thailen
American expat in Thailand
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Registration: 02 May 2012
immigration in Manilla by Graham H
I have a friend from Mindanao. Juliet Damalerio who was denied a boarding pass to Bangkok Thailand, despite fulfilling all the requirements necessary by Phillipino Immigration laws. They said she needed a guarantor from the Phillipines with a signed ...
The best advice you can get is what the last person gave you. Fly to Manila, take her back. The chances of blocking her are 5%, regardless of all thosse documents and proof of enough money, etc. Philippine immigration is mainly interested in YOU and ... Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
thanks! Where did you get those quotes? Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
I spend around $25 for 5 bottles of 120 sofgels each of Omega 3 Fish Oil(1000 mg). I had earlier priced a similar item - fish oil - at an SM Mall and it said 60- sofgels for 1250 pesos, so maybe it's even more than 60,000 pesos for the same ... Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
That's a great idea! Unfortunately, I live in Thailand. My GF visits the Philippines, so my plan is to send it to her family's home and have her bring it when she comes back. I DO bring lots of vitamins with me to Thailand, because Thailand ... Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
You may not believe my ratio of 1,000 vs 60,000, but Puritan Pride sells 5 bottles(buy 2, get 3 free) with free shipping(in the U.S.), so maybe it's 1,000 to 50,000. But it's a helluva jump! Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
Of course No.2 won't work, because the reason I'm sending vitamins from the U.S. to the Philippines is precisely because the cost there is like 1000 pesos(in the U.S.) vs 60,000 pesos in the Philippines. I kid you not; I priced the same ... Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
I'm happy to pay 20% more, but of what? Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
If they check and decide to tax it, depending on the amount of the import tax, I may just let it sit in immigration... Read More
Will They or Won't They? by thailen
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ...
The UPS list(go to their website) covers just about any and every product you can mention(by category - fish - not trout,catfish,tuna, etc) So it lists vitamins period. I'm sending vitamins. If they are suspicious, they can open each of the 5 ... Read More
Will They or Won't They?
I'm planning to send some vitamins(sealed in 5 small plastic bottles) from the U.S. to Manila. According to UPS shipping guidelines, shipments of vitamins(like many other products) to the Philippines are subject to clearance from the Food and ... Read More
Letter of Invitation to visit Thailand by thailen
I have been asked by a filipina friend to write a letter of invitation. She is coming early in September. To whom is the letter addressed? What information, in addition to the dates she'll be here and my address, should the letter include?
She's coming to Thailand from the Philippines. But you're suggesting the letter should be addressed to Philippine Immigration? She would be staying with me, not at a hotel. She has money and has been to Thailand many times. She won't ... Read More
Letter of Invitation to visit Thailand
I have been asked by a filipina friend to write a letter of invitation. She is coming early in September. To whom is the letter addressed? What information, in addition to the dates she'll be here and my address, should the letter include? Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
First of all, when I say most filipinas who link up with Western men help the economy, it's because we support her in Thailand and her family in the Philippines. That's what I mean when I say one less muth(for the government) to feed. It often means ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
CEC is just one of many hoops they use to deny leaving the country. It's all a crock of crap(from personal and reported experience of friends). The bottom line is: either they decide to let you go or not to let you go. Any or no excuse is used, no ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
I'm always amused when I hear that Immigration is afraid their single, young filipinas will leave to become prostitutes. I can't speak for Singapore,Indonesi, Malaysia and some other countries, but I CAN speak for Thailand. If any woman even thinks ... Read More
I want to meet new people in Pattaya :) by patapat
Hello all, I'm new on this website but pretty old to live in Pattaya as i work here but don't have much friend... now it is the right time for me to find some nice people / group for join some activity maybe on weekday? or maybe hang out ...
Come to the PCEC(Pattaya City Expat Club) breakfast any Sunday from 10:30AM - 12 noon. We're a friendly bunch of expats(from America,England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Canada, and a bunch of other countries). We ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
Good advice,Joshua. Too many people are lulled into believing if they jumped thru enough hoops and filled enough forms and piled enough money into their bank accounts, immigration would wave them thru. Don't bet on it! Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
That may well work,but my GF had only a letter of support from me and ME. They interviewed her for 5 minutes, she signed a form and they interviewed me, didn't ask for any finan cial documents(I'll bring my up-to-date bankbook next time,just in ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
You're right about everything you said.It couldn't hurt to bring all the documents others have mentioned, but my girl friend didn't have many of them and little money in her bank account.Still they let her go,because I flew over to bring her back. ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
No, I don't. If you bring a letter from you guaranteeing you'll cover her expenses while in Thailand(or anywhere else) and attach a copy of your passport and when your visa expires, it can't hurt(but they never asked to see it). Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
I know of at least one filipina who had all the documents, plus a one-year Thai educational visa and was STILL refused by filipino immigration. I brought my filipina girl friend back to Thailand twice, without any documents, 20,k000 pesos in her ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
Just to clarify something. She tried to leave from Manila Pinoy the first time and was rejected(see my earlier post - not because of no money or Philippines bank account or more than 3 month bank account). When I flew to Clark and met her there, we ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
How recently were they trying to leave Clark? "Where and what is NAIA1? Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
I have read all of the previous posts and anyone can see that experiences differ. My experiences and those of my Thai expat friends told me that a filipina traveling alone to t Thailand will have a very difficult time leaving the country. The only ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
What is a fact is that filipinas only go to Thailand as girl friends of Western men. The pay for illegals is as low as it is for them working in the Philippines. they go to the U.S., Singapore, Dubai, anywhere BUT Thailand. If caught illegally, they ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
Your answer shows you and Philippine Immigration are ignorant of the eco;nomic conditions in Thailand. First of all, coming as a prostitute to Thailand is like coming to the Philippines to work as a maid. There are so many prostitutes working in ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
Traveling alone will guarantee she won't be allowed to leave. Valid is in the mind of the immigration official, who thinks every single filipina is going to Thailand to work in a bar as a prostitute. My GF's rejection slip said "need affirmation ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
To Nielsen and others: If you think jumping thru all these hoops(taking educational courses, bringing certified letters from the Thai Embassy in Manila(impossible to get - why should they, since you automatically get a 30-day tourist visa when ... Read More
We're O for 1...
My filipina girl friend was blocked from leaving the country today, based on a series of dumb questions by philippine immigration. Example: You need a Thai tourist visa(everyone gets 30 days gratis when landing at Suvarnabhum Airport). Why is your ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
I just heard from my GF. She has the pasport; she stayed in Singapore for 3 days. She also has a letter from me taking responsiiblity for her stay in Thailand and a copy of my passport. And a copy of her roundtrip ticket and some photos of me and ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
Two questions: Will it make a difference if she shows her expired passport showing her previous trip to Singapore? If I do accompany her to the airport and to Thailand, will I have to do this every time she returns to Thailand from the Philippines? Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist? by thailen
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ...
She has an expired passport showing her leaving the Philippines for Singapore in 2008. I have given her a letter of support from me, where she's staying in Thailand, together with a copy of my passport and she has her roundtrip E-ticket to and from ... Read More
Philippines Stopping Filipinas from Leaving As A Tourist?
I have a filipina girlfriend who I invited to live with me in Thailand. She is hearing that Thailand immigration is stopping filipinos at the Bangkok airport for not having enugh thai money, for not having a valid reason to come in, etc., even ... Read More