Overstaying a tourist visa
All,
I will be in Phils in a few days, and for tax reasons have to return for the states at the [b]end[/b] of the month, not earlier. This means I will have to overstay my standard three week visa. I know I can go through the hassle of extending the visa in Manila, but what will they do if I just overstay a few days? In Nepal they just charged you a nominal fine and let you go your way.
My other option is to fly to JKT for a few days, but I already have a flight out of Phils back to the USA, and do not want to complicate things too much...
Thanks in advance... - 2J
A few other points for Yella Man and Henderson
Yella man, one rarely sees the Web Scam girls working the Koreans, they aren't fools to part with their money coz sweetie needs tuition, has a sick pig or daddy needs a hemoroid operation. While you are correct about how brustish, silly and childish "we" sometimes act, I find it interesting about using Koreans as an example. In the USA Koreans are known for their upstanding law abiding hard work and integrity. But what I have noticed is that in the Phils, there is a distrubing amount of negative incidents involving Koreano. A local filipino attorney friend of mine claims that 50% of his practise is defending Koreans in court on shoplifting charges and those involved in drunken brawls. A few weeks before Xmas it was all over the news how two Koreans were arrested for strong arm robbing a local Cabbie. Last night Cebu news local reported on the arrest of a Korean national for possession of drugs and three firearms. I can recall several incidents in the news and otherwise of Koreans arrested for illegal recruitment, smuggling of various kinds and other mischief. No I'm not anti Korean but the moral of the story is, I suppose that being a jerk is not limited to westerners. Consider this also. When Westerners are involved in scams, hustles and grifting, it far outweighs any thing these little scheming jezebels come up with to nick you out of a few hundred pesos.
Some of the biggest crooks over here are my fellow Americans, with a goodly showing of Europeans et al thrown in. These are the characters who come up with the phony land swindles, cockeyed investments, selling the non existant bar or business or everyones favorite the so called "treasure hunters" whose primary product is often the infamous "Mindanao lead sandwich" a thin coating of gold over a lead bar "just unearthed" of course. Or the counterfeiters, hang around in a bar long enough you'll meet one a these characters. when they get you, they get you for thousands, not nickle dime stuff.
Compared to these dudes, give me a bar girl who suddenly develops her menses after fining or wants a lavish tip for a lackluster head job anyday.
Regards to all
Spamhog