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Living in many areas of the Philippines, from Cebu to rural provinces, there are no street numbers and often no street names. The address is usually given by barangay, city and then whatever directions you want to give. So when filling out the Background Declaration I would say we lived at...

Still filling out forms here. Guide says PRV will be valid (If and when we get one) until the expiry date of the medical. It says elsewhere that a medical will be valid for one year. It says on the web site that it is taking 14 months for Manila to approve a PRV. This sounds strange. Is...

I am Canadian, sponsoring a filipina c/l spouse. On her IMM 0008 we listed our son as being sponsored with her, even though I am applying for his certificate of citizenship at the same time. If this is wrong please advise, but my question is about Question 6 B on Form IMM 5481. Shall I again...

For a Philippine National Identity Document, would a voter's ID or a Postal Identity Card be what is called for? Or better to say N/A?

Thanks for that, I am going over it now. I did get a reply to the email I sent. It took a little over 2 weeks and began by apologizing for the delay and then answered my questions. I did get the impression they do not like to answer questions at the embassy so I am hoping for more from the...

And that is the whole problem! How do you (all of you) put up with that? Why do we put up with that? I am not suggesting they should drop everything to answer an email. I am only saying some receptionist should answer emails the same way they used to answer the phone. A polite (even...

And so the frustration begins. Before applying for a PR visa for my wife I need to apply for a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship for my son (born out of Canada - Canadian father). This needs to be done with forms submitted to Canadian Embassy in Manila. Most of the information is available...

Thanks, fellow members. The reason I asked about using an agent is because paperwork gives me stress and headaches. I hate stress and headaches. I posted in another thread, but have no answers yet, so let me ask: If my spouse's Philippine passport expires Dec 2013 (11 months away) are we...

I just read through this entire thread. What a lot of pages for such a short time. My wife has not even begun her PR app yet as I am still doing the research for her. The first thing that comes to mind is the part about applying to Mississauga and then they send it to Manila. Is there any...

I can understand Manila wanting to be sure the applicant is even permitted to get a passport, because unlike Canada, filipinos are not 'entitled' to a passport and have to go through an interview process before they can get one. But if Canadian Embassy actually holds on the the passport then I...

Thanks Leon. Its exactly what I needed to know. Thanks Amikety, As I mentioned in my opening post I DO live in Canada, if only for 1 month every year and a half. To my knowledge, there is no time limit for a Canadian citizen to be allowed to go off on vacation, so I have a shared house (my...

I'm confused, but interested. Are you saying I apply for Permanent Residency for my wife, then bring her and my son to Canada for a while (How long? 6 Months) then go back to Philippines for 6 months as a vacation, then repeat, and there is no interruption in her permanent residency qualifying...

Thanks for the quick reply. Even though it is not quite what I had hoped, it does not come unexpected. I have not tried to bring my spouse for a visit to Canada until now because I suspected it may be a nightmare. From the info on the CIC website it looks like it could take a year to get a...

There is so much on this site that I am getting information overload. I am Canadian. I lived and worked in Canada most of my life. I retired at 52 and decided to spend most of my time as a perpetual tourist in Philippines. I come back to Canada for a month every year and a half or so to...