This last week we have made progress, unexpectedly our lawyer produced a certified copy of Jasmins annulled marriage document so she is now free to marry me. We have also applied for Jays passport. Looked like things were going well until we required a number of documents authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
The DFA appear to be having a major computer problem, the site is not available on most day. Passport issue is delayed and we now have to wait until 14th March for Jays Passport. More serious however is the fact that authentication of our documents can only be carried out in Manila, which means incurring the inconvenience and cost of two days traveling from the south of the Philippines to the North.
I have spent the last few days attempting to get information on how to get the authentication carried out by using a courier (LBC)which was suggested by the DFA office in Zamboanga. I did find a press release about the service being available in the SM mall in Cebo but once again this was wrong.
I am not alone in trying to resolve these issues and it is no wonder that many Expats that we meet are starting to take action to leave this third world country.
I am frankly amazed that the DFA which is the contact point and link to other countries cannot get it act together. So my task for vthis week is to continue on my quest for answers.
David Ogden
Dipolog city
+639991141149
http://seriouswealth.net
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