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US Shuts Down Manila Immigration Office

02/02/202006/06/2019 by The Kano

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the permanent closure of its field office in Manila, a move that could slow down the processing of family visa applications, foreign adoptions and citizenship petitions.

Would I Have Still Moved to the Philippines?

11/23/201906/23/2015 by The Kano

After the publication of my latest post, “Living in the Philippines 6 Yr. Review,” one of my faithful readers asked me the following questions and wondered, knowing what I know now, what would I have done or not done:

Would you still have moved to the Philippines or would you have stayed in the USA?
What would you have done the same the last six years living in the Philippines?
What would you have done differently the last six years living in the Philippines?

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01/20/202001/03/2011 by The Kano

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First Year in the Philippines! Part One

10/08/201907/15/2010 by The Kano

First Year in the Philippines! July 15th, 2010 will mark my first year living in the Philippines. My patient Filipina wife and I arrived in Manila one year ago, stayed at her sister Emily's house and slept in a bedroom with air con. That was the last air conditioning we had until mid April of this year when we had one installed in our present home in Guimaras, a residence I like to fondly call "The Compound".