sorry, it irritates me to see people who are concerned with the 'easiest' way of doing things instead of doing things the right way. this is the main reason why philippine passports are looked down upon in many parts of the world. and the reason why it takes such a long and complicated time to have papers authenticated and processed. the red ribbon from the dfa is authentication from the philippine government to another country's government that the documents you are submitting are indeed valid. why should the dfa do this when the nso has authenticated it? because the nso has no business dealing with other countries. it is the dfa's job to do this and the nso's job is only to keep and provide records and statistics.
things are very complicated because a lot of people go for the easy way and sometimes provide fake documents. or come in as tourists but are in fact intending to look for a job. lots of people do the latter but it leaves some people vulnerable to human trafficking and unfair labor practices. better go through all the steps however long it takes instead of getting turned away by immigration.
i can't help you with the visa questions and i can't understand what you mean anyway. but for my friends who got their families in here, i don't think it took more than couple of months provided their documents are complete and properly attested.
sorry, it irritates me to see people who are concerned with the 'easiest' way of doing things instead of doing things the right way. this is the main reason why philippine passports are looked down upon in many parts of the world. and the reason why it takes such a long and complicated time to have papers authenticated and processed. the red ribbon from the dfa is authentication from the philippine government to another country's government that the documents you are submitting are indeed valid. why should the dfa do this when the nso has authenticated it? because the nso has no business dealing with other countries. it is the dfa's job to do this and the nso's job is only to keep and provide records and statistics.
things are very complicated because a lot of people go for the easy way and sometimes provide fake documents. or come in as tourists but are in fact intending to look for a job. lots of people do the latter but it leaves some people vulnerable to human trafficking and unfair labor practices. better go through all the steps however long it takes instead of getting turned away by immigration.
i can't help you with the visa questions and i can't understand what you mean anyway. but for my friends who got their families in here, i don't think it took more than couple of months provided their documents are complete and properly attested.