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Post by tarana on Oct 13, 2013 16:45:19 GMT 7
I'm just curious if anyone is permanently living in Asia right now (having your approved Indefinite Portability) and which country are you living in and how are you getting around the hard immigration laws that I've been reading about with most Asian Countries?
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Post by Banjo on Oct 13, 2013 17:53:41 GMT 7
Most of us have been around at least one country in the region for years.
In many cases the visa laws aren't draconian, just a little complex.
The Philippines and Cambodia are fairly easy. Thailand not so much... the best long term visas require proof of income and/or money in the bank, which is fair enough when you think about it.
I'm not sure about Indonesia, but Bali is full of expats so it must be doable.
I find the best sources of information are the expat online forums, just type in the countries name, then forum, and take it from there; sure they are full of tossers but the visa sections are usually well moderated.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2013 18:31:15 GMT 7
This information i found.When i was thinking of living in Bali.
Be 55 years old or older.
Following documents required to process your retirement visa:
Copy of your passport (valid min 18 months).
Proof of holding a pension or deposit bank statement.
Health insurance and life insurance.
Curriculum vitae.
Proof of rental agreement.
Statement letter that you will employ an Indonesian while your stay in Bali.
Plus the retirement Visa is expensive, if not married to a Indonesian.
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Post by tablet on Oct 13, 2013 19:31:27 GMT 7
You have to remember that even Asian countries are sovereign countries, just like Australia.
They have their own people to look after and their own culture to protect. People from western countries
seem to think they can just turn up at the airport and stay in an asian country indefinately because they have money.
Over the years, asian countries have actually been tightening up their visa rules, because they are actually getting a bit
sick of the behaviour of quite a few of the long stayers.
So if you do want to stay long term, you will have to put in abit of planning and continual effort in a lot of cases.
One of our younger members has the mistaken belief that he can just rock up, sit on a beach, drink himself silly,
chase young woman, and never have to worry or do anything to adhere to a countries visa regulations.
I think he has been watching too much A Currant Affair.
As Banjo said, it's complex, as each country has a host of different rules, including taking into account of your wealth.
Even when I do six weeks trips, I have to worry about visa's.
But on the positive side you have to remember, that a person like myself from the bottom of the socioeconomic group, and
with a disability, would never ever get any kind of visa to visit Australia, if they came from Asia.
Please don't mention the boats. They didn't apply for a visa.
1960
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Post by ghostbuster on Oct 14, 2013 8:32:04 GMT 7
I have been living in Philippines for 8 months now. Visa is renewable for 6 months at a cost of 14,500 pesos.
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Post by Banjo on Oct 14, 2013 8:56:25 GMT 7
I don't think that's unreasonable for a visa that's fairly easy to obtain.
Do you still have to leave the country every 12 months?
My mates used to fly to HK for a few days, a bit of shopping and a change of beer.
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Post by ghostbuster on Oct 14, 2013 10:29:54 GMT 7
Not sure Banjo about leaving the country but air promos here very cheap. Can fly to hong kong and return for $50 sometimes.
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Post by tarana on Oct 14, 2013 15:33:13 GMT 7
I was looking into visas today and found a way to live permanently in the Philippines. If you have a spare $10,000 you don't need, you can deposit that into a certain bank in the Philippines and show immigration you have your DSP then all you need to do is pay $360 a year and you can live work and study in the Philippines permanently. It's called a special retire visa. Here is the link.... www.pra.gov.ph/main/srrv_program?page=1 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2013 16:10:39 GMT 7
I was looking into visas today and found a way to live permanently in the Philippines. If you have a spare $10,000 you don't need, you can deposit that into a certain bank in the Philippines and show immigration you have your DSP then all you need to do is pay $360 a year and you can live work and study in the Philippines permanently. It's called a special retire visa. Here is the link.... www.pra.gov.ph/main/srrv_program?page=1Great If you have the spare money |
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Post by Denis-NFA on Oct 14, 2013 17:57:16 GMT 7
Do you still have to leave the country every 12 months? It's currently set at 16 months Banjo although I have read, somewhere, that it could be changing to 3 years. As ghostbuster has said, you can renew your visa for 6 months but you have to attend the Manila office to get that. But with a bit of luck they may extend the 6 month renewals to all Philippine offices and tie that in with 3 year stays! |
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Post by Denis-NFA on Oct 14, 2013 18:13:50 GMT 7
I was looking into visas today and found a way to live permanently in the Philippines. If you have a spare $10,000 you don't need, you can deposit that into a certain bank in the Philippines and show immigration you have your DSP then all you need to do is pay $360 a year and you can live work and study in the Philippines permanently. It's called a special retire visa. Here is the link.... www.pra.gov.ph/main/srrv_program?page=1Great If you have the spare money I agree @bedwin and for me I am just as well to spend the money on the 2 monthly renewal visa's even with an overseas trip every 16 months. But for someone that is on a pension and has $50,000 to spend on their accommodation then its probably good value because the $10,000 can be put toward the cost of either a condominium (strata title unit) or long term rental as long the accommodation has a value of $50,000. And all dollars are US$. |
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Post by Denis-NFA on Oct 14, 2013 18:51:13 GMT 7
One other aspect of the Philippines Special Resident Retirees Visa is that you need to pay a non refundable US$1,400 application fee.
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Post by zingzingzing on Nov 19, 2013 13:45:01 GMT 7
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Post by Banjo on Nov 19, 2013 14:29:13 GMT 7
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Post by zingzingzing on Nov 19, 2013 16:02:06 GMT 7
Thanks Banjo,
I'm just looking at options after Japan.
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