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praglen, on 2012-05-06 10:26:05, said:

It would help but also good is a letter from an employer if she has one saying that she on an authorised period of leave and has a job to go back to, or copy of a title dead or rent agreement for property, or clearly state if she has children there, copy of a passbook showing savings (not just a balance) or evidence that she has travelled out of the country for brief periods and returned (from stamps in passport, even better if travel is with you).

Trouble is that most filipino females will have none of this.

You can also send a few pics of you together in various  locations (or family events/different clothes etc) or copy of any WU statements if you are sending money.  This shows documetary (rather than just your words) evidence and history of a relationship and/or support.

Filipino nationals are regularly taken off planes (and in fact sometimes not even aloud into the airport) at Ninoy Aquino (Manila).  I have on MANY occasions seen dozens   not aloud to board planes bound for Persian Gulf countries with no appropriate visa, a dud contract, and a few times passports upping the age.

I worked at NAIA and Centenial for 18 months in a  liasion role with  the Bureau of Immigration.

The government survives on remittances from overseas workers and if they suspect that someone is leaving on a tourist visa and is likely to work (and there is a very low threshold for evidence) they will offload them and make them get the correct visa and register (and attend a course) by the POEA.  This is the governments way of getting cut and trying to ensure that their nationals have adequate emloyment contracts/salary and heath coverage.

There is always scams going on any many nationals get tricked or end up in defacto slavery (seized passports/beaten etc) or have problems when there are civil disturbances and the embassy does not know they are there.

It is illegal to recruit in the Philipines without going through a registered agency and their harsh penalties (including imprisonment) for those who break this law.

The problem will not be Swampy....

purushanti, on 2012-05-04 21:03:43, said:

And there we have it.....put simply if nothing else a BA will keep you warm at night.

BA = Bugger All

Now in any other country a nick of Misterfloppy organising a kids party would somewhat alarm me..........

thaimiller, on 2012-03-27 09:24:59, said:

I would love wifey to wear a helmet and I could make her wear one, at least until out of sight but what is the purpose of that.  She has a "good" helmet and still will not wear it.  Variety fo reasons,too hot, someone might steal helmet, just done something with hair etc.  The only reason she wears a helmet is to avoid a fine.

She has had two significant accidents, one required hospitalisation for months and a metal rod in her thigh (and foot long scar), and still will not wear a helmet.  She wasn't wearing one on the two occassions and a helmet would not have helped with injuries (her rationale).  She is not the only one by any mark, there are people including those with expat partners riding around with little more than projectile babies/infants.

I have also shown photos, talked about head injuries etc, but there are some things that I cannot do even through education.  I cannot convince her to put food away in the fridge rather than leave out for hours to collect its required amount of bacteria before it is devoured again, that there are no ghosts/spirits in the second bedroom, that Mr Shinawatra should not be cannonized, that channel seven soap operas are crap.........and that an amulet is not a good substitute for a quality crash helmet