I'm thinking of semi retirement to the Philipines and continuing to work as an Artist, music composer/teacher and Remedial massage therapist. I'm interested to know if foreign skills and knowledge, art and music is welcome in the Philipines.
2007-01-30 15:14:40 · 2 answers · asked by nortybare 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It should be very easy to relocate.
Im also australian and I was there in June and trust me the philippines needs all the skills they can get im sure they will appreciate anything you have to offer the country for the better.
2007-01-30 15:22:25 · answer #1 · answered by f_jayce 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find the Philippines to be a very hospitable. You do need to look at immigration requirements carefully though, this may be a good place to start: http://www.philippineembassy-usa.org/ . I know that there's a strong effort to attract retirees to the country, but I don't know if the retirement visa allows you to work.
I believe there are lots of people who will welcome your skills, knowledge, and artistic perspective, but the culture there is pretty different. I recommend checking out the book "Culture Shock! (Philippines)" by Alfredo and Grace Roces. Also, it helps a lot if you have some family or friends in the Philippines to help you figure out the best areas to live and work in, it's a pretty diverse country and not all of it is safe.
2007-01-31 00:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by pao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋