Filipina "Mail Order Brides"

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Look no further. You'll find it at ASAWA - Site for Men with Filipina wives, fiancées, friends, penpals!

Filipina Mail Order Brides, pen pals, fiancées, and wives are discussed at this site for non-Filipino men pursuing intercultural relationships. Filipinas (Filipino women) are touted as some of the most loving partners in the world, but often foreign men do not distinguish between Filipino girls and other Asian brides. All Asian wives are not the same! Filipino women are much different than Thai,  Japanese or Chinese women. When pursuing a foreign bride, you must understand her culture. Filipino culture makes a Filipina unique. Visit my site and learn more. I discuss the facts about mail order brides, present a short history of Filipina-American relationships (did you know General MacArthur had a Filipina mistress?), study long distance telephone rates to the Philippines, offer suggestions on traveling to the PI on a budget, and review books on Filipino culture and history.  You need to know as much as possible about Filipino culture so that you can successfully interact with Philippine women and their families - you will need to make a positive impression on a Filipina's parents and siblings if you have marriage in mind. I also recommend some of the more respectable correspondence, aka pen pal or "matchmaker", services I've found on the internet. This is a sincere non-adult site that helps you make the right choice when it comes to finding your lifetime partner. Nothing is glossed over. A few visitors to my site have even decided NOT to marry a Filipina based on the articles on my site, though this doesn't happen often.  Visit my site and you will have a better understanding of what relationships with Filipino girls involve. 

At ASAWA - Site for Men with Filipina wives, fiancées, friends, penpals, you'll discover an easy to use, information packed web site. Click here to learn the facts about Filipina mail order brides.

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All original materials on this website (www.asawa.org, www.filipinawives.com) are copyrighted by the author, Bob Lingerfelt, 1997 -2007  with materials on file at the U.S. Copyright Office.  No reproduction is authorized, in any form, without express permission of the author.

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Disclaimers

Introduction

FAQ

The ASAWA Guide

Correspondence Service Advice

Links

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Section I: Pre-Relationship Education

 

Fun Trivia About The Philippines

Philippine History In A Nutshell 

Religion

What's In A Name?

A List of Famous Filipinas

The American Romance

The "Average" Fil-West Couple

So You Want To Marry A Filipina

So You STILL Want To Marry…

Heaven Or Hell?

Mail Order Brides Fact & Fiction 

Correspondence Services

Legal Concerns

Age Differences

The Attack On Feminism

A Shortage Of Filipino Males?  

The Problem With Submission

City Vs. Province

Questions For Her

Questions For Him

Suggested Books

Midnight Sunshine, a novel

A Long Way to Go for a Date

Recommended Movies

 

Section II: Courtship

 

Your Travel Budget

Flying to the Philippines

What To Take To The Philippines

Travel Tips

Philippines Travel Guide

Ninoy Aquino Int'l Airport

Security In The Philippines

Recommended Hotels

Social Situations

Learning To Communicate

Sex And Virginity

The Visitor's Visa

 

Section III: 

Engagement/

Marriage                       

                      

Taking Your Relationship Public

Expenses

Prenuptials

Annulments

So You Want an Annulment?

Wedding Costs In The Philippines

Marriage - Where and How

A Filipina Abandoned

"Separate But Equal"?

 

Section IV:

Immigration

 

Immigration Pointers

Proof Of Your Relationship

The Marriage Application

Fiancée Visa (K-1)

Spousal Visa (IR-1)

K1 & K3 Procedures

Evidence of Non-Immigrant Status (SSN)

Employment Authorization for Immigrants

St. Luke's Clinic

Immigration Numbers And Addresses

Minimum Income Requirements

 

Section V: 

Lifetime Issues

 

Health And Dental Issues

Filipina Transitions

Superstitions

Dealing With Intolerance

Tampo

Financial Support Of Relatives  

Sources of Conflict

Appendix:

 

Immigration Forms

Statistics

CIA Fact Sheet On The Philippines 

Map Of The Philippines

Electricity

Currency

Holidays

Name Structure

How To Send Money

How To Send Mail And Packages

Republic Act No. 6955

Family Code Of The Philippines

Terms And Acronyms

Filipino Communities

 

Guest Articles:

 

John's Story

Maligaya Means It

You May Be  Married to a Filipina if…

Imee

Weddings in the Philippines

The TownHouse Hotel, Manila