programs more exclusive for a certain type of nationalities that they want. It really won't surprise me if less desirable nationalities will face a much harder time racking up residencies in the future.
Great video refreshing to see a guy that knows what he's talking about,i Live in Thailand all you have to do to understand their immigration laws is look at history, They have never been Colonised unlike most other countries in South East Asia and they learned all about Chinese migration and the effects in the 1800 s especially Chinese moving into Thai Business, Their foreign policy is excellent they favor neither the Chinese or the Americans and treat both countries equally Thailands their show and they will run it regardless of attempted foreign interference and now when you look at what's happening with visas in the Region their immigration policy is way ahead of the game yes Thailand is closed at the moment but they have been the most successful in dealing with the Covid outbreak I would not want to be in any other country at this moment in time.
I'm a Filipino, I was born in Baguio City, Mt Prov. I live overseas for years now. I go visit every year, but to retire there, it's a big NO. With the influx of communist Chinese in the country and the serious government corruption, never will I even consider retiring in my homeland. I have properties in Northern Luzon, and it's up for sale.
I went to Baguio in Feb this year. Gorgeous city and I loved the people there. I was actually considering retirement there due to the cost of living and weather. Plus language isn’t a problem there at least for me.
I'm from Mt. Trail. I live half of my life here in abroad. God permits, I'll go back to my beloved homeland, stay half there and half here in a year and everything is going to be all right. Just my opinion. Mabuhay Philippines!
Great video and love this helpful channel. It does make sense from the PH govt perspective. The food is good, other posters don’t know what they’re talking about LOL. I followed your channel’s info on citizenship through familial ties, and researched. I qualify for dual citizenship after all. Looking forward to the online event...
I see this sort of situation with Hawaii. I grew up there and left in my mid-20s for the mainland US. I tried moving back 17 years ago and realized I'd be fighting tooth and nail for a job with people who've been there all along and bounced back to the mainland, vowing to not return until I'm ready to retire and then can return home to retire, and bring money in (social security). I think you have to seriously look at, Are you bringing money in, or taking a job from a local?
Yes, I got burned on this. I am in the Philippines and will soon be married, but I had planned to use the SRRV program and was just about ready to get into it when it was suspended. The program was a very good program in my eyes but I wondered why even with a large deposit, they allowed in retirees as young as 35 to be part of the program. (The deposit was higher for that group) This is what the Chinese were taking advantage of. Theoretically as a retiree you could have a business and compete in the business market, once retired. I still have a little time left on my tourist visa and have a Filipina girlfriend (an older one, not too young) and so we are now pursuing marriage. Hoping we can complete the requirements before my tourist VISA runs out. But if I am forced to leave then I will reclaim my SRRV deposit that was already made. So they will lose more money. Yes, starting retirement age should be at 50 for the SRRV program. It is so hard to go anywhere now days because of COVID. Even just going to immigration at Angeles City requires permits if you don’t live in Pampanga.
I've never heard any foreigner being forced out of the country(ph) because of an expired visa. usually they get tossed out because of bad behavior or crime.. if you're a foreigner and overextended your stay, worst punishment would be a fine. which would just be the amount you owed should you have extended, plus a very small fine.
There are still decent people left. I just left a meeting covering endgame strategies. We are calling it continuity of community. When it hits the fan, we will have each others backs. There is no running from what's coming. Organize and prepare.
Hoping they get this straightened out by the end of next year when I can retire. The only thing I will be spying on is who has the best prices on fresh seafood.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out. We once bought a condo off the plan in Mariveles with the intention to retire young using the SRRV. We ended up getting our money back due to lack of progress in the development. Still love The Philippines but maybe retiring there won’t be as easy as it could have been.
I only had one more year to go and had been planning for a while to "retire" there as well at 35.... nooooooooo :( I sincerely hope PRA doesn't completely gut this when it comes back out... if it comes back out at all.
Get an ACR-I card instead. Less of a hassle and cheaper too. A SRRV doesn't give you any extra benefits except head of the line (VIP & diplomatic lanes) at airports and basically only Manila. If I had it to do all over aging that's the route I'd take.
The reason of suspending a SRRV is on-going investigation of so called _pastillas_ scheme -- a loophole scheme reference from the Filipino sweets that is made of carabao milk and sugar, wrapped in a paper. There are many illegal immigrants, mostly to get a POGO for a job. And most of Filipinos are still worried due to influx of mainlanders.
Jaret Jose Ulanday POGO workers came 2014 my friend when Noynoy is still in power. Nobody regulates them because they have their own law back then. It is only now that the government is noticing the broad anomalies that these scheme was abused b the immigration officials and their client the "Chinese citizen".
There are many work pass/resident visa options available in the Philippines: 9G (commercial), 47A2 (BPO multi entry), 13 B (spouse), TRV (Restricted countries), and you can set up your own business with 100% ownership too as per the country’s Republic Act No. 7042 or the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (FIA) outlines these incentives and their requirements for availment, for domestic, or export.
Really probably okay, when people invest in Condos, etc. in Philippines, and future Pandemics indicate 60 years or older on going to be jailed in there homes, really isn't worth it. I was considering, but not now, trust is a little lost, glad I am not stuck, from here on it's going to be short term rentals or six months visas and rentals. 😊👍🇨🇿❤️
That is not a problem for 60 years or older. They don't need to go bar hopping anyway. I'm 76 and staying home makes me feel safe. My home is my entertainment center. My wife treats me like a king. And I don't have to go anywhere unless I think it is necessary. "Really probably okay, when people invest in Condos." How about when people invest in home ownership? My house and lot was valued at P1,800,00.00 in 2010. I'm sure it has increased in value because of improvement's I've made from that time, like a garage large enough to hold an SUV, a van, a mid size car and two trikes.
What about the SIRV visa? I assume that is still on offer. Doesn't it give you the same benefits except without the age restriction and with a higher investment amount ($75k)?
It’s disgraceful that the Philippines charges foreign retirees tens of thousands of dollars at the same time that hundreds of thousands of illegal alien Filipinos are living in the USA, including that smug journalist who openly proclaims he’s in the US illegally.
I met a American condo seller who was upgrading. He was applying for the SRRV but the condo he owned could not be applied to the SRRV for qualifying. He would have to bought another condo. This brought me to think what happens when a couple owns land for 10 or 20 years, then build while applying for a SRRV. Is this a non-qualifying situation similar to the condo above? We went to the 13a route with my wife being dual. Cost was minimal compared to what I would have had to pay with SRRV ( my situation). We looked at bank investing locally. Interest is deducted automatically and this would be our only income here. Did not seem to be worth the effort however this payment would offset US taxation. Didn’t bother to find out how much earned interest would be but on $15k or more for example, I would rather have it in the US stock market earning more on average. So many expat people I have seen here cannot afford a vehicle much less qualify for SRRV (married to pinay). If a foreigner comes here single with no plans to ever marry, this might have been an option but what happens to his deposit if he dies here? Extra cost for lawyer to set up will, foreign beneficiaries? Fees for converting/sending the money back to family? Lots to have considered.
Rents are down in BGC true but the US dollar is is down too so basically it’s a scratch. Lots of people here got excited about slightly lower rents due to pandemic but based on currency exchanges a person might be at basically the same rental rate.
With the experience I had with the PRA, an in depth probe should be made for corruptions for some of its officers. That could be one of the reasons why many Chinese for obvious reasons are able to secure SRRVs.
I heard the Philippines is not allowing any visitor entries right now due to the pandemic. Is that also happening in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc.?
If I am told to leave the Philippines, after my wife dies (hope not), I'll sell my home and ship my cars there. Any place is better for me other than going back to the US!
Retirement visa requirement rules are much tighter in Thailand than the Phillippines and are frequent changing. Even with changes to rules in the Phils it will probably be easier than Thailand.
@Go Live The age of 35 was chosen because it is the retirement age for the South Korean military. It is also only 2-3 years before the 37-38 retirement age of US military with 20 years of service. The earliest soldiers in the US Army go to boot camp at 17, so that visa is particularly attractive to people with 2k to 5k per month in a military pension that will be untaxed in the Philippines.
@@jan-peterschuring88 The problem for me there is who would want to marry a 76 year old disabled, stay at home all day everyday, and all night, every night man?
The,ode Tho,masa I cannot say for sure but I know many women (not necessarily super young and gorgeous) who would happily commit themselves to the care of an older man if they are treated well and can hope for some security for themselves. If you are disabled and have many health issues I would say the bigger issue is health care...do you have enough savings to ensure you can get to the best private hospitals for any health issue. I’m planning on having at least $50k set aside once I’m over 60 and my health insurance that I currently have is dropped.
Medical? I had a kidney transplant in the US 7 years ago. I'm 58, healthy, but check in once a year with a kidney specialist for meds for anti rejection. Please discuss health care around the world.
There have been many Americans who retired from the military and live in the Philippines and they love the country, but don't like the idea of not being able to own the property there and it have to be in the wife's name.
If they are smart they will limit the number of visas to 5% per country like they do in the us. This de facto discriminates against large countries. Without actually saying it.
Hi Andrew. This will make almost zero difference in every aspect. Their tourist visa is too easy. On arrival and an Average of two hours every two months to renew and can stay for 18 months. Too make it even easier you can pay some one else to do it. Total cost is less than $2 a day. This will not stop the Chinese coming. They would need to re asses their tourist visa system to make any real difference. As a foreigner who lived their for the majority of an 8 years period, I can’t see the value in locking up 50k. This is just another waste of time from a Philippine government 😂😂😂. Something that you come to expect
they actually have an entirely different tourist visa process for mainland chinese. I fucking hate standing behind them in line at the immigration counters. Every single chinese citizen takes like 10 minutes to go through the damn checkpoints. And they are given a shorter time period than americans.
I am on the MM2H program here in Malaysia for the past 7 years. I've bought a nice condo and live very nicely . But like you said since the HK issues Chinese have been applying like crazy now the MM2H has been canceled. As of now there has been no new news. I'm supposed to have a auto 10 year renewal. So I have spent million in RM .
Tim Means, U have a US consul there I am sure U can apply as a tourist medical visa to start EXPAND... U have local consul, U R an American, maybe U have military relatives in the past. etc. go dig it up... get a lawyer for an exception/ qualifier NOTE etc.
What if you aren't a Chinese Nationalist and you are 35 to 49 and want to come to the Philippines to start a business and employ fillipeano's and live there as well?
On the contrary, they can make different rules for specific nations. It's called "foreign policy" and it's done all the time. They just need to boot out the undesirables and close off that option for them.
They can, but "foreign policy" in these matters can get hairy when you are financially dependant on the specific nation and loss of face is a cultural thing. Just restrict the retirement visa to what probably is actual retires: 50+ olds having a monthly pension income from their homeland. Anything less is wide open for abuse, be it by Chinese or other nasjonalitis.
@@mpotane “Manila has an overwhelming amount of parks?” Is that a joke? Look at a map - Manila has extremely few parks. To its credit Baguio has a large park but not Manila.
Part of the World Economic Forum not so great reset as described on its website is to keep people in their current location. So if you plan to move, do so asap. Consider Morocco.
*********I’ve had an SRRV visa for a year, I left the country to visit family, and was re-denied reentry. If you’re there don’t leave you can’t come back. At least for now*********
@@builtnotboughtmadeinphilip3955 congratulations on making it back. I made it back too. At this time, you can come back if you are legally married to a Filipina or if you have a Filipino child. I came back September 21st. I happen to have a Filipino child so my SRRV visa acted as my entry visa and I had to have a birth certificate of my child. It also helped to have the head of the Bureau of tourism communicate with immigration in advance to make sure there were no hiccups
Great feature. Thank you. I think 🤔 it a good move by the government to weed out undesirables entering the country. The Philippines has always been a welcoming country almost sometimes to the extent of being taken advantage of. And sometimes with certain people in position knowing about this. I am it's will really be just a temporary suspension for review to assess retirees, expats who are really legit. This will be both fair both ways, retirees and the country.
Yea that was true 15+ years ago but not anymore. Expensive and every year they tighten the regs for expats. They're like 'come here spend all your money on a holiday then fuck off and come back when you're flush again'. We don't want you living here. Remember in Thailand "money number one"!
one more thing...there is a long term problem with the West Philippine Territorial disputes... many suspect that these chinese who retire in the Philippines are SPIES. in 1930s till 1940s. many Japanese citizens come to the Philippines as workers businessmen.. yes even ice cream vendors but eventually in 1942 they turned up as intelligence officers. Had china did not build artificial island in Eez as the philippines won a court case in Unclos... Srrv still in effect. Yes. security issue. many chinese are using the Srrv. at age 35 yo ... one brigade of intelligence officers can do a lot of intelligence work till age 45 yo. 10 years. TOO YOUNG TO RETIRE... TO OLD TO START a life in the Philippines
Maybe the Philippines does what Panama did with a "Friendly Nations" Retirement Visa replacing the SRRV. I could see it catering to the South Korean military retirees that the original 35 age limit was set for especially as 37-38 is the age for the earliest US military retirees with 20 years of service. I mean the EU, US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, maybe other ASEAN member states, Australia, & New Zealand citizens being offered the visa on friendlier terms with a stricter investor-retirement visa being offered for countries they find less desirable seems likely to me to end up being the case. I can see Malaysia doing something similar with MM2H v 2.0, and Thailand following suite with a new version of it's Elite Visa with an even higher dollar requirement. I can also see each country adopting a formal Digital Nomad work visa & local tax regime for income earned or remitted into the country. My suspicion for version 2.0 of these new Friendly Nations style retirement visas would include proof of a passive annuity, overseas rental income, or overseas royalty income, in addition to the bank deposit.
This would be a smart move to replicate Panamas friendly nation visa and leave problematic nations off it, simple and clean and a win win for all involved.
@@newrenewableenergycontrol5724 Actually you're right, there are ways to get naturalization which require having lived there for many years, owning property, etc. But it is possible
@@Jon....... foriegners are welcome and apply residence as a retirement haven 4 d old, and 4 d 35yrs old above do business not work here,or competing n d workforce. No other restrictions.
@@Jon....... There are a lot of Chinese nationals right now in the Philippines working as construction workers and in casinos and offshore gaming industry.
Few months from now I'll be going into retirement and retirement is the only time in our lives when time no longer equals our money, I really need an alternative source of income can anyone give me an idea?
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PI was my first liberty port when I enlisted in the USN 30 years ago. Many fond memories of PI ! :)
I heard the had a fence around the port which was like Tijuana in the 80s and then outside the fence was the actual city of Quezon.
PH for Philippines. PI in philippines is initials for son of a bitch 🤭
Philippines is a beautiful country plus Filipinos are well known to be one of the friendliest people. We support our good government new policy. If you are above 50 this new policy should not bother you. Welcome to the Philippines❤
Totally agree
I have travelled and worked in 23 countries and the Filipino people are by far the friendliest and most welcoming people I have had the pleasure of meeting
I would be happy to hear that 50+ wasn't affected, I have been considering retirement in the Philippines or Thailand. I have always enjoyed my Filipino and Filipina friends (always such great friends).
@@mpeugeot yeay,I am glad for U, we have to watch our backs here in NYC area
Well if the plan is to have within 100 years or so a total population of nothing but retirees and no children leaving a dying nation of elderly people then this is a good move.
@@MWDJR173 given the Filipino culture, I don't think that they are in danger of not having enough children, plus the retirees that are staying in the Philippines are bringing income with them, resulting in a net gain similar to tourism with little to no drain on resources. Rather it is quite the opposite to a drain on resources when you consider the retirement money being spent in the country.
Yup its the Chinese retiring at ages 35 that was worrisome.
Accepting retiree at minimum age of 35 is unfair unless reciprocated by other party.
It is a covert chinese military intrusion in cooperation with the Duterte administration.
Trojan horse, you’ll be invaded from the inside.
@@qwertyzxcv123 where is your evidence?
yes its worrisome coz youre still not financially free
Thank you for covering this, Andrew.
And All I wanted to do was move to the Philippines and drive around on a scooter and make videos
You can do that with just a tourist visa, lol! In the Philippines, you can stay in the country for up to 3 years straight without having to leave the country for a visa run. You just need to extend your tourist visa when needed before it expires so you won't have to pay penalty fee.
@MD Dee of course forget it !Philiphines are not free of spanish colonialization!now its different colonialization and most horrible!
@@Marcopolo-bm9hz boi-
Adam Caldwell, I apologize in advance if I’m misunderstanding your comment but I thought you might benefit from hearing of someone’s actual experience rather than going with the imagined. I have lived in the P.I. (in Makati, Rizal) and I found my years there to be a busy, joyous, creative time of personal and professional growth. I would not trade the experience and the fond memories of those years. Perhaps it is not the right place for you, sir, but I believe people do well wherever they are when they believe in themselves and their abilities. We make our own “best places” by our choices and determination.
@@jellenp Oh I love the Philippines. And My comment was just responding to the message that they was shutting off resident visas temporarily I hope. I was being somewhat truthful about my comment. I love it enough that I would be very happy driving around the islands ands and spending time with the people and enjoying the beauty.
This was one of the best retirement programs. China ruined it. They are like a locust devouring all they encounter.
Because phil aallowed 35 to 50 year olds to pretend retirement... due to greet ofcourse
@@amorevirgil2849 you mean greed, not greet, correct?
@@fredacuneo5180 typo, yes greed
Sad thing is I'm 38 and retired US Air Force and was looking forward to this option that no longer exists 😔
I have an SRRV visa, since 2015. My wife owns our home there. We contribute to the economy. I can empathize with the Philippines government. The new Chinese are generally rude and abusive and feel un-due-ly entitled. The Chinese that have been there for generations are much more laying low. I wish the Philippines regards and blessings on their revised program.
Maybe the true colors are coming out
the old generation of chinese living in Philippines even hating the new generation of chinese coming into philippines, imagine that.
Most of people here in PH have no problem with Chinese getting ban from this program, most people even support of limiting Chinese immigrants and tourist coming in not only they harm jobs abuse almost everything that can be abuse but also they harm Chinese that is already living here in PH peacefully. Any nationals are welcome here in PH but this time we the people wants to select the people that coming in our country.
Great video Andrew! This is exactly why I am getting my Serbian residence document asap, pretty soon every country apart from a select few will have there programs shut down, what a world we are living in now!
I agree!
hey I'm checking it out today, thanks!
Apparently that mass murderer in South America was recently found Serbia very strange
I believe this is just a temporary thing, as the program is scrutinized for security reasons as you mentioned. There will likely be some revisions but shouldn't affect western retirees as a whole.
Im glad your video popped up in my feed. RUclips algorithm is crazy.
Malaysia has also suspended their MM2H programme earlier this year.
everytime govt change leader mm2h is suspended. even mm2h holders are having hard time reenter due to pandemic.
Also due to the influx of Chinese.
Thanks Andrew! They were concerned based on the current issues with China's land grab of islands in the South China Sea. The thinking is that many of the Chinese on SRRV are "able-bodied" soldiers in the Chinese Army. They've got a regiment of active duty Chinese soldiers already "stationed" in the Philippines...
I thought it was because they are trying to stop people moving there for "exotic tourism"
Most exotic tourists are between ages 30 and 49........very wierd how they raised the age to 50 now.....
They need to court American Veterans to come to the Phillipines...lol
@@getlitlightingpyrotechnics7181 Vector is like their guns the Philippines is a pain in the ass when it comes to getting a gun permit you have to go to the Capitol and the ranger on parking
@D hold on....its half right
Bummer for so many.
Eager to hear final decision.
Great video and great information, Andrew. I hope you are doing well.
Thank you, Bob.
Lucky am actually married to a Filipino
You’re blessed in so many ways!
Me also married to a Filipina!
Me too. And I am planning to switch from the SRRV to the 13a.
yeah you all want to live here in philippines especially biden won where more and more americans sleep in their cars
@@ultramax6442 yeah well China is you're problem now. We will be able to easily root out the traitors here on the other side of the earth. And also the only ones sleeping in their cars are sleepy Joe's druggies in a few blue city's. Which are not considered part of our republic.
The program are intended for South Koreans where young males as low young as 35 can retire after years of military service. It's not meant for Chinese mainlander, but Chinese explored the loophole
Not even america can take on china directly.o what are you talking about
Those chinese are spies. They are people’s liberation army.
@@jamestan4659 USA makes NOTHING! China took all the good jobs too. Now covid killed the service sector jobs. unemployment ends January.. BIG problem ahead
They stopped the SRRV about two months ago because over 30,000 applied for it and it looked suspicious. I have a 13a visa so doesn’t affect me!
how do you get a 13a visa. is that a philippine visa need philippine passport. i am american
@@joescheller6680 you can apply for it when your married to a Philippines national. My wife still has a Philippines passport so made it easy for me.
Having lived in the Philippines in 1991 at Clark Air Base. I am not to worried since now I am 58 years old. Knowing the Philippines I think the age limit will increase to 50. Many Chinese nationals have become a liability now in Asia. Like having Chinese students throw items at police at the Airport customs workers. So, I welcome the change which will not affect to many Americans in the future.
Some POGO businesses are not paying taxes. Some Chinese businesses employ Chinese from China and violate laws like sewerage issues in the food industry. Some Chinese buy the properties for very higher price than the market value so it's kinda a threat. There are also high number of Chinese drug-related cases. Our president hates drug dealers.
After living in the Philippines 8 years I can say there are more pinoy that do those things than foreigners
@@stevelaker3542 maybe it's because there is more Filipinos in the Philippines than other people? I'm not sure though. Just a thought. Moron.
@@pyronor best your keep your stupidity to your self then. Obviously I was referring to pro rata.
@@stevelaker3542 suuure you did..
@@stevelaker3542 You’re a Trump supporter aren’t you? I can feel it 😂😂😂
Very few of the westerners living in the Philippines bothered with the SSRV program anyway. You can enter the Philippines as a tourist on a 1 month visa (issued on arrival) and simply keep renewing it every few months up to 3 years. Then you need to leave Philippines for a day, come back on a new free tourist visa and start the process again. I know a lot of westerners living permanently in Philippines and not one bothered with the SSRV visa. Most don't have the 20K needed (if you are under 50 or if you cannot show guaranteed income of at least US$1000 pm...otherwise a 10K deposit.....also which most don't have)
outdated info...cant do this today
@@clambake3293 can't do what?and when that start?
So just limit each nationality to a quota. Done.
@estylz1967 the Chinese seem a little condescending to Philippinos. They glare at me, an American as I walk by.. Very unnerving
Chinese retiree reputation in the philippines is no good. Good decision to permanently cancel the vise. Most Filipinos in favor of Taiwanese national than Chinese national from mainland.
@@dennisdragomir7572 Glare back at them, but keep walking. One could be a Bruce Lee wantabe. Just keep walking!
You have very beautiful footages of the Philippines
Philippines is home, No better place than home no matter where you go. Been away most of my life but will be nice to spend a month or 3 each year and be a Filipino.
I moved to the Philippines in 2008 at 58 years old and became a permanent resident in 2010. My wife and I moved to the USA in 2013, so my residency expired in 2016. Many times I have wished we would have stayed.
If Biden and his thugs take over the USA many folks will be leaving as they already know what Socialism/Communism brings and it aint good, not even for the something for nothing crowd!
@@Frankmaui67 enjoy your stay here in Cebu 🤗😍☺️❤️
@@Frankmaui67 you're welcome and as we say it here amping pirmi 🤗❤️☺️
@@77.88. crying...crying...just now came from the South Bx Bruckner BLVD, Willis Ave, E.148 st, stopped by a Dominican bodega to buy munchies (breakfast sand)awful disgusting creeps, low lifes, creepy ppl, junkies, drug dealers, nobody was purchasing anything in the store BUT ME! really scary U can hear a pin drop...lookin' like early 1990's, 1980's & 1970's...over again
@@77.88. Trump said that he will leave America if Biden won.
My goodness, I didn't even know they gave retirement visa to as young as 35. Corruption again. Politicians who made signed that got lots of money from Chinese.
Not politicians but corrupt Bureue of Immigration employees as they abuses the loopholes of the immigration regulations... But they've been caught and jailed and the government is making corrections as of now...
Mitt Obama: You are speculating. Where is the evidence to substantiate that claim?
@@Mr.Monta77 Evidence is me "not being born yesterday".
It's important to note that prior to this suspension, some employees of the Bureau of Immigration have been found to be involved in a scam wherein they have allowed chinese tourists to get into the country "illegally". The former are already being investigated and relieved from the service. There could be a slew of reasons here but two possible reasons that stand out to me are security issue for the country given that there's a land grabbing issue with China and purging those tourists that got in illegally after bribing some employees of the Bureau of Immigration.
Interesting that anti-Duterte ABS-CBN never mentions that many of the 30’ish Chinese “retirees” are suspected of being Chinese military personnel laying low for the time being until China makes its move on the Philippines - which they probably expect to do if Biden got into the White House but THAT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN!
@@hayesman76 I don't expect china to make that move in the foreseeable future.
@@highclassbum2538 I have read that the Chinese plan to have world domination by the year 2049.
@@rbebeabucay9356 i suspect they will own it before then
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@@highclassbum2538 I hope not!
MMSH is being canceled in Malaysia as we speak as well.
Manila is being flooded to roof tops in some areas. The Visa will be back very soon. The Philippines needs so much foreign investments.
@SAMURAI X They do, more on Call centers
The fact that flooding is a perennial problem in the Philippines both fascinates and appalls me. After CENTURIES, no, MILLENNIA of multiple typhoons per year you’d think they would have solved that issue.
@SAMURAI X
By “still standing” I guess you’re referring to the wind and rain ravaged homes and schools that look like they’d been bombed after typhoons hit, with floodwaters as high as rooftops (which is where many families seek refuge).
Forget about foreign aid - even though the millions of OFW’s around the globe arguably could be considered as a type of foreign aid, as they ship perhaps billions of dollars to the Philippines annually. Why hasn’t the Philippines itself LONG AGO effectively dealt with the impact of predictable multiple typhoons every year? Where are the flood control projects? Apparently few and far between. Even Los Angeles, California and other places in the U.S. Southwest - which get no typhoons and very scarce rain - have massive flood control infrastructure. No excuse for poor Filipinos to be subjected to deadly flooding several times per year.
The Philippines DESPERATELY needs a president who’s #1 goal is to develop the nation’s infrastructure, especially in respect to flood control, electricity, water and the Internet. With an aging Japan and a young, well-educated population the Philippines SHOULD be a rival to Singapore and South Korea.
Well, if the Philippines wants to further maximise its foreign investment opportunities, then further reforms may be needed, to the extent that its Constitution might be amended. However, this is a divisive domestic issue, due to several factors (which I will leave it at that).
Thanks so much for your videos! I am learning a lot from you and really like how open you are in addition to your perspective on life. I just got your book today and am excited to read it.
Been living here via a tourist visa 9A sub category. Costs me about 750AUD a year and I normally leave twice a year. Obviously due Covid I have not left. I arrived beginning of March from a visit from my home country and had two trips planned one in May and the other September. Obviously both canceled.
Once your here obtaining a tourist visa is simple and can be extended in periods maximum of 6 months. You can stay up to 3 years. Given you stay out of trouble there is no reason why you can't just enter on a 9A visa waiver then keep extending as necessary. I was 32 (Mid 2016) when i first arrived with the idea of staying. Had no issues at all. The majority of my income derived from my home country. Practically live a life like a retiree.
I agree with you on this. It's practically stupid for anyone of 35-45 years of age to even consider this visa. You can basically enjoy the country for a year for the money you need to pay just as a processing fees for SRRV Visa. But only if you want to enjoy the country. If anyone has any plans to work in the country or setup a business, this SRRV Visa is much easier to get if you have the money. If you don't have money, your only option is to somehow find a job who can help you get an employment visa, or marry a filipino girl.
If you got the money, pretty sure Malaysia is your best bet right now. Kuala Lumpur is the 2nd best city in asia for intercontinental and inter-asia flights, and what you can get for the min 250k investment is frankly jaw dropping. I'm broke so xD that route aint for me. But i still go to KL for affordable penthouse apartments, rooftop pools, great food at low prices. Honestly its one of my favorite cities. So underrated.
250k in USD?
It's a Muslim country very careful
buenos aires is good to,cheap living 135pesos to USD
how about vietnam?
@@sitdowndogbreath yup! best post of the day! I've lived in a Muslim country for years, many moons ago...
The Philippine Gov't should investigate those chinese nationals who sought retirement privileges for the last five years and send back to China those who abused the system.
excellent update on this paradise. Appreciate it.
The Philippines is great!
Except DU30 !
VERY informative. Thank you. I Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub!
Many nations are talking about making their programs more exclusive for a certain type of nationalities that they want. It really won't surprise me if less desirable nationalities will face a much harder time racking up residencies in the future.
What makes you think the US will become undesirable
@@sitdowndogbreath US is already undesirable for the banking sector due to FATCA.
@Meri See he don't like it. He has publicly professed that sentiment, several times.
Great video refreshing to see a guy that knows what he's talking about,i Live in Thailand all you have to do to understand their immigration laws is look at history, They have never been Colonised unlike most other countries in South East Asia and they learned all about Chinese migration and the effects in the 1800 s especially Chinese moving into Thai Business, Their foreign policy is excellent they favor neither the Chinese or the Americans and treat both countries equally Thailands their show and they will run it regardless of attempted foreign interference and now when you look at what's happening with visas in the Region their immigration policy is way ahead of the game yes Thailand is closed at the moment but they have been the most successful in dealing with the Covid outbreak I would not want to be in any other country at this moment in time.
I'm a Filipino, I was born in Baguio City, Mt Prov. I live overseas for years now. I go visit every year, but to retire there, it's a big NO. With the influx of communist Chinese in the country and the serious government corruption, never will I even consider retiring in my homeland. I have properties in Northern Luzon, and it's up for sale.
Will be 65 in 3 yrs., think I’ll sell my condo in makati & not retire there, just visit.
I went to Baguio in Feb this year. Gorgeous city and I loved the people there. I was actually considering retirement there due to the cost of living and weather. Plus language isn’t a problem there at least for me.
I'm from Mt. Trail. I live half of my life here in abroad. God permits, I'll go back to my beloved homeland, stay half there and half here in a year and everything is going to be all right. Just my opinion. Mabuhay Philippines!
This is my Opher 4U
What,? Hypocrisy...
Great video and love this helpful channel. It does make sense from the PH govt perspective. The food is good, other posters don’t know what they’re talking about LOL. I followed your channel’s info on citizenship through familial ties, and researched. I qualify for dual citizenship after all. Looking forward to the online event...
Thank you for your kind words!
Same!
Good move Duarte. 👍❤️🇨🇦
I see this sort of situation with Hawaii. I grew up there and left in my mid-20s for the mainland US. I tried moving back 17 years ago and realized I'd be fighting tooth and nail for a job with people who've been there all along and bounced back to the mainland, vowing to not return until I'm ready to retire and then can return home to retire, and bring money in (social security). I think you have to seriously look at, Are you bringing money in, or taking a job from a local?
Yes, I got burned on this. I am in the Philippines and will soon be married, but I had planned to use the SRRV program and was just about ready to get into it when it was suspended. The program was a very good program in my eyes but I wondered why even with a large deposit, they allowed in retirees as young as 35 to be part of the program. (The deposit was higher for that group) This is what the Chinese were taking advantage of. Theoretically as a retiree you could have a business and compete in the business market, once retired. I still have a little time left on my tourist visa and have a Filipina girlfriend (an older one, not too young) and so we are now pursuing marriage. Hoping we can complete the requirements before my tourist VISA runs out. But if I am forced to leave then I will reclaim my SRRV deposit that was already made. So they will lose more money. Yes, starting retirement age should be at 50 for the SRRV program. It is so hard to go anywhere now days because of COVID. Even just going to immigration at Angeles City requires permits if you don’t live in Pampanga.
I've never heard any foreigner being forced out of the country(ph) because of an expired visa. usually they get tossed out because of bad behavior or crime..
if you're a foreigner and overextended your stay, worst punishment would be a fine. which would just be the amount you owed should you have extended, plus a very small fine.
It seems that the world is about to hit a reset globally.
and people and country's won't have any say in the matter. It will be imposed upon us.
Its called "The great reset" by the world economic forum
decent ppl will have to stick together...if any left then...
There are still decent people left. I just left a meeting covering endgame strategies. We are calling it continuity of community.
When it hits the fan, we will have each others backs.
There is no running from what's coming. Organize and prepare.
@@MJ-ws5bp I would love to be a part of that and have similar in my area. How would I do this?
Hoping they get this straightened out by the end of next year when I can retire. The only thing I will be spying on is who has the best prices on fresh seafood.
Will be interesting to see how this plays out. We once bought a condo off the plan in Mariveles with the intention to retire young using the SRRV. We ended up getting our money back due to lack of progress in the development. Still love The Philippines but maybe retiring there won’t be as easy as it could have been.
I had a property in mariveles 1783 sq meters.planning to retire there but I am having a second thought too.
@@belindawingard738 risky buying prebuilt
It's a joke to call a 35 year old person retired. It should be the same age as senior citizen 60 years in the Philippines.
@Steve Bondi the Chinese are not contributing in a positive way tho.
@@highclassbum2538 👍
1500 for a srrv if you have an honorable discharge. 1400 can be used in ph.
I only had one more year to go and had been planning for a while to "retire" there as well at 35.... nooooooooo :(
I sincerely hope PRA doesn't completely gut this when it comes back out... if it comes back out at all.
Get an ACR-I card instead. Less of a hassle and cheaper too. A SRRV doesn't give you any extra benefits except head of the line (VIP & diplomatic lanes) at airports and basically only Manila. If I had it to do all over aging that's the route I'd take.
thank you for sharing it to us sir
The reason of suspending a SRRV is on-going investigation of so called _pastillas_ scheme -- a loophole scheme reference from the Filipino sweets that is made of carabao milk and sugar, wrapped in a paper. There are many illegal immigrants, mostly to get a POGO for a job. And most of Filipinos are still worried due to influx of mainlanders.
Jaret Jose Ulanday POGO workers came 2014 my friend when Noynoy is still in power. Nobody regulates them because they have their own law back then. It is only now that the government is noticing the broad anomalies that these scheme was abused b the immigration officials and their client the "Chinese citizen".
@@mysterioustravels4305 What is POGO?
@@warntheidiotmasses7114 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators
What's sad is that one major requirement to work inside a POGO is the ability to speak Mandarin, which a lot of Filipinos cannot do.
There are many work pass/resident visa options available in the Philippines: 9G (commercial), 47A2 (BPO multi entry), 13 B (spouse), TRV (Restricted countries), and you can set up your own business with 100% ownership too as per the country’s Republic Act No. 7042 or the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 (FIA) outlines these incentives and their requirements for availment, for domestic, or export.
Really probably okay, when people invest in Condos, etc. in Philippines, and future Pandemics indicate 60 years or older on going to be jailed in there homes, really isn't worth it. I was considering, but not now, trust is a little lost, glad I am not stuck, from here on it's going to be short term rentals or six months visas and rentals. 😊👍🇨🇿❤️
Thanks
That is not a problem for 60 years or older. They don't need to go bar hopping anyway. I'm 76 and staying home makes me feel safe. My home is my entertainment center. My wife treats me like a king. And I don't have to go anywhere unless I think it is necessary.
"Really probably okay, when people invest in Condos."
How about when people invest in home ownership? My house and lot was valued at P1,800,00.00 in 2010. I'm sure it has increased in value because of improvement's I've made from that time, like a garage large enough to hold an SUV, a van, a mid size car and two trikes.
Eastern America....i was locked down for 103 days before I could get away from it. Rody thinks lockdowns are only answer.
Goodstuff Andrew!👍🏿
What about the SIRV visa? I assume that is still on offer. Doesn't it give you the same benefits except without the age restriction and with a higher investment amount ($75k)?
It’s disgraceful that the Philippines charges foreign retirees tens of thousands of dollars at the same time that hundreds of thousands of illegal alien Filipinos are living in the USA, including that smug journalist who openly proclaims he’s in the US illegally.
@@hayesman76 that's just one area that America can learn a lot from Philippines.
@@hayesman76 If that is true, report them to some one!
I met a American condo seller who was upgrading. He was applying for the SRRV but the condo he owned could not be applied to the SRRV for qualifying. He would have to bought another condo. This brought me to think what happens when a couple owns land for 10 or 20 years, then build while applying for a SRRV. Is this a non-qualifying situation similar to the condo above? We went to the 13a route with my wife being dual. Cost was minimal compared to what I would have had to pay with SRRV ( my situation). We looked at bank investing locally. Interest is deducted automatically and this would be our only income here. Did not seem to be worth the effort however this payment would offset US taxation. Didn’t bother to find out how much earned interest would be but on $15k or more for example, I would rather have it in the US stock market earning more on average. So many expat people I have seen here cannot afford a vehicle much less qualify for SRRV (married to pinay). If a foreigner comes here single with no plans to ever marry, this might have been an option but what happens to his deposit if he dies here? Extra cost for lawyer to set up will, foreign beneficiaries? Fees for converting/sending the money back to family? Lots to have considered.
Citizenship options in Asia exist, depending on the country and whether you plan to stay indefinitely or not.
Even uour srrv visa runs out once your 75 th. Paid to phil govt is consumed
Where
Good info. Rents are down in BGC, looking at this area as the country reopens sometime soon hopefully.
Rents are down in BGC true but the US dollar is is down too so basically it’s a scratch. Lots of people here got excited about slightly lower rents due to pandemic but based on currency exchanges a person might be at basically the same rental rate.
@@keepingitrealinthephilippi6201 I see $1 USD to Php 48 so that’s a good exchange rate in my view.
@@jimf01 I got here when it was about $51 so bad for me now. All depends on time frame for perspective I guess.
@@jimf01 I got here when it was about $51 so bad for me now. All depends on time frame for perspective I guess.
@@jimf01 I got here when it was about $51 so bad for me now. All depends on time frame for perspective I guess.
With the experience I had with the PRA, an in depth probe should be made for corruptions for some of its officers. That could be one of the reasons why many Chinese for obvious reasons are able to secure SRRVs.
Agree. It’s not the program, it’s the people running the program that’s the problem.
@@Gemini530 I have read from a Filipina that the Chinese have infiltrated most - if not all, the
... of the Philippine agencies.
I heard the Philippines is not allowing any visitor entries right now due to the pandemic. Is that also happening in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc.?
More than likely
Lots of facts here. Also a lot of naïveté. The world runs on more than money.
Not different set of rules. I suggest a quota from different regions of the world like north America, Europe, east asia, middle east, etc.
I agree there should be a geographical quota
thailand is opening back up as we speak so watch them if lack of english no problem,as they have several great cities to retire.
If I am told to leave the Philippines, after my wife dies (hope not), I'll sell my home and ship my cars there. Any place is better for me other than going back to the US!
Retirement visa requirement rules are much tighter in Thailand than the Phillippines and are frequent changing. Even with changes to rules in the Phils it will probably be easier than Thailand.
Well that sucks. Lots of service men that I knew wanted to retire in the Philippines
@Go Live The age of 35 was chosen because it is the retirement age for the South Korean military. It is also only 2-3 years before the 37-38 retirement age of US military with 20 years of service. The earliest soldiers in the US Army go to boot camp at 17, so that visa is particularly attractive to people with 2k to 5k per month in a military pension that will be untaxed in the Philippines.
A lot of Filipino servicemen would also gave loved the same privelige / unfortunately deported after service
I will be retired at 55 from the military and this was looking like a very attractive option post military service.
Really sad that they suspended it
New subscribers from Philippines
I’m 64, would it be a good deal for me
My fiancé lives in Cebu
@Andrew Wilson - if you marry her, you'll be eligible for a 13A (resident) visa, but you need her to vouch for you in the visa application.
You can still come (post Covid) on a tourist visa and keep extending it for up to 36 months. If you marry then it’s best to do the 13A visa.
But you have to go through the process... IE... pictures of you two together for a number of years.
@@jan-peterschuring88 The problem for me there is who would want to marry a 76 year old disabled, stay at home all day everyday, and all night, every night man?
The,ode Tho,masa I cannot say for sure but I know many women (not necessarily super young and gorgeous) who would happily commit themselves to the care of an older man if they are treated well and can hope for some security for themselves. If you are disabled and have many health issues I would say the bigger issue is health care...do you have enough savings to ensure you can get to the best private hospitals for any health issue. I’m planning on having at least $50k set aside once I’m over 60 and my health insurance that I currently have is dropped.
Medical? I had a kidney transplant in the US 7 years ago. I'm 58, healthy, but check in once a year with a kidney specialist for meds for anti rejection.
Please discuss health care around the world.
Uruguay...Great health insurance options entire country...esp. in BIG cities, country less corrupt...take care ...God Bless....
@@mela6046
Yes Uruguay is one place in South America that is worthy of consideration
There have been many Americans who retired from the military and live in the Philippines and they love the country, but don't like the idea of not being able to own the property there and it have to be in the wife's name.
True, but if you married one, you must trust the one you married.
If they are smart they will limit the number of visas to 5% per country like they do in the us. This de facto discriminates against large countries. Without actually saying it.
Hi Andrew. This will make almost zero difference in every aspect. Their tourist visa is too easy. On arrival and an Average of two hours every two months to renew and can stay for 18 months. Too make it even easier you can pay some one else to do it. Total cost is less than $2 a day. This will not stop the Chinese coming. They would need to re asses their tourist visa system to make any real difference. As a foreigner who lived their for the majority of an 8 years period, I can’t see the value in locking up 50k. This is just another waste of time from a Philippine government 😂😂😂. Something that you come to expect
they actually have an entirely different tourist visa process for mainland chinese. I fucking hate standing behind them in line at the immigration counters. Every single chinese citizen takes like 10 minutes to go through the damn checkpoints. And they are given a shorter time period than americans.
I am on the MM2H program here in Malaysia for the past 7 years. I've bought a nice condo and live very nicely . But like you said since the HK issues Chinese have been applying like crazy now the MM2H has been canceled. As of now there has been no new news. I'm supposed to have a auto 10 year renewal. So I have spent million in RM .
Sorry to hear it John😞
I'm a 66 year old American, this was one of my options. Also what do you think about the Expats areas in Mexico
You must be out your mind
Tim Means, U have a US consul there I am sure U can apply as a tourist medical visa to start EXPAND... U have local consul, U R an American, maybe U have military relatives in the past. etc. go dig it up... get a lawyer for an exception/ qualifier NOTE etc.
@@sitdowndogbreath I agree
Mexico has harsh laws and they enforce them. Once you get to the US, you are assigned a court date you never show up for
@@dennisdragomir7572 Mexico 🇲🇽 has the whole "your guilty until proven innocent " attitude so there's that issue.
Just make it 50/55 like Thailand/Cambodia, respectively and add some financial requirements. Why scrap it altogether?
What if you aren't a Chinese Nationalist and you are 35 to 49 and want to come to the Philippines to start a business and employ fillipeano's and live there as well?
all the applications now were pending
That's not coming to Philippines to RETIRE friend.
During Arroyo administration, Korean were also benefited from this visa. Imagine at 47 years old, you are already qualified for retirement visa
Just saved up the money too. Will have to come up with plan B then.
Marry filipina....
@@indidesitourer585 she will take care of you, and your money, too.
I travel with Plan 🅰️ Plan 🅱️ and Plan Whatever. It has stood the test
@@christopherellis2663 married to filipina for 5 years. It depends on who u marry
Harsha Padala but be smart ... for peace of mind, buy a condo in YOUR name, not a house in hers
Thank you for sharing.
I see no reason why a country cant "favor" certain countries over others ?
Culture and Traditions .... Ethics
On the contrary, they can make different rules for specific nations. It's called "foreign policy" and it's done all the time. They just need to boot out the undesirables and close off that option for them.
They can, but "foreign policy" in these matters can get hairy when you are financially dependant on the specific nation and loss of face is a cultural thing.
Just restrict the retirement visa to what probably is actual retires: 50+ olds having a monthly pension income from their homeland. Anything less is wide open for abuse, be it by Chinese or other nasjonalitis.
The grass always looks greener until you walk across the street!
Good luck finding any grass in Manila! That humongous and charmless metropolis desperately needs a park like New York City’s famed Central Park.
@@hayesman76 ehh? Manila has overwhelming amount of parks tho.. facts grasses grows faster in the Phil ..
@@mpotane
“Manila has an overwhelming amount of parks?” Is that a joke? Look at a map - Manila has extremely few parks. To its credit Baguio has a large park but not Manila.
Part of the World Economic Forum not so great reset as described on its website is to keep people in their current location. So if you plan to move, do so asap. Consider Morocco.
Tell us more.
I would look at them over to Utah and I'm stuck here Florida in the meantime
Philippines is doeng the best for all.
Duterte is cleaning house!👍😊👏👏👏
not for me or my wife
Thanks for this video !
*********I’ve had an SRRV visa for a year, I left the country to visit family, and was re-denied reentry. If you’re there don’t leave you can’t come back. At least for now*********
@@builtnotboughtmadeinphilip3955 😂
You can come back with an SRRV Visa if 1. you are legally married to a Filipina or 2. You have a child born in the Philippines
@@builtnotboughtmadeinphilip3955 congratulations on making it back. I made it back too.
At this time, you can come back if you are legally married to a Filipina or if you have a Filipino child. I came back September 21st. I happen to have a Filipino child so my SRRV visa acted as my entry visa and I had to have a birth certificate of my child. It also helped to have the head of the Bureau of tourism communicate with immigration in advance to make sure there were no hiccups
Yea u won't get back unless you have a child there or married there at this moment in time
That SRRV is no good they won't let you back in after you paid so much The Philippines do not care about you.
Finally & hoping the govt will really implement that.
Great feature. Thank you. I think 🤔 it a good move by the government to weed out undesirables entering the country. The Philippines has always been a welcoming country almost sometimes to the extent of being taken advantage of. And sometimes with certain people in position knowing about this. I am it's will really be just a temporary suspension for review to assess retirees, expats who are really legit. This will be both fair both ways, retirees and the country.
""Investor visa in the philippines"" Can you please provide me with a link to look into this further??
Thank you
Gus Paulato
The magic number in Thailand is 50 years old.
@@josephberam117 for retirement there.
Yea that was true 15+ years ago but not anymore. Expensive and every year they tighten the regs for expats. They're like 'come here spend all your money on a holiday then fuck off and come back when you're flush again'. We don't want you living here. Remember in Thailand "money number one"!
Hello Mr Nomad, why is it you never talk about Cambodia?
Natasha, we have talked about Cambodia a lot since 2013. Search our channel or www.nomadcapitalist.com for dozens of articles and videos on Cambodia.
The Philippines could just join the Five Eyes Intelligence alliance to help monitor and keep track of those 35 year old retirees lol.
They spend too much. The goverment is good at slacking.
Nice St. Lucia pin on your suit!! Citizenship via Investment program?
One of my bosses,worth over £100M,is panicking about the Bolsheviks here in the UK.Never thought I would see this.
Can you say more in details. What does this really mean for anyone living in UK?
What should they prepare...Thanks. God Bless.
We all are!
Confiscation in one word!
Coming to your place soon
one more thing...there is a long term problem with the West Philippine Territorial disputes... many suspect that these chinese who retire in the Philippines are SPIES.
in 1930s till 1940s. many Japanese citizens come to the Philippines as workers businessmen.. yes even ice cream vendors but eventually in 1942 they turned up as intelligence officers.
Had china did not build artificial island in Eez as the philippines won a court case in Unclos... Srrv still in effect.
Yes. security issue. many chinese
are using the Srrv. at age 35 yo ... one brigade of intelligence officers can do a lot of intelligence work till age 45 yo. 10 years.
TOO YOUNG TO RETIRE... TO OLD TO START a life in the Philippines
Maybe the Philippines does what Panama did with a "Friendly Nations" Retirement Visa replacing the SRRV. I could see it catering to the South Korean military retirees that the original 35 age limit was set for especially as 37-38 is the age for the earliest US military retirees with 20 years of service. I mean the EU, US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, maybe other ASEAN member states, Australia, & New Zealand citizens being offered the visa on friendlier terms with a stricter investor-retirement visa being offered for countries they find less desirable seems likely to me to end up being the case. I can see Malaysia doing something similar with MM2H v 2.0, and Thailand following suite with a new version of it's Elite Visa with an even higher dollar requirement. I can also see each country adopting a formal Digital Nomad work visa & local tax regime for income earned or remitted into the country. My suspicion for version 2.0 of these new Friendly Nations style retirement visas would include proof of a passive annuity, overseas rental income, or overseas royalty income, in addition to the bank deposit.
This would be a smart move to replicate Panamas friendly nation visa and leave problematic nations off it, simple and clean and a win win for all involved.
Why do I never hear of people filing for Philippine citizenship?
Because the Philippine government doesn't allow it.
@@chogno98 Thats funny, Philippine immigration told me different.
@@newrenewableenergycontrol5724 a lot of people told you different including your wife while you go to work
@@newrenewableenergycontrol5724 Actually you're right, there are ways to get naturalization which require having lived there for many years, owning property, etc. But it is possible
I have Indian (India) friend and wife was preggie. Immigration told him they or she specifically had to exit the country till after baby is born
Phillipines was alarmed of many foreigners retires at d early age of 35 yrs old, which competing Filipinos n d workforce.
I thought foreigners are severely restricted when it comes to local employment so as not to compete with the average citizen.
@@Jon....... foriegners are welcome and apply residence as a retirement haven 4 d old, and 4 d 35yrs old above do business not work here,or competing n d workforce. No other restrictions.
@@Jon....... There are a lot of Chinese nationals right now in the Philippines working as construction workers and in casinos and offshore gaming industry.
Where do you to verify this info? Is there a Philippines Immigration Department?
The Philippine immigration authority is called the (Philippine) Bureau of Immigration, or BI for short, under the DILG.
Few months from now I'll be going into retirement and retirement is the only time in our lives when time no longer equals our money, I really need an alternative source of income can anyone give me an idea?
I think you should go into cryptocurrency Investments because one amazing thing about cryptocurrency is that supporters see cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin as the currency of future and they keep struggling to own them, before they become more valuable. I am so glad to have invested in bitcoins some years back,
Correct !!!
I personally like the technology behind cryptocurrencies by the blockchain, because it has a decentralized system of processing and recording transactions, which makes cryptocurrency Investments 100% secured
Really, for those of you who see crypto assets such as bitcoins and Ethereum as the currency of the future, it should be noted that crypto assets need stability.
Cryptocurrency is here to stay and is not going away, and you can own as much crypto asset as you can, crypto currency transactions are fast, digital, secure and worldwide, which minimises the activities of cyber criminals
Thanks for this info !