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brattinella

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #60 on: October 18, 2011, 05:10:39 pm »
^agree! dito ang daming ek-ek... samantalang pag dating sa ibang bansa ok naman... hassle free & mabils

yby2476

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #61 on: October 18, 2011, 08:27:22 pm »
mahigpit yung SG IO if galing ka ng Malaysia, kasi feeling nga nila nag exit ka lang dun, kaya daming tanong.
-nung galing kami ng malaysia then punta ng sg via train, di naman sis...cute pa nga yung IO...:-)  ang tanong lang niya, kung san kami magi-stay, eh 3 hrs lang talaga kami sa sg nun, so sabi ko, just around sg...:-) tapos yung friend ko kasi ang kasunod after me, sabi niya, you are all together...:-)

esor

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« Reply #62 on: October 19, 2011, 03:38:33 am »
solo lang kasi ko nun  :D kaya daming tanong.

Pero I agree na mas matanong yung mga IO dito satin, parang walang tiwala sa kapwa nila Pinoy, tsk tsk

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #63 on: October 19, 2011, 10:32:29 am »
^ sinabi niyo pa. nong pabalik ako dito last year, yong foreigner sa likod ko naiinip na at humahaba na pila kasi nga sangkatutak ang tanong nong IO sa isang pinoy.  dapat pag ganon, sana me special lane na lang sila, iba sa tourist, iba sa OFW, iba sa foreigners, etc.

preciuosmoments

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« Reply #64 on: October 22, 2011, 09:16:59 pm »
Sis, need your insights. I'm kind of worried after reading that IO's now are strict than before.

Currently, me, my brothers and cousins are scheduled for a trip to HK.  Actually we have done these kind of trip and it went without a problem with the IO. But this time, there's a small complication. I would be bringing along a minor brother. As the eldest, I think I would be assumed responsible when answering the IO. Currently, I don't have a conventional job per se, I work for our family business with no specific position, so technically I'm unemployed. Will I be questioned on how will I support our trip. Obviously, our parents finances our trip. But is it a plausible reason? If I would be asked of my profession, how would I categorize myself? Hehe? Unemployed? Ü Im
 a nurse actually, but is not employed as such. Ü

I'm worried that I won't be deemed fit to be responsible to bring a minor. I'm now processing for my brothers dswd permit. What else would I need to show the IO?

By the way, we would travel via the mactan intl airport.

Thank you so much my sis. 

dixiepanagavasquez

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #65 on: October 27, 2011, 03:58:58 pm »
hi sisses!

i went to singapore exactly a month ago. i flew thru jetstar. the IO's should be the least of your priorities. don't be so scared, isang tanong isang sagot lang. especially if wala naman talaga kayo gagawin na masama dun, u know, maghahanap talaga ng job. but honestly, before ako umalis, medyo may takot din ako because I"ve been reading some threads here.haha! nung asa IMMIGRATION na ako, i don't know pero i felt some excitement.gusto ko sumagot sagot kapag may nang away o ngtaray sa akin.then eto na, serious [textspeak!] mukha ng guy. siguro early 40s. bigay passport, embarkation. i'm a gov't employee. serious sya nakatingin sa akin, tiningnan ko din diretso hehe! sabi nya MAM, FROM WHAT GOV'T AGENCY? sabi ko I'M FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,SIR.HERE'S MY TRAVEL ORDER (req't for gov't employees) and MY ID. binalik [textspeak!] ID ko. mam ok na po ito. sabay tatak ng passport,sabay ENJOY YOUR TRIP TO SINGAPORE. hehe! just be confident, ganun lang. kala ko mgkakaeksena pa haha! look forward on your trip, not to immigration officers :D  ;D

pretinnes

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« Reply #66 on: October 27, 2011, 04:07:05 pm »
siguro kasi andami na din nag aapply talaga ang balak sa ibang bansa kaya ganun. ang pinsan ko dati nahirapan din kasi dami questions pero sinagot niya lang ng maayos, okay naman. good thing for me wala pa naman ako experience na nahirapan ako masyado.
« Last Edit: October 27, 2011, 05:12:56 pm by pretinnes »

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #67 on: October 27, 2011, 04:51:27 pm »
regarding sa minor, sabi ng officemate ko, nong dinala ng nanay niya anak niya to KL, sineparate ata yong anak to ask somethings regarding sa officemate ko nga (nanay ng bata).  the boy was 10 yrs old ata.  wala naman siguro masyadong tanong as long as you have proper documentation on your trip (like hotel bookings, air tickets, invitation letter - if you stay sa friends house, etc). 

depende talaga yan sa IO na makaka-encounter mo.  Minsan, smooth sailing mga tanong nila, tatak lang then review your passport. then wala na.  yong iba lang talaga matanong.

preciuosmoments

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« Reply #68 on: October 27, 2011, 06:36:44 pm »
^ thanks sis! It's a relief to hear that it's really not a hassle to bring a minor.  My brother is already 17 years old, so I think I won't worry if they would like to ask him. I'm sure he can answer correctly. I just need to coach him first.

Thank you thank you! Ü

I will take the advise of one of our sis here. I will look forward to our trip and not worry about those IO. Bahala na. hehe

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #69 on: October 27, 2011, 11:58:32 pm »
^ the important thing is you all know your itinerary, where you will stay, flight details, those sort of things.  Para tanungin man sila ng IO, me isasagot sila :)

preciuosmoments

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« Reply #70 on: October 28, 2011, 07:05:57 pm »
^thanks Sis! hehe! We will have a practice question and answer here at home muna. Ü in that way, my brother would have to memorize the essential facts. Ü


pretty_in_victorian

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #71 on: October 30, 2011, 05:41:34 pm »
be honest and be informed.  ;D

iluvescadasport

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« Reply #72 on: October 30, 2011, 08:43:08 pm »
nakakwentuhan ko yun isang IO (wala din kasing tao sa pila kaya ok lang) when I went to my HK trip last 2 weeks ago. I presented my US passport, tapos tinanong if I have Phil passport. sabi ko oo, so I presented it also. Tapos tanong niya bakit hindi na lang Phil pasport gamitin ko to hk, sabi ko kasi mas hassle sa immigration sa naia, dami tinatanong and baka ma-delay ako sa flight.

kala ko nga magagalit siya, natawa siya. sabi niya totoo madaming tanong kapag sa phil passport holders. Kasi ang laging problem nila, sila sinisisi kapag nagkaproblem sa ibang bansa. for example, si "Ana" nahuli" nagiillegal job sa singapore. Tapos sisisihin yun immigration sa naia bakit siya pinalabas ng bansa knowing na magwowork pala siya holding a tourist visa.

I can't blame them. kasi naman mga loko loko talagang mga ibang pinoy. pero kainis lang kasi damay tayong mga innocent. I have an upcoming trip to cambodia, and I'm going there via KL. e strict pa naman ang mga IO sa mga pupuntang KL. When I used my PHil passport last time (with the same itenerary trip), ang dami tinanong sa akin. muntik na ako hindi matuloy. this time around, I'm thinking of using my US passport for hassle free trip, kaso ang problem is mahal kasi mag-apply pa ako ng visa to both malaysia and cambodia. So it's money vs hassle, which would i choose?

hay buhay....

jack_3476

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« Reply #73 on: October 30, 2011, 09:33:25 pm »
I also had a bad experienced with them last March.  Super traumatic for me considering na its my first travel abroad.  I was sent by our company to east timor dahil  may project kami dun.  2 months ang schedule ko to stay there at meron akong round trip ticket and visa is given upon arrival.  Imagine almost 2 hours ako sa holding room (tama ba?), ang dami nilang tanong. Ano daw gagawin ko sa timor sabi ko may project ang company namin dun tapos hinanapan ako ng id, ng contract ko sa project na yun pati nga dala kong pera tinanong sinabi ko 900usd then I showed them my contract at id. Then they asked me kung pupunta daw ba akong Afghanistan, nagulat ako sabi ko hindi ang gulo dun at saka nakakatakot sa east timor lang talaga ang punta ko sabi ba naman sa akin pag nalaman namin na nagpunta ka ng afghanistan ibablacklist ka namin, sabi ko naman sige kasi di naman talaga dun ang punta ko eh. Tapos tinanong naman asan daw yung luma kong passport sabi ko wala at 1st passport ko yan. Tapos wait lang daw, may hinahanap sya sa mga files nya na ewan kung ano. Ako naman steady lang kasi totoo naman lahat ng sinasabi ko at yung mga gusto nilang makita eh meron naman ako pero syempre may kaba pa rin dahil 1st time ko nga at ganito pa naexperience ko.  Tapos ayun tanong na naman baka daw style ko lang yun na punta sa timor pero sa Afghanistan pala, sabi ko hindi nga. Ayun after almost 2 draining hours eh  inallow din nila ako.

Last September schedule ko ulit bumalik dito sa timor, alam ko di na ko mahihirapan dahil the government here gave us a special stay visa up to end of this year dahil ang project namin is the rehabilitation of their road, but to my dismay super daming tanong na naman although di na ko dinala sa holding area nila at ang nakakainis sabihan ba naman ako na pag di daw ako bumalik ng dec. 23 sa pinas eh ibablacklist ako. Sa isip ko nga blacklist na naman eh pano kung bumalik ako kayo naman iblacklist ko? Hay alam ko they are just doing their job pero minsan over na eh. 

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #74 on: October 31, 2011, 09:54:06 am »
^ tama ka dyan sis. minsan nakakainis na sila kahit sabihin mong they are just doing their job.  ngayon nga buti hubby and i are holding working visa na here in KL kaya medyo hassle free na mga travel namin pareho.

yby2476

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« Reply #75 on: October 31, 2011, 10:11:55 am »
kasi diba usually talaga pag-first time kang aalis, at wala ka pa talagang summary ng travels mo abroad, kasi diba nakalagay sa computer nila yun, talagang sobrang interrogation ang ginagawa...and i guess, yung mga bansang katulad ng east timor, eh medyo sobrang higpit din yata talaga...

pero kasi naman kung may mga proper papers naman, bakit ganun pa sila kahigpit? or alam nga talaga na notorious ang mga pinoy na gumagawa ng kalokohan? kaya lahat damay sa kalokang interrogation na mga yan...

kwento nga ng mommy ko dati, nung first time niyang pumunta sa US, yung IO, girl kasi yun, ang dami daw tanong, as in...eh first time niyang lalabas ng bansa nun...tapos sabi nung isang IO na guy, palabasin mo na, tutal, senior citizen na siya...i mean, parang hello, may visa naman siya (multiple pa) at wala naman siya sa no travel banned advisory, hello...feeling ko, baka hihingi ng lagay...:-) or sabi ko nga, baka inggit lang sila (IO) kasi si mommy, punta ng states tapos sila, andito lang...:-)
« Last Edit: October 31, 2011, 10:17:48 am by yby2476 »

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #76 on: October 31, 2011, 10:18:36 am »
^ di ba nga sis, sabi ko nga, yong ginagawa ng ibang Pinoy, damay damay na tayo lahat kahit pa ok naman intentions natin to go abroad. 

Swerte ko nga, nong first time ko mag-abroad (HK tour), wala naman tanong yong sa IO non, to think na first time namin ng friend ko at mom niya abroad. tuloy tuloy lang kami, pinakita na lang namin mga hotel bookings, etc. kaya siguro wala na rin tanong non.

yby2476

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« Reply #77 on: October 31, 2011, 10:29:39 am »
^yung first (hk) and second (sg) na amazing races namin, sa akin ang daming tanong ng IO pero sa sister ko, wala...:-) kasi teacher ang profession ko, iniisip nila kasi na maghahanap ako ng work dun...may one time pa, nung second amazing race namin, pinatabi talaga ako, paano kasi akala ng IO kasamahan ko yung mga nauna sa akin na pumila, mga papunta ng japan naman sila, parang hello, eh yung ticket ko papuntang sg nun...and during that time, mahirap pang pumunta ng sg, kasi walang masyadong mga budget airlines nung time na yun...pero yung mga sumunod na amazing races na namin, wala nang mga tanong-tanong, kasi di na ako pumipila sa mga IOs na female...:-) although yung vietnam leg namin, female yung IOs, wala naman siyang tanong, i guess kasi ka-edad ko lang siya...:-) ang sabi lang niya, "enjoy!" :-)

kaya ewan ko rin, baka trip-trip lang talaga ng mga IOs...

iluvescadasport

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« Reply #78 on: October 31, 2011, 06:02:04 pm »
baka mas matanong din yun mga female IO? yun sa 2 friends ko, female IO natapat sa kanila, dami tanong. Meron one time sa akin, female IO ako napunta, dami din tanong. last 2 travels ko, sa guy ako natapat, ok naman.

Sana ang gawin na lang ng mga bureau of immigration is pa-long term seminar yun mga IO na  naka-assign sa mga airports. long term seminar on different kinds of documents (for example, different working visas and documents from different countries) para meron sila knowledge on that. para yun mga meron proper documents, masmabilis na, hindi na puro tanong.

tapos sana hiwalay ang pila sa mga philippine passport holders and sa mga foreign passport holders sa departure are ng immigration sa airport. kasi kawawa naman mga foreign passport holders, damay pa sila sa haba ng pila.

phurple0515

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Re: Immigration officers, how to deal
« Reply #79 on: October 31, 2011, 08:31:49 pm »
^ oo sis, di ba nga yong kwento ko dito, female IO yong tanong ng tanong ng mga personal questions sa amin ni hubby (then bf).   

kawawa nga talaga mga foreign passport holders.  mga nakasimangot na yong dating nasa likod ko sa kakaantay namin sa nasa harap ko matapos.  ang tagal daw ng processing ng IO sa atin, hehe

 

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