Comments on: Moving to Hawaii to Translate Japanese to English? https://www.livinginhawaii.com/hawaii/moving-to-hawaii/moving-to-hawaii-to-translate-japanese-to-english/ Everything you want to know about moving to or living in Hawaii Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:00:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Buckwheat https://www.livinginhawaii.com/hawaii/moving-to-hawaii/moving-to-hawaii-to-translate-japanese-to-english/#comment-214515 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:00:36 +0000 https://www.livinginhawaii.com/?p=6430#comment-214515 This is very complex. You would have to apply for a US Green Card resident visas for yourself and family. From the Philippines that is a pure nightmare. The daily lines outside of the Manila US embassy, I have seen them myself often are about a half a kilometre on a good day on Roxas Blvd it can be a km. It is extremely hard for Filipinos to navigateand being British difficult, very. There are tons and tons of Filipinos trying to get into the US. Some succeed. They earned their stripes on Roxas Blvd.

I would recommend applying from Japan. But be aware age counts. If you are not sponsored in some form 50-ish will be very difficult. You may want to reconsider. If you have a going concern in the Philippines it is a beautiful place for the most part. You might want to consider ramping up your business. Your wife is Japanese world’s best work ethic but you know that. Cost of living is a fraction of Hawaii and with the low cost of living and the internet you certainly have options. Places like Dumaguete, Bacolod, Iloilo, CDO..great places with good infrastructure and cheap to live. Public schools in the Philippines vary but generally not too wonderful (teachers try hard but are unsupported) but if you move to a lower cost of living area you might be able to afford a good private school to get them ready for a quality Manila university. Did I recommend Dumaguete? I think I did. I know it well.

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