u/qetsiyah_

Hi guys! I’m planning to purchase a property to my name(not for rental), but the biggest challenge is as an OFW, I wouldn’t have any co-borrower/attorney-in-fact since all my family and relatives are overseas. I don’t have friends willing to co-borrow for me (which I understand). I really want to have a base in PH whenever I visit. It’s also a way for me to leverage my citizenship. Would you know if there’s a workaround on this? Salamat !!

Hi guys! I’m planning to purchase a property to my name, but the biggest challenge is as an OFW, I wouldn’t have any co-borrower/attorney-in-fact since all my family and relatives are overseas. I don’t have friends willing to co-borrow for me (which I understand). I really want to have a base in PH whenever I visit. It’s also a way for me to leverage my citizenship. Is there a workaround on this? Salamat !!

Problem/Goal: Hi, I’m about to get a financial advisor but figured to check here first of all before I shell out anything.

I haven’t been back home for a long, long time. I want to purchase a pre-selling house and lot/condo in QC/Manila but I don’t know where to start. I don’t have a PH bank account anymore, so I don’t know how to get a mortgage. I used to have a pagibig membership which I successfully retrieved, but I’ve only paid for about a year. I asked chatGPT if it’s possible to get a loan/mortgage in this case, and the advice is to pay a 24-month lump sum through Pagibig to qualify for their house loan.

Do you have any serious advice? Should I go ahead with Pagibig? Or can any local bank help me in this situation? I really don’t know where to start. I’m planning to fly in but I want to get “appointments” sorted out first of all, if needed. Thank you

Previous attempts: Research

Hi, I’m about to get a financial advisor but figured to check here first of all before I shell out anything.

I haven’t been back home for a long, long time. I want to purchase a pre-selling house and lot/condo in QC/Manila but I don’t know where to start. I don’t have a PH bank account anymore, so I don’t know how to get a mortgage. I used to have a pagibig membership which I successfully retrieved, but I’ve only paid for about a year. I asked chatGPT if it’s possible to get a loan/mortgage in this case, and the advice is to pay a 24-month lump sum through Pagibig to qualify for their house loan.

Do you have any serious advice? Should I go ahead with Pagibig? Or can any local bank help me in this situation? I really don’t know where to start. I’m planning to fly in but I want to get “appointments” sorted out first of all, if needed. Thank you

Hi everyone. I don’t even know why I’m posting this question, I’m overthinking too much. I’m a non-EU who lives and works in Austria, then applied for a U.K. visit visa. Now, my country is a part of eligible countries for a short stay visa waiver programme to Ireland - wherein if you have a valid U.K. visit visa and you’ve already used or “activated” it, you can use it to visit Ireland instead of applying for a separate Irish visa.

I’m stressing out because I’m not sure if the gate agents will really know about this/if they’re familiar with it, what if they deny me boarding? I’m flying directly from Vienna and I’ve already booked everything in Ireland for summer. My plan is to have everything ready including the official Irish website where this is stated and all. Does anyone have advice? Or any personal experience? Just to alleviate my anxiety I guess. Thank you.

Hi everyone. I don’t even know why I’m posting this question, I’m overthinking too much. I’m a non-EU who lives and works in Austria, then applied for a U.K. visit visa. Now, my country is a part of eligible countries for a short stay visa waiver programme to Ireland - wherein if you have a valid U.K. visit visa and you’ve already used or “activated” it, you can use it to visit Ireland instead of applying for a separate Irish visa.

I’m stressing out because I’m not sure if the gate agents will really know about this/if they’re familiar with it, what if they deny me boarding? I’m flying directly from Vienna and I’ve already booked everything in Ireland for summer. My plan is to have everything ready including the official Irish website where this is stated and all. Does anyone have advice? Or any personal experience? Just to alleviate my anxiety I guess. Thank you.

Hi everyone! I just enrolled myself into English driving lessons. I’ve never driven a car before, so I am a complete beginner. Any tips/advice you have in your pockets for someone like me? Driving in Slovakia, learning efficiently, passing the test especially, or anything in general would be very helpful. Thank you!

Hello. To those who play tennis here, do you know any tennis walls around Petrzalka area where I can practice on my own? There are a few in NTC but it’s quite far from me. Thank you

Hello, has anyone here acquired an EU blue card in Slovakia? I have a few questions if we can connect please. Thank you!

Hello, has anyone here acquired an EU blue card in Slovakia? I have a few questions if we can connect please. Thank you!

Hello. I’m a Filipino but I’ve been living overseas for the past few years. Gusto ko kumuha ng DL and I want to do it in PH kasi sobrang mahal dito. I’m a complete beginner. Is there any way I can pull this off with my 2-week vacation? I was doing my research and found out that after getting the student permit I’ll have to wait for 30 days to be able to convert it into a non-professional license. Can I do my tests and acquire the student permit online? That way I can wait and do the conversion by the time I’m in PH. Appreciate your inputs, thanks!

Problem/goal: not sure how long the process of getting a dl takes

Context:
Hello. I’m a Filipino but I’ve been living overseas for the past few years. Gusto ko kumuha ng DL and I want to do it in PH kasi sobrang mahal dito. I’m a complete beginner. Is there any way I can pull this off with my 2-week vacation? I was doing my research and found out that after getting the student permit I’ll have to wait for 30 days to be able to convert it into a non-professional license. Can I do my tests and acquire the student permit online? That way I can wait and do the conversion by the time I’m in PH. Appreciate your inputs, thanks!

Previosu attempts: currently doing research

Hello. I’m a Filipino but I’ve been living overseas for the past few years. Gusto ko kumuha ng DL and I want to do it in PH kasi sobrang mahal dito. I’m a complete beginner. Is there any way I can pull this off with my 2-week vacation? I was doing my research and found out that after getting the student permit I’ll have to wait for 30 days to be able to convert it into a non-professional license. Can I do my tests and acquire the student permit online? That way I can wait and do the conversion by the time I’m in PH. Appreciate your inputs, thanks!

Can I do my tests and acquire a student permit online? That way I can wait and do the conversion to non-pro by the time I’m in PH (I only have a 2-week vacation 😕). Appreciate your inputs, thanks! (Please see my first comment for full context)

Hello. I’m a Filipino but I’ve been living overseas for the past few years. Gusto ko kumuha ng DL and I want to do it in PH kasi sobrang mahal dito. I’m a complete beginner. Is there any way I can pull this off with my 2-week vacation? I was doing my research and found out that after getting the student permit I’ll have to wait for 30 days to be able to convert it into a non-professional license. Can I do my tests and acquire the student permit online? That way I can wait and do the conversion by the time I’m in PH. Appreciate your inputs, thanks!