Planning on trying a DCF

[payxibka 10,047]

4 minutes ago, George & Richelle said:

I was able to do the DCF process in the Philippines with a tourist visa. Granted, I have been here quite a bit longer, but ultimately it was a tourist visa.

Without the ACR card you would have been SOL

[George & Richelle 5]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Without the ACR card you would have been SOL

Genuine question. Don't most countries require something similar for any sort of extended stay? (More than six months) 

[coa24 69]

3 hours ago, George & Richelle said:

Genuine question. Don't most countries require something similar for any sort of extended stay? (More than six months) 

Actually when I filed, I did not have a valid ACR card. I did have a rental agreement, including being on my wife's insurance policy and the internet bill showing I have been living in the Philippines. My ACR card expired more than a year ago. 

[Kuneesa 92]

7 hours ago, George & Richelle said:

Genuine question. Don't most countries require something similar for any sort of extended stay? (More than six months) 

With our DCF experience in India, they do. You generally can not file if you're on a tourist visa and they require utility bills, bank statements or some form of state issued ID with FRRO (Foreigners Regional Registration Office) registration documents. 

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

DFC not available for Morocco

 

i know my profile says DFC but i didn't put that there

i did normal CR1 

[Jorge V 195]

On 5/1/2019 at 10:27 AM, George & Richelle said:

Genuine question. Don't most countries require something similar for any sort of extended stay? (More than six months) 

Depends. Some countries allow tourist visas to be renewed indefinitely, usually by exiting and immediately reentering the country. This process is typically called a "visa run". Mexico is one such country, and I lived there continually for 4 years (and on/off for 3 years before that) by doing exactly this, without ever having anything more than the tourist visa you get on arrival.