Retirement Visa COURTESY SRRV FOR VETERANS (US VETS AND OTHERS)

THANKS, RedHorse!!! That's great to know! Your attached SRRV Guide is very informative!

 

OUTSTANDING UPDATE!

With DD-214, you get the 10 USD annual renewal - it doesn't matter whether you are retired or not on your DD-214 in order to only pay the low 10 USD annual renewal. Everyone with an honorable DD-214 qualifies.

This is a MAJOR CHANGE to the emails I rec'd from LaChica earlier this year.

In addition, there seems to be another major change that is favorable to a Veteran.

That is the amount of money needed for the SRRV Expanded Courtesy for Veterans.

From the pamphlet LaChica sent you, it looks like ALL Vets with an honorable DD-214 will only pay the 1,500 USD deposit. LaChica wrote me in her emails that ONLY those Vets with an honorable RETIREMENT DD-214 would get this low 1,500 USD deposit, while all other honorable DD-214 Vets would have to pay the higher deposit amount.

That is a significant change - and a very favorable one to ALL honorably discharged Vets - period!

All one needs (besides a few other non-monetary things) is to be able to prove 1,000 USD monthly pension or any other "SIMILAR" benefits to be remitted to the Philippines.

A VETERAN'S MONTHLY VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION PAYMENT CAN ALSO BE INCLUDED OR COUNTED TOWARD THE MINIMUM MONTHLY PENSION BENEFIT AMOUNT.



This busts the door down to a wider group of Veterans who would not otherwise been able to qualify.

GREAT NEWS!

But DON'T thank Obama for this. hahaha

This doesn't have anything to do with his new treaties, or military aid, or increasing our footprint in the China Islands dispute or anything like that....

V/R,
nwlivewire

 

Yes, Carlos Zialcita of same office told me same thing. The fees involved are $1500USD deposit into PRA Bank, $1400USD to PRA, about $20USD to get fingerprint check by FBI and a few misc. fees basically $3000USD all in. Have to go to either Manila or Cebu to accomplish this. Also you can renew for 3 years at a time. So only have to go to Cebu or Manila every 3 years.

 

35 year old former Filipinos and 50 year old foreign nationals are the current age limits for this version SRRV PRA: Philippine Retirement Authority

I have not seen an explanation anywhere regarding the higher age limit since the other SRRV versions start at age 35.

 

Dear DaveD:

It was suggested to me that I get all my documents while in the States (birth, marriage, and death certificate, DD214, FBI check, statements of proof of monthly pension incomes (VA, military pension, etc) - AND have all of them notarized PRIOR to arrival by the US Department of State (USDOS).

Once all my documents come back from the USDOS, I can then turn around and get them officially apostilled by the Philippine Embassy in San Francisco, CA.

Although it is not necessary to get them all apostilled in the States, I was told it would shorten up my waiting/turn-around time.

I just need to make sure my FBI check is less than 6 months old. That goes for the USDOS notarizing and Philippine apostilling, too. FBI check, notarizing, and apostilling need to be "fresh" - less than six months old when I hit the PRA office for in-processing of my SRRV.

I was also told I can get my Philippine driver's license during my wait time for my Extended Courtesy SRRV.

And yes. I was also told I can pay 30 USD at that time and get the three year Visa.

I'm figuring 3,500 USD will be my MAX "all in" costs for my three year SRRV.

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I, too, wish they would lower the age minimum down to 35 or 40. This would allow many more Vets to qualify - younger and healthier, too.

V/R,
nwivewire

 

LOL, That is why I included the link.. Here it is again PRA: Philippine Retirement Authority

Don't really know why there is an age requirement part at all. Should be more like, If you got the money honey, I got the time... errrr SRRV hahaha