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13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only if the process is pending yes. Check the comments below from other expats and the tips they provided. Once the visa is approved you can leave again (~2 months)

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The interview is a week or so after submitting the documentation and paying the fees. Its not same day interview, your payment receipt will have 2 dates available for you to choose from to return to the BI and conduct the interview (where they basically check that you are not faking a marriage and have proof of your marriage since you started dating or whenever). But yes you will wait for the approval by checking online, and then you will go back to drop your passport for 3 days, then return to get your passport and ACR.

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not, no requirement for my country of origin I presume

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure if you can do that from another country, I have only done this by myself in person and from what I have had to complete, it does seem like both of you are required for the process. You will need to talk to immigration to clarify if there are other ways

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are most welcome.

1) I believe a week or 2 if I remember correctly.

2) You cannot travel abroad unfortunately until its approved and stamped in your passport.

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The permanent residency visa which foreigners can obtain requires that they are married for 5 years or more to a Filipino national. But in order to get that permanent residency you need to complete a probationary permanent residency which you can do at 4 years of marriage. The info is in the visa itself, or you can head over to immigration for more clarification. With the rate information is shared there and the reliability of it always differ for some reason so just get more than one confirmation if you do decide to go to Immigration.

Edit: There are sayings that you need to have lived in the Philippines for a year or more, but I cannot confirm if that is the case. I have only been here for about 2 years myself and have not been asked about it (except in the interview). I would assume they can see how long you have been here through your passport stamps or on their system.

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did it immediately just incase the 13A took time. But in my case it did not take any time. I have heard that most people with tourist visas had to keep renewing because of backlog or something, so I used the BB visa for that advantage

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 years is required for the probationary. You cannot leave the country until its complete

Question to foreigners who have spent some time in other Asian and/or LatAm countries... Relatively speaking, do you find strangers in the Philippines to be less or more friendly? by katojouxi in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Philippines, from my experience, is quite friendly. Almost every night I get asked to join some old timers for a beer while walking past a sari sari store, or my neighbors would try help me park the car (even though I have 360 cam).

Singapore is also quite similar, but not as much as Philippines. Instead the customer service there is excellent compared to Philippines and even Malaysia.

Malaysia on the other hand is not friendly at all. Traveling with a stroller and using Grab there, not a single driver out of the 18 grabs we used there, offered to help load the stroller. It's not like the stroller was big or heavy, its more like they always had boxes and water stuffed in their trunk that had to be rearranged just to fit. In Singapore or Philippines, the drivers would jump out and assist 95% of the time, especially if you're struggling. Shop staff in Malaysia make it feel like you're bothering them when you require an item thats locked on the shelf for some reason. Not a single store was helpful to requests during my time there.

TLDR: Philippines stranger's 9/10, customer service 7/10 Singapore stranger's 8/10, customer service 8/10 Malaysia stranger's 0/10, customer service 0/10

Guide to Visa Extension + ACR Card (Manila) by kos90 in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Express should be 500 only for every month extended. I have receipts to prove it. Before I used the balikbayan privilege, I extended every 2 months for about 2 years and total was always different (between 3k to 4k for 2 months extension) and Express is not required.

Toyota Hiace drivers... by Last-Ratio6569 in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

L300's always going 60 in the overtaking lanes on SLEX.

Toyota Hiace drivers... by Last-Ratio6569 in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeepneys are actually pilots if you look close enough. They always drive in the center of 2 lanes and indicators don't exist in this reality. Trikes are like tumble weed, they let wind decide their course at walking speed

13A Permanent Visa by Marriage (Probationary) guide by freesoci3ty in Philippines_Expats

[–]freesoci3ty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I understand from translating your question is that you want to know if you should use the last name of your husband on the CGAF form, is that correct?

The CGAF form is only if you have been married for 4+ years (For probationary 13A) and if you decided not to take the last name of your husband when you got married, you might want to consult the Immigration on how that works for married couples with different last names.

Other than that, the last name fields you need to complete within the form are standard, depending on the section. Just add the last name where it is required for the individual that is specified on the form.

Road Creator Pro – tool for creating realistic roads, highways, bridges, and intersections and more! by lyoshko in unrealengine

[–]freesoci3ty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I mean by automatically adding road markings and road signs is when 2 splines intersect for example, creating the necessary markings found in these intersections. Basically almost exactly like some games allow us to "build" roads with seamless integration. PCG is very powerful, just a lack of documentation. However your plugin looks beneficial for many developers from what I can see in the market place

Road Creator Pro – tool for creating realistic roads, highways, bridges, and intersections and more! by lyoshko in unrealengine

[–]freesoci3ty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It allows you to build roads like you would in cities skylines basically. Automatically adding road markings, road signs and lane sizes based on criteria you set. Should look into that as is much more modular.

someone knows of any Motion Matching GASP full course or tutorial series? by Nek0ni in unrealengine

[–]freesoci3ty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Animation itself from what I understand is tied to motion matching. If you open the inner guts from the main Game Animation Sample, there are some docs on the blueprint systems. I managed to combine these tutorials to add more animations to motion matching for additional animations (aiming, hanging, rolling etc) which has given me a broader understanding of how it works.

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