Immigration officers, how to deal

[maxiroyce]

@adikako ask ko lang, bakit hindi smooth nung nag travel ka with a minor? Curious lang naman ako kasi first time ko mag-travel with a baby, pero kasama din naman hubby ko.

I've traveled several times already but this would be the first time na i'll be traveling with a child. Kaya na-curious lang ako. Thanks.

[adikako]

^ hi sis, tingin mo post sa bandang ibaba.
« Reply #526 on: September 09, 2013, 01:30:21 pm »

Kaya hindi smooth kasi OA sa tanong yung IO, UNLI! umikot lang naman sa point sa pagquestion sa akin bakit hindi kasama ang tatay. Samantala pang 5th time na naming magina kami lang ang nagtravel.

Pero pinaalis lang din naman. Unli sya magtanong, Unli din ako sumagot! hehe

[maxiroyce]

^ ah nabasa ko na. OA naman yun. Saka ang unethical/unprofessional ng way ng pagtatanong niya. But pag ganyan kailangan magpigil ka na lang eh. Tsk tsk.

[wahmjunkie2]

Encounter with Clark IO last week
Me: Hi (with a smile, konti lang) What do you need? (halatang hindi frequent flyer)
IO: (Pointed at embarkation card) May kasama ka?
Me: Yes, boyfie. Ayun.
IO: Ayun naka blue? (Boyfie was dealing with his IO)
Me: Yes.
IO hands me my passport.

Boyfie's IO, a girl, asked for an additional ID. Baka kasi his passport only had 1 set of stamp, bago kasi and we didn't get to travel last year. Mine had 3, plus my IO was a young man. Medyo cutie in fairnesss.

One thing I've learned, never wear something that resembles uniforms of the army, navy, marines, police and the like, or anything that suggests such. A tourist was apprehended by police officers bec he wore a shirt that says POLICE in it. Yung parang blue shirt sinusuot ng mga police on a regular day. The tourist said it was a gift.

Scary lang yung manner of questioning nila mamang pulis. I think he was held for a few minutes. When we saw him again, he was wearing a polo na.

[little_princess]

traveled with my hubby this time to london, no problem naman with the IO and she processed us together. she was even surprised bakit filipino citizen pa ako and she was offering my hubby residency hahaha

[j_in_tokyo]

Just wondering, yung mga IO officer ba ano usually ang course nung college?

[lululemon]

Question lang, mas ok ba na bumyahe papunta canada na may kasamang canadian citizen pero diko kaano-ano? yung nag invite kasi saken yung cousin nya pabalik ng canada ng october eh balak ko oct. punta canada, suggestion nila isabay nako mas ok daw sa immigration ng canada if ever kasi may kasama ako na citizen. Totoo ba ito o mas matatanong pa ako pag ganon? Advice naman mga sis

[adikako]

Question lang, mas ok ba na bumyahe papunta canada na may kasamang canadian citizen pero diko kaano-ano? yung nag invite kasi saken yung cousin nya pabalik ng canada ng october eh balak ko oct. punta canada, suggestion nila isabay nako mas ok daw sa immigration ng canada if ever kasi may kasama ako na citizen. Totoo ba ito o mas matatanong pa ako pag ganon? Advice naman mga sis

sis wag kang matakot umalis ng pinas or mag enter ng Canada. May valid passport, visa and return ticket ka naman diba.
Wag kang kabahan.

Tsaka, as far as I know, pumapayag lang ang IO na group kayo/family/partners na sabay makikipagusap sa Windows nila. So kung hindi kayo mag ka ano ano baka lalo ka lang ma question.


Mas mahigpit pa nga ang IOs jan sa pinas pag papunta ng Dubai or UAE to be honest.

[lululemon]

^adikako, thanks!
Ngayon nga lang ako medyo natakot nung mabasa ko mga post tungkol sa IOs dito sa pinas at sa ibang bansa. Bago ito, nakailan labas na rin ako ng bansa(asia) at never pa ako na question kahit isang beses. Laging stamp lang agad. At lagi rin wala ako kadala dala na docs, as in passport, visa at return tickets lang. Ngayon ko lang nalaman yung tungkol sa mga na ooffload na natatanong ng sobra at nahahanapan ng docs.
Eh next month hindi na asia ang punta ko kaya naisip ko baka dun nako matanong hehe!

[adikako]

^adikako, thanks!
Ngayon nga lang ako medyo natakot nung mabasa ko mga post tungkol sa IOs dito sa pinas at sa ibang bansa. Bago ito, nakailan labas na rin ako ng bansa(asia) at never pa ako na question kahit isang beses. Laging stamp lang agad. At lagi rin wala ako kadala dala na docs, as in passport, visa at return tickets lang. Ngayon ko lang nalaman yung tungkol sa mga na ooffload na natatanong ng sobra at nahahanapan ng docs.
Eh next month hindi na asia ang punta ko kaya naisip ko baka dun nako matanong hehe!

San sa Canada ang point of Entry mo?

[babykiss_625]

I, too had previous experience with our IO here in PH. I am going for a business trip and it's my third time, twice last year and once this year.
Me: Good morning with a smile (handed my passport, travel details, travel iti (airline conf))
IO: sungit mode agad. Asan ang ID, asan ang invitation.
I gave her my id, as well as my invitation letter/registration confirmation. Hinahanapan pa nya ako ng iba pang invitation, eh 2 na nga pinakita ko invitation and registration. Tapos hanap ng travel iti, eh kasama ng passport. At ang pinakanakakaloka, kung makapagbuklat ng passport pages parang mapupunit na. Sobrang inis and nakakakaba baka mapunit ang passport at visa page. hindi man lang dahan dahanin. Next question na mas lalo ako naloka:
IO: bakit every year nagpupunta ka sa conference?
Me: Every year po kasi may conference kami and I am part of that group etc...
Buklat ulit ng passport pages na padabog. Isa isa nya ask lahat ng nakakatatak sa passport, from 2011 to latest.
IO: san company mo, san school ka grad, ano course
Me: blah blah blah
Tapos ayun chop na nya. Nakakainis lang kasi yun nauna sa akin, ang jolly jolly ni IO officer makipagusap dahil siguro kakilala nya. Tas nun nakita yun destination ko biglang sungit. Understand ko naman work nila yun lang sana may respeto din naman, hindi bastos magtanong. Gigil na ako sa inis sa pagbuklat ng passport pero wala ako magawa kasi I'm at their mercy. Baka hindi chop passport ko. Dapat daw nagreklamo ako. HIndi ko na ginawa. Sabi nila baka daw naiinggit. oh well..wala pa din sila right na maging rude. Hindi ko makakalimutan yun surname nun IO officer. Wish ko nga nun umuwi ako sana sa kanya ako matapat para msabi ko sa kanya na I'm Back!!!

YUn lang. Sorry napahaba..

[lululemon]

^^ @adikako, Toronto ang poe ko sis.

[adikako]

babykiss_625

Ganyan din observation ko sa IO sa pinas. Pag nakikita nila madami tatak yung passport mo, wagas kung makabuklat ng passport. Nakakaasar, nga inggit lang siguro. Bakit di sila magtravel din!

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sa observation ko naman, pag maraming tatak mas walang tanong. Kasi established na ang travel history. Nung July nga, 3am dating ko from another trip then 9am fly out again for another trip, wala naman tanong. Naka-ilan na din ako this year, wala naman ako na-encounter na rude IO, sa awa ng Diyos. At most na tinanong sa akin siguro was ano work ko. And ilang araw. Pero most of the time, walang tanong. Baka depende lang din sa mood nila, hehe..

[jeune]

So far I haven't experienced anything bad from IOs I dealt from all my travels. 

When I went home last year the IO from Frankurt Airport asked me why I have 2 passports (regular US passport and military issued) so I told him the other one is because we're stationed in their country. He didn't stamp my regular passport.

At NAIA, I went to the line for Non-citizens and this IO had this look of, "is she really not a Filipino citizen?" while looking at me from head to toe no questions asked just placed arrival stamp on my passport Parang feeling ko di ba ako pwedeng maging citizen ng ibang bansa? Ako lang kasing mag is a sa line compared dun sa kabila na mahabang linya for kababayans

At Incheon, IO only asked me how long I'm staying then stamped my passport.

At SFO, IO had to do biometrics and took digital photo when I used to be a permanent resident then I was good to go.

[lululemon]

Ano ba usually ang reasons bakit na A to A ang mga pinoy?

[xtine]

^Not enough proof that they will return to PH, in other words itsurang mag TNT. 

[nicoletta]

HK lang ito? Wala pa kong nakikita or na encounter na qinuquestion pa Ng immigration officer, they just randomly pick out from passengers?

[adikako]

sa Heathrow airport ko din pala naranasan tanungin ng pagkadami dami.
Ilang at medyo takot talaga ako pag babae ang IO.
Yung female IO, I know Indian sya by race, mixed na yung accent British at Indian.

I understand din naman, kasi wala ako UK tourist visa or Transit Visa na hawak.
I just tried my luck, nakamakalabas ng London and to get 24hrs transit visa on arrival.

Ang haba at dami tanong sakin. Para akong bata na nilelecturan ng teacher. hehe
Sinabi nya sakin na kung alam ko daw ba na yung Nationality ko eh kelangan daw ng Visa to enter UK.
Sabi ko I truly understand that, sabi ko lang I just would like to take my chances and if granted, to roam around at the City Center because I have 12 hours layover before my next flight to my Destination.
Yung nagmamakaawa project ng eyes ko. hehe

Di pa rin sya smile, buklat ng buklat ng passport. It pays off din siguro pag madami narin tatak yung passport, para maisip nya na tourist lang talaga ang peg ko.

So ayun stamp, sabi nya, Next time daw mag apply na ako ng Proper Visa.
Ang saya saya ko lalo na nung 1st time ko makalabas ng London!

[lululemon]

^adikako, nung canada ka saan poe mo? toronto kasi ako mahigpit ba dun?