Philippines consultation

One hour of clarity before you make the Philippines your base

You set the topic and the pace. We tell you honestly what holds up and what does not, including when the answer is that your plan will not work as designed.

For entrepreneurs, freelancers, investors and retirees

Visa, tax status, banking and company structure placed in context in one call

Practice from Davao City, not from the statute book

Not a sales call: you can order afterwards, but you do not have to

60 min Zoom · WhatsApp · Google Meet · Signal · Telegram

Who do you talk to?

Three people, three angles. For most Philippines questions Tim is the right place to start.

Recommended start

Timothy Te

Operations Manager, Davao

For everything practical: visa, agencies, bank account, apartment, company on the ground.

Tim is our Operations Manager in Davao City. Filipino by birth, he knows the local structures, agencies and networks first hand. He handles the practical side of building a Philippine residence, and also supports account opening in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Fee£160per hour

Held in English

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Daniel Taborek

Second passport & golden visa specialist

When the Philippines is one piece of a wider Plan B structure.

Daniel left Germany in 2009 and has since lived in Switzerland, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Africa. As a specialist in second citizenships, golden visas and permanent residence rights, he helps identify the right combination for your situation.

Fee£600per hour

Held in English or German

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Sebastian Sauerborn

International tax expert & founder

For everything tax: exit taxation, permanent establishment, treaties, structure.

Sebastian is the founder of Perspektive Ausland and one of the best-known German-speaking experts on international tax planning and relocation. Since 2006 our firm has guided hundreds of clients through a change of residence, with responsibility for the tax planning.

Fee£750per hour

Held in English or German

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What you will cover

Timothy Te

Operations Manager, Davao

Which visa fits your situation: SRRV, SIRV, 9G, 13A or the tourist route

Opening an account in Davao: which bank, which documents, how long it takes

Finding an apartment and a lease that agencies and banks actually accept

ACR card, TIN and Barangay registration: order, deadlines, pitfalls

Company formation on the ground, including the Davao Freezone (PEZA)

Singapore and Hong Kong accounts from your Philippine base

What the build-out realistically costs and how long it takes

Daniel Taborek

Second passport & golden visa specialist

Where the Philippines fits into a wider Plan B structure, and where it does not

Second citizenship and golden visa options compared directly

Combining permanent residence rights across several jurisdictions

Travel freedom, passport ranking and securing the family

Which country first, which as the fallback

Realistic timelines and costs for programmes outside the Philippines

Sebastian Sauerborn

International tax expert & founder

Exit taxation and what leaving Germany, Austria or Switzerland actually triggers

Resident Alien status and what really stays untaxed under the territorial system

The Germany–Philippines double taxation treaty in practice

Where your permanent establishment sits when you work from Davao

Salary, distributions and foreign companies in combination

Whether your plan holds up for tax purposes at all, and where it does not

How it works & what it costs

Booking

You pick a free slot in the calendar directly and pay the fee by card. Confirmation with the dial-in details arrives by email.

Scheduling

A slot is usually available within the next 7 to 10 days, during normal office hours in the European time zone.

The call

By phone, Zoom, WhatsApp, Google Meet, Signal or Telegram. One hour maximum.

Preparation

Once the slot is set, it helps to summarise your situation briefly by email, as a reply to the booking confirmation.

How to get the most out of it

The more concrete your picture, the more the hour is worth. Write down beforehand what you actually need to know, and talk it through with your partner before you book. We cannot review extensive documentation ahead of the call: this is about direction, not casework.

What the call is not

An hour buys clarity on direction. It does not replace detailed legal or tax work, nor, in international tax matters, a review of your specific case by a local lawyer or tax adviser. We are glad to arrange and accompany both afterwards.

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