True, she would be eligible for a US passport. However, if she were
born of one or more Filipino parents she would also qualify for dual
citizenship, OR balikbayan privileges if registered.
Larry in Dumaguete
--- In LivingInThePhilippi
<fredcastetter@
>
> My wife just recently renewed her Philippine passport with no
problem.
>
> I am not an attorney but if your wife was born in the U.S. then
she
> would be a U.S. citizen and would therefore get a U.S. passport.
>
>
>
>
> --- In LivingInThePhilippi
> <graywolfgraphics@
> >
> > I believe your wife's lawyer, who knows "someone on the inside
from
> > the Bureau of Immigration" is wrong. Most likely the "someone
on
> the
> > inside" is a janitor who heard someone complain about not being
able
> > to get a balikbayan stamp (NOT a visa)in their passport
> and "assumed"
> > they were going to cease and desist henceforth.
> >
> > Pure babble, my friend. If they ceased issuing a balikbayan
stamp
> for
> > returning Filipino's spouses this would have a detrimental
effect on
> > the tourist industry in the RP.
> >
> > Also I believe it would take a Presidential decree or a new law
and
> it
> > would not be within the power of the Bureau of Immigration to
> rescind
> > the rules as they apply now.
> >
> > There is no way that I know of for you to "renew" your balikbayan
> > stamp in your passport. This is something you receive in your
> > passport when you arrive at the customs desk in the airport. I
> think
> > you are getting confused.
> >
> > Jack
> >
> > PS Who is this attorney? We may want to note his name for
future
> > reference. If he believes all the rumors he hears
from "someone",
> > perhaps you will want to shop for a new, more qualified
attorney.
> > Just my humble opinion.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In LivingInThePhilippi
> > <shadownseiko@
> > >
> > > This rings of fabrication and misleading information, which is
> not
> > > unusual.
> > >
> > > Larry in Dumaguete
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In LivingInThePhilippi
Robertson"
> > > <tcrephrata@
> > > >
> > > > My wife was told by her lawyer who knows someone on the
inside
> from
> > > > the Bureau of Immigration, that they will no longer be
issuing
> > > > balikbayan visas from December 2007 onwards. Has anyone of
you
> > > > seeking a balikbayan stamp recently encountered a problem
upon
> > > arrival
> > > > at the airport?
> > > >
> > > > My wife, who was born in the US but with Filipino parentage,
is
> > > having
> > > > trouble renewing her old Filipino passport(obtained when she
> was 2
> > > > years old). Apparently, there is no record of her birth in
the
> > > > National Statistics Office here. This means that the
Philippine
> > > > consulate in New York most likely lost their 1960s records.
We
> > > hired a
> > > > lawyer to follow up her papers in the Department of Foreign
> > > Affairs.
> > > > Almost a year has gone and still no progress.
> > > >
> > > > Thus, we have to renew our balikbayan visas soon. If this
> piece of
> > > > news is true, then we have to obtain tourist visas, pay fees
> etc..
> > > > Does anyone have any news?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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