Eddie1

Sorry mate, but I was always under the impression that you Tottenham supporters didn't have ANY testicles!! Safe travels mate, see ya for a beer or two when you finally get your arse here.

Having been out drinking with you on more than enough occasions I feel it's fair to say that you certainly got the last part off to an art form ya bloody tightarse!

Just the one time then Dave? What happened, he didn't really float your boat huh? You can share it to the forum, we won't tell anybody.

Yes, I had 4 in a row and then I got another making it 5 in a row, the first was issued in Cebu (courtesy of Dave Houndriver) then all the rest was from the BI in Dumaguete .......and then I got a 6th six month visa issued from Manila as my first overstay extension. Received my SRRVisa last week, in another 10 days (Oct 11th) that would have been 4 years on a Tourist Visa. An expensive and stressful period.

There are several types of SRRVisa available and they do not all carry the same monetary requirements to join. The 'SRRV Classic' is $20,000 U.S Dollars if you do NOT have a monthly pension of $800 single/ $1,000 for couple. If you do have a pension that meets the requirements as above then your cost will be $10,000 U.S. dollars.

Not any longer, it's been available for a couple of months or so now. Not certain but I think its only obtainable from within the Phils at the moment.

Dave, Just curious why a longer runway would be good? Is the present runway so short that it presents a safety hazard?

The way I read that is your answer is No. As Graham59 says... 'Refers to those who've had difficulty renewing their 'normal' visa due to the Covid-19 confusion'.

I was under the impression that obtaining the SRRV can only be achieved by applicants that are are already in the Philippines at this time? I don't know this for a fact, it just seems to pop up on things like FB and the like occasionally. Hopefully this is not the case and I wish you well in your quest. Maybe you could keep the forum updated with your progress as it could be a benefit to others . Good Luck.

Why would you paint a pair of red and blue toilet brushes? ()

I will leave you the keys to my place Jim, we are off to Cebu City tonight for a few days, time to check out the reopening of the bars there AND miss the bloody brownout!

Much the same for us here in Dumaguete and the surrounding towns. We are due another 12 hour brownout this coming Sunday, they are maybe one per month at the moment and probably ongoing for a while. Whilst they are definitely inconvenient and unwelcome it is very doable if you have advance notice, it is the unplanned which I dislike the most as you never know whether its going to be minutes or hours without power. We are fortunate that we just live 20 meters from the beach so at least we do get some cooling sea breezes.

To be fair Jim, the Aussies have always been a bit lacking.

I too hope all goes well with your second dose. If possible can you come back to the forum then and give us an update on how things went. Also, perhaps you could also then give a report on the verification/paperwork that you hopefully will have received. I know for example that Thailand are being very stringent on the verification of Certificate of Vaccination and many British Tourists trying to obtain a visa to go there are being forced to go back to their GP's to get formal printed vaccination certificates issued from the National Health Service. As far as Thailand are concerned if it isn't up to their required standard then no visa issued. I am sure other countries will follow suit. I wonder what paperwork the Philippines will issue? (Haha, that's just begging a whole load of humorous answers I guess).

Hi Queenie, Congrats on getting your first Astra Zeneca vaccination. Have they guaranteed you a second Astra Zeneca vaccination? If so, how long between the first and second jabs?