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  1. Rye83

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    My time is worth much more than the late fee and there is absolutely no way I'm sitting in a tiny cramped hallway with a bunch of people during a pandemic. I'll hold off or pay someone to do it for me. Might stop in that office at the end of the hallway and have them sort it out for me.
     
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    Rye83, Jul 4, 2020
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  2. andiflip

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    It may happen when government here finally starts a secure website between government organizations of the same department. example. LTO- should be able to see registration documents of vehicles anywhere in the country instead of the excuse it wasn't registered here, it was registered in Zamboanga so to register it again you have to go there.. I worked for a Multi-national corporation and i would guess we had 2 or 3 thousand Filipino employees and just having simple correspondence with the DOLE usually was a disaster because the correspondence was usually chucked out by our spam antivirus.. They were using Yahoo mail..
     
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    andiflip, Sep 13, 2020
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  3. hansie

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    "I remember both my wife as petitioner, and I, having a face to face interview with immigration officer in her office for the 13A years ago in Cebu. So it required a trip from Dumaguete to Cebu.
    However in my situation, I have the permanent 13A card now. When that card expires, not sure if another husband with wife interview is required in Cebu. Any long time 13A holders know if an interview and bio-metrics is required every 5 years in Cebu or Manila?"

    Short answer is NO. My card was brought to Cebu BI by my wife for renewal (early March) together with a Power of Attorney because I was physically unable to travel and was accepted no problem (together with the other necessary completed documentation). The card expires, but when the situation has not changed the purpose of the card (i.e. authorization to reside in the Phils.) has not, hence no interviews or anything like that required. Hopefully she can travel to Cebu in the near future and collect my new card.
     
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    hansie, Sep 12, 2020
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    No more interview after the first time.. second and more times you don't even need to have your wife with you.. at least thats my experience they never even asked to see her..
     
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    andiflip, Sep 12, 2020
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    I was asked the first time I renewed in Cebu "where is you wife? Not here?" I replied that she was at home looking after the kids and the guy thought for a moment and then signed it off. But that was in the days when that Atty who was on the take was around and I think it was him asking the question. On the next occasion I had her with me for shopping but there was no interview. 13a renewal is due soon again but Iwill still more than likely have her with me so who knows. In the Philippines they seem to to swap and change so often so you never really know where you stand with anything.
     
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    Philpots, Sep 12, 2020
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    Keep us posted here please, interesting. I did not get a feeling this will be possible any day soon but i did not take much time to understand the what and why's. She explained i still had to travel to Cebu and by that time i lost interest. Hopefully you guys have more succes one day.

    I take my chance one day being able to travel easily again, maybe in 6 to 12 months and do it in cebu myself. But of course will change my mind if you guys are succesfull without travelling.
     
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    Dutchjob, Sep 9, 2020
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    I've also used the visa processing service a couple of doors before the BI office. Went in the afternoon. It was a breeze. No complaints at all.
     
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    btd, Sep 2, 2020
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  8. hiddenuser

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    the office here by immigration in dumaguete does 13A. they are licensed to do that by the department of immigration. much cheaper than traveling
     
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    hiddenuser, Sep 1, 2020
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  9. hiddenuser

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    hey dutchie, the office next to immigration here in dumaguete will also process 13A locally. so you don't have to travel
     
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    hiddenuser, Sep 1, 2020
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    Assuming they're still operating pretty much the same way as last month, then
    a. Better be there before 7 to get a number below 30 (max clients per day for extensions)
    b. Bring coffee
    c. They'll start getting through the line by 8 a.m., but they're pretty fast now, so even if you have a high number the wait should be less than an hour after 8 a.m.
     
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    Dutchie, Jul 3, 2020
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