We arrived exactly one week ago and now we are renting a condominium somewhere between Ortigas and Makati. We chose this location for convenience in commuting within Metro Manila. With the help of my mother, we have rented a 2 bedroom and 2 bath apartment with a large utility room with its own toilet and [...]

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Last Tuesday, we went to Den Haag again to first legalize documents at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The car even got hit lightly by a car in front of us who was backing up. We were lucky the damage was negligible. There were no parking spaces there so I ended up waiting for MrC [...]

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I just came back from my visit to the Philippine Embassy in The Hague. It takes a bit of time to get to Den Haag from Amsterdam due to the traffic. The distance from Amsterdam to The Hague is probably like Makati to Sta. Rosa, Laguna or even Tagaytay. When I arrived there, there was [...]

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Lately, I have been seeing several Google searches that led to my site that pertain to people wanting to bring their non-Filipino significant others to the Philippines. I have also seen some blogs and forums talking about this same topic. It’s really interesting to see that a lot of foreigners from developed countries actually consider [...]

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After reading forums and reading the Advice about Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Dual Nationality these are the main implications of retention of Philippine Citizenship: taking an oath, affirmation or other formal declaration to a foreign state or its political subdivisions (Sec. 349 (a) (2) INA) is a potential cause of loss of citizenship [...]

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