Hello Brits in the Philippines.

Technically yes the child is a dual national after having acquired British citizenship but while in the Philippines the law of their Philippine citizenship applies up to the moment they exit the country.

That's why there can be issues at the border and why any man travelling alone with a very young child is going to be questioned.

No Malcolm the tone of this poster is very genuine and the style of writing does not match either of those two.

Graham's boy would be growing up now and Graham was quite a tough nut he would not have any problem getting or doing what he wanted he has at todays date something like 35 years experience of the Philippines.

This chap is a genuine poster.

edit: also he is posting from a location in Luzon south of where Graham settled.

You are suggesting that it's worth trying an extremely illegal act, it would be illegal for one parent to act alone to do this in the UK to take a child from the UK, I am pretty sure it is equally illegal to attempt the same in the Philippines, the penalties here would be bad enough but does anyone want to spend time in a Philippine jail.

I understand your sentiment but in my opinion this would be a hugely dangerous move.

Yeah that's also illegal if you don't declare it on exit from your home country and if you don't declare it on arrival in the Philippines.

In the UK at the point of exit you need to declare cash of £10,000 or more but even if you have less than that if you are found with wads of cash in your hand luggage or on your person you can be asked to explain where you got it and to prove it is legal, like payslips bank statements.

I've travelled with £2000 cash before now with a lot of it as £50 notes and I've never been questioned but I always have proof of where I got the cash, these days with improvements in bank account FX rates and ATM withdrawals I only tend to take a small amount, last trip £600 and I brought £280 of it back with me.

I know a person who walked out of the Philippines with over $40,000 some years ago, they were lucky but even with hundred dollar bills as your picture shows cash is bulky and hard to conceal, I would never try something like that.