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I-360 Widow’s Visa to the USA for the Filipina Widow

[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 10.11.08 under Immigration and Visa, Perspectives, Philippine Retirement

When the foreigner living in the Philippines with his Filipina wife dies, what happens to the wife and kids? There is one too little known alternative for Filipina widows who were married to US Citizens the I-360 Widow/Widower immigrant visa. The widow or widower can self-apply to immigrate to the US after her husband’s death.

Philippine Retirement Visa: my experience with the SRRV

[ 26 Comments ] Posted on 09.25.08 under Immigration and Visa, Philippine Retirement

The Philippine government makes it quite easy to live permanently in the country. It has fewer restrictions than I have seen reported by other Southeast Asian countries. There are basically four ways that the foreigner can live in the Philippines: